Private colleges providing tertiary-level education, mostly offering courses under franchise agreements
with universities in the U.S. and European Union, have been made part of Greece's Life Long Learning Institutions Network based on a decision by the education ministry on Monday.As such, in order to be issued an operating licence they will now have to meet standards of quality laid down by the ministry for the first time since such colleges first appeared in Greece nearly 50 years ago.
The criteria for issuing licences are outlined in the ministerial decision published in the government gazette and concern the academic staff, the curriculum and the facilities available at such colleges.
