A draft bill on so-called “perpetual” college students, a long-standing issue in Greece, envisions that undergraduates who have completed at least 75% of the credit requirements of their respective degree plans will have the right to extend their attendance by another two six-month semesters.
Another requirement is that undergraduates must have successfully participated in two final exam periods over the last two academic years.
The entire draft bill on public universities was the focus of a meeting on Monday chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the leadership of the relevant education ministry.
In cases where an internship, thesis or dissertation work is required, then the extension can reach three six-month semesters.
If the draft legislation is passed, something more than likely, it will affect some 35,000 “perpetual” and active universities students.
Beyond this “caste” of students, the ministry has announced that come September inactive students enrolled in four-year programs, and who had exceeded the duration of their studies by the 2021-22 academic year, will be deleted from university rolls.
Source: tovima.com
