V Grécku je súkromné vysoké školstvo neprípustné. Avšak súkromné vyššie stredné školstvo je často v spolupráci s britskými a americkými univerzitami, aby v krajine šírili vedomosti na úrovni vysokých škôl. Tieto školy nie sú uznávané štátom ako inštitúcie profesionálnej akademickej úrovne. Európska legislatíva vraví, že medzištátne univerzity v rámci únie by mali uznávať diplomy získané na školách v rámci EU.  Avšak toto platí iba ak bolo štúdium ukončené v krajine pôvodu univerzity a nie v "gréckej pobočke" Minister školstva ujasnil, že vysoké školstvo je a zostane verejné. 

Problémy s uznávaním kvalifikácií medzi Gréckom a inými krajinami vysvetľuje článok na Academia.edu (s.23). Ten uznáva aj pozitíva Gréckeho systému uznávania vzdelania:
"While in some countries there is a lot of scepticism or even open hostility towardthe Bologna process. Greece is one of nine countries that has introduced thethree-cycle structure with mandatory intro-duction of ECTS and provision of the Diploma Supplement (...)" 

ale uvádza aj isté problémy, napríklad:  

"Some UK universities offerdegree courses locally, most of them incooperation with private entities, creatingfurther tension as such degrees will not berecognised under the current legislation.(...) Consequently, in some cases over-seas institutions were the cause of recog-nition problems, by operating withoutconsidering the legal, moral, marketingside of things and the image implicationsof their actions: continuing the everlastingdebate on the quality and moral aspects of education on the one hand, and the mar-ket opportunities and maximisation of return on investment/profits on the other."

Článok CNBC hovorí aj o problémoch absolventov gréckych univerzít uplatniť sa v domovskej krajine a teda aj o dôvode pre hľadanie vhodnej práce v zahraničí:
"But while manual laborers and those with few qualifications were always among those who headed abroad to work, Greece’s lack of value-added industries also made migration an appealing option for those with higher education. “We are not producing high-value products, so private companies do not have need of big numbers of graduates," Lois Labrianidis, professor of economic geography at the University of Macedonia in Northern Greece and a specialist in Greek migration, said. "That’s why these graduates are looking for better jobs abroad. The crisis has exacerbated a phenomenon which has been here for a long time.(...)“I was unable to find anything at university graduate level. I applied for manager positions in Greece, but jobs were paid depending on how many clients you got — that made me think doing a Masters was a better idea,” said Hondaj, who originally graduated with a degree in European Studies from Panteion University in Athens. “Positions are limited in Greece, you need to know people in order to get a job, and of course the salaries are below maintenance level,” she added.”

a opisuje tiež problém s kvalifikáciami:
"Aspiring academics who studied at private universities in Greece may find it easier to gain work abroad than at home, because the Greek government does not officially acknowledge their qualifications. “Our private universities are not recognized by the Hellenic Republic, so graduates are not able to take jobs in public universities. They have to go before a committee, which will assess whether their qualification is suitable, and can be recognized. Bureaucracy is terrible for all Greek students,” said Tzogopoulos. Those who studied abroad may also struggle to find work in Greece’s universities, as the government does not recognize any degree awarded outside of Greece, even those from other European Union countries."