In a sophisticated manner comments on SYRIZA Education DivisionDionysis Kalamatianos, the announcement of foreign universities applied under the law on private higher education institutions, asking: “Where is Harvard and Yale?”
Specifically: “Huge success! Everything is universities that have been working with colleges in Greece for many years, from England, one from France and none of the US! No Harvard and no yale, then. What was the government’s narrative? That, allegedly, internationally renowned academic institutions will run to establish branches in Greece. As a result, obviously this never happened. On the contrary, on the occasion of the law, universities that already worked with colleges give a helping hand to these colleges to upgrade to “universities”. “
In general, Mr. Kalamatianos notes: “After the abolition of university departments, the implementation of the minimum entry base, the under -staffing and underfunding of the Public University, now the” baptism “of colleges in” universities “is being launched.”
He then asks: “What does the government and the then Minister of Education say, who repeated” wait and you will see “? And why is the current Minister of Education solemnly states that “universities from abroad have officially expressed interest in settling in our country”? Have they not been in Greece for years and aren’t they collaborating with colleges? “
He also notes: “It is interesting that well -known foreign universities have requested collaborations for postgraduate curricula with Greek public universities, with legislation already existed by the SYRIZA government! So let the government abandon its rhetoric to abolish Article 16, and decide to substantially strengthen public universities. Education is and must remain a social good. And that’s why we will continue to fight. “