Cypriot Minister of Education, Culture, Sport, and Youth Prodromos Prodromou and Deputy Minister of Culture Ioannis Toumazis held a series of meetings during their official visit to Athens last week.
Prodromou and Toumazis held a meeting on Monday, June 6, with the Greek Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni, with whom they discussed issues related to the upcoming establishment of the Deputy Ministry of Culture in Cyprus, as well as the promotion of bilateral cooperation through joint actions.
The Cypriot Deputy Minister of Culture invited Lina Mendoni to pay an official visit to Cyprus – an invitation, which the Greek Minister accepted.
During his official visit to Greece, Cypriot Minister of Education also met with his Greek counterpart Niki Kerameos. The Two Ministers of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Greek Language Studies for the years 2022-2027.
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Education of Cyprus, “the Memorandum marks a new beginning for the teaching of Greek as a second/foreign language in Cyprus, upgrading and modernizing it, according to the standards of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.”
With this Memorandum, “the internationally recognized certification exams of the Centre for the Greek Language are introduced in Cyprus, while the training opportunities for teachers of the Greek language as a second/foreign language are significantly expanded”, Minister Prodromou said.
Prodromou also held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Angelos Syrigos, during which they discussed issues of common interest in the field of Higher Education.
Finally, the Deputy Minister of Culture Ioannis Toumazis held meetings with the Deputy Minister of Contemporary Culture Nicolas Giatromanolakis, the President and CEO of the National Centre for Audiovisual Media and Communication Panos Kouanis, the General Director of the Michalis Kakogiannis Foundation Xenia Kaldara, the Artistic Director of the Hellenic Festival Katerina Evaggelatou, the Vice President of the Hellenic Film Centre Eleni Chandrinou and the Artistic Director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art Katerina Gregos.
Source: Cyprus News Agency