/* SECTION 1 — HERO (ported from materials site, brand-mapped) */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    /* Hero + stats bar together fill the viewport on load.
       Stats bar is ~96px on desktop, so hero takes 100vh - 96px.
       460px floor protects readability on very short windows. */
    min-height: max(460px, calc(100vh - 106px));
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .hero-video-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: var(--deep-sea);
  }
  .hero-video-bg video,
  .hero-video-bg img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }
  .hero-video-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.62);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 80px 48px 88px;
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .hero-content-inner {
    max-width: 680px;
  }
  .hero-eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .hero-h1 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 46px;
    color: var(--off-white);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .hero-h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.72);
  }
  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 17px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.7);
    line-height: 1.68;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    max-width: 520px;
  }
  .hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--marble-red);
    color: var(--off-white);
    padding: 15px 36px;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
    border: 1px solid var(--marble-red);
    border-radius: 3px 18px 18px 3px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: inherit;
    transition: background var(--transition), border-color var(--transition);
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--marble-red-dark);
    border-color: var(--marble-red-dark);
  }
  .btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--off-white);
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.4);
    padding: 14px 34px;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
    border-radius: 3px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: inherit;
    transition: border-color var(--transition), background var(--transition);
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .btn-ghost:hover {
    border-color: var(--off-white);
    background: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.06);
  }
  .hero-footnote {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.45);
    line-height: 1.7;
  }
  .hero-footnote strong {
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.65);
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .hero-content-inner {
    animation: heroIntro 1.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
  }
  
  .hero-video-bg video {
    animation: heroVideoScale 12s ease-out both;
  }
  
  @keyframes heroIntro {
    from {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translate3d(0, 28px, 0);
    }
    to {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    }
  }
  
  @keyframes heroVideoScale {
    from {
      transform: scale(1.06);
    }
    to {
      transform: scale(1);
    }
  }

  /* SECTION 2 — STATS BAR */
  .stats {
    background: var(--off-white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  }
  .stat {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 24px 16px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .stat:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .stat-n {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 32px;
    color: var(--deep-sea);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .stat-l {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top: 8px;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  /* SECTION 3 — PROGRAMME */
  .prog {
    background: var(--off-white);
    padding: 88px 0;
  }
  .prog-header {
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    max-width: 760px;
  }
  .prog-header .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .prog-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .prog-header h2 em { color: var(--marble-red); font-style: italic; }
  .prog-header p {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 64ch;
  }
  .prog-context-note {
    font-style: italic;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top: 14px;
    padding: 10px 0 10px 16px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .prog-context-note strong { color: var(--ink); font-style: normal; font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600; }

  .prog-wrap {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .prog-bsc {
    background: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 36px 36px 40px;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .prog-bsc-context-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    background: var(--olympus-stone);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-self: flex-start;
  }
  .prog-bsc-disclaimer {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--rule);
    background: rgba(220, 211, 195, 0.3);
  }
  .prog-bsc-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 21px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .prog-bsc-ects {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  .prog-bsc-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .prog-bsc-list li {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    padding: 8px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }
  .prog-bsc-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .prog-bsc-list li::before {
    content: '';
    width: 5px; height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-top: 7px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  /* Featured Master's card — Thessaloniki Sky as accent (replaces gold) */
  .prog-master {
    background: var(--deep-sea);
    color: var(--off-white);
    padding: 40px 40px 44px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .prog-master-accent {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--thessaloniki-sky);
  }
  .prog-master-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 110px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.045);
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -22px; right: 18px;
    line-height: 1;
    user-select: none;
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .prog-master-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    background: rgba(91, 143, 168, 0.18);
    color: var(--thessaloniki-sky-light);
    padding: 5px 12px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    align-self: flex-start;
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 143, 168, 0.3);
  }
  .prog-master-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 24px;
    color: var(--off-white);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .prog-master-ects {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.6);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .prog-master-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .prog-master-list li {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.88);
    padding: 9px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.1);
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }
  .prog-master-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .prog-master-list li::before {
    content: '';
    width: 5px; height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--thessaloniki-sky);
    margin-top: 8px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .prog-master-hl {
    background: rgba(91, 143, 168, 0.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(91, 143, 168, 0.28);
    padding: 18px 22px;
    margin-top: auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .prog-master-hl-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--thessaloniki-sky-light);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  .prog-master-hl-text {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.78);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

 /* ============================================================
   SECTION 4 — FIVE SCHOOLS
   Image at rest; video on hover (for cards with .has-video).
   CTA top-right, school-num top-left, body and note bottom.
   ============================================================ */

.schools {
  background: var(--off-white);
  padding: 88px 0;
}
.schools-header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 56px;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  align-items: end;
}
.schools-header .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.schools-header h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.schools-header h2 em { color: var(--marble-red); font-style: italic; }
.schools-header-text p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 44ch;
}

/* ---------- Grid ---------- */
.schools-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
  gap: 12px;
  grid-auto-rows: 240px;
}

/* Asymmetric spans — Physics widest first, Chemistry second, then 4-4-4 row */
.school-1 { grid-column: span 7; }
.school-2 { grid-column: span 5; }
.school-3 { grid-column: span 4; }
.school-4 { grid-column: span 4; }
.school-5 { grid-column: span 4; }

/* ---------- Card shell ---------- */
.school-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--deep-sea);
  color: var(--off-white);
  padding: 24px 28px 28px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;   /* top row, body, note */
  gap: 16px;
  transition: transform var(--transition);
  isolation: isolate; /* ensures stacking context for ::before */
}
.school-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }

/* All children sit above the media + gradient layers */
.school-card > *:not(.school-media) {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* ---------- Media layer (image + optional video) ---------- */
.school-media {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none; /* media never intercepts clicks */
}
.school-img,
.school-video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition:
    opacity var(--transition),
    transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* Image — visible at rest, slightly dimmed by gradient */
.school-img {
  opacity: 0.55;
  z-index: 0;
}
.school-card:hover .school-img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
  opacity: 0.65;
}

/* Video — hidden at rest, fades in on hover */
.school-video {
  opacity: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}
.school-card.has-video:hover .school-video,
.school-card.has-video:focus-within .school-video {
  opacity: 0.75;
  transform: scale(1.02);
}
/* On video-cards, fade the still image OUT on hover so video has full clarity */
.school-card.has-video:hover .school-img,
.school-card.has-video:focus-within .school-img {
  opacity: 0;
}

/* ---------- Gradient overlay for legibility ---------- */
.school-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.5) 0%,
    rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.85) 100%);
  z-index: 1;
  transition: background var(--transition);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.school-card:hover::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.4) 0%,
    rgba(123, 31, 44, 0.4) 60%,
    rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.95) 100%);
}

/* ---------- Top row: school-num (left) + CTA (right) ---------- */
.school-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
}
.school-num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--off-white);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

/* CTA — soft text+arrow link, comes alive on hover */
.school-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.78);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.25);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  transition:
    color var(--transition),
    border-color var(--transition),
    gap var(--transition);
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.school-cta:hover,
.school-cta:focus-visible {
  color: var(--off-white);
  border-bottom-color: var(--off-white);
  gap: 12px;
  outline: none;
}
.school-cta-arrow {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform var(--transition);
}
.school-cta:hover .school-cta-arrow,
.school-cta:focus-visible .school-cta-arrow {
  transform: translate(2px, -2px);
}

/* ---------- Body: heading + meta ---------- */
.school-body {
  align-self: end;
}
.school-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--off-white);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.school-meta {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.72);
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

/* ---------- Note (italic, Thessaloniki Sky) ---------- */
.school-note {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--thessaloniki-sky-light);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.15);
  padding-top: 14px;
  max-width: 32ch;
}

/* ---------- Reduced motion: no scale, no pseudo-zoom ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .school-card,
  .school-img,
  .school-video,
  .school-cta,
  .school-cta-arrow {
    transition: none;
  }
  .school-card:hover { transform: none; }
  .school-card:hover .school-img,
  .school-card.has-video:hover .school-video {
    transform: none;
  }
}


  /* SECTION 5 — MEET OUR FACULTY (carousel) */
  .faculty {
    background: var(--off-white);
    padding: 88px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .faculty-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: end;
    gap: 48px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .faculty-header > div:first-child { max-width: 56ch; }
  .faculty-header .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .faculty-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .faculty-header h2 em { color: var(--marble-red); font-style: italic; }
  .faculty-header-side {
    max-width: 36ch;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }
  .faculty-header-side a {
    color: var(--marble-red);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--marble-red);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    font-weight: 500;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 6px;
  }
  .faculty-scroll-wrap {
    margin: 0 calc(var(--gutter) * -1);
    padding: 0 var(--gutter);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .faculty-scroll {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scroll-padding: var(--gutter);
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .faculty-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .faculty-card {
    flex: 0 0 280px;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform var(--transition);
    min-height: 440px;
  }
 
  .faculty-portrait {
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    background: var(--olympus-stone);
  }
  .faculty-portrait img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  }
.faculty-portrait img { transform: scale(1.06); }
  .faculty-card h4 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  .faculty-card .role {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.4;
  }
  .achievement-card {
    flex: 0 0 280px;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    background: var(--deep-sea);
    color: var(--off-white);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 47px;
  }
  .achievement-card img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    opacity: 0.4;
    transition: opacity var(--transition), transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  }
  .achievement-card:hover img { opacity: 0.6; transform: scale(1.05); }
  .achievement-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.5) 0%,
      rgba(123, 31, 44, 0.4) 60%,
      rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.95) 100%);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .achievement-card-content {
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 32px 28px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }
  .achievement-eyebrow {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.7);
  }
  .achievement-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 64px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 0.9;
    color: var(--off-white);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  }
  .achievement-num .small {
    font-size: 0.4em;
    color: var(--thessaloniki-sky-light);
    margin-left: 4px;
  }
  .achievement-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--off-white);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  .achievement-title em { color: var(--thessaloniki-sky-light); font-style: italic; }
  .achievement-source {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.6);
    line-height: 1.4;
  }
  .faculty-controls {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }
  .faculty-btn {
    width: 44px; height: 44px;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all var(--transition);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--off-white);
  }
  .faculty-btn:hover {
    background: var(--marble-red);
    border-color: var(--marble-red);
    color: var(--off-white);
  }
  .faculty-btn svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

  /* SECTION 6 — WHY STUDY WITH US (5 cards in 3-2 grid, less editorial) */
  .why {
    background: var(--olympus-stone);
    padding: 88px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .why-header {
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    max-width: 720px;
  }
  .why-header .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .why-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .why-header h2 em { color: var(--marble-red); font-style: italic; }
  .why-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .why-card {
    background: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 28px 28px 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: border-color var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    isolation: isolate;
    min-height: 260px;
  }
  .why-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--marble-red);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
  }
  /* Hover video — fills card background, lazy-loaded */
  .why-card-video {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .why-card-video::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.55) 0%, rgba(14, 42, 56, 0.92) 100%);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .why-card-video video {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }
  .why-card:hover .why-card-video,
  .why-card:focus-within .why-card-video {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  /* Card content sits above the video overlay */
  .why-card-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
    transition: color var(--transition);
  }
  .why-card-num {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    transition: color var(--transition), border-color var(--transition);
  }
  .why-card-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    transition: color var(--transition);
  }
  .why-card-desc {
    font-size: 13.5px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    transition: color var(--transition);
  }
  /* Hover state — text becomes light, against video background */
  .why-card:hover .why-card-num,
  .why-card:focus-within .why-card-num {
    color: var(--off-white);
    border-bottom-color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.25);
  }
  .why-card:hover .why-card-title,
  .why-card:focus-within .why-card-title {
    color: var(--off-white);
  }
  .why-card:hover .why-card-desc,
  .why-card:focus-within .why-card-desc {
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.9);
  }

  /* SECTION 7 — WHAT YOU STUDY, WHERE YOU GO (interactive) */
  .study {
    background: var(--off-white);
    padding: 88px 0;
  }
  .study-header {
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    max-width: 800px;
  }
  .study-header .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .study-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .study-header h2 em { color: var(--marble-red); font-style: italic; }
  .study-header p {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 64ch;
  }

  .study-split {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.95fr 1.4fr;
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .study-areas-list {
    list-style: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .study-area {
    padding: 22px 24px 22px 28px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    transition: background var(--transition), padding var(--transition);
  }
  .study-area::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
    width: 3px;
    background: var(--marble-red);
    transform: scaleY(0);
    transform-origin: top;
    transition: transform var(--transition);
  }
  .study-area:hover { background: var(--olympus-stone); }
  .study-area.active {
    background: var(--olympus-stone);
  }
  .study-area.active::before { transform: scaleY(1); }
  .study-area-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    transition: color var(--transition);
  }
  .study-area-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--ink);
    transition: color var(--transition);
  }
  .study-area.active .study-area-name {
    color: var(--marble-red);
  }

  .study-detail {
    padding: 36px 40px 40px;
    background: var(--olympus-stone);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    min-height: 480px;
  }
  .study-detail-eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .study-detail-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 30px);
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .study-detail-desc {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .study-detail-prof-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .study-detail-professions {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .study-prof-card {
    background: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 18px 22px 20px;
    transition: border-color var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
  }
  .study-prof-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--marble-red);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  .study-prof-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  .study-prof-desc {
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }

  /* SECTION 8 — AUTH + THESSALONIKI */
  .place {
    background: var(--olympus-stone);
    padding: 88px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .place-header {
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    max-width: 760px;
  }
  .place-header .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .place-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .place-header h2 em { color: var(--marble-red); font-style: italic; }
  .place-split {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
  }
  .place-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .place-img {
    aspect-ratio: 16/10;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    background: var(--off-white);
  }
  .place-img img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  }
  .place-block:hover .place-img img { transform: scale(1.04); }
  .place-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .place-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 28px;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .place-desc {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }
  .place-desc p + p { margin-top: 12px; }
  .place-points {
    margin-top: 18px;
    list-style: none;
  }
  .place-points li {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    padding: 6px 0 6px 18px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .place-points li::before {
    content: '·';
    color: var(--marble-red);
    font-size: 24px;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: -2px;
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  /* Field-laboratory ambient context */
  .field-context {
    margin-top: 32px;
    padding: 28px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .field-context-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .field-context-sub {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    max-width: 60ch;
  }
  .field-markers {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .field-marker {
    padding: 18px 20px;
    background: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .field-marker-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }
  .field-marker-detail {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.4;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  }

  /* SECTION 9 — NEWS */
  .news {
    background: var(--off-white);
    padding: 88px 0;
  }
  .news-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: end;
    gap: 48px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .news-header .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .news-header h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .news-header h2 em { color: var(--marble-red); font-style: italic; }
  .news-header-link {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--marble-red);
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: gap var(--transition);
    display: inline-flex;
    gap: 8px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .news-header-link:hover { gap: 12px; }
  .news-header-link span { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; }

  .news-card {
    background: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: transform var(--transition), border-color var(--transition);
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .news-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    border-color: var(--marble-red);
  }
  .news-img {
    aspect-ratio: 16/10;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--olympus-stone);
  }
  .news-img img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  }
  .news-card:hover .news-img img { transform: scale(1.05); }
  .news-body {
    padding: 24px 28px 28px;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .news-meta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .news-date {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  }
  .news-cat {
    font-size: 10px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 3px 8px;
    background: rgba(123, 31, 44, 0.08);
    border: 1px solid rgba(123, 31, 44, 0.2);
  }
  .news-headline {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .news-excerpt {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .news-link {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    color: var(--marble-red);
    display: inline-flex;
    gap: 8px;
    align-items: center;
    align-self: flex-start;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: border-color var(--transition);
  }
  .news-card:hover .news-link { border-bottom-color: var(--marble-red); }
  .news-link span { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; }

  .news-scroll-wrap {
    margin: 0 calc(var(--gutter) * -1);
    padding: 0 var(--gutter);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  
  .news-scroll {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scroll-padding: var(--gutter);
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  
  .news-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
  }
  
  .news-scroll .news-card {
    flex: 0 0 380px;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
  }
  
  .news-controls {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }
  
  .news-btn {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all var(--transition);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--off-white);
  }
  
  .news-btn:hover {
    background: var(--marble-red);
    border-color: var(--marble-red);
    color: var(--off-white);
  }
  
  .news-btn svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
  }
  
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .news-scroll .news-card {
      flex: 0 0 82vw;
    }
  }

  /* SECTION 10 — APPLY (closing band) */
  .apply {
    background: var(--marble-red);
    color: var(--off-white);
    padding: 96px 0;
  }
  .apply-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr auto;
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .apply-eyebrow {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.85);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .apply-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(36px, 4.6vw, 56px);
    line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--off-white);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .apply-title em { font-style: italic; color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.75); }
  .apply-sub {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.88);
    max-width: 56ch;
  }
  .apply-buttons {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .apply-primary {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 22px 38px;
    background: var(--off-white);
    color: var(--marble-red);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    transition: background var(--transition), transform var(--transition);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border-radius: 3px 18px 18px 3px;
  }
  .apply-primary:hover { background: var(--olympus-stone); transform: translateY(-1px); }
  .apply-primary span { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; }
  .apply-secondary {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 22px 38px;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--off-white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.45);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    transition: border-color var(--transition), background var(--transition);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .apply-secondary:hover { border-color: var(--off-white); background: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.06); }
  .apply-secondary span { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; }

  /* FOOTER */
  .site-footer {
    background: var(--deep-sea);
    color: var(--off-white);
    padding: 80px 0 32px;
  }
  .footer-top {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    padding-bottom: 48px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.12);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }
  .footer-wm {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .footer-wm .dot { color: var(--marble-red); }
  .footer-tagline {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.7);
    max-width: 36ch;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .footer-auth {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    padding-top: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.12);
  }
  .footer-auth-mark { width: 36px; height: 36px; }
  .footer-auth-mark svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
  .footer-auth-mark .fill { fill: var(--off-white); opacity: 0.85; }
  .footer-auth-text {
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.55);
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .footer-col h5 {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.5);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }
  .footer-col ul { list-style: none; }
  .footer-col li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .footer-col a {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.85);
    transition: color var(--transition);
  }
  .footer-col a:hover { color: var(--marble-red); }
  .footer-bottom {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: rgba(247, 243, 236, 0.4);
  }



/* PREMIUM SCROLL MOTION LAYER */
[data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 28px, 0);
  transition:
    opacity 1.15s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    transform 1.15s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  transition-delay: var(--reveal-delay, 0ms);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}

[data-reveal="fade"] {
  transform: none;
}

[data-reveal="up"] {
  transform: translate3d(0, 34px, 0);
}

[data-reveal="left"] {
  transform: translate3d(-34px, 0, 0);
}

[data-reveal="right"] {
  transform: translate3d(34px, 0, 0);
}

[data-reveal="scale"] {
  transform: scale(0.96);
}

[data-reveal].is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-reveal] {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

  /* RESPONSIVE */
  @media (max-width: 1100px) {
    /* On tablet, stats becomes 2x2 — height ~184px, so hero adjusts */
    .hero { min-height: max(420px, calc(100vh - 184px)); }
    .stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .stat:nth-child(2) { border-right: none; }
    .stat:nth-child(1), .stat:nth-child(2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
    .prog-wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .schools-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; align-items: start; }
    .schools-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); grid-auto-rows: 240px; }
    .school-1, .school-2, .school-3, .school-4, .school-5 { grid-column: span 1; }
    .school-1, .school-5 { grid-column: span 2; }
    .faculty-header { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 16px; }
    .why-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .study-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .study-detail { min-height: auto; }
    .place-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
    .field-markers { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .news-header { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
    .apply-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
    .apply-buttons { flex-direction: row; }
    .footer-top { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .footer-top > div:first-child { grid-column: span 2; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    :root { --gutter: 24px; }
    .nav-primary { display: none; }
    /* On mobile, stats bar stacks to 4 rows (~280px total), so hero adjusts */
    .hero { min-height: max(360px, calc(100vh - 280px)); }
    .hero-content { padding: 60px 24px 56px; }
    .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .stat { border-right: none !important; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 18px 16px; }
    .stat:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
    .prog, .schools, .faculty, .why, .study, .place, .news { padding: 64px 0; }
    .apply { padding: 72px 0; }
    .schools-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .school-1, .school-2, .school-3, .school-4, .school-5 { grid-column: span 1 !important; }
    .why-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .study-detail-professions { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .field-markers { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .apply-buttons { flex-direction: column; width: 100%; }
    .apply-primary, .apply-secondary { width: 100%; }
    .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .footer-top > div:first-child { grid-column: 1; }
  }

  /* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .schools-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; align-items: start; }
  .schools-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); grid-auto-rows: 240px; }
  .school-1, .school-2, .school-3, .school-4, .school-5 { grid-column: span 1; }
  .school-1, .school-5 { grid-column: span 2; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .schools-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .school-1, .school-2, .school-3, .school-4, .school-5 { grid-column: span 1 !important; }
  .school-card { padding: 22px 24px 26px; }
}