Cyprus raises alarm over link between north universities and people smuggling

The Cypriot government on Monday raised the alarm over apparent links between universities in the north and people smuggling.

The interior and education ministries filed a joint complaint to the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Enqa) citing 188 cases of third country nationals who had arrived in the north on student visas issued by the Turkish Cypriot authorities before crossing to the Republic and subsequently claiming asylum.

They said many...