Exams 2014: 70,305 enrollments in universities and technical colleges

This year, 70,305 students will enroll in universities and technical colleges of our country.

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Specifically, universities and senior ecclesiastical academies will receive a total of 46,735 students, while technical colleges, the ASPAITE and ASTE, will accept 23,570. Compared to last year, there is an increase in enrollments of 1.5%. From the comparison the number of students in exact and productive schools increases by about 20%, while positions for theoretical schools decrease by a similar percentage.

"Designing Greece of 2020, we strengthen science and the productive schools. In this way we seek an education system that ensures a competitive workforce in Greece and Europe" the Education Minister, Konstantinos Arvanitopolos said and added:"In order for this country to stop producing unemployed graduates or graduates with no skills and adequacy, we give the opportunity to the younger generation, to every new generation, to multiply their national resources, providing opportunities for life and development in the country".

By scientific field, the number of students is as follows:
In universities
1st Humanities, Law and Social Sciences 18,690 2nd Exact Sciences 10,480 3rd Health Sciences 2.935 4th Technological Sciences 7.525 5th Economics and Management Sciences 7105

In TEI
1st Humanities, Law and Social Sciences 1170 2nd Exact Sciences 800 3rd Health Sciences 4000 4th Technological Sciences 11,555 5th Economics and Management Sciences 6035

Note that in the number of admissions places for military academies, Police Academy, Marine Academy and Fire Academy are not included and therefore will be added with the positions stated in excess as those admitted from special categories of applicants, such as athletes, Greeks abroad, sufferers from serious diseases, etc The number of students enrolling in these cases will be determined by supplementary decree.

Furthermore, under legislation for admission to higher education in the academic year 2014-2015, which is promoted, the following are provided.

1. Specific cases candidates (large families, social criteria) until now imported in excess of higher education in their own percentage are eliminated. All candidates will now vie for admission on equal terms and after their introduction free transfers to families with many children and other social criteria will be given.

2. Especially only for candidates of Cephalonia, which will participate in the national exams of GEL or EPAL, there is an extra 0.5% than the number of places for admission to higher education in academic year 2014-2015.

3. Candidates who participated in national exams of GEL and EPAL in 2012, will also have the right to seek admission in 2014 within 10% of the positions, without further examination, by only submitting an entry form.