# Greek higher education accreditation disputes and reforms

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/greek-higher-education-accreditation-disputes-and-reforms
> Updated: 2026-10-29T06:22:41.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

The Hellenic Higher Education Authority (ETHAAE) postponed scheduled on-site evaluations for several undergraduate programs at three non-state universities in Greece. The postponement occurred amid a legal challenge by Panos Lazaratou, a professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, who issued an out-of-court notice to ETHAAE contesting the legality of the procedures used to form evaluation committees.

Following these developments, the Greek Ministry of Education proposed an amendment to strengthen the accreditation framework of ETHAAE. The proposed regulation, included in a bill scheduled for parliamentary discussion, seeks to establish uniform rules for the evaluation and accreditation of study programs across all Higher Education Institutions and University Legal Entities. This reform aims to align with European Higher Education Area quality assurance requirements and provides new guidelines for the Register of External Evaluators, an Accreditation Guide, and a Code of Ethics.

## Claims

- The Ministry of Education submitted an amendment to regulate the accreditation of study programs. (reported by 2 sources)
- The amendment aims to apply uniform accreditation terms to all Higher Education Institutions and University Legal Entities. (reported by 2 sources)
- The regulation is included in a bill from the Ministry of Health. (reported by 2 sources)
- The regulation aligns with the European Higher Education Area and European Standards and Guidelines. (reported by 2 sources)
- The amendment provides a unified enabling provision for the Register of External Evaluators, the Accreditation Guide, and the Code of Ethics. (reported by 2 sources)
- Transitional rules are included to allow ongoing accreditation processes to continue. (reported by 2 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-29: Greece Ministry of Education proposes unified university accreditation rules

The Greek Ministry of Education has proposed an amendment to unify the accreditation and evaluation processes for all higher education institutions under the ETHAAE framework.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greece-ministry-of-education-proposes-unified-university-accreditation-rules

### 2026-10-21: Hellenic Higher Education Authority postpones private university evaluations

ETHAAE has postponed accreditation visits for four programs at Georgetown, Keele, and York universities in Greece amid legal challenges from professor Panos Lazaratou.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hellenic-higher-education-authority-postpones-private-university-evaluations

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