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Universities and other institutes of higher education
Grounds for admission to universities
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has received a large number of complaints concerning the alteration of the grounds for admission to universities during the state of emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, the complaints have been related to the selection of new students in the fields of medicine, business administration and psychology (3185/2020). The complaints have included the following themes: 1) Alterations of the selection criteria mid-way through the application process by increasing the proportion of students selected on the basis of their matriculation examination grades by a substantial amount in some fields; 2) Appropriateness of the communication of changes; 3) The necessity/appropriateness of cancelling examinations in person; and 4) Potential problems associated with arranging electronic preselection examinations, such as the availability of tools, technical conditions and the potential for cheating.
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