Comments on: If College were Free… Would We Want It? http://coedmagazine.com/2008/04/06/if-college-were-free%e2%80%a6-would-we-want-it/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:37:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Manolis F. http://coedmagazine.com/2008/04/06/if-college-were-free%e2%80%a6-would-we-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4872 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:52:35 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/schoold/7275#comment-4872 In Greece, according to the Constitution, the State must provide free basic education to its citizens. Futhermore all universities must receive funds only from the State meaning no private fund raising or private universities are allowed. The idea is
1. to avoid "a good education being available only to the elite classes"
2. to provide the freedom to scientist to make studies regardless to what a private company wants (no control over science).

The majority of young people in Greece is attending courses of higher education. Note that books are also provided to students at no cost. Sometimes you'll have to buy a better book (compared to the one you get for free).

What about Masters? Even though, the State is not obligated to fund Masters, a great number of Masters are free (books are not provided though). According to the latest trend, Master of Business Administration and related Masters are very expensive since a lot of people want to take those courses.

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