Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos questioned the validity of online university courses on Thursday, saying that people were buying degrees by the thousands in Africa without actually having attended the courses.
On Friday, University of Cyprus rector Tasos Christofides called on the mayor to name the universities and urged authorities to investigate and take measures wherever necessary.
Speaking on a podcast with MEP Fidias Panayiotou, Phedonos said certain Cypriot universities were
