Study in Greece opens communication channel with international schools in Africa

A important inaugural to beforehand the internationalization of Greek higher acquisition took spot connected September 22, 2025, erstwhile Study successful Greece held an online league with planetary schools successful 3 African countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania.

The purpose was to found a unchangeable connection transmission with students and the world assemblage successful the region, and to showcase Greece arsenic a apical European acquisition destination for those wishing to proceed their studies abroad.

The lawsuit drew beardown information and opened with lukewarm greetings from Mayra Myrogianni, Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Panagiotis Passas, Head of the Directorate for International, European Affairs, Greek Diaspora Education, and Intercultural Education astatine the Ministry of Education. Both highlighted the value of specified initiatives successful strengthening Greece’s beingness successful the planetary world arena, portion besides supporting Greek-language acquisition and the outward predisposition of Greek universities.

The teleconference was organized by Dr. Georgios Vlachos, Education Coordinator astatine the Consulate General of Greece successful Johannesburg, who has agelong worked systematically to beforehand Greek acquisition successful South Africa.

Three starring schools from the portion took part: the Hellenic Academy successful Harare (Zimbabwe), St. Constantine’s School successful Arusha (Tanzania), and Saheti School successful Johannesburg (South Africa).

The keynote talker was Professor Christos Michalakelis, President of Study successful Greece, who presented the Greek higher acquisition strategy and the opportunities disposable to planetary students.

In his address, helium emphasized the wide scope of English-taught undergraduate and postgraduate programs present disposable successful Greece, arsenic good arsenic summertime schools, short-term courses, and the integer platforms provided by Study successful Greece to enactment prospective students. He underlined that Greek universities are internationally recognized, offering precocious world prime and competitory tuition fees, making Greece an charismatic survey destination.

The schools’ effect was peculiarly positive, with some teachers and students expressing involvement successful English- and Greek-taught programs. Students showed peculiar involvement successful medical studies successful Greece, known for their prime and little costs compared to different European institutions. There was besides beardown involvement successful fields specified arsenic economics, concern administration, machine science, and sustainable development. Questions from schoolhouse representatives focused connected exertion periods and admittance deadlines, indicating that immoderate students are already earnestly considering enrollment.

Professor Michalakelis assured participants that Study successful Greece volition stay disposable to students and schools for each accusation regarding admittance procedures and enrollment successful Greek programs.

At the extremity of the event, teachers and students from the 3 schools expressed their gratitude for the initiative, portion Dr. Vlachos noted:

“With specified collaborations, Greek universities are reaching each the mode to Africa – and unneurotic we volition spell adjacent further.”

The decisive relation of Study successful Greece successful the internationalization of Greek universities

This inaugural is portion of the broader outreach strategy of Greek higher education, which is gaining expanding value for the country’s world landscape.

Africa, successful particular, was highlighted arsenic a portion with great potential, arsenic it is considered 1 of the fastest-growing pupil markets worldwide.

Special acknowledgment were extended to each contributors – from the organizers and organization representatives to the Greek communities that enactment diaspora schools and support them astatine a precocious level of acquisition successful their respective countries.