Greece permits the opening of branches for foreign private universities:

Recently, the Greek Parliament approved a bill on Saturday that allows foreign private universities to establish branches in Greece. However, critics are of the view that this bill is going to diminish the value of degrees issued by public universities.
Student groups have also opposed the move with a peaceful protest for several weeks. Thousands of students demonstrated on Friday outside the parliament, holding signs that read, “No to private universities.”
The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, holds an optimistic view that the bill will bring back thousands of Greek students studying abroad. Moreover, it will also help him ease the country’s economic challenges. According to the data released by UNESCO, around 40,400 students are enrolled at higher education institutions abroad.
A report released by the 2023 Open Doors Report depicts that a total of 2,539 students from Greece were enrolled at US universities and colleges in the academic session 2022–23. The enrolment of Greek students in 2022–23 is 5.4 percent higher than in 2021–22 and a 12 percent increase from 2020–21.
Mitsotakis comments that the decision will further strengthen Greece’s competitive position in the higher education sector. The bill is introduced as part of the new reform agenda.
The higher education institutions in Greece are operating as a fully self-administrated legal entity under public law. This means that each institution is managed by important bodies established in compliance with specific legislation.
Greece has many private universities operating within the country, but they are not allowed to operate independently under the constitution. As per the data by the National Higher Education Authority (ETHAAE), there are nearly 680,000 undergraduate and 120,000 postgraduate students attending Greek universities.
Greece continues to attract many international students from around the world, most of whom come from Cyprus.