Language Courses & Other Educational Oportunities

There are many opportunities to learn the Greek language. As we have seen in previous sections, schools (high schools, lyceums, EPALs), with reception classes support refugee students in learning Greek providing relevant lessons and extra support. There are also many NGOs that offer Greek, English and Computer courses for free to refugees. You can contact your local NGOs for information about Greek courses in your area. Here (attached language schools) you can find a list of NGOs offering free language courses to refugees in Attica and their contact details. You can contact them to refer you to their other departments throughout Greece.

The University of Athens also offers Greek language courses with low tuition fees at the Greek Learning Center in Zografou area in Athens. By attending the Greek courses of the Greek Learning Center, you can receive (upon examination) the official Greek language certification. The Greek language certification is an important diploma of knowledge of the Greek language that can help you get interpreting and other jobs in the Greek public sector (e.g. Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, hospitals, etc.), but also in the process of obtaining your Greek citizenship or your residence permit. You can search for information about registration and contact details of the Greek language course here

Training & Online Learning Opportunities

Don’t forget you have the possibility to attend many trainings online, in various subjects and to obtain attendance certification. There are various online platforms that you can search for and complete online training programs, short-term or longer.

You can use study portals platform to explore opportunities for free and distance learning degrees at bachelor’s or master’s level in English. Use the filters to find the opportunities that interest you.

The Swedish Linköping University offers some free distance learning master’s programs (as well as some open courses) in English, recognized in all European countries. You can find them here

Coursera, is a very good choice as it offers many short courses on various subjects for free. You can get a certificate of attendance for a small fee (free for refugees) or simply complete your training for free without getting a certificate.

Similar online education platforms (mainly in financial and technological subjects) are EDX and UDEMY while many universities such as Harvard, offer some free courses.

You can also consider the training and scholarship opportunities offered by the social enterprise Knowl and the NGO Mexoxo