Keele, York Universities receive new operating licenses after the Council of State recently annulled previous approvals over legal issues

Government sources say they can restore the three universities' licensing within 40 days through corrective measures, even as they pin the crisis on the accreditation agency chief, whose resignation is now under discussion

Key excerpts from the Council of State rulings, shared exclusively with To Vima, reveal what comes next

Calls for resignations after high court ruling; warnings of further legal challenges over university licensing process

In a swift reply, the relevant education ministry said the ruling again upholds the framework for non-state Universities, vows action to protect students

It found legal flaws in the licensing process of CITY University, Keele University and Anatolia College. The decision, officials say, could be revisited if the problems are fixed

A dispute over private universities has pitted Alexis Tsipras's new party against its former allies on the Greek left, exposing the fault lines in the former PM's efforts to build a broader progressive coalition.

Greek prime minister launches formal process to revise the 1975 Constitution, proposing changes to ministerial accountability, public administration, higher education, fiscal safeguards and the role of the president, while calling for broad political consensus

The move, however, did not escape political criticism. Opposition parties were quick to respond, with PASOK remarking pointedly: “From the ministry to a private university, the road seems rather short.”

The Ministry of Education granted the licenses to the four tertiary education institutions, two of which will operate in the country’s capital, Athens, and the other in the second largest city, Thessaloniki.

Starting next academic year, Greece will host four licensed private universities offering new law, medicine, psychology, business, and technology programs, marking a major change in the country’s higher education landscape.

Widely touted as a flagship institution in the government’s drive for educational reform, Sorbonne Paris Nord failed to pass the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) quality assessment.

The full official announcement by the Council of State President followed deliberations held on April 11, 2025, regarding these landmark cases.

University institutions are primarily focused on two key factors: the size of potential buildings, favoring properties with ample square footage, and the location's accessibility.

The PM says the bill delivers on a promise and addresses a need first communicated by his father and former PM Konstantinos Mitsotakis in 1990

Protests against a draft bill expected to be passed on Friday in Greece's Parliament continue; latter foresees recognition of non-state, non-profit higher education institutions in the country as affiliates of foreign schools

The law will be put to a vote on Friday and will effectively allow for the operation of private universities in Greece

Opponents plan major protest in Athens on March 8 to coincide with vote in Parliament over draft bill on non-state, non-profit tertiary institutes in Greece

The affected areas include key thoroughfares adjacent to criss-crossing Syntagma Square, which lies across from Parliament in central Athens