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The proposals of the Ministry of Education for changes in the admission system to higher education and to improve the security of the universities were formulated by the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos, in the Extraordinary Synod of Rectors.
In particular, Ms. Kerameos presented the ministry’s proposals, with the aim of exchanging views and incorporating the rectors’ comments into the planned arrangements, as well as preparing an additional discussion at the Summit.
It is worth noting that the ministry’s proposals regarding changes to the higher education admission system were unanimously supported by the rectors and will be further discussed at their next Synod next Friday.
As for the proposals to strengthen security in universities, according to the ministry, it was agreed that additional measures should be taken and various opinions were heard on practical issues, which will also be discussed at the Synod of Rectors.
The axes of the two themes are shown below.
Proposals for changes in admission to higher education
* Institutionalization of a minimum admission base for each university department as a percentage of the average performance of all candidates in the total of courses (M1, M2, M3, M4) of the scientific field to which the department corresponds.
According to the ministry, in this way “the academic conditions for successful study and the timely completion of studies are ensured, the autonomy of universities and the capacity of each department to model its academic profile are strengthened.
In addition, according to the ministry, “the prestige of university studies is shielded, the admission base is shielded from the ease or difficulty of the subjects and the rate of non-completion of studies is reduced.”
* Introduction process in two phases.
Phase A: Fill out the computer form with a limited number of options (as opposed to the unlimited number that is valid today). Phase B: follows the announcement of the selected candidates from Phase A, only those who were not admitted during Phase A participate and their options are limited to those sections that have vacancies from Phase A.
As noted by the ministry, the foregoing is proposed in order to give “greater emphasis to the expressed preference of candidates in a university admissions department.” The goal is to “encourage conscious choices by completing the computerized form, reduce the number of successful students in a ‘random’ choice school, improve the quality of studies with the participation of students who choose these departments specifically, to reduce the need for transfers “. The above proposals do not affect “in any way” the preparation of students for national exams “since the changes do not affect the courses to be examined, the material, or anything related to their preparation. […] They only refer to your ranking in the schools of your choice, after you have completed the exams. “Among the objectives is not to repeat the phenomenon observed in many recent years, with cases of extremely low admission bases, which threaten to devalue university studies and the prestige of Greek universities, but also the student course of those admitted,” he said. the ministry. Education.
College Safety Tips
As is already known, the greatest strengthening of university security is based on the following measures:
* Establishment of a special protection team of the university institution, which will be made up of officers and special guards of the Greek police.
* Establishment of structures and expansion of security measures on campus, such as controlled entry systems,
* Strengthen disciplinary and criminal law provisions and establish an integrated framework, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice.
The objective of the Ministry of Education is “to improve the academic environment, a space for the free flow of ideas, the proper development of research and teaching.”
