US EditionGreece cuts student population at universities by half after long study breaks are abolished
The removal of over 300,000 inactive students cuts the official population by nearly half, enabling better university planning and meeting international ranking criteria.
- Greece has removed more than 300,000 inactive university students from the rolls, cutting the country's official student population by nearly half.
- The move marks the end of a decades-long practice that allowed extended enrollment and lengthy breaks for work, which has been formally abolished in recent legislation.
- Education Ministry officials said dormant students did not impose a direct financial burden but created administrative difficulties, and updated student lists will allow universities to plan more precisely.
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He removed more than three hundred thousand from the lists of public universities, enrolled before 2017: about half of the total
The official number of students in the country has been reduced by almost half.
More than 300,000 inactive university students have been removed from student rolls in Greece, reducing the country's official student population by almost half, authorities said today.
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