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Interview with the University of Athens Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos at alfavita.gr: Work, Vision and Priorities

Interview with the University of Athens Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos at alfavita.gr: Work, Vision and Priorities

https://www.alfavita.gr/ekpaideysi/562161_i-megali-synenteyxi-toy-prytani-toy-ekpa-gerasimoy-siasoy-sto-alfavita-ergo-orama The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and President of the Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference, Professor of Cardiology Gerasimos Siasos, welcomed alfavita.gr to the University’s historic Main Building at the Propylaea. There, he spoke to journalist Nikos Lourdas for the publication’s Vidcast series. The wide-ranging interview touches on his own journey […]

University of Athens Takes on the Presidency of the Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference as It Marks Its 190th Anniversary – Statement by Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos

University of Athens Takes on the Presidency of the Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference as It Marks Its 190th Anniversary – Statement by Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos

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 – […]

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Ranks 61st Globally and 15th in Europe, Topping All Greek and Cypriot Universities in the AD Scientific Index World Top Universities Ranking 2026

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Ranks 61st Globally and 15th in Europe, Topping All Greek and Cypriot Universities in the AD Scientific Index World Top Universities Ranking 2026

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 […]

Announcements
Judge Xue Hanqin delivers keynote address at the Nicolas Politis Annual Lecture

Judge Xue Hanqin delivers keynote address at the Nicolas Politis Annual Lecture

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, together with the University’s School of Law and the Athens Public International Law Centre, hosted the Nicolas Politis Annual Lecture on Friday 9 October 2026, with Judge Xue Hanqin, former Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, delivering the keynote address. The event was held in the University’s […]

6th Summer School of the Hellenic Astronomical Society – Multi-Messenger Astronomy

6th Summer School of the Hellenic Astronomical Society – Multi-Messenger Astronomy

An article written by  Maria Petropoulou, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics Despina Hatzidimitriou, Professor, President of HeL.A.S., Department of Physics Thirty students and junior researchers attended in person, with an additional ten participating remotely, in an intensive five-day programme bringing together leading Greek and international researchers in astrophysics and astroparticle physics. The National and Kapodistrian […]

Article by Emeritus Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Michalis Gr. Vrachopoulos, titled “The Energy That Could Transform Thrace and the Great Energy Paradox of Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece”

Article by Emeritus Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Michalis Gr. Vrachopoulos, titled “The Energy That Could Transform Thrace and the Great Energy Paradox of Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece”

An article by Michalis Gr. Vrachopoulos, Emeritus Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), on the utilization of energy currently being wasted at the TAP compressor station in Kipi, Evros, has been published in the Gnomi of Evros newspaper. Read the article There are times when development is being held back not […]

Live: Day Two of the ‘Dialogues for Athens’ Conference

Live: Day Two of the ‘Dialogues for Athens’ Conference

Follow our live blog for minute-by-minute coverage of ‘Dialogues for Athens’, organised by To Vima under the auspices of the University of Athens and the City of Athens, taking place on 6–7 October 2026. Συνέδριο του «Β» για την Αθήνα: Οι υψηλές παρουσίες, το πρόγραμμα και η ατζέντα της 2ης ημέρας – Ζωντανή μετάδοση Watch […]

Live: Day One of the ‘Dialogues for Athens’ Conference

Live: Day One of the ‘Dialogues for Athens’ Conference

Follow our live blog for minute-by-minute coverage of ‘Dialogues for Athens’, organised by To Vima under the auspices of the University of Athens and the City of Athens, taking place on 6–7 October 2026. Watch all the talks and discussions at the conference.

Complete Anatomy Training Session [October 7, 2026]

Complete Anatomy Training Session [October 7, 2026]

The NKUA Library and Information Centre in collaboration with Elsevier invite students, faculty members and researchers to a training session on Complete Anatomy, the leading 3D human anatomy platform, available to the academic community through the HEAL-Link consortium license. During the session, participants will learn how to: • Activate their access using the institutional license […]

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Υale University – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: President Maurie McInnis and former President Peter Salovey of Yale University at the University of Athens

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 […]

Distinctions
NKUA Professor Dimitris N. Chryssochoou was honoured with a Commendation of Distinguished Lifetime Scholarly Contribution to the Study of the Polity by the Association of Guardians of Mongolian History

NKUA Professor Dimitris N. Chryssochoou was honoured with a Commendation of Distinguished Lifetime Scholarly Contribution to the Study of the Polity by the Association of Guardians of Mongolian History

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 a Commendation of Distinguished Lifetime Scholarly Contribution to the Study of the Polity by the Association of Guardians of Mongolian History (7.7.26). Brief CV […]

NKUA Professor Dimitris N. Chryssochoou was honoured with four Commendations and a Praise for his distinguished scholarly contribution

NKUA Professor Dimitris N. Chryssochoou was honoured with four Commendations and a Praise for his distinguished scholarly contribution

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 following distinctions: Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to International Studies, Visvaniti Foundation, New Delhi, India (15.6.26); Praise for Outstanding Scholarship in European Studies, Early […]

Meyer-Struckmann-Preis 2026 goes to Chrysostomos Mantzavinos

Meyer-Struckmann-Preis 2026 goes to Chrysostomos Mantzavinos

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 […]

Decoration of NKUA Professor Dimitris N. Chryssochoou with the “Golden Star of Friendship” Medal by the Peace and Friendship Organization of Mongolia

Decoration of NKUA Professor Dimitris N. Chryssochoou with the “Golden Star of Friendship” Medal by the Peace and Friendship Organization of Mongolia

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 […]

Medicine and Law at the University of Athens Again Record Greece’s Highest Entry Scores

Medicine and Law at the University of Athens Again Record Greece’s Highest Entry Scores

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 […]

Honorary Degree Ceremonies
Professor of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine Allan Douglas Kirk Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine Allan Douglas Kirk Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine Allan Douglas Kirk 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 Friday, 16 October 2026, in the University’s Great Hall. Proceedings opened with welcoming remarks by […]

Member of the French Academy of Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Jean-Michel Bismut Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Department of Mathematics

Member of the French Academy of Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of Orsay, Université Paris-Saclay, France, Jean-Michel Bismut, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Mathematics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, 24 September 2026, […]

Professor of Endocrinology at Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland, Marek Ruchała, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the School of Medicine

Professor of Endocrinology at Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland, Marek Ruchała, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the School of Medicine

Marek Ruchała, Professor of Endocrinology at Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Friday, 25 September 2026, in the University’s Great Hall. Proceedings opened with welcoming remarks by […]

Member of the French Academy of Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Jean-Michel Bismut Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Department of Mathematics

Member of the French Academy of Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Jean-Michel Bismut Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Department of Mathematics

Jean-Michel Bismut, Member of the French Academy of Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of Orsay, Université Paris-Saclay, France, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Mathematics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, 24 September 2026, […]

Professor of General Linguistics and Discourse Analysis at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Louis de Saussure, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Department of English Language and Literature

Professor of General Linguistics and Discourse Analysis at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Louis de Saussure, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Department of English Language and Literature

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 […]

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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.

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