Distinctions

Associate Professor of the Digital Technology Department of NKUA, Petros Bithas, in the list of World’s Top 2% Scientists

Associate Professor of the Digital Technology Department of NKUA, Petros Bithas, in the list of World’s Top 2% Scientists

In October the 4th 2023, the updated database of the World’s top-cited scientists entitled “October 2023 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators” was published. This annual ranking, by Professor Ioannidis from Stanford University, is based on several indicators related to the impact of the scientists’ published research work for the year 2022.

According to this database, the Associate Professor of the Department of Digital Industry Technologies at School of Science of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Petros Bithas, is included among 210,198 scientists ranked in the top 2% or above in their research field (in the single recent year dataset) as well as in the corresponding career-long database with the 204,644 scientists.

This distinction has been achieved for a third consecutive year.

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 […]

Anastassios Philippou, Professor at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, received the Exercise is Medicine Global Leadership Award 2026

Anastassios Philippou, Professor at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, received the Exercise is Medicine Global Leadership Award 2026

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 […]

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens PhD Graduate Kostas A Papavassiliou Receives Recognition from Leading International Medical Journal

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens PhD Graduate Kostas A Papavassiliou Receives Recognition from Leading International Medical Journal

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 […]

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 […]

Professor of Medical School Antonios Chatzigeorgiou Elected Member of the Academy of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)

Professor of Medical School Antonios Chatzigeorgiou Elected Member of the Academy of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)

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) […]

University of Athens Rector Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Phanar

University of Athens Rector Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Phanar

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 […]

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 – […]

University of Athens Cyprus Branch Attracts Hundreds of Prospective Students

University of Athens Cyprus Branch Attracts Hundreds of Prospective Students

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, […]

Cyprus Branch Expands Strategic Partnerships with Business and Professional Organisations

Cyprus Branch Expands Strategic Partnerships with Business and Professional Organisations

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, […]

University of Athens

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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