| National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | |
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| Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών | |
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| Established | May 3, 1837 [1] |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Christos Kittas |
| Undergraduates | >50,000 |
| Location |  Athens, Greece |
| Campus | Urban, Suburban [2] |
| Newspaper | "To Kapodistriako" [3] |
| Affiliations | C.U.M., UNIMED, UNICA, EUA, ΕΑΙΕ |
| Website | www.uoa.gr |
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Ranked 177th [4] in the world, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens, is the oldest university in Southeast Europe[citation needed]and has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837. Today, it is the second-largest institution of higher learning in Greece (the largest is the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), with more than fifty thousand undergraduate students.
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History
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was founded on May 3, 1837, and was housed in the residence of architect Stamatis Kleanthes, on the north east side of the Acropolis. It was the first University not only in the newly- established Greek State but in all the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean in general.
Before it was renamed to honour Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent modern Greece, the university was known as the Othonian University and consisted of four faculties; theology, law, medicine and arts (which included applied sciences and mathematics). It had 33 professors, 52 students and 75 non-matriculated “auditors”. In November 1841, classes began in a new building designed by the Danish architect Christian Frederik Hansen[5]. “The Propylaea” (37°58′51″N 23°44′02″E / 37.98083°N 23.73389°E) was designed by Hansen younger brother, Theophil Hansen in 1859 but the building project completed not until in 1885[6].
A major change in the structure of the University came about in 1904, when the faculty of Arts was split into two separate faculties: that of Arts and that of Sciences, the latter consisting of the departments of Physics and Mathematics and the School of Pharmacy. In 1919, a department of chemistry was added, and in 1922 the School of Pharmacy was renamed a Department. A further change came about when the School of Dentistry was added to the faculty of medicine.
In this first and “heroic” period for Greek education, the university faculty made great efforts to fill the gap between their newly founded institution and older ones in other countries.
Between 1895 and 1911, an average of one thousand new students entered the faculties each year, a figure which rose to two thousand at the end of World War I. This led to the decision to introduce entrance examinations for all the faculties, beginning in the academic year 1927-28. Since 1954 the number of students admitted each year has been fixed by the Ministry of Education and Religion, on the proposal of the faculties.
In the 1960’s construction work began on the University Campus in the suburb of Ilissia. The Ilissia campus now houses the Schools of Philosophy, Theology and Sciences. [1]
Faculties and departments
The University of Athens is divided into schools, faculties and departments as follows. The naming is nοt consistent in English for historical reasons, but in Greek the largest divisions are generally named “σχολές” (schools) and are divided in “τμήματα” (departments), furthermore subdivided in “τομείς” (divisions). [7]
- School of Theology
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Social Theology
- School of Philosophy
- Faculty of Philology
- Faculty of History and Archaeology
- Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology
- Faculty of English Studies
- Faculty of French Language and Literature
- Faculty of German Studies
- Faculty of Italian and Spanish Language and Literature
- Faculty of Theatre Studies
- Faculty of Music Studies
- Faculty of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies
- Faculty of Slavic Studies
- Schools of Health Sciences
- School of Law, Economics and Political Sciences
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Economic Studies
- Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration
- School of Sciences
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of Biology
- Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications
- Independent faculties
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science
- Faculty of Primary Education
- Faculty of Early Childhood Education
- Faculty of Communication and Mass Media Studies
- Faculty of Philosophy & History of Science
Campuses
The main campus is at Ilissia (Zografou). There the faculties of Science, Theology and Philosophy are situated. The faculty of Life Sciences is located at Goudi and the faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science is located at Daphne. The faculties of Media, Education, Economics, Law and Public Administration are housed in various buildings at the centre of Athens, along with various administration facilities. University administration was initially housed in a historical neoclassical building at the center of Athens ,Panepistimiou avenue, but was relocated at the main university campus later. [2]
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Campus Location Schools Faculties Ilissia Schools of Science School of Theology School of Philosophy Goudi Schools of Health Sciences Centre of Athens School of Law, Economics
and Political SciencesFaculty of Communication and Mass Media Studies Faculty of Primary Education Faculty of Early Childhood Education Daphne Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science
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Research
Research in the University of Athens is intimately linked with that conducted in the hospitals and research institutes of the metropolitan area, including the
Notable alumni
Politicians
- Eleftherios Venizelos
- George Papandreou, senior
- Konstantinos Karamanlis
- Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
- Karolos Papoulias
Scientists
- Gerasimos Danilatos, physicist, inventor of the ESEM
- Fotis Kafatos, biologist
- Evangelos Moudrianakis, biologist
- Dimitri Nanopoulos, physicist
- Georgios Papanikolaou, doctor, inventor of the Pap test
- Panayotis Varotsos, physicist
Poets/writers
- Giorgios Seferis, Nobel laureate (1963), poet[citation needed]
- Odysseas Elytis, Nobel laureate (1979), poet[citation needed]
Philosophers/Philologists
Other
- Apostolos Santas
- George Lucas Adamopoulos, founder of the first and only school in the Philippines founded by Greeks, Adamson University, Manila, Philippines
See also
- Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment (University of Athens)
- List of University of Athens alumni
- Education in Greece
- List of universities in Greece
- List of research institutes in Greece
- Athens
- THES - QS World University Rankings
References
- ^ a b "History". uoa.gr. http://www.uoa.gr/uoauk/uoaindex.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ a b "Univ. Campuses & Transportation". uoa.gr. http://www.uoa.gr/uoauk/uoaindex.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "ΤΟ ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΚΟ - ΕΚΔΟΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟΥ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ" (in Greek). kapodistriako.uoa.gr. http://kapodistriako.uoa.gr/. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2009 Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ History of the University
- ^ Documentation of the Athens Academy public meeting hall
- ^ "Schools, Faculties & Departments". uoa.gr. http://www.uoa.gr/uoauk/uoaindex.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "Tο υπερσύγχρονο κτήριο της Nομικής Σχολής" (in Greek). kapodistriako.uoa.gr. 2006-02-01. http://kapodistriako.uoa.gr/stories/081_co_01/index.php?m=1. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
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