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Rector’s Address to the University of Athens Community as the New Academic Year Begins

Rector’s Address to the University of Athens Community as the New Academic Year Begins

Dear students, faculty, and colleagues,

On behalf of the Rectory Authorities, the Administration Council, and the University Senate, I warmly wish you good health, renewed energy, and every success as you embark on this new academic year!

As the oldest and largest Higher Educational Institution in Greece, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is proud of its ongoing growth and pursuit of excellence, made possible by the dedication and effort of its academic and administrative staff.

Our enduring commitment to advancing knowledge and serving society remains at the heart of everything we do.

Over the past academic year, the University established joint educational programmes with leading Institutions such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Exeter, California and Sorbonne. This year, we move forward with a vision that looks beyond Greece’s borders. We are especially proud of the Senate’s unanimous decision to open a branch of our University in Cyprus—a historic step that further strengthens our presence in the international academic landscape.

With our students at the centre of everything we do, we will continue to work together this year, aiming even higher.

With heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your trust and commitment, I wish you all a successful and inspiring academic year ahead!

The Rector
Gerasimos Siasos
Professor of Cardiology

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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