Canon law

Even in a year marked by the absence of major crises or disasters, Bulgarians have continued their tradition of charitable giving, as evidenced by a comprehensive survey conducted by the "Alfa Research" agency on behalf of the Bulgarian Donor Forum (BDF).

Turkey's Constitutional Court, in an unprecedented decision, has overturned the revocation of a certificate of inheritance from a non-citizen.

The government plans to take between 18 months and two years to prepare legislation on tertiary education reforms, it was revealed on Monday.

Athens University rector Theodoros Fortsakis (photo) attempted on Wednesday to defuse a brewing row over his decision to block anyone apart from students, academics, administrative staff and invited guests from entering the institution.

The row over whether security guards should check the identity cards of anyone entering the grounds of Athens University heated up Tuesday, with the government and SYRIZA trading accusations over a protest against the measure introduced by rector Theodoros Fortsakis.

Greek universities belong to the Greek people, who pay a hefty price for their operation.

As a result, rectors manage these higher education institutions on behalf of Greek citizens and should therefore be guided by the obligation of safeguarding the public interest.

An Ankara University rector has criticized the current academic system that does not permit private budgets to be spent on student scholarships but does on personal expenditures.

The heads of rural universities are examining the details of a law passed earlier this year allowing students to freely apply for transfers to other institutions due to fears of a mass exodus as the academic year begins.

Sources told Kathimerini that up to 80 percent of freshmen at some university departments have asked for permission to move to city-based institutions.

The ceremony for the handover to the new rector at Athens university was Thursday marred by a rowdy protest organized by so-called “eternal students” against a government decision to scrub them from registers.

The term refers to the thousands of students enrolled at universities across the country who are taking far too long to complete their courses.

University authorities warned on Friday that their institutions would not be in a position to fulfill their role after the Education Ministry demanded that they make further cuts to their budget.