Refugee student secures place at University of Cyprus: Marveille’s story

A student who arrived in Cyprus three years ago as a refugee from Congo has won a place at the University of Cyprus, Palouriotissa Lyceum announced in a Facebook post.

Marveille arrived in Cyprus with her mother and brother, Romy, without knowing a single word of Greek, the school said. Over those same three years, she learned the language, graduated from the school and secured her place at the university....