Attached you can find the concise guide for NKUA incoming students in german language, which contains general information about NKUA and analytical steps that incoming students have to follow before and after their arrival.
Attached you can find the concise guide for NKUA incoming students in german language, which contains general information about NKUA and analytical steps that incoming students have to follow before and after their arrival.
The Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is hosting an event entitled ‘Computer Science in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: ACM President Yannis Ioannidis and Students Discuss the Future of Computing and Society’. The event will be held at the Main Auditorium of the Department of Informatics and […]
The School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), together with its Cyprus Branch, is partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Cyprus to strengthen health emergency preparedness and response across the WHO European Region. The initiative is anchored in the MSc in Global Health – Disaster Medicine, […]
As part of the ‘NKUA in the City’ series, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed the Nanjing University Traditional Instruments Orchestra for a special concert held on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, in the Great Hall of the University’s historic main building. The event offered a rare glimpse into the richness and refinement of […]
The University of Athens is carrying out a major upgrade programme of its student residences, aimed at improving living standards, strengthening safety measures, and enhancing students’ day-to-day experience. Working in partnership with the Youth and Lifelong Learning Foundation, the university has completed extensive refurbishment across the residences, restoring previously unused areas, carrying out major maintenance […]
ERASMUS+ LECTURES Workshop: Researching Music in Dictatorships. Case Studies from the German Democratic Republic School of Philosophy – Room 917 – 14.05.2026 – 12:00 CV Michael Custodis (*1973) is Professor of Musicology at the University of Münster. A main part of his research deals with music in dictatorships, both in the GDR as well as […]
Six nanosatellites were successfully deployed into orbit aboard a SpaceX launch on 3 May 2026 at 10:26 a.m., with contributions from the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The ‘Hellenic Space Dawn’ mission, led by EMTECH SPACE, includes two of the nanosatellites and focuses on advancing laser-based […]
The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Professor Gerasimos Siasos cordially invites you to the opening ceremony of the International Interdisciplinary Conference entitled: “Borders: Literary, Cultural and Political Dialogues” organized by the Department of English Language and Literature of the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens and the Hellenic Association […]
A delegation from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens visited New York and Boston to present the full range of the institution’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including provision at its branch in Cyprus. Particular emphasis was placed on academic programmes delivered in English. During the visit, they met with the Consul General of Greece […]
A delegation from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens visited Boston University, where they met with senior leadership to further strengthen ties between the two institutions. The discussions reaffirmed a shared commitment to expanding academic and research collaboration in key strategic areas. The visit followed President Melissa Gilliam’s October 2025 trip to Athens with […]
Professor of Surgery Nikos Arkadopoulos and Professor of Cardiology Kostas Tsioufis have been re-elected as Chair and Vice-Chair of the School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, securing over 95% of the vote in an election with a turnout of 94.1%, reflecting exceptionally high participation. The vote, cast by 600 faculty members, reaffirms strong confidence […]
On 22 April 2026, as part of the module ‘Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Aid in the 21st Century and the EU’, first-year medical students at the Cyprus Branch of the University of Athens undertook the first phase of pre-hospital emergency management training, delivered in collaboration with the Ambulance Directorate of the State Health Services Organisation. According […]
Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, the Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, drew attention to the cardiovascular component of the PROLAMVANO initiative—the largest prevention programme of its kind in Greece. Designed by the University of Athens and implemented by the State, the programme has already screened three million […]
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.
