The University

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

SIASOS

The University of Athens, the largest University in Greece, holds a prominent position in Greek history as it is the first founded University in Southeastern Europe (Est. 1837). It is hailed as one of the greatest educational Institutions in the world, due to its contribution to education, research, and innovation.

Throughout its history, the University has guided and shaped the modern educational system of Greece. By producing new knowledge and providing advanced and specialized education, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has also contributed growth and development to our country and the entire world.

Today, our University remains a thriving community of education and research. With the contribution of all staff and students, the University continues to be the main pillar of the educational and cultural development of the nation.

With the aim of the continuing educational and research excellence of this great academic Institution, I encourage each and every one of you to commit to the future of our University and the nation, with enthusiasm and determination. We are filled with hope for the years to come.

The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Gerasimos Siasos

Professor of Cardiology

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University of Athens

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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