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The Platonic Academy of Athens: The World’s First University

Τhe Platonic Academy was founded by Plato himself in 428/427 BC in Athens, and is considered to be the world's first university.

Academy of Athens Tells Skopje to End Taking of Greek Culture

Greece's highest research institute -- the Academy of Athens -- has said Skopje needs to revise its claims to "the history, culture and symbols of our country". In an announcement on Friday it said: "The Academy of Athens has closely...

Astrophysicist Dionysios Simopoulos Receives Academy of Athens Award

Astrophysicist Dionysios Simopoulos received the Academy of Athens Award for 2015 in a luminous ceremony on Tuesday evening. A total of 39 awards were given in three categories: Sciences, Literature and Fine Arts, and Moral and Political Sciences. The astrophysicist was...

Academy of Athens Awards Writers, Historians, Musicians, Scientists

The Academy of Athens awarded writers, poets, musicians, historians and painters for their outstanding work for 2014 and lifetime achievements in a ceremony on Friday. The literature award was given to Marti Lambrou for her book "With the Handbrake Off." Best...

Academy of Athens Library Presents Its Treasures

A book stabbed by Emmanuel Rhoides in a fit of anger, letters of Eleftherios Venizelos and Dionysios Solomos, the first edition of the “Hymn to Liberty” and a notice of the Greek Revolution handwritten by Alexander Ypsilantis: these are...

Academy of Athens Awards Manos Eleftheriou

Manos Eleftheriou was honored this year by the Academy of Athens for his important artistic contribution. The notable Greek poet, songwriter and novelist Manos Eleftheriou said, "It is a pleasure and honor that I am honored by the upper spiritual...

Theodorakis Named To Academy of Athens

After composing and conducting more than 1,000 pieces of music and known as one of Greece's greatest musical geniuses, Mikis Theodorakis was elected an Honorary Member during the plenary meeting of the Academy of Athens. He was honored for being...

Academy of Athens Honors Greek

The Academy of Athens is holding an event from March 8 to 10, titled The Greek language yesterday, today, tomorrow. The event was jointly organized by the Association of Regions (ENPE), the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)...

Academy of Athens Presents Greek Manuscripts' Collection from Romania

A collection of more than 60,000 Greek manuscripts from Romania has been donated to the Academy of Athens by the Institute for Transbalkan Cooperation. The donation was launched by the initiative of the Institute’s president, George Sourlas. The collection was...

Academy of Athens Calls on EU Commission to Support Greek Research Institutes

The Academy of Athens has notified the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, of the decision of its Senate in a letter, after it had been signed by another nine European Academies of Sciences, Letters and Arts. In the letter, which...

Academy of Athens Elects 3 Scientists as New Corresponding Members

Three Greek scientists were chosen by the Academy of Athens as its new corresponding members. They are: Grigorios Stefanopoulos, M.I.T and Harvard Professor in the USA, as corresponding member of Greek  scientists abroad in the field of Metabolic Engineering, Sciences. Konstantinos-Simos...

New Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis Sworn in at Plato's Academy

The mayor-elect of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, was sworn into office on Sunday evening at Plato's Academy in Athens. The new mayor of the Greek capital decided to hold the official ceremony in this open space as an important symbolic gesture. He chose the...

59th International Olympic Academy Session Kicks off in Athens

The 59th International Olympic Academy (IOA) Session for Young Participants opened on Pnyx Hill in Athens on Sunday evening. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, the President of the Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos and many other dignitaries attended the ceremony under the shade...

Betting Shop with an Academy Awards Shine in Athens (video)

A red carpet, gold Oscar statuettes, movie reels, popcorn and much talk about who is going to win in the 2018 Academy Awards, do not make an average betting shop. Yet the betting shop of Maria Koukou in the Pangrati...

Social Hackers Academy Teaches Refugees to Code in Athens

A new NGO started by coders and software engineers quit their jobs, and a handful of volunteers are teaching refugees, migrants, and unemployed Greek people the secrets of coding in an interdependent digital world. Co-founded by three tech experts who...