The National university capodistrienne of Athens (in Greek Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών ), often called simply University of Athens , is oldest Université is the Mediterranean and was founded the April 3rd 1837. Today, it is the second more important university of Greece after the Université Aristote of Salonique with more: 50000 of students. She is regarded as the most prestigious university of the country.

History

The University of Athens was founded the May 3rd 1837 and elected residence in the residence of the architect Stamatis Kleanthes, in the North-West of the Acropole. It was the first university not only of the young Greek state but also of all the Balkans and is the Mediterranean in general. The “ Université othonienne ” (of the name of the king Othon which was the instigator of its creation) consisted of four faculties: theology, right, medicine and arts (which included sciences and mathematics). It accommodated 33 professors, 52 students and 75 “listeners”. In November 1841, the courses started in a new building, the “ Propylea ”, drawn by the architect Danish Theophil Hansen.

It was re-elected in 1911 “ Université capodistrienne ” in homage to Ioánnis Kapodístrias. A major change in the structure of the university took place earlier seven years, in 1904, when the faculty of arts was divided into two distinct faculties: faculty of arts and faculty of sciences, this one made up of the departments of physics and mathematics and the school of pharmacy. In 1919, a department of chemistry was created and, in 1922, the school of pharmacy was re-elected in department of pharmacy. Later, the school of odontology was added in the medical college.

During this first “heroic” time of Greek education, faculties of the University of Athens made large efforts to fill the delay with the old universities of the other countries.

Between 1895 and 1911, thousand new students on average integrated faculties each year, number which amounted to two thousand at the end of the First World War. So one decided with the university beginning of the year 1927-1928 to set up examinations of entry for all faculties. Since 1954, the number of allowed students each year is fixed by the Minister of education and of the religion, on proposal of faculties.

In the years 1960, building work began on the campus from the University in the suburbs from Ilissia. The campus of Ilissia currently accommodates the schools of philosophy, theology and sciences.

Schools and faculties

The University of Athens is divided into “schools” ( σχολές ), themselves divided into “faculties” ( τμήματα ) composed of “departments” ( τομείς ):

The principal campus is located at (Zografou), where the schools of science, theology are and philisophie. Other less large campuses are in Goudi, where the school of health care is, and with Dafni, which shelters the faculty of physical education and science of the sport. Faculties of media, education, economy, right and public administration are in buildings at the center of Athens. The historical seat of the aministration is also located at it, on the Panepistimiou avenue.

Seek

The research of the University of Athens is closely related on the hospitals and the research institutes of the metropolis, of which the National center of search for physical sciences Demokritos, the national Fondation of the search for Greece (EIE), the National observatory of Athens, the Hellenic Institut Pasteur, the Center Alexander Fleming of biomedical research, the Laboratoire of Athens, the National center for marine research (NCMR) and the Fondation for the biomedical research of the Academy of Athens (IBEAA).

Famous graduates of the University of Athens

See too

External links

  • Official site of the University of Athens
  • Official site of the department of chemistry
  • Official site of départment of data processing and telecommunications
  • Official site of départment of mathematics

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