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Read the latest issue of ‘The University of Athens’ newspaper—25 May 2025 edition

Read the latest issue of ‘The University of Athens’ newspaper—25 May 2025 edition

On Sunday, 25 May 2025, NKUA released the fourth issue of its newspaper titled ‘The University of Athens, a Newspaper of Science, Education and Culture’ distributed with the Greek Sunday newspaper ‘To Vima tis Kyriakis’. The front page of the 25 May issue features as the top story, an interview with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I under the headline ‘Life Is Not Digital’.

«Go out into the world and breathe the oxygen of human interaction»

In one of his rare interviews and in the midst of a period of economic and political upheaval, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I shares his thoughts and concerns. Also in the May issue:

  • Analysis: Tariffs—Why, when, and how many?
  • Medicine: Programmes and initiatives to win the battle for prevention
  • History: The first urban clinic, the first chemistry laboratory, and an observatory that gave time to the city
  • Mineral Resources: Rare earth elements—Geopolitical significance and the Greek paradox
  • How the climate crisis is fueling fires in our neighbourhoods

Through its University newspaper, published as a supplement to ‘To Vima tis Kyriakis’, our country’s oldest and largest Higher Educational Institution brings science, education, and the concerns of young scholars into the everyday lives of people in Greece. With this publication, the University of Athens explores and responsibly presents questions arising in social and political discourse, including subjects introduced by its researchers and trends shaped by international scientific advancements. In essence, ‘The University of Athens’ newspaper stands as a vibrant forum for the exchange of ideas in science, culture, education, and the pursuit of knowledge.

The newspaper available in PDF format for reading and download

‘The University of Athens’ newspaper of 25 May 2025 in PDF

Readers can also access the articles of ‘The University of Athens’ newspaper via the following link hosted on ‘To Vima tis Kyriakis’

https://www.tovima.gr/category/afieromata/panepistimio-athinon/

 

 

University of Athens Welcomes Delegation from the University of Prešov

University of Athens Welcomes Delegation from the University of Prešov

On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion, welcomed an official delegation from the University of Prešov in Slovakia. The delegation comprised Mária Kardis, Vice-Rector for International Relations; Mária Nováková, Bursar; Helena Galdunová, Chair of the Academic Senate; and Kamil Kardis, academic coordinator of the postgraduate programme […]

Slovenian Ambassador Visits the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Slovenian Ambassador Visits the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

The Ambassador of Slovenia to Greece, Aleš Marčič, visited the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he met with Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion.  The meeting opened with a presentation of the University of Athens, outlining its profile and academic activities. Discussions focused on opportunities for academic cooperation […]

University of Athens and Boston University Deepen Strategic Academic Ties, with Joint Academic Programmes and International Collaboration at the Forefront

University of Athens and Boston University Deepen Strategic Academic Ties, with Joint Academic Programmes and International Collaboration at the Forefront

The strategic academic partnership between the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Boston University is now taking shape, following a meeting of the senior leadership teams and delegations of the two institutions on 2 November 2026. Boston University was represented by Michele Schiele, Senior Vice-President for Advancement; Katerina Katopis-Lykiardopulo, Chair of the International Advisory […]

Learning Styles Don’t Improve Learning: Experimental Study in Primary School Pupils Debunks One of Education’s Most Widespread Myths

Learning Styles Don’t Improve Learning: Experimental Study in Primary School Pupils Debunks One of Education’s Most Widespread Myths

A new study by Greek researchers, published in the Journal of Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA), challenges with experimental evidence one of the most deeply rooted beliefs in education: that tailoring instruction to each pupil’s “learning style” —visual, auditory or kinesthetic— improves learning. The study was conducted by Dr Marietta Papadatou-Pastou (Department […]

University of Athens Rector Meets Gold Medallist Michailangelos Nikolou

University of Athens Rector Meets Gold Medallist Michailangelos Nikolou

Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, met Michailangelos Nikolou of the School of Medicine on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, following Nikolou’s gold-medal win in kickboxing at the European Universities Combat Sports Championships. Professor Siasos congratulated Nikolou on his achievement, praising his commitment and determination in balancing the demands of […]

Participation of the Vice-Dean of the School of Law of the NKUA, Associate Professor George D. Kyriakopoulos, in an International Symposium on Space Law in China, 17–21 October 2026

Participation of the Vice-Dean of the School of Law of the NKUA, Associate Professor George D. Kyriakopoulos, in an International Symposium on Space Law in China, 17–21 October 2026

The Vice-Dean of the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Associate Professor George D. Kyriakopoulos, participated in the “International Symposium on Legal Aspects of Commercial Space”, held in Wuhan, China, from 17 to 21 October 2026. The Symposium was co-organised by Wuhan University School of Law, the School of […]

DIGITRANS Final Conference: Highlighting Project Achievements and the Contribution of NKUA’s Department of Digital Industry Technologies

DIGITRANS Final Conference: Highlighting Project Achievements and the Contribution of NKUA’s Department of Digital Industry Technologies

The DIGITRANS Final Conference, held on 20–21 October 2026 in Chișinău, Moldova, and hosted by the Technical University of Moldova (UTM), brought together academic and industry partners from Latvia, Romania, Greece, Ukraine and Moldova to present the project’s achievements and discuss opportunities for future cooperation. The DIGITRANS project (Digital Transformation of Higher Education Institutions’ Education […]

European Research Council President Maria Leptin Visits the University of Athens

European Research Council President Maria Leptin Visits the University of Athens

Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and President of the Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference, met Professor Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC), at the University of Athens on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. The discussions focused on advancing frontier research and encouraging more researchers in Greece to […]

Harvard University and the University of Athens Complete Third Intensive Programme in Clinical Epidemiology

Harvard University and the University of Athens Complete Third Intensive Programme in Clinical Epidemiology

The Third Intensive English-taught Programme, Clinical Epidemiology: From Theory to Application, concluded on 16 October 2026. The programme forms part of a memorandum of understanding signed by Harvard University and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in December 2023. The agreement provides for collaboration between the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School […]

Judge Xue Hanqin delivers keynote address at the Nicolas Politis Annual Lecture

Judge Xue Hanqin delivers keynote address at the Nicolas Politis Annual Lecture

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, together with the University’s School of Law and the Athens Public International Law Centre, hosted the Nicolas Politis Annual Lecture on Friday 9 October 2026, with Judge Xue Hanqin, former Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, delivering the keynote address. The event was held in the University’s […]

6th Summer School of the Hellenic Astronomical Society – Multi-Messenger Astronomy

6th Summer School of the Hellenic Astronomical Society – Multi-Messenger Astronomy

An article written by  Maria Petropoulou, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics Despina Hatzidimitriou, Professor, President of HeL.A.S., Department of Physics Thirty students and junior researchers attended in person, with an additional ten participating remotely, in an intensive five-day programme bringing together leading Greek and international researchers in astrophysics and astroparticle physics. The National and Kapodistrian […]

Article by Emeritus Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Michalis Gr. Vrachopoulos, titled “The Energy That Could Transform Thrace and the Great Energy Paradox of Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece”

Article by Emeritus Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Michalis Gr. Vrachopoulos, titled “The Energy That Could Transform Thrace and the Great Energy Paradox of Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece”

An article by Michalis Gr. Vrachopoulos, Emeritus Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), on the utilization of energy currently being wasted at the TAP compressor station in Kipi, Evros, has been published in the Gnomi of Evros newspaper. Read the article There are times when development is being held back not […]

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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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