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Clashes Between Students and Police Erupt Outside Athens University of Economics

Clashes erupted on Monday afternoon between students and Greece's ''MAT'' riot police forces outside the premises of Athens' University of Economics and Business (AUEB). A group of people tried to attack police forces which were stationed just outside University property. The...

First Exclusively English-Language Bachelors Degree to Be Offered by Athens University

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) will soon establish Greece's first undergraduate degree to be offered as a result of a course of study conducted exclusively in the English language. The leading Greek university's School of Philosophy will...

Vandals Storm Athens University Office, Accuse Rector of Wrongdoing

A fresh incident of vandalism of a public place occurred in Athens on Wednesday afternoon. This time, a group of approximately ten individuals, who were wearing hoodies to cover their heads, stormed the office of the rector of ASOEE, the...

Chinese Students Enjoy Greek Studies at Athens University

  Hailing from the Beijing Foreign Studies University, 23 students are the first ever group of Chinese students to attend the Athens university, to learn the Greek language, history and culture, according to a China.org report. The students are studying at...

Drug Syringes Litter Athens University of Economics Toilets

Shocking revelations about drug syringes found in the toilets of the Athens University of Economics and Business (OPA), have caused a stir among the student community. The presence of drug addicts inside the university premises has angered many students and...

Student Attacked by Mob at Athens University

An unknown group of assailants attacked and injured two people in the library of the Athens University of Economics and Business in the latest incident of violence on a university campus. According to the University’s Senate, the attack occurred at...

Greek President Hails Athens University as ‘Beacon of Intellectual Life’

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is a "beacon of intellectual life" in Greece since its establishment, president Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Wednesday, speaking at an event to mark the 180th anniversary of its founding. "The National and Kapodistrian...

New Graffiti in Athens University Campus "Goes Viral"

A new graffiti project that adorns the National Technical University of Athens campus in Zografou has gone viral in the past few days. The impressive mural is a work of street artist WD (Wild Drawing) who is a Bali native who lives in...

Exhibition on the Elephant of Tilos at Athens University

A unique exhibition, titled "Elephas tiliensis. Dwarf and three-dimensional," was inaugurated at the Museum of Geology and Paleontology of the National University of Athens on Thursday. "This is the elephant of Tilos, the last elephant of Europe that arrived on...

Greek Police Ends Athens University Occupation Peacefully

The occupation of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens rectorate building ended today as police entered the premises and arrested the anarchists. The police operation started at 6:00 am on Friday with the collaboration of the fire department and a prosecutor....

Greek Citizen Protection Minister: Athens University Occupation Will End Soon

Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis said he has got the "green light" from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take action to end the occupation of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens Rectorate by anarchists. Panousis sent an ultimatum...

Anarchists Occupy Athens University, Police Forces On Hold

20 to 30 members of the anti-establishment movement occupied Athens University's main building in downtown Athens at around 10:00 a.m. Academic members called on the government to take action in order to remove the protestors from the building, and the...

Extensive Damages During Christmas Holidays in Athens University

The Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA) suffered extensive vandalism on Friday, December 26, between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. During that day the building was closed and unguarded due to...

2nd day of clashes at Athens University of Economics and Business

For the second day in a row there was tension at the Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOE), with clashes between groups of students and the Greek Police. On Wednesday afternoon, the Greek police were outside the University campus...

Greek Police Raid Athens University

Police forces on the morning of Aug. 21 poured into the National Technical University of Athens, closing off streets during the 6:25 a.m. raid. The police entered the university grounds without provocation and it is not yet known if the...