The Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law, meeting in plenary session in Istanbul on 23–24 May 2026, elected Professor Linos-Alexander Sicilianos as its new President. Professor Sicilianos, of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and former Dean of its School of Law, is a leading scholar in his field. He previously served […]
In a feature published on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Greek daily newspaper Ta Nea highlights the Accessibility Unit of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as one of the country’s leading examples of inclusive higher education. The feature follows Ta Nea’s visit to the Unit and examines how it has become a model […]
On Wednesday, 14 May 2026, Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, welcomed Professor Naomi Weiss, the newly appointed Director of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece (CHS Greece), during her first visit to the country since taking up the post. Professor […]
The online workshop “Humanities and Technology: A Creative Synergy” was successfully held on Friday, 15 May 2026, organised by the Research Institute for the Digital Humanities and the Joint MSc Programme in Digital Humanities of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The workshop highlighted the increasingly important dialogue between the humanities and contemporary digital […]
In the global top 100 in 4 subjects – ranked highly across 24 subjects The latest Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject, widely regarded as one of the most authoritative international ranking systems, has been released, offering a comprehensive assessment of universities across broad subject areas and more narrowly defined subjects worldwide. The 2026 […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed Professor Gilles Bonnet, President of Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, and members of the university’s delegation on Friday, 15 May 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen academic and research links between the two institutions and to further expand their international cooperation. The visiting delegation was […]
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.
