Top 5 Best Universities in Athens

Top 5 Best Universities in Athens

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Athens in Greece has been named the birthplace of democracy and the heart of the Ancient Greek civilization.This Greek city was named after the Greek goddess Athena who is also the patron of the city.

Athena was the goddess of wisdom, war, and civilization, and her shrine, the Parthenon, stands on top of a hill at the heart of the city.

Athens is also a major student city alongside Thessaloniki in Greece. While studying, one can enjoy the many historical attractions in the city. An interesting fact about education in Greece is that students from the EU/EEA are not charged any tuition fees for undergraduate studies. Other international students pay an affordable amount for tuition.

Studying abroad can be an exciting experience, so here are the Top 5 best universities in Athens.

1. National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

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This is one of the oldest universities in Athens, it was founded in 1837.

It is a public university that offers one of the best engineering training programs according to the continental European curriculum. As a public University, it has nine Schools, and has an international reputation for its worthy work and meticulous educational and research system.

Alumni from NTUA were on the frontline fighting for Greece’s pre-war development and post-war reconstruction. NTUA boasts of the best engineers in public and private technical services and companies in Europe, and at least 40% of engineers in Greece got their training at NTUA.

This university was the fifth in the Nature Index for Greece for 2018. Others act as teaching staff and credible researchers in prestigious universities globally.

Six physicists from the university were listed in a survey of the 200 most cited scientists in the world. A notable alumni is Alexis Tsipras, a former Prime Minister of Greece.

Walking around the campus, one will find a memorial of 23 students killed in the uprising on the campus.

2. University of Athens (UoA)

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UoA is also known as National and Kapodistrian University and is a public university in Athens, Greece. It is said to be one of the most esteemed universities in Greece and fall among the best top 5 educational institutions of the country and the top 5% internationally.

This university has been in operation since 1837 when it was founded. It is the oldest institution on higher learning in the Modern Greek state, and also happens to be the first contemporary university in the Eastern Mediterranean.

UoA is one of the leading universities with the largest enrolment in Europe, with over 100,000 registered students, and plays an integral part in the Modern Greek academic and intellectual tradition.

The programs offered at the institution are reputable both locally and internationally.

The programs in Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Science, Social Sciences and Management, and Physics

The student population at the university is 126,000. There are both local and international students enrolled.

There are also opportunities for international exchange programs between students and academic staff.

Students graduating from UoA are in demand among employers.

3. Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)

This is a public institution of higher learning in Greece. AUA was established in 1920, and is ranked among the top 30 universities in Greece.

The university campus has an urban feel and it can be attributed to its location in the neighborhood of Athens near the alluvial plain of river Kifisos.

The university is not too big in terms of student population, although there are at least 1,000 students enrolled.

There are opportunities to participate in several international exchange programs between students and academic staff.

The amenities at the campus include auditoriums and laboratories, a library, computer rooms, agricultural facilities such as arboretum, vineyard, experimental fields, flower garden, greenhouses, cowshed, sheep pen, chicken coop, dairy installations, and aquaculture tanks, museums, student center, indoor gym, and sports fields.

4. Harokopio University of Athens (HUA)

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Harokopio University of Athens is a public research university based in Kallithea, Athens, Greece. It gained the university status in 1990 and was the 18th state-owned University in Greece. It initially served as the Harokopios Higher School of Home Economics that was established in 1929.

This public university is dedicated to promoting research and learning in a small, well-focused set of scholarly fields. It was named after national benefactor Panagis Harokopos.

The university is located in the heart of Athens and near the Unesco World Heritage Centre of the Acropolis museum, Thissio, Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaron), Keramikos, and the Benaki Museum.

HUA has some of the best campus facilities with four departments, libraries, IT center, and student counseling services.

The selection and admission to the university is competitive and is based on entrance examinations.

5. Panteion University

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The Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, is located in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1927 and is the oldest University offering Social and Political Sciences programs in Greece.

This university is one of the largest public and historic learning institutions in Greece.

Today, Panteion University has almost 250 academic staff, 18,500 students allocated from the ten academic departments.

The departments function as the institutional framework of four schools, six Postgraduate Programs with 1,500 students, three Research Institutes, eighteen Research Centers, and four Laboratories.

The Department of Psychology at Panteion University has been part of an EU project that focuses on youth mental health. It has participated in the projects from 2011 to 2020.

Both the Department and the research team have experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative studies, evaluation, and project management.

Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences upholds specialized knowledge and training through the various postgraduate programs it offers.

The University’s research activities are carried out in 38 research institutes, research centres, and labs at the campus. It is very active in research publications, conferences, and seminars.

Between 2008-2012 researchers from the university participated in 202 publications with a normalized citation score of 0.75.