Thank you very much, Mr Prodromou, for your kind words and for the work you have done, as you have roughly described it.
First of all, let me note that it is a great honour for me and I thank the President of the Republic for the confidence he has shown in me by appointing me as Minister of his Government. It is with full awareness of this responsibility that I take up my duties in a Ministry that I know, love and care about and which has been identified with my life.
The environment, work and colleagues at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth are familiar and I believe that this will make things much easier. Full and at all levels chaste and constructive cooperation with the Director General of the Ministry, the management team, the staff and each and every one of you should be taken for granted! The realization of the goals and objectives for a quality education for all our students and young people is the obligation and duty of all of us! The experience and knowledge of each and every one of you is invaluable for the implementation of our work, as set out in the Governance Programme of the new President of the Republic.
Since it will not take time to adjust or get to know each other, you can be sure and confident that, with your help and support, from today onwards we start work, in a scientific, pedagogical framework, as befits this Ministry and which we all know best! We will work systematically and in an organised manner, facing the serious challenges that lie ahead of us, with sobriety, with planning, with timetables, but above all with a clear vision, for the upgrading and modernisation of our educational system. Our ultimate goal is that every child should be able and succeed in cultivating his or her knowledge, skills and abilities to the maximum extent possible, in the context of an inclusive, democratic education, based on research-based decision making, as is the case in all modern European countries.
Cooperation, through an institutionalised process, will naturally involve consultation and synergy at all levels with stakeholders, parents/guardians, teachers, pupils and all organised groups or other individuals who are interested in and have a say in the educational process. Above all, our source and compass will be the grassroots, the parents, teachers and students for whom we are all here - to ensure that each and every one gets the best education possible, because our children deserve it! So I firmly believe that the education of a country is intertwined with the quality and future of its society, which is why children and their best interests will be at the centre of our efforts!
IP
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