Aiming to reduce the number of courses in elementary schools, thus reducing student burden, and support creative activities, such as arts and sport, the Minister of Education Andreas Loverdos announced his initiative for a series of reforms in primary education, soon to be discussed with the National Education Council. Having “18 courses in elementary schools is proof that you belong in a madhouse, it is proof that you work for someone else, not for the kids”, stressed the Education minister, commenting further that there would be no changes concerning the tertiary education and the Panhellenic exams, except from introducing an IT examination as an added course for IT candidates.