More than 80 schools and departments are reported to be under occupation by students in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Crete, Jannena and Thrace, as the government faces continued opposition to its higher education reforms, despite MPs uniting to vote for them in parliament.

Lecturers, professors, rectors, trade unions, students unions and some MPs have expressed reservations about the plans. The scientific committee of parliament has declared them unconstitutional. And many university rectors have warned that they will be difficult if not impossible to operate.