The introduction programmes in foreign languages at Cyprus’ public universities “does not undermine public schools” , the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) said on Tuesday.
The universities were reacting to a statement released earlier in the day by teachers’ trade unions Oelmek and Oltek, the secondary school parents’ association, high school pupils’ association Psem, and University of Cyprus students’ association Fepan, which warned the programmes