Minister of Education, Sport and Youth, Athena Michailidou, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Education with her Austrian counterpart, Martin Polaschek, on the sidelines of her visit to Brussels.
According to a press release by the Ministry, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is part of the efforts of the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth “for the internationalisation of education in our country, while at the same time it serves the objective of deepening bilateral relations with Austria and strengthening bilateral dialogue both within the framework of the European Union and international organisations.”
Regarding the Informal Meeting of Ministers of Education which the Minister attended between February 29th and March 1st, under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, according to the Ministry matters of student mobility were discussed.
The Minister shared with her counterparts good practices that Cyprus is implementing, such as the strengthening of multilingualism in Sec
ondary General Education, as well as the development of policies aimed at increasing short term mobility.
She also referred to the efforts to be made at European level, stressing the need to highlight the different approaches and priorities of Member States in order to encourage more accessible and sustainable mobility.
Source: Cyprus News Agency
