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The University of Athens Cyprus Branch in Nicosia welcomed its first-year students for 2026–2027 on Monday, 21 September 2026, at an event filled with pride and optimism as they embark on their academic journey. Today marks a historic chapter in the internationalisation of higher education, reflecting the commitment of Greece’s leading university to strengthening its […]
The new academic year marks an important milestone for the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Cyprus Branch. As the University of Athens celebrates its 190th anniversary and reflects on its long-standing contribution to the Greek and international academic community, it is now closer to Cyprus than ever, strengthening a relationship rooted in deep […]
The University of Athens welcomed a delegation from Nanjing University, China, on 4 September 2026, for the delegation’s first official visit to the University, aimed at strengthening academic and research links between the two leading institutions. Representing the University of Athens were Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion, and Professor […]
As the new academic year got under way, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the University of Athens, visited the School of Science on Wednesday 9 September 2026 to see its recently refurbished spaces. He was joined by Professor Nikolaos Thomaidis, Vice-President of the Administration Council and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Property […]
‘Eight months away from the School of Philosophy and then you see this…’ Those are the words that appear on a TikTok video as, to the sound of mysterious music, a young woman wanders through a building, looking around as though she can hardly believe what she is seeing. The woman is Vicky, and the […]
The new academic year has got under way at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with the traditional blessing ceremony, led by His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece. This is the fourth consecutive year in which His Beatitude has led the ceremony, with the Rector and Vice-Rectors, members of the […]
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.
