The education ministry on Tuesday announced its decision to close a second private franchise college that had failed to comply with requirements set down by law for its operation, specifically the Hellenic American University. Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou stressed that HAU had been given ample time to comply with the standards required by law since receiving its first warning from the ministry in March this year. Concerning students already studying at HAU, the minister only noted that "everyone, when they make their choices, must be careful". The minister made the statement during the tabling of a bill on life-long education to Parliament's educational affairs committee.
