Greek universities (despite persistent efforts to discredit them by hooded vandals or extremist politicians), finally began the long "journey" of internationalization, driven by their high scientific work and -of course- the Greek "brand".

A top Greek foreign ministry delegation, led by the deputy minister who holds the economic diplomacy portfolio, Kostas Fragogiannis, wound up a tour this week of various Boston-area universities and meetings with business executives and expatriate entrepreneurs.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addressed Harvard scholars and voiced his solid support on the Cyprus issue, that dates back to the 1970s, when queried by a Cypriot student on energy.