National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

The idea of establishing a University in Greece emerged alongside with the Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), officially founded in April 14th, 1837, is the first University not only of Greece but both the Balkan peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Throughout its history a number of our students and faculty members have played a critical role in medicine, politics, education, literature and nearly all fields of sciences and arts; we should mention, among others, George Papanicolaou, Hélène Glykatzi– Ahrweiler, Constantin Carathéodory. We are also proud of the two Nobel prize–winners in Literature, Odysseas Elytis and George Seferis, who have studied at the NKUA. Finally our national poet Kostis Palamas had served as Secretary of the University.

NKUA is the largest University of Greece and holds a great place in Greek history. It is hailed as one of the greatest educational institutions in the world, due to its contribution to education, research and innovation.

NKUA offers 41 undergraduate programs as well as 224 postgraduate programs leading to a Master’s or Doctoral degree. 33 of these postgraduate programs are taught in a foreign language. There is also the English “BA Program in the Archaeology, History and Literature of Ancient Greece”, exclusively for international students; a Medical Degree in English also operates the academic year 2022-2023. The University has established 15 Centers of Excellence, 18 Centers of Expertise in Rare Diseases of the School of Medicine, and 5 University Research Institutes. There are also 3 University Hospitals that belong to the NKUA, while 72 Clinics and Departments under the auspices of the School of Health Sciences, operate in NKUA premises and in 16 Athens hospitals. Furthermore, 283 University Laboratories, 11 libraries, the History Museum of the University, the Historical Archive and 17 thematic museums are used for research and education purposes. Additionally, Greek language can be learned as second/foreign language at the Modern Greek Language Teaching Center; also at the Foreign Languages Teaching Center of the University, 25 languages can be studied and special programs are available in language, translation, as well as legal and medical terminology. The buildings of NKUA expand in the Metropolitan Area of Athens creating a city in the city (https://estories.uoa.gr/en/a_city_within_the_city). Details regarding the structure of the University are available at:
https://synergasia.uoa.gr/modules/document/file.php/NOC123/self_portrait_2022_eng.pdf

The vision of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is the constant commitment to four main principles: research, education and training shall be characterized by a quest for high quality and distinction; the University’s leading role shall be safeguarded by a constant engagement to innovation and creativity; the academic community members shall participate actively in scientific, social and cultural events; our standpoints shall reflect our historical and contemporary Greek culture worldwide through scientific activities.

Venue

The conference will be held at the ‘Ioannis Drakopoulos’ Amphitheatre of the Main Building of the University of Athens (NKUA), 30 Panepistimiou Str., Athens, Greece.

A virtual tour of the Main Building of NKUA (University of Athens Megaron) is available at:
(https://estories.uoa.gr/en/propylaea).

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Panepistimiou 30, Athens, Greece