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Times Higher Education World University Rankings: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Climbs 100 Places to Lead in Greece and Cyprus

Times Higher Education World University Rankings: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Climbs 100 Places to Lead in Greece and Cyprus

Times Higher Education has just released the 2025-2026 edition of its World University Rankings (THE WUR). Alongside QS and ARWU (also known as the Shanghai Ranking), experts recognize THE WUR as one of the three most respected and influential global university rankings. This year’s list features over 2,191 institutions from 115 countries, including twenty from […]

Ministry of Education and the University of Athens join forces for Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

Ministry of Education and the University of Athens join forces for Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

The Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, launching a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening lifelong learning and opening up new opportunities for adults. The initiative promotes the application of scientific knowledge in both social and professional contexts, integrating innovative paedagogical […]

New Year Message from the Rector of the University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos

New Year Message from the Rector of the University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos

Nearly two centuries have passed since the founding of theNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece’soldest and largest higher education institution. From its inception, the University has evolved in tandem with the early modern Greek State, shaping and witnessing every defining moment of the nation’s history. Since 1837, guidedby a steadfast focus on the future, […]

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Inauguration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Cyprus Branch: A Landmark Event for Higher Education in Greece and Cyprus

Inauguration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Cyprus Branch: A Landmark Event for Higher Education in Greece and Cyprus

The official opening of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Cyprus Branch (Nicosia) took place with great ceremony, marking a historic milestone for Higher Education in both Greece and Cyprus. In attendance were: Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus; Georgios, Archbishop of Cyprus; Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the University of […]

The University of Athens Honours the Outstanding Contributions of Yannis Stournaras, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Economics and Governor of the Bank of Greece, to Economic Science and Public Life

The University of Athens Honours the Outstanding Contributions of Yannis Stournaras, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Economics and Governor of the Bank of Greece, to Economic Science and Public Life

On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, along with the Department of Economics at the School of Economics and Political Sciences, honoured Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece and Professor Emeritus of the University of Athens. The event included the presentation of an honorary volume entitled ‘Studies in […]

Announcements
Simulation Laboratory Launches at the University of Athens School of Medicine

Simulation Laboratory Launches at the University of Athens School of Medicine

On 9 February 2026, the University of Athens School of Medicine reached a historic milestone with the launch of its Clinical Simulation Programme, held at the Physiology Laboratory’s Simulation Centre. Part of the Internal Medicine clinical practice curriculum, the programme brings together all eight Departments of Internal Medicine at the School—including the Department of Therapeutics, […]

University of Athens School of Health Sciences Honours Greece’s Alternate Minister of Health, Eirini Agapidaki

University of Athens School of Health Sciences Honours Greece’s Alternate Minister of Health, Eirini Agapidaki

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 […]

University of Athens Develops and Validates Online Tool to Measure Susceptibility to Misinformation from Fake News

University of Athens Develops and Validates Online Tool to Measure Susceptibility to Misinformation from Fake News

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, […]

University of Athens Postdoctoral Researcher Features in AI Hub for Education Research Study Repository (SCALE Initiative, Stanford Accelerator for Learning)

University of Athens Postdoctoral Researcher Features in AI Hub for Education Research Study Repository (SCALE Initiative, Stanford Accelerator for Learning)

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 […]

University of Athens Participates in Marie Curie Doctoral Network

University of Athens Participates in Marie Curie Doctoral Network

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, […]

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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
Geology and Geoenvironment Department Secures Top Positions in Global Rankings

Geology and Geoenvironment Department Secures Top Positions in Global Rankings

The Department of Geology and Geoenvironment at the University of Athens has reached a significant national milestone, with three of its faculty members ranked among the Best Earth Science Scientists in Greece, securing fifth, eighth, and eleventh places, respectively. Professor Filippos Vallianatos (5th place) distinguished himself for his research in Geophysics, Physics of the Earth’s Interior, Earthquake […]

Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis Publishes Study in the High-impact Journal Molecular Cancer

Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis Publishes Study in the High-impact Journal Molecular Cancer

Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis of the Laboratory of Histology-Embryology at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, together with his collaborators, has published a recent paper in the prestigious, high-impact journal Molecular Cancer. The study decodes for the first time the role of cellular senescence in the dysfunction of the immune cells […]

University of Athens Research Team Publishes Study in the Journal of Political Marketing

University of Athens Research Team Publishes Study in the Journal of Political Marketing

A research team from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has recently published a study entitled ‘Exploring the Dynamics of Digital and Social Media Marketing by Political Parties: Organic Posts vs. Paid Advertising on Meta Platforms’ in the Journal of Political Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2025.2599274 The team comprised: –Dr Vagia Mochla, Visiting Professor, Department of Business […]

Professor Mantzavinos elected to the International Academy of Philosophy of Science (Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences)

Professor Mantzavinos elected to the International Academy of Philosophy of Science (Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences)

Congratulations to Chrysostomos Mantzavinos, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, who has been elected to the International Academy of Philosophy of Science. He will serve as Full Member.   https://www.aips.be/en/chrysostomos-mantzavinos   The Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences (AIPS) was founded in 1947 and is located in Brussels. […]

Honorary Degree Ceremonies
Film Director Fotos Lambrinos Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa

Film Director Fotos Lambrinos Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa

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 […]

Timothy M. Pawlik, Professor of Surgical Oncology and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Ohio State University, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the School of Medicine

Timothy M. Pawlik, Professor of Surgical Oncology and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Ohio State University, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the School of Medicine

Timothy M. Pawlik, Professor of Surgical Oncology and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa of the School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, at 18:00, at the Propylaea building […]

General Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Department of Business Administration

General Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, Receives the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Department of Business Administration

General Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa of the Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Political Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at 19:00, at the Great Hall of the National […]

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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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