Universities cleared to take in private school students

Cyprus Mail 14 September 2019

The Attorney-General Office’s legal service in Cyprus has cleared the decision by two state universities to invite private school graduates to apply for any remaining vacant places using the results of their international exams, writes Gina Agapiou for the Cyprus Mail.

The legal service said the decision was not in violation of university regulations relating to the Pancyprian examinations, and that both universities had acted lawfully.

The University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology had announced in August that they would offer a few places to students who had passed international examinations such as A levels and the International Baccalaureate for the academic year 2019-20, drawing the ire of state teachers and pupils.
Full report on the Cyprus Mail site

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