On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens released the eighth issue of ‘University of Athens: The Newspaper of Science, Education and Culture’, in partnership with the Sunday edition of To Vima. The lead story, ‘Middle East Crisis: The Energy War and the Risk at the Strait of Hormuz’, features analysis […]
In the global top 100 in 4 subjects – ranked highly across 24 subjects The latest Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject, widely regarded as one of the most authoritative international ranking systems, has been released, offering a comprehensive assessment of universities across broad subject areas and more narrowly defined subjects worldwide. The 2026 […]
The University of Athens is carrying out a major upgrade programme of its student residences, aimed at improving living standards, strengthening safety measures, and enhancing students’ day-to-day experience. Working in partnership with the Youth and Lifelong Learning Foundation, the university has completed extensive refurbishment across the residences, restoring previously unused areas, carrying out major maintenance […]
A delegation from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens visited New York and Boston to present the full range of the institution’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including provision at its branch in Cyprus. Particular emphasis was placed on academic programmes delivered in English. During the visit, they met with the Consul General of Greece […]
In a feature published on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Greek daily newspaper Ta Nea highlights the Accessibility Unit of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as one of the country’s leading examples of inclusive higher education. The feature follows Ta Nea’s visit to the Unit and examines how it has become a model […]
As part of the public lecture series ‘Word and Knowledge in the City of the 21st Century’ (led by Kirki Kefalea), the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed the internationally acclaimed British novelist Victoria Hislop, whose work has long drawn inspiration from modern Greece. Hislop delivered her lecture on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, in […]
The MSc in Global Health and Disaster Medicine at the School of Medicine, in partnership with the University’s Cyprus Branch and the Ambulance Services Directorate of the Cyprus State Health Services Organisation, will host a large-scale multi-agency emergency response exercise in Nicosia with support from the University’s Research Institute for Humanitarian Medicine and Disaster Management. […]
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will release the eighth issue of ‘University of Athens: The Newspaper of Science, Education and Culture’, in partnership with the Sunday edition of To Vima. The lead story, ‘Middle East Crisis: The Energy War and the Risk at the Strait of Hormuz’, features […]
The Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law, meeting in plenary session in Istanbul on 23–24 May 2026, elected Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos as its new President. Professor Sicilianos, of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and former Dean of its School of Law, is a leading scholar in his field. He previously served […]
On Wednesday, 14 May 2026, Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, welcomed Professor Naomi Weiss, the newly appointed Director of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece (CHS Greece), during her first visit to the country since taking up the post. Professor […]
The online workshop “Humanities and Technology: A Creative Synergy” was successfully held on Friday, 15 May 2026, organised by the Research Institute for the Digital Humanities and the Joint MSc Programme in Digital Humanities of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The workshop highlighted the increasingly important dialogue between the humanities and contemporary digital […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed Professor Gilles Bonnet, President of Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, and members of the university’s delegation on Friday, 15 May 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen academic and research links between the two institutions and to further expand their international cooperation. The visiting delegation was […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens had the privilege of welcoming Professor Maurie McInnis, President of Yale University, along with Peter Salovey, internationally renowned Professor of Psychology and former President of Yale, for a historic meeting that further strengthened the academic ties between the two leading Institutions of Higher Education. That was the first […]
Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Professor of Experimental and Clinical Physiology at NKUA Medical School, has been elected a member of the Academy of the International Union of Physiological Sciences With great pleasure, we announce that Professor Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Professor of Experimental and Clinical Physiology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) […]
Professor Maria Gavouneli, Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law and Deputy Director of the Athens Center for Public International Law (Athens PIL), has been honoured by the French Republic. The insignia of the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur were bestowed upon Professor Maria Gavouneli and Mr Margaritis Schinas, Minister of Rural Development […]
For a second consecutive year, Professor Maria Gazouli of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens will serve as Chair of the RealTek Meetings on NanoScience and Nanotechnology. The Conference will take place on 23-24 April 2027 in Madrid, Spain. With her extensive expertise and leadership, Professor Gazouli is expected to bring together researchers, innovators, […]
It is with great pleasure and honor to announce the appointment of Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Professor of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, as Visiting Professor at the Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies (RW-ILS), King’s College London. The Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies is one of Europe’s largest comprehensive academic liver centres and constitutes a leading […]
The School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL) is very proud to announce the outstanding achievement of its undergraduate student team at the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, held in Washington, D.C., United States of America, […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was represented by an eight-member team at the South-Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad for University Students (SEEMOUS), held on 5 March 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus. This year’s competition, staged in a hybrid format (both online and in person), brought together 97 students from eight countries and 27 universities. The […]
Emeritus Professor Clyde Williams, OBE, of Loughborough University (United Kingdom) has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the School of Physical Education and Sport Science of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, 23 April 2026, in the University’s Great Hall. Proceedings opened with welcoming […]
Shane R. Jimerson, distinguished scholar and Professor of School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Psychology at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, 19 March 2026, in […]
Nonna Mayer, a distinguished French political scientist, Professor Emeritus at Sciences Po, and researcher at the CNRS, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Sociology at the School of Economics and Political Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Professor Mayer served as president of the French Political […]
Film director Fotos Lambrinos was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Digital Arts and Cinema of the School of Economics and Political Sciences at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Friday, 19 December 2025, in the University’s Great Hall. Proceedings opened with welcoming remarks by […]
Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (USA), Voula Tsouna, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony took place on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, in the Great Hall of the University. The Rector, Professor Gerasimos […]
In a ceremony reflecting academic continuity and excellence, the University of Athens conferred the title of Honorary Professor on Academician and Professor Emeritus of the School of Law, Paul Sourlas, on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, in the Great Hall. The event opened with a welcome address delivered by Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the National […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, which was inaugurated on May 3, 1837, was initially housed in a renovated Ottoman building on the northeastern side of the Acropolis. This building has since been restored and now functions as the University Museum. Originally named the "Othonian University," after Otto, the first king of Greece, it consisted of four academic departments and 52 students. As the first university of the newly established Greek state, as well as of the broader Balkan and Mediterranean region, it assumed an important socio-historical role, which was pivotal in the development of specific forms of knowledge and culture within the country.
