Smart enough and moving up

[repulsewarrior]

http://www.abhaber.com/news_page.asp?id=2454

An interesting article on Cypriot students and success, our integration into the EU is moving along.

[andytandreou]

Well... sending our best and brightest to defeat Turkey is a bit far fetched but may contain a hint of truth
I think its because Cyprus is so small, but with a powerful and dynamic population, not zombies like in Romania or other East-EU states.

[brother]

[Dhavlos]

I think it is quite funny actually.

Bit of a conspiracy theory

but on a serious note...the cypriot schools are vey good, i mean, my cousin was learning stuff in his 'pre GCSE' year, that a-level students were learning here in the UK.!!

they really push them.

[turkcyp]

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself why is there not even one Turkish Cypriot working for EU.

IF we were also EU citizens, why can't we even get into these exams.

The answer lies at the fact that in order to work in EU you have to know at least two EU languages. This two language rule is put in order to assure that every EU citizen working in EU knows at least two EU languages.

Well this rule puts Turkish Cypriots in disadvantage. Why?

Because the mighty Republic of Cyprus did not declare EU Turkish as one of its official languages and hence for a Turkish Cypriot to work in EU he/she has two know two EU languages other than Turkish. But for anybody else who is a EU citizen all they have to know is one extra language. FOr example a Greek Cypriot that also knows English can get into these exams and work for EU. But a Turkish Cypriot who knows English can not do that because he only knows one EU language English because Turkish is not official language of EU.

I wonder if this is a coincidence that Republic of Cyprus forgot to declare one of its official languages to EU as a official language. I mean after all every passport and id card they issue contain Turkish too right. Does it not?

And talking about fair treatment. Whatever you can do to keep Turkish Cypriots backward so that they can be more dependent on some other, be it Turkey or be it Republic of Cyprus. We see the same attitude in trade, in direct flights, in everything.

[Gardash]

[repulsewarrior]

Interesting, I did not know this. I am still under the assumption that a great emphasis is placed on education in "Cyprus", and it is the reason for their success. I never thought that there were political reasons for the students of Turkish origin to be rejected. I am not a "hater", and it is too easy to bandy around words with the little keyboard. It is an indication of sloth which all of us fall into if we have no clear answer to our own discomfort.

I would say to the state in the north, they are failing their electorate if they want to pass on the blame, what are they doing to make it more possible for themselves to be accepted into the EU, vis a vis, their educational system. After thirty years, quite frankly they have no excuse for this 'failure'.

Blaming the students who are in competition with other students from the EU for their success is not logical. I applaud them, and I hope that Cypriots of Turkish origin will understand that their betterment will come from their own hard work, even without 'government' 'help'.

[brother]

[turkcyp]

[turkcyp]

[boulio]

are you telling me that no Turkish Cypriots speak any other language than Turkish or English,why is french not taught in the north it is by the way the language of diplomacy IE the official language of the UN.i SUGGEST THAT the authorities in the north stop teaching less about Ataturk and blaming the Republic of Cyprus AND add more foreign language courses.

[turkcyp]

[repulsewarrior]

I don't deny this, I did not know this.

But if the government that is the ruling authority of Turcophones knew this, and did nothing to better their own position, then why blame the Grecophone students, who comparitively, excel among other EU nations.

[boulio]

i know three languages and yes i grew up in the states and in comparison to Greek friends in Greece the have speak more foreign languages than most,i work with a Greek girl born in Istanbul and she speaks Greek,English,Turkish,french. for Christ sakes my grandfather spoke Greek and Turkish and new a little Italian and he didn't have a high school education.if the educational system in the north is faulty go blame them not the Republic of Cyprus.

[brother]