End draws nigh for country’s ‘eternal students’

Greek universities will statesman expelling semipermanent “eternal students” who person exceeded the maximum duration of their studies, under a caller instrumentality taking effect this world year.

Students will beryllium granted 1 further year to implicit their degree, provided they person already passed astatine slightest 70% of their program’s credits.

The term “eternal students” was coined to denote students who stay enrolled for an extended play without actively participating successful courses oregon intending to graduate.

They often stay registered beyond the mean duration of their studies with small to nary world advancement and are enrolled for an extended play without actively participating successful courses oregon intending to graduate.

To suffice for the other year, students indispensable besides person taken portion successful astatine slightest two exams successful the past 4 semesters, successfully passing astatine slightest one.

If a grade requires an unfinished thesis, dissertation, oregon internship, studies whitethorn beryllium extended for up to three further semesters.

Students who person completed each coursework but those last requirements are exempt from the stricter conditions.

Only 7-8% of the 317,374 students classified arsenic “eternal” person shown involvement successful finishing their studies since the archetypal instrumentality passed successful 2022, according to rectors’ data. About 22,271 sat for exams successful 2023 and 2024.

Applications for an hold indispensable beryllium submitted to the university secretariat within 30 days aft September grades are posted.

The Education Ministry is expected to nonstop universities a elaborate circular clarifying rules.

These rules will see provisions for erstwhile technical institutes and health-related exceptions.

Extensions beyond the bounds whitethorn beryllium granted for superior aesculapian reasons affecting the student oregon adjacent relatives. Each university will acceptable its ain procedures and required documentation.