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Dear Colleague, The Greek government is passing a university Reform Bill, while universities are closed for holidays and the whole academic community is against it. This Bill demolishes what we know as university, academic disciplines, research, knowledge production and reproduction and academic freedom. It promulgates an authoritarian military-like administrative and academic model, which is the worst imaginable blend of [...]

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By Sokratis Koniordos, University of Crete In Greece there are currently 23 state universities offering degree and post-graduate courses, and specializations in a large gamut of subjects. At the same time the country “boasts” world (per capita) levels of student migration, most of which is directed towards EU countries; primarily the UK. The opening up [...]

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