Monday's Extraordinary Meeting of Principals – On the table is the Ministry of Education's circular for distance exams

As proposed by the Ministry of Education, the chancellors of the universities are holding an extraordinary meeting tomorrow Monday (29/1) to explore alternative solutions for conducting semester student exams and mainly the possibility of conducting them remotely. A circular.

The Minister of Education, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, will be speaking remotely at the session, who is expected to address the financing of higher education and the budget of universities, as well as their institutional independence from the state.

According to the Ministry, distance exams are the only way not to lose the examination period, and in order to remove these reservations, the Minister of Education will submit a series of technical proposals, which, as indicated, will ensure the process.

These proposals seem to have already been adopted by some universities.

Education Minister's circular regarding conducting exams digitally in schools Encroachments are taking place This will significantly help to complete the process and not to lose the semester”, Thanasis Katzis, rector of the University of the Peloponnese, told APE-MPE.

What does academic circular offer?

According to the Ministry of Education circular, e-examinations are openly offered when students are unable to conduct assessment in person or use the HEI's infrastructure to conduct the examination process. However, the law provides that the decision is made by the authorities of the institutions imposed by the local government.