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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens ranks first in Greece and Cyprus – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2025 and US News Global University Rankings 2025-2026 announced

US News & World Report Media Company has recently published the results of its Best Global Universities Rankings for 2025-2026. In this 11th consecutive annual edition of the US News Best Global Universities Rankings, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens placed…

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Once again, top-scoring candidates choose the University of Athens

It is a day of joy for many candidates who have recently sat the nationwide examinations for admission to Greece’s Higher Educational Institutions. Among this year’s top achievers—those scoring over 19,000 points—a significant number have once again set their sights on enrolling…

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Prof. Dr. Xenofon Baraliakos, Medical Director of the Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Doctor Honoris Causa of the School of Medicine of the University of Athens, is the new president of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)

Prof. Dr. Xenofon Baraliakos, Medical Director of the Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Professor for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, is the new president of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR). During his two-year term, he plans…

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens stands among the top Universities worldwide in three major global rankings

With the completion of the first semester of 2025 and the announcement of the results of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens records a historic success, as it is now ranked among the top Higher…

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NKUA achieves remarkable results at IPT 2025

A six-member team of undergraduate students from the NKUA’s Department of Physics represented Greece at the 17th International Physicists’ Tournament (IPT 2025) held in Warsaw, Poland, from 7 to 13 April 2025 (https://iptnet.info/). The members of Team Greece, listed in alphabetical order, were…

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University of Athens School of Medicine participates in formulating international guidelines for orthopaedic infections

Professor Panagiotis J. Papagelopoulos, Director of the 1st Clinical Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); Professor George Babis, Director of the 2nd Clinical Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NKUA; and Assistant Professor Panayiotis D. Megaloikonomos,…

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Rector of the University of Athens, Gerasimos Siasos, receives award from the Holy Metropolis of Messinia and the Municipality of Kalamata

His Eminence Chrysostomos, Metropolitan of Messinia, and Mr Athanasios Vasilopoulos, Mayor of Kalamata, presented an honorary plaque to Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in recognition of his significant contributions to Medicine, the Sciences, and Education.

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University of Athens School of Medicine awarded for bringing brilliant scientists back home

Professor Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Chair of the NKUA’s School of Medicine, received the honorary title of ‘Employer Ambassador for Greek Doctors Abroad 2024’ on behalf of his School on May 6, 2025, during the BrainReGain Annual Conference at Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall. The…

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Dr Stella Tsani, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, NKUA is a finalist in the 2025 European Sustainable Energy Awards

Stella Tsani, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, who promotes research and action in the field of energy and sustainability, is one of the three finalists in the European Sustainable Energy Awards 2025,…

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Lecture Tour by University of Athens Professor Dimitris Plantzos in the United States

Professor of Classical Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dimitris Plantzos, has been selected as a speaker for the Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship series of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) for the 2024–2025 academic year. This honour…