The Self-portrait of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens [September, 2022] is available in the attached file below:
The presentation guide of the Institution includes sections on the administrative and academic structure of NKUA, a brief historical review, studies, academic units and services, the Institution’s internationalization as well as it’s research and innovation.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to public health and society, Greece’s Alternate Minister of Health, Eirini Agapidaki—a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens—was presented with an honorary award by the School of Health Sciences. The award highlights her achievements in healthcare and prevention, as well as the lasting social impact of […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has, for the first time internationally, developed a scale for measuring individuals’ susceptibility to misinformation from fake news. Called the Online Misinformation Susceptibility Scale, it is the fruit of research by Associate Professor Petros Galanis, PhD candidate Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Assistant Professor Polyxeni Mangoulia, Laboratory Teaching Staff Olympia Konstantakopoulou, […]
A paper by postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, Tryfon Sivenas, working under Professor Emeritus Constantine Skordoulis, was included in the AI Hub for Education Research Study Repository of Stanford’s SCALE Initiative (January 2026 update). It was one of three studies explicitly highlighted (the other two being from UCL and Carnegie […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens participates in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network’s INTEGRATE project, funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe. The project offers 16 doctoral candidate positions, including one to be supervised by Professor of Pharmacology Christina Dalla at the 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, […]
On Thursday, 29 January 2026, Athens Law School welcomed a delegation of 15 students and two faculty members from the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences in Brühl (Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung in Brühl). The visit was organised by Associate Professor of Public Law Ekaterini Iliadou, Head of the Department of Public Law, […]
Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, attended the 110th Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference held in late January in Volos, Thessaly. In his address, he thanked Ms Sofia Zacharaki, Greek Minister of Education, and the Ministry’s political leadership for their constructive collaboration, along with Ms Anna Rokofyllou, President of the Youth […]
On Sunday, 1 February, the University of Athens released the sixth issue of its newspaper in collaboration with To Vima tis Kyriakis, titled ‘The University of Athens: A Newspaper of Science, Education, and Culture’. The front page features an exclusive interview with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, under the headline: International […]
This Sunday, 1 February, the University of Athens will release the sixth issue of its newspaper in collaboration with To Vima tis Kyriakis, titled ‘The University of Athens: A Newspaper of Science, Education, and Culture’. The front page features an exclusive interview with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, under the headline: […]
From January 19 to 22, 2026, the University of Athens – Cyprus Branch brought a taste of university life to high schools across Cyprus. Targeting final-year students in the Economics stream, the sessions showcased the School of Economics and Political Sciences’ three Departments — Economics, Business Administration, and Port Management & Shipping — giving students […]
The Department of Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) – Cyprus Branch invites prospective students to submit an expression of interest for entry to its Greek-taught Undergraduate Programme in Psychology. The programme has a standard duration of eight (8) semesters and leads to the award of a Bachelor’s degree, in accordance […]
The “Resilience Economics and Sustainable Transitions” Centre at the Department of Economics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) has been officially designated as a new International Centre of Excellence (ICoE) of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Programme cosponsored by the International Science Council and the United Nations Office for Disaster […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has taken a major step in advancing its academic programmes at its Cyprus Branch with the official opening of new, state-of-the-art laboratories in Nicosia. These facilities, located in the heart of the city, significantly expand the University’s physical and educational presence on the island. The new laboratories include […]
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.
