Wise council born to spread Greek myths
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The prime minister of Greece Kostas Mitsotakis has announced that a cultural foundation is to be set up to promote the language and culture of Greece throughout the world. The teaching of Greek as a foreign language will be encouraged, as will publication of Greek books and translations from that language. Greek traditions, art and ethics will be studied and reports written, the foundation operating along similar lines to the British Council, the Goethe Institut in Germany and the Italians' Casa Italia. It will function under the control of the president Konstantinos Karamanlis.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1992
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Greek exams are an enigma
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Greek university entrance examinations have created problems with over-complex instructions for the physics paper, part of a series of problems which the exams have created. The system was intended to make university entrance fairer, but a high level of dependence on memorised facts, and the need for candidates to spend large sums on private tuition has produced the opposite effect. Success ratios vary according to subjects, with one in eight candidates gaining a place at medical school, and almost 60,000 candidates competing for a little over 4,080 economic study places.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1993
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Exams before militancy
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Hong Kong students see studying as the best way to assure their future, and they are not interested in political issues. Many students are afraid to become involved in politics. There were student riots in the 1960s, but social reforms and excesses of Maoism contributed to a loss of interest in politics. Students also became more critical of mainland China once it was settled that Hong Kong would return to Chinese rule. There are still a few students involved in politics, and they tend to be concerned about a loss of democracy.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1996
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