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55-671: It has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837 and is the oldest higher education institution of the modern Greek state and the first contemporary university in both the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean . Today it is one of the largest universities by enrollment in Europe, with over 69,000 registered students. The University of Athens was founded on 3 May 1837 by King Otto of Greece (in Greek, Óthon ) and

110-710: A 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -year (law 1404/24-11-1983, 1983–1995) and 210 ECTS, in line with the Bologna Process equivalent to a Level 6 ISCED bachelor's degree ; the postgraduate degree programmes were 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 years full-time or three years part-time with 90 credits and awarded qualification equivalent to a master's degree, ISCED 7. All TEIs in Greece were reformed between 2013 and 2019 and their departments have been incorporated into existing Higher Education Institutions. HEIs are defunct due to either closure or merger. Such events include: The progressive education reforms of

165-672: A Higher Education Accreditation by the National (Hellenic) Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) and an official establishment and operating license by the Greek Ministry of Education. The Open Courses are undergraduate and graduate courses taught in Greek Public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that are free of cost, freely accessible and freely available to any person over the Internet (online). It operated by

220-415: A "statement of comparability" of a qualification (certificate of qualification equivalency information), stating how it compares to the qualifications delivered in Greece. The Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (ADIP; Greek: Αρχή Διασφάλισης και Πιστοποίησης της Ποιότητας στην Ανώτατη Εκπαίδευση; ΑΔΙΠ ), established by law 3374/2005, keeps the competent bodies of

275-472: A building designed by Danish architect Christian Hansen . He followed a neoclassical approach , "combining the monument's magnificence with a human scale simplicity" and gave the building its H-shape. The building was decorated by painter Carl Rahl, forming the famous "architectural trilogy of Athens", together with the building of the National Library of Greece (left of the university) and the building of

330-475: A college in Greece must obtain a Higher Education Accreditation by the National (Hellenic) Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) and a license by the Ministry of Education, but has no obligation to become a participatory member of HCA. The vast majority of colleges are offering programmes of study under franchise or validation agreements with universities established in other European Union countries, primarily in

385-504: A language other than Greek. Among the Greek universities offer English-taught full-time programmes with tuition are: An external evaluation of all Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA). The following universities rank in at least one of the four major global rankings: Technological educational institutes (TEIs; Greek: Τεχνολογικά Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα )

440-1251: A large number of other politicians, such as Dora Bakoyannis , Kyriakos Mavronikolas , Georgios Alogoskoufis , Fofi Gennimata , and Dimitris Koutsoumpas . History of Modern Greece Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.132 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 376176248 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:39:39 GMT List of universities in Greece Universities in Greece form one part of constitutionally-recognized institutions with degree awarding powers. According to Greece's Constitution , higher education institutions (HEIs) include universities , polytechnics , some specialist HEIs , and formerly technological educational institutes (TEIs). In Greece, universities are private and public-owned and funded having state-accredited university title and authorization of university degree awarding powers at level 6 ( first cycle qualification , bachelor's level ) under

495-651: A particular specific degree (e.g. professional degree), taken special exams that are required to earn state practice credential such as it must pass the National Council Licensure Examination, a period of practical training under supervision similar to internship, and/or registration with a professional body. With the law 4692/2020, Part II, Chapter III, from Article 82 to Article 95, the Greek Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can provide first cycle programmes of studies in

550-439: A regulated profession in Greece. The integrated master's degree is a specialized degree corresponding to a master-level degree which has integrated part of an undergraduate degree. It is also called an undergraduate master's degree, where instead of studying for two separate degrees, a student will study for a single, longer programme. A student can also be awarded the 3-year undergraduate qualification (180 ECTS), instead of pursuing

605-412: Is called the "Athenian Neoclassical Trilogy". The Othonian University was renamed to National University (Εθνικόν Πανεπιστήμιον) in 1862, following events that forced King Otto to leave the country. A major change in the structure of the university came about in 1904, when the faculty of Arts was divided into two separate faculties: that of Arts (Σχολή Τεχνών) and that of Sciences (Σχολή Επιστημών),

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660-503: Is distinguished from a postgraduate diploma , typically having 120 ECTS, as opposed to a full master's degree which usually has 180. The third cycle of study at EQF level 8, lasting three years, awards a doctoral degree (Greek: διδακτορικό δίπλωμα ) or equivalent. With the law 5094/2024, Government Gazette 39/A/13-3-2024, it permits in Greece the establishment and operation of private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). A fully-recognized private Higher Education Institution must obtain

715-662: Is fully or partially regulated by the state and lead to officially recognised qualifications being considered non-formal education (NFE) . It offers short-term courses on-campus and by Distance e-Learning Mode off-campus mediated via real-time electronic means, certified by the EOPPEP - National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (Greek: Εθνικός Οργανισμός Πιστοποίησης Προσόντων και Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού - Ε.Ο.Π.Π.Ε.Π. ). In Greece, adult education , continuing education or lifelong learning

770-870: Is listed 651st–700th with very high research output. The Shanghai Ranking ( Academic Ranking of World Universities ) ranked in 2018 the University 301st–400th globally. In 2018 it was listed by the CWTS Leiden Ranking in the 232nd place globally with great publication output in the Biomedical and Health Sciences field. In 2019 the university was situated in the 73rd place worldwide in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities by citations in Top Google Scholar Profiles. The U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking (USNWR) lists it 279th in

825-410: Is located at Dafni . The faculties of Media, Education, Economics, Law and Public Administration are housed in various buildings near the centre of Athens, along with various administration facilities. University administration was housed initially in a historical neoclassical building near the center of Athens on Panepistimiou Street , but was relocated at the main university campus later. Research in

880-478: Is offered to students of all adult ages . Throughout its history, a sizeable number of University of Athens alumni have become notable in many varied fields, both academic and otherwise. Moreover, two Nobel Prize-winners have studied or taught at Athens, with both their prizes being in Literature . Fifteen Greek prime ministers and three Greek presidents ( Konstantinos Karamanlis served as both) have studied at

935-572: The Athens Academy (right of the university). Construction began in 1839 in a location to the north of the Acropolis. Its front wing, also known as the Propylaea , was completed in 1842–1843. The rest of the wings' construction, that was supervised at first by Greek architect Lysandros Kaftantzoglou and later by his colleague Anastasios Theofilas, was completed in 1864. The building is nowadays part of what

990-1006: The Bologna Process and the National Qualification Framework of Greece which is officially named Hellenic Qualification Framework (HQF; Greek: Ελληνικό Πλαίσιο Προσόντων ). The State University System of Greece operates on the term system of two semesters per academic year, has the national curriculum (national education system) set forth by the Ministry of Education of Greece ( Υ.ΠΑΙ.Θ. ). Public Higher Education Institutions' (HEIs; Greek: Ανώτατα Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα ) undergraduate programmes in Greece are government funded and have free education without any payment of tuition fee. About one-fourth of postgraduate programmes are offered without tuition and 30% of students can be entitled to attend tuition-free postgraduate programmes after they are assessed on individual criteria. The Hellenic Qualification Framework (HQF) sets out

1045-540: The Hellenic Armed Forces and have been considered national defense universities since 1961. Students at all Military Forces Academies are referred to as cadets and receive a monthly stipend during education. All cadets reside on campus and receive meals in dining halls. Cadets are not referred to as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors but instead fourth class, third class, second class, and first class cadets, respectively. All foreign cadets are commissioned into

1100-696: The Qualifications Framework in the European Higher Education Area (QF- EHEA ) established by the Bologna process where Greece is a full member since 1999. Joining to the Bologna process Greece began education reforms in order to get higher education meeting the common European Union standards. Now the process is implemented in all higher education institutions. The programmes of EHEA are set at three levels of study which are usually referred to as

1155-473: The "ATHENA" reform plan restructured higher education from 2013 to 2019. Mergers of TEIs in 2018–2019: Military HEIs offer undergraduate programs which lead to a bachelor's degree-level in military studies, have been called Higher Military Education Institutions (ASEI; Greek: Ανώτατα Στρατιωτικά Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα ). Since 2010, they have offered studies for master's degree-level specialized diplomas and doctoral degrees. They conduct officer training for

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1210-583: The "National and Kapodistrian University of Athens." During the 1960s construction work began on the University Campus in the suburb of Ilissia , which houses the Schools of Philosophy, Theology and Sciences. In 2013, the University Senate made the decision to suspend all operations in the wake of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs cutting 1,655 administrative jobs from universities around

1265-506: The 100 most important research institutes in the field of computer science, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities ( ARWU ). The Centre of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM; Greek: Κ.Ε.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ. - Κέντρο Επιμόρφωσης και Δια Βίου Μάθησης ) of the University of Athens (UoA) is a separate continuing and professional adult educational unit within University of Athens, at "non-typical education", although it

1320-726: The Athens High Performance Computing Laboratory, the National Centre for Marine Research (NCMR) and the Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA) . Research conducted in the institutes of the metropolitan area of Athens accounted for more than 50% of the ISI -indexed scientific publications coming from Greece . The Department of Informatics and Telecommunications has been ranked continuously among

1375-616: The Greek Academic Network (GUnet), also known as Greek Universities Network (GUnet), a member of the Open Education Global (OE Global). With the paragraph 10 of article 34 of the Law 2725/15-6-1999, Government Gazette 121/A/17-6-1999, high school graduate athletes from 17 to 30-year-old who hold specific sport achievements are admitted without entrance Panhellenic Examinations to anyone of their choice undergraduate department of

1430-551: The Greek Qualifications Framework. However, it does not prohibit colleges from collaborating in Greece with foreign universities to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Panhellenic Association of Recognised Colleges (Greek: Πανελλήνια Ένωση Αναγνωρισμένων Κολλεγίων ) is the representative body for the Greece located recognised private colleges. All the private colleges located in Greece are for-profit . Generally, any individual who wants to found

1485-533: The Independent Department of Implementation of European Legislation (ATEEN; Αυτοτελές Τμήμα Εφαρμογής Ευρωπαϊκής Νομοθεσίας; Α.Τ.Ε.Ε.Ν. ) of the Ministry of Education (Υ.ΠΑΙ.Θ.), as of the 2005 Directive of the European Parliament and Council , implemented domestically by a presidential decree in 2010. Higher Education qualifications obtained from abroad foreign countries are recognised by

1540-487: The Interdisciplinary Organisation of Recognition Academic Titles and Information (D.O.A.T.A.P.; Greek: Διεπιστημονικός Οργανισμός Αναγνώρισης Τίτλων Ακαδημαϊκών και Πληροφόρησης; Δ.Ο.Α.Τ.Α.Π. ) supervised by the Ministry of Education ( Υ.ΠΑΙ.Θ. ). The Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center (Hellenic NARIC) is the official international name of DOATAP. In most cases, it can obtain

1595-748: The Meals Department, the University Club reading rooms, and the Students Cultural Association (POFPA). From 1911 until 1932 the university was separated into the Kapodistrian University (the humanities departments; named after Ioannis Kapodistrias , the first head of state of the independent modern Greek state) and the National University (the science departments). In 1932, the two separate legal entities were merged into

1650-640: The Private Colleges belong, also they can be called Post-secondary Colleges (non-tertiary), they are bodies of non-typical education ( φορείς μη τυπικής εκπαίδευσης ) known as non-formal education bodies. According to the State Constitution of Greece, "education at university level must be provided exclusively by institutions which are fully self-governed public law legal bodies". This prohibits private companies from operating post-secondary education that provides studies at Level 6 and higher on

1705-456: The UK, leading to degrees which are awarded directly by those universities. The monitoring of those agreements as well as of additional provisions for the operation of colleges is carried out by the Ministry of Education and confirmed by Parliament by a 2008 law. Amendments were passed in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. They are also monitored by the respective educational authorities of the countries of

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1760-819: The University of Athens includes almost all research interests. Such research in the university is associated with that conducted by the hospitals and research institutes of the metropolitan area, including the National Research Center for Physical Sciences "Demokritos" , the National Hellenic Research Foundation (EIE) , the National Observatory of Athens , the Hellenic Pasteur Institute , the Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) "Alexander Fleming" ,

1815-433: The University of Athens, including Charilaos Trikoupis , Eleftherios Venizelos , Georgios Papandreou , Andreas Papandreou , Konstantinos Karamanlis, Karolos Papoulias , and most recently interim prime minister Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou . Also, Constantine II , the last monarch of Greece, and Nicos Anastasiades , the former president of Cyprus, attended the university. The University of Athens has also been home to

1870-644: The Vice-Rector or vice-president of Academic Affairs of the relevant HEI and representatives of the staff and students take part in the QAU. The internal evaluation is carried out with the responsibility of each academic unit (faculty or department) in cooperation with the Quality Assurance Unit. The academic units appoint Internal Evaluation Groups or Special Evaluation Groups (if undergraduate or postgraduate programmes are separately evaluated) and these groups compile

1925-461: The country of Greece, and some disciplines have further licensing requirements to bestow a recognized appellation (chartered accountant, attorney at law, doctor of medicine, etc.). Diploma is a prerequisite for registration as a chartered professional , so it is also known as professional degree . The use of specific professional titles for some professions is legally regulated. For a regulated profession, access to professional practice requires holding

1980-769: The country. In a statement, the University Senate said that "any educational, research and administrative operation of the University of Athens is objectively impossible". The University of Athens is divided into schools, faculties and departments as follows. The naming is nοt consistent in English for historical reasons, but in Greek the largest divisions are generally named "σχολές" (schools) and are divided in "τμήματα" (departments), furthermore subdivided in "τομείς" (faculties). The University of Athens also offers an English-taught 4-year undergraduate programme (with tuition) in Archaeology, History, and Literature of Ancient Greece. In 2015,

2035-582: The different levels of education qualifications and the requirements for each of these and is linked to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) , and thus to other qualifications frameworks across the European Union . The regulated framework for Greece higher education qualifications, which is tied to the HQF, covers degree-levels qualifications of Greece degree-awarding bodies and is linked to

2090-471: The end of World War I . This resulted in the decision to introduce entrance examinations for all the faculties, beginning for the academic year 1927–28. Since 1954 the number of students admitted each year has been fixed by the Ministry of Education and Religion, by proposal of the faculties. The University Club building was founded in 1930. Today the building houses the Health Services Office,

2145-447: The external evaluation of the institution cited University of Athens as Worthy of merit . An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA) in 2010–14. The University of Athens is considered one of the leading universities of Greece, a leading European regional university and is present in

2200-435: The home campus. Consequently, students of the University of Indianapolis could switch between campuses at any time. Degrees, diplomas, certificates, and any other type of attestation awarded by universities in European Union and European Free Trade Association countries to students that have completed their studies in an accredited private college located in Greece, can be recognized as professionally equivalent "in terms of

2255-574: The institution was staffed by 33 professors, while courses were attended by 52 students and 75 non-matriculated "auditors". It was first housed in the residence of architects Stamatios Kleanthis and Eduard Schaubert , on the north slope of the Acropolis , in Plaka, which now houses the museum of the university. In November 1841 the university relocated on the Central Building of the University of Athens,

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2310-432: The integrated master's level (which is divided into a 3-year undergraduate degree qualification and a 2-year postgraduate one), master's, and doctorate level. In specific disciplines, only the undergraduate programme is five years with awarded qualification ( Greek : Δίπλωμα , Latinised version: Diploma) that is legally equivalent to an integrated master's degree, which is often the standard route to chartered status for

2365-465: The latter consisting of the departments of Physics and Mathematics and the School of Pharmacy. In 1919, a department of chemistry was added, and in 1922 the School of Pharmacy was renamed a department. A further change came about when the School of Dentistry was added to the faculty of medicine. Between 1895 and 1911, an average of 1,000 new students matriculated each year, a number which increased to 2,000 at

2420-410: The law 5094/13-3-2024 it was prohibited the operation of private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). In Greece, there are also the private colleges which are not considered universities and are not recognized as HEIs or degree-awarding bodies by the Greek government. The Post-secondary Education Centres (Greek: Κέντρα Μεταλυκειακής Εκπαίδευσης; ΚΕΜΕ ) accredited by the Ministry of Education to which

2475-420: The masters should he wishes to. The most common integrated master's is in engineering, for example a Dipl.-Eng or Dip.Arch.Eng/M.Arch, and also others along with some programmes in the fine arts. In medical schools , six years of studying are required to earn a bachelor's degree. In addition to earning an academic degree in specific disciplines only, state license is required to practice independently within

2530-481: The military forces of their home countries. Upon graduation, all cadets become commissioned as second lieutenants , entry-level rank, and are employed in the Hellenic Armed Forces for a compulsory minimum term of duty service. After the law 5094/13-3-2024 published on Government Gazette 39/A/13-3-2024 permits in Greece the establishment and operation of private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Before

2585-528: The partnered universities, for example QAA and NARIC for a British university. One example of a college which neither operating as a franchise nor was validated through arrangements in the UK was the University of Indianapolis – Athens Campus , which ceased operations in July 2014. By contrast, this college was wholly owned and operated by its home campus, and is therefore accredited by the same agency which accredits

2640-468: The professional (practice) rights only" (Greek: επαγγελματικής ισοδυναμίας ) to higher education titles awarded in the formal Greek education system. Recognition of professional equivalence permits access to a specific economic activity that the title-holder can exercise on the same rules, rights, terms as holders of comparable titles of Greece HEIs education system. Recognition of legally-recognized professional degree rights in Greece can only be granted by

2695-647: The public Higher Education Institutions of Greece. Universities (Greek: Πανεπιστήμια ) can grant one or more of bachelor's , master's , integrated master's and doctorate degrees. The undergraduate programme of study for most disciplines is four years with awarded qualification in line with the Bologna process legal equivalent to a bachelor's degree, 240 ECTS, at level 6 of Greece's National Qualification Framework (NQF), European Qualifications Framework (EQF), or International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Technical universities, also known as polytechnics (Greek: Πολυτεχνεία ), grant degrees at

2750-658: The state and the HEIs informed on current international developments and relevant issues. The ADIP was reformed by law 4653/2020 to form the Hellenic (National) Authority for Higher Education (HAHE; Greek: Εθνική Αρχή Ανώτατης Εκπαίδευσης ; ΕΘ.Α.Α.Ε. ). At the end of each year, a Higher Education Quality Report is submitted to the Minister of Education. A "Quality Assurance Unit" (QAU) is established in every HEI in order to coordinate and support evaluation procedures. QAU meetings are chaired by

2805-627: The three cycle system. First (entry level), a four-year cycle of study at EQF level 6 to attain a bachelor's degree or its equivalent (Greek: Πτυχίο ; transliterated to Ptychio in dhimotiki from 1976–present; or defunct Πτυχίον ; Ptychion in polytonic , katharevousa up until 1976). A second cycle of study follows at EQF level 7 lasting one or two years to attain a master's degree (Greek: μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα ειδίκευσης (Μ.Δ.Ε.) , lit.   'postgraduate specialized diploma', also known as: δίπλωμα μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών (Δ.Μ.Σ.), 'diploma of postgraduate studies') or equivalent, which

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2860-684: The top universities annual lists. The most recent is the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities of 2019 that listed it in the 219th place out of 12,000 universities worldwide (1st in Greece, 70th in Europe) with very high perspectives regarding the university's openness. It is ranked 401st–500th in The Times Higher Education ( THE ) annual list. Furthermore, according to the QS World University Rankings annual list it

2915-561: The world and 1st in Greece. In the field of Pharmacy and Pharmacology it is listed 101st–150th in the world by QS and 94th by USNWR. The last situates the University 114th in Immunology and 166th in Clinical Medicine. The main campus is at Ano Ilisia , Zografou . There the faculties of Science, Theology and Philosophy are situated. The faculty of Life Sciences is located at Goudi and the faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science

2970-496: Was a classification of Greek public HEIs (government subsidised) from 1983 to 2019, also called Technological Educational Institutes (TEIs) of Higher Education , Technological Institutes , Institutes of Technology , Technological Universities , and rarely Technical Colleges . The undergraduate degree programmes, which by default included a one-time, 960 hours-long internship term known as practical training semester , consisted of four years and 240 ECTS-credits , previously

3025-490: Was named in his honour Othonian University (Οθώνειον Πανεπιστήμιον). It was the first university in the liberated Greek state and in the surrounding area of Southeast Europe as well. It was also the second academic institution after the Ionian Academy . This fledgling university consisted of four faculties; Theology, Law, Medicine and Arts (which included applied sciences and mathematics). During its first year of operation,

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