Higher ED reform plan ‘Athena’ unveiled amid student protests

18:25 6/3/2013 - Πηγή: Matrix24

The discussion on the tertiary education reform plan “Athena,” sponsored by the ministry of education, will be launched on Wednesday at the parliamentary Standing Committee on Cultural and Educational Affairs.

The proposed reform plan, which is the product of public debate, will be presented to MPs

and all interested parties by Education Minister Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos.

During the presentation, students will demonstrate outside the University of Athens administration building against the planned abolition and mergers of higher education schools and departments. According to students, the reforms will downgrade their studies and diplomas.

Students plan to rally at Propylaia, central Athens, at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to protest the discussion of a bill in Parliament on higher education that calls for merging and closures of departments or schools.

Education Minister Constantinos Arvanitopoulos will be presenting the bill, dubbed “Athena”, before the Parliament’s education committee, which will discuss it the same day. Released late Tuesday evening, the bill hopes to upgrade studies and strengthen degrees, the minister said.

Source: ΑΜΝΑ

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