Grant to buy a computer for high school students and private secondary schools

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth (YPPAN) states that "recognizing the need to introduce and use the New Information and Communication Technologies in Education and showing particular sensitivity in supporting the needy students, announces that a grant of € 400 is provided for the purchase of Computer (PC) of students attending the XNUMXnd grade of Public Gymnasiums and Private Secondary Schools (approved by the Ministry of Education), and students attending the Preparatory class of the Evening Gymnasiums-Lyceums, whose families receive with the Law on Public Aid and Services or the Minimum Guaranteed Income or they themselves receive a Minimum Guaranteed Income or Public Aid according to the Law on Public Aid and Services ».

It is also pointed out that "the Ministry of Education and Science remains committed to the main goal of upgrading the education system and providing quality education to young people. This goal is one of the most basic and ongoing challenges that modern societies are called upon to meet and provide solutions, as our young people are called upon to prepare for a highly demanding and competitive work environment.

In the context of this goal and the educational reform, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports takes various initiatives, submits suggestions and proposals and adopts new modernization measures, including the implementation of the computer grant program, as well as the use of computers as a tool. learning and supporting the teaching process.

For more information, interested parties can contact the Officer of the Directorate of Secondary General Education Ioannis Ioannou for the procedure at 22800667 and for the technical specifications of the computer at 22306030 or on the website of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth http://www.moec.gov.cy. Interested parties can also send their inquiries to registry@moec.gov.cy ".

Source: philenews