Strengthening of controls regarding attendance and employment of third-country students – What Michailidou and Ioannidis agreed upon

The Cypriot Deputy Ministry of Migration and the Ministry of Education have announced plans to strengthen controls regarding third-country students entering the country. Following meetings with private higher education associations, authorities aim to address illegal employment and abuse of student visas. The government seeks to maintain Cyprus as a quality educational hub while ensuring that international students strictly adhere to study requirements and legal employment regulations. New measures will focus on improved inter-agency data sharing to prevent system exploitation.