Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray earlier accused the SNP administration of cutting 3, 000 teaching posts "in the good times" and leaving young graduates fighting for available jobs.

BBC: First minister's questions

Mr Andrews expressed surprise and concern that the report had found that in the Welsh higher education sector, 46% of funding is spent on learning and teaching, with the other 52% on administration.

BBC: Education admin costs Wales ?1.3bn a year

This, it said, would not only save money but also a lot of the teaching time that is lost to exam preparation and administration.

BBC: Signs of a turning tide on tests

The Chairholder is Dr Emilios Solomou, Executive Vice President for Administration of the University of Nicosia and a faculty member teaching in the Departments of Education and European Studies and International Relations.

UNESCO: Chair at the University of Nicosia