On 3 and 4 September 2026, the WHO Country Office in Cyprus hosted a meeting with representatives from across the country’s health system, including the Ministry of Health, the National Centre for Clinical Evidence and Quality in Healthcare, the Health Insurance Organisation, and the Primary Health Directorate of the State Health Services Organisation. The WHO […]
Emeritus Professor of Medicine–Hypertension George Stergiou, from the Hypertension Centre STRIDE-7, Third Department of Medicine of the NKUA at “Sotiria” Hospital, President of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) for 2024–2026, chaired the 2026 ISH Congress in Dubai, 22–25 October 2026, with 2,200 participants from 83 countries. Two major international ISH initiatives were presented at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
