On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the ‘Panagiotis Kontos’ Modern Greek Language Teaching Centre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed eleven principals and teachers from Charter Schools across the United States. The visit was part of the University’s international engagement strategy and provided an opportunity to explore future collaboration in support of the […]
From 15 to 19 June 2026, the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) hosted the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) ‘PolyUnderstanding: Polycrisis, Fragility and Resilience’, organised within the framework of the CIVIS European University Alliance and the PolyCIVIS network. More information about the programme is available at […]
The 5th Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry (ACAC 2026) (https://www.acac2026.gr/) was held at “Aristotelis” Conference Centre, located on the campus of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA) from June 24–26, 2026. Organized by the Department of Chemistry of NKUA. ACAC has become a well-established international scientific event bringing together approximately 200 professionals […]
Participants in this year’s THYESPA programme received their Certificates of Attendance at a closing ceremony held in the University’s Great Hall on Thursday, 9 July 2026. The event opened with welcoming remarks from Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, International Relations and Extroversion. Among those addressing the audience were Professor Nikolaos Thomaidis, Deputy Chair […]
How can a school become a place where new knowledge is created? A collaboration between the Laboratory of Economic Geology and Geochemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Columbia University, and the 2nd High School of Lavrion has demonstrated that university research can extend beyond the laboratory, inspiring young people to engage […]
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens participated in the 112th Rectors’ Conference of Greek Universities, hosted by the University of the Aegean on the island of Samos. During the meeting, the Rector, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, together with the Vice-Rectors and the Executive Director, stressed the urgent need for increased funding to support the maintenance […]
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.
