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Greece鈥檚 education responses to the influx of Ukrainian students

Situation

As of March 27, 2022

Context

Greece proposed the establishment of an European Action Group to support the education of Ukrainian learners.

Preschool and Basic Education

Ukrainian refugee children are currently being admitted into Greek schools in reception classes where students with minimal or no knowledge of Greek will study for 15 hours a week in intensive Greek language classes. During the remaining hours, students will attend classes in their school regular classroom, for courses where language communication is not primary, such as Physical Education, Music, IT, Foreign Language. Psychologists and social workers will also support refugee students.

The students are registered based on their age, their educational level in Ukraine and their knowledge of the Greek language. In parallel, the instructions of the Institute for Educational Policy for e-learning have also been translated into Ukrainian. 

The Institute of Education Policy is encouraging teachers to explore concepts such as war and peace, conflict prevention, international law, human rights, and solidarity in the classroom, and is supporting teachers by making related teaching resources available.

The EU issued operational guidelines for the implementation of Council implementing Decision 2022/382, establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection (2022/C 126 I/01). As such, EU Member States shall grant access to their education system to persons under 18 years old enjoying the temporary protection status under the.

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"14-03-22 韦畏谓 韦蔚蟿维蟻蟿畏 畏 苇魏蟿伪魏蟿畏 危蠉谓慰未慰蟼 蟿蠅谓 违蟺慰蠀蟻纬蠋谓 螤伪喂未蔚委伪蟼 蟿畏蟼 螘螘, 渭蔚蟿维 伪蟺蠈 蟺蟻蠈蟿伪蟽畏 螝蔚蟻伪渭苇蠅蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏 蟽蠉蟽蟿伪蟽畏 蔚蠀蟻蠅蟺伪蠆魏萎蟼 Task Force 蠀蟺慰蟽蟿萎蟻喂尉畏蟼 渭伪胃畏蟿蠋谓 魏伪喂 蠁慰喂蟿畏蟿蠋谓 蟿畏蟼 螣蠀魏蟻伪谓委伪蟼." 违螤螣违巍螕螘螜螣 螤螒螜螖螘螜螒危 & 螛巍螚危螝螘违螠螒韦惟螡 - 螒巍围螜螝螚. Accessed March 22, 2022. 

"02-03-22 违蟺慰蟽蟿萎蟻喂尉畏 蟿畏蟼 蔚魏蟺伪喂未蔚蠀蟿喂魏萎蟼 魏慰喂谓蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 蟽蠂蔚蟿喂魏维 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 蟺蠈位蔚渭慰 蟽蟿畏谓 螣蠀魏蟻伪谓委伪." 违螤螣违巍螕螘螜螣 螤螒螜螖螘螜螒危 & 螛巍螚危螝螘违螠螒韦惟螡 - 螒巍围螜螝螚. Accessed March 22, 2022.   

"22-03-22 螚 螙苇蟿蟿伪 螠伪魏蟻萎 魏伪位蠅蟽慰蟻委味蔚喂 蟺伪喂未喂维 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 螣蠀魏蟻伪谓委伪 蟽蔚 蟽蠂慰位蔚委慰 蟿畏蟼 螠伪纬谓畏蟽委伪蟼." 违螤螣违巍螕螘螜螣 螤螒螜螖螘螜螒危 & 螛巍螚危螝螘违螠螒韦惟螡 - 螒巍围螜螝螚. Accessed March 22, 2022. 

 

Other sources:

鈥淗ow many Ukrainian refugees have come to Greece?鈥 Greek City Times. Accessed March 26, 2022. 

"Education Minister Niki Kerameus Visits the Greek Refugee Children from Mariupol ." Greek City Times, Athens Bureau. Last modified March 31, 2022. 

"Greek Schools Welcome Ukrainian Students." Lakasas, Apostolos for News from Greece and the World | EKathimerini.com. Modified 10 March 2022.