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Greek university admission quotas for disaster-hit regions

Overview

The Greek Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports established special university admission quotas for the 2026-2027 academic year to support students from regions impacted by natural disasters. This measure applies to final-year students and graduates of General and Vocational Lyceums who participated in the June 2026 Panhellenic Examinations. Eligible areas include various municipalities across Attica, North Aegean, Western Greece, Epirus, Central Macedonia, South Aegean, Peloponnese, Central Greece, and Crete.

Following the announcement, the Municipality of West Achaia requested an immediate amendment to the ministerial decision. Local officials argued that the municipality was omitted from the quota despite suffering severe damage from a major wildfire in August 2025 and facing livestock losses from hailstorms. While the ministry’s decision included fire-affected areas within the Municipality of Patras, West Achaia officials noted that their requests for inclusion, dating back to December 2025, were not reflected in the final regulation.

Entities

Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports · Phokion Zaimis · Copernicus · Grigoris Alexopoulos · Sofia Zacharaki

Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    West Achaia municipality seeks university admission aid for fire-affected students

    The Municipality of West Achaia is demanding the Greek Ministry of Education include its students in a special university admission quota for natural disaster victims, following their exclusion from recent aid.

  2. 14 days ago

    [POLITICS] 9 sources
    Greece Ministry of Education sets special university quotas for disaster-hit areas

    The Greek Ministry of Education announced special university admission quotas for the 2026-2027 academic year for students from regions affected by natural disasters.

Sources

alfavita.gr · blogs.sch.gr · ertnews.gr · esos.gr · evima.gr · ipaidia.gr · madata.gr · patrapress.gr · pelop.gr · reader.gr · thebest.gr · thestival.gr