Overall responsibility for education rests with the Ministry of Education and Culture. However, a small number of vocational and post-secondary professional institutions come under the Ministries of Labor and Social Insurance, Agriculture and Health. The educational system in Cyprus can be broadly defined in five parts: pre-school education, primary education and secondary education, higher education, and informal education. Informal education aims at providing education and training for those unable to benefit adequately from formal education. There are many high quality schools in Cyprus with a high standard of teaching and good facilities. A brief guide for education in Cyprus is provided. There are 5 universities in the whole of Cyprus taking in many foreign students and offering a variety of courses. The universities offer student accommodation and have various student unions run by the students themselves.
There is a student guide providing information on student life in Cyprus.