As the new academic year got under way, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the University of Athens, visited the School of Science on Wednesday 9 September 2026 to see its recently refurbished spaces. He was joined by Professor Nikolaos Thomaidis, Vice-President of the Administration Council and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Property […]
The new academic year has got under way at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with the traditional blessing ceremony, led by His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece. This is the fourth consecutive year in which His Beatitude has led the ceremony, with the Rector and Vice-Rectors, members of the […]
The new academic year begins with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at a particularly significant moment in its long history, as it marks 190 years of uninterrupted teaching and scholarship. The University’s 190th anniversary is a landmark in the history of modern Greece and a major milestone for the country’s first university – […]
The latest results of the AD Scientific Index World Top Universities Ranking confirm the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as one of the world’s top 100 universities for research performance, marking another significant international distinction for the institution. Over the past five years, the University has risen by 22 places, reaching 61st globally among […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has once again ranked first among Greek universities both in the total number of newly admitted students and in the number of candidates who selected it as their first choice, according to an analysis of admissions data for 2026–2027. Based on the available figures, a total of 5,586 […]
The launch of the Cyprus Branch of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens marks the most significant step towards internationalisation in the history of Greece’s public universities. The country’s oldest and largest university, with two centuries of history, is now extending its academic reach to Cyprus, the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider international community, […]
The University of Athens welcomed a delegation from Nanjing University, China, on 4 September 2026, for the delegation’s first official visit to the University, aimed at strengthening academic and research links between the two leading institutions. Representing the University of Athens were Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion, and Professor […]
‘Eight months away from the School of Philosophy and then you see this…’ Those are the words that appear on a TikTok video as, to the sound of mysterious music, a young woman wanders through a building, looking around as though she can hardly believe what she is seeing. The woman is Vicky, and the […]
The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Phanar. During the meeting, Professor Siasos updated the Ecumenical Patriarch, who holds an honorary doctorate awarded jointly by all Schools and Departments of the National and Kapodistrian University […]
As the Cyprus Branch prepares to launch its first undergraduate programmes in Economics and Business Administration in September 2026, the University is enhancing its links with leading businesses and professional organisations across Cyprus. Professor Nikolaos Eriotis, Dean of the School of Economics and Political Science, and Professor George Dotsis, Chair of the Department of Economics, […]
The University of Athens – Cyprus Branch in Nicosia has extended the deadline for applications to its degree programmes. The extension was unanimously approved by the Interim Academic Council at its meeting on Thursday, 23 July 2026. Prospective students may now submit their applications by Monday, 31 August 2026. If necessary, the deadline may be […]
The Library and Information Centre (LIC) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) participated in designing and delivering the CIVIS Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) titled “Transformative Libraries and Participatory Culture” (IMOTION) implemented in two parts — online and in-person — from 3 June to 10 July 2026. This initiative is particularly significant for […]
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 […]
The Meyer-Struckmann-Preis of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, awarded in 2026 for research on the topic of Institutional Resilience, will this year be presented to Chrysostomos Mantzavinos. The Meyer-Struckmann Prize Since 2006, the Meyer-Struckmann Foundation has awarded its annual prize for research in the humanities and social sciences. The […]
Dimitris N. Chryssochoou, Professor of Theory and Institutions of European Integration in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, was honoured with the “Golden Star of Friendship” Medal by the Peace and Friendship Organization of Mongolia (3.8.26). The site of the Peace and Friendship Organization […]
Once again, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens confirms its leading position in Greek higher education, attracting candidates with some of the highest academic achievements nationwide. This year, the University’s School of Medicine and School of Law once again record the highest admission scores in the Panhellenic Examinations, reflecting the confidence that prospective students […]
Anastassios Philippou, PhD, FACSM, Professor of Physiology-Exercise Physiology in the School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, is the global recipient of the Exercise is Medicine Global Leader award from American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Each year, individuals whose leadership has advanced the integration of physical activity into healthcare and […]
Dr Kostas A Papavassiliou has been featured in the ‘Emerging Investigators Highlight’ of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the flagship journal of the American Thoracic Society (Impact Factor 19.4). The feature showcases early-career researchers whose work is making significant contributions to pulmonology and respiratory medicine. Dr Papavassiliou holds a BS in […]
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 of General Linguistics and Discourse Analysis at the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Louis de Saussure, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of English Language and Literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Monday, 7 September 2026, in the University’s Great […]
Professor of Surgery at Alfaisal University (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Dieter C Broering, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, in the University’s Great Hall. Proceedings opened with welcoming remarks by […]
Professor of Government and holder of the Lloyd M Bentsen Jr Chair in Government/Business Relations at the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, USA, James K Galbraith, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Economics, School of Economics and Political Science, National and […]
Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Business Criminal Law, and Legal Philosophy at the Faculty of Law of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Dr Frank Saliger, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on […]
Emeritus Professor of the University of Leeds, Roger Slee, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Monday, 29 June 2026, in the University’s Great Hall. Proceedings opened with welcoming remarks by […]
Professor of Medical Oncology at Yale University (USA), Barbara Burtness, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, 25 June 2026, in the University’s Great Hall. Proceedings opened with welcoming remarks by Professor Gerasimos […]
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.
