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Patras University Student Develops Eye-Typing Technology App

The University of Patras in Greece has once again been put under the spotlight, thanks to Evangelos Skodras’ double distinction for the development of EyeType. Skodras is a PhD student at the Wire Communications Laboratory of the Department of Electrical...

Greek Scientists to Develop Cancer Drug

Greek scientists from the University of Patras are making a significant effort to help in the battle against cancer by developing an innovative drug. The research team has been working at the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory of the Department of...

Gyaros May Become Refuge for Monachus Monachus

A maritime ecosystem of exceptional natural beauty and unique ecological value was revealed by scientific research that was held on Gyaros island seabed by the Sea Geology and Natural Oceanography laboratory of the University of Patras for WWF Hellas...

Greek Students from Patras Build Electric Car

An electric car designed and built by Greek students was presented at the Hellenic Motor Museum in Athens on October 23. The presentation follows the University of Patras team victory in the “Formula Student Czech 2014” international competition. For almost two years, the Laboratory...

Greek University Administrative Employees Announce More Strikes

The National Technical School of Athens (NTUA) is being occupied by the school’s administrative employees, while all lectures and courses have been cancelled.  The University of Patras is also under seizure and its administrative employees decided to stop three...

Bookukoo: The New Greek Book Swap App

Panos Kouretas is a graduate of the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics at the University of Patras, he attended Harvard University for his postgraduate studies (Master of Science in Engineering Sciences) and then worked in Tokyo and Hong...

EdMin Wants 1,655 College Workers Out

The Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, communicated to the Ministry of Administration Reform and e-Governance its plan to suspend no less than 1,655 administrative employees from universities around the country. According to the list submitted to...

Apostolos Andreas Monastery To Be Restored

On September 2013, the final agreement for the restoration of the historical Apostolos Andreas Monastery in Karpasia, in the occupied part of Cyprus, was signed. The restoration will be realized according to the plans of the University of Patras and...

Six Greek Universities Among World's Top 800

According to the QS World University Rankings list for 2013 that was published by Topuniversities.com, six Greek universities are among the 800 top universities in the world. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) ranks on the top of the Greek...

Greece Gets 5 Colleges In Top 200

The National Technical University of Athens ranks 25th among the top Civil and Structural Engineering universities worldwide, according to one of the most authoritative international measurements. Apart from the University of Athens, the results for some other Greek universities were...