Education in the cosmopolitan world

Recent generations of Greek university graduates have grown up in a climate where the dream of prosperity that flourished in the period of post-dictatorship reformation started to fade. They experienced a serious economic crisis and uncertainty. At the same time, though, they also became accustomed to programs that allow students to study in other parts of Europe and live at a time when affordable travel, the internet and the blossoming of social media have given them a more cosmopolitan view of life and the world.

Therefore, whether nonprofit or private universities operate or not doesn't concern them as much as how they will navigate a constantly evolving world that is accessible through their mobile phones or a mere three-hour plane journey away. A lot has been said in praise of private universities and what they can mean for Greece, but unless we see a serious nonprofit...