Prodromou was speaking during an informal teleconference of EU Youth Ministers convened by the Croatian EU presidency, a Ministry of Education press release says.

Ministers discussed how the coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on young people`s access to services as well as about the challenges the pandemic poses in youth employment.

“New challenges call for new ways of supporting and empowering young people and youth organisations,” Prodromou said during his intervention.

“Despite difficulties posed by the restriction of movement young people have shown resilience and a strong spirit of solidarity,” he added.

The Cypriot Minister also referred to an initiative by the Cyprus Youth Board to support young volunteers as well as the launching of a working group comprised by representatives from civil society and public authorities so that the situation can be monitored and practical ways of helping young people and youth organisations can be promoted.

“Such groups could also operate at European level, so that credible data can be collected and the necessary measures can be taken,” Prodromou concluded.

Source: CNA

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More specifically Tertiary educational attainment as “%” of those aged 30 to 34 having successfully completed tertiary education was 58.8% in total for Cyprus, 49.0% for men and 68.2% for women (46% was the national target). For Greece the percentages are 43.1% in total, 36.7% for men and 49.3% for women (32% national target).

Meanwhile, the share of early leavers from education and training (aged 18-24) has steadily decreased in the EU, from 16.9% in 2002 to 10.2% in 2019. Young women (8.4%) are less affected than young men (11.9%). The Europe 2020 target is to reduce the rates of early school leaving in the EU to below 10% by 2020.

In 2019, the proportion of those aged 30 to 34 who had completed tertiary education increased compared with 2002 in every Member State for which the time-series is available.

In 2019, at least half of the population aged 30 to 34 had completed tertiary education in Cyprus (58.8%), Lithuania (57.8%), Luxembourg (56.2%), Ireland (55.4%), Sweden (52.5%) and the Netherlands (51.4%).

At the opposite end of the scale, the lowest proportions were observed in Romania (25.8%) and Italy (27.6%).

Eighteen Member States have already met or exceeded their 2020 national target for this indicator: Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.

In all Member States, the share of women aged 30 to 34 who have completed tertiary education is higher than the share of men.

Compared with 2006, the proportion of early leavers from education and training decreased in 2019 in all Member States, for which the time-series is available, except Czechia (increase from 5.1% to 6.7%) and Slovakia (from 6.6% to 8.3%).

In 2019, the lowest proportions of `early school leavers` were observed in Croatia (3.0%), Lithuania (4.0%), Greece (4.1%), Slovenia (4.6%), Ireland (5.1%), and Poland (5.2%), while the highest shares were recorded in Spain (17.3%), Malta (16.7%) and Romania (15.3%).

Sixteen Member States have already fulfilled their 2020 national target for this indicator: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Greece (4.1%), France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus (9.2%), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden.

In 2019, the share of early leavers from education and training was lower for women than men in every EU Member State, except Czechia and Romania.

Source: CNA

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Addressing a graduation ceremony of postgraduate students, at the University of Cyprus, the President said that according to official statistical data, from a total of 32,000 students in Cyprus’ higher education institutes during the academic year 2012-2013, 8,000 of them were citizens of other EU member states or came from third countries.

During the academic year 2017-2018 the total number of students rose to 48,000 students, with 24,000 of them originating from EU and third countries, the President went on.

He said moreover, that according to data from the Ministry of Education, there seems to be an increase in these numbers for the academic year 2018-2019. “The total number of students reaches 51,000 , of which 27,000 come from European and third countries” he noted.

The President also stressed that according to European Commission reports, Cyprus has the second highest rate when it comes to completing higher education studies in the EU, with 57.1%, compared to the EU average of 40.7%.

“This fact is indicative of the quality and high level of our students and graduates, as well as of our academic institutions and the education they offer” he noted.

The President of Cyprus said finally that the state acknowledges the importance of the University of Cyprus as an educational and cultural institution, and takes note of the significant work that is being produced there.

Since its foundation, the University of Cyprus, appropriately staffed with academic and administrative staff, focuses on quality, on being extrovert, on research and innovation, and seeks to maximize its scientific work, while pursuing excellence, he added.

Source: CNA

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