The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, usually referred to simply as the University of Athens, is a public university in Athens, Greece.
Address: Athens 157 72, Greece
Phone: +30 21 0727 7000
Founder: Otto of Greece
Founded: May 3, 1837, Athens, Greece
Rector: M-A Dimopoulos
Total enrollment: 70,461 (2017)
Colors: White, Blue
The University of Athens is the oldest and most influential university in Greece. It was not only the first university in the newly established Greek state at that time, but also the first university in the entire Balkans and the central Mediterranean region. At the beginning of its establishment, it was called Orson University, with only four departments of engineering, law, medicine, and art, 33 professors, 52 regular students and 75 auditors. In 1932 it was changed to its current name, and in 1841 a new school building was built under the auspices of a Danish designer, and a new type of class appeared. The number of majors continues to increase, and the number of students also increases year by year. At present, there are 92,000 students and 2,000 teachers. There are 6 colleges including politics, medicine, philosophy, law, science, and theology. The disciplines cover 30 disciplines, and there are 75 doctoral degree awards. Philosophy, law, medicine, economics , Archaeology and Art History is a strong subject at the University of Athens.
History background
The University of Athens is the highest hall of the entire Greek academic circle and has made an indelible contribution to the development of the entire Greek science and culture. It is also a forum for social and ideological exchange. Greece was occupied by German and Italian troops during the Second World War, and thousands of the school’s teachers formed an anti-fascist force. The names of other warriors who gave their lives for their country are lined up together.
Founded in 1837, the University of Athens was not only the first university in the then newly formed Greek state, but also the first university in the whole of the Balkans and the central Mediterranean region. At the beginning of its establishment, it was called Orson University, with only four departments of engineering, law, medicine and art, 33 professors, 52 regular students and 75 auditors. In 1932 it was changed to its current name, and in 1841 a new school building was built under the auspices of a Danish designer, and a new type of class appeared. The number of majors continues to increase, and the number of students also increases year by year.
In May 1987, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the university’s birth, the university’s history museum opened, allowing people to look back on every footprint of the university’s development.
Established
The University of Athens was founded in 1837 in the home of architect Stamatics Cleanthes, which used to be an intermediate school. It was not only the first university in the newly established state of Greece at the time, but also the first university in the entire Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean region. It was called Orson University at the time, and it was not changed to its current name until 1932. In the early days of its establishment, the school consisted of seminary, law school, medical school and art school (including applied science and mathematics), with 33 professors, 52 students and 75 non-registered auditors. But Clynthes’ home soon could not accommodate the increasing number of students, and the second president, Ichios A. Reilis, decided to organize a university committee to raise funds for the establishment of a Greek university.
This initiative was quickly met with enthusiasm, and wealthy businessmen and scholars, the Greek diaspora and the clergy of the unrecovered Greek regions, wage earners, Greek self-employed workers, raised a sum of money at the end of March 1839 (equivalent to 1/6 of the required construction cost). On May 5 of the same year, the school agreed to adopt the design of Danish architect Chris Ding Hansen, and the groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 2. King Olsen personally laid the foundation stone for the university. The foundation stone is inscribed: Helen University, established on July 2, 1839, in the seventh year of the reign of King Orson I, with the help of the Greeks and those who loved Greece.
Introduction of College
The University of Athens has 22 departments in 5 colleges and 7 independent departments. The dean is responsible for the work of the whole hospital, and there are department heads and professional directors. Each college has a college representative assembly, a dean’s council, and a dean. The management organization of the department includes the congress, the management council, and the department chair. The professional management organization is the congress and the professional director. The affiliations of each department are as follows:
Seminary: Department of Theology, Department of Pastoral Theology.
School of Law, Economics and Political Science: Department of Law, Department of Economics, Department of Political and Public Administration.
School of Health: Department of Medicine (with university hospital attached), Department of Dentistry, Department of Pharmacy, Department of Nursing.
Faculty of Arts: Department of Greek Language and Literature, Department of History and Archaeology, Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology, Department of English Language and Literature, Department of French Language and Literature, Department of Foreign Culture.
The independent departments are: Department of Physical Education and Physical Education, Department of Primary Education, Department of Preschool Education, Department of Home Economics, Department of Drama Studies, Department of Mass Communication, and Department of Music.
Some departments offer postgraduate programs that award doctoral degrees.
