Greece
Crime
Assault of Greek University Rector by Anarchists Sparks Outrage
The photograph of a Greek rector being abused and humiliated by anarchists inside his own office in Athens University on Thursday has caused outrage in Greece.
The image shows the rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Dimitris...
Greece
Greek University Participates in Pioneering Drone Manufacturing Project
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will participate in an international pioneering program for building Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) called Project Lotus.
Kyriakos Yakinthos, professor at the AUTH Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Fluid and Turbine...
Greece
Greek University Team Creates Platform that Detects Coronavirus in Real Time
A National Technical University of Athens team was awarded in a European Commission competition for creating a platform that uses sewer surveillance for early COVID-19 detection.
The Greek team collaborated with students from the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom...
Greece
Greek University to Conduct its First Experiment on International Space Station
A new, innovative space module, partially constructed by Greece's Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), will be launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral on July 8, 2019, Greek media reported on Thursday.
Referencem Ultiscale Experiment for Boiling Investigation,...
Education
Teaching Staff Stop Anarchist Group Opening Office at Greek University
Lecturers at Athens University on Wednesday blocked a group of anarchists belonging to the Rouvikonas group of setting up a meeting place at the Faculty of Philosophy.
The teaching staff formed a human chain in front of the room that would...
Greece
Rouvikonas Anarchists 'Open Office' in Greek University
The self-styled anarchists of the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group have announced through social media that they are setting up a meeting place in Athens University in order to meet sympathizers to their cause.
Rouvikonas, who has assumed responsibility for numerous attacks on...
Education
Age No Problem for 84-Year-Old Cretan Going to Greek University
Dimitris Moudatsakis is another person that proves it is never too late to follow your dreams; at the age of 84 he is ready to go to university and study history and archaeology.
The Cretan man wanted to get a...
Crime
On-Campus Cops Cut Crime at Greek University
A committee at a Greek university plagued by on-campus crime has said drafting in police officers has stemmed a tide of lawlessness.
Thessaloniki's Aristotle University is one of the dozens of third-level institutions in Greece which has suffered from a...
Education
Ten Greek University Professors Among Most Cited
Ten Greek university professors have been among the most cited for their writing and research work by the academic and scientific community over time, according to Webometrics' Highly Cited Researchers (h>100) ranking chart.
The h-index is an author-level metric that...
Crime
Masked Attackers Storm Greek University Lecture
A group of about 10 hooded assailants stormed a class at the University of Piraeus on Thursday and threw paint at the lecturer.
The incident occurred during a lecture by Professor Mary Bosi at the Department of International Studies.
The hooded...
Greece
Ceremony to Award Putin with Honorary Doctorate of Greek University Postponed
The ceremony to award Russian President Vladimir Putin with an honorary doctorate from the Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the University of Peloponnese has been postponed, according to a Kathimerini newspaper report.
The Kalamata-based university initiative is aimed...
Education
First Student with Down Syndrome to Enter Greek University
Maria Nitsa is the first student with Down syndrome to pass the exams and enter a Greek university.
Nitsa, who also has diabetes, struggled for 12 years with mathematics, chemistry and ancient Greek, but finally managed to pass in the...
Education
Greek University Students Develop Online Tool for Dyslexics
Students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki have created an innovative interactive tool that helps dyslexics read easier online, says a report in Chinese agency Xinhua.
The tool named "3asyR" (Easy Reader) allowed dyslexics and people with learning disabilities to...
Economy
Six in Ten Greek University Graduates are Paid Less Than €800 per Month
The salaries of six in ten university graduates in Greece are less than 800 euros per month, a Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) study says.
The largest number of employees with a postgraduate or doctoral degree are employed...
Education
Education Minister: Greek University Entrance Exam System Will Change in Three Years
The current system of university entrance exams, which he called "educationally unacceptable," will be changed within three years, Greek Education Minister Constantinos Gavroglou announced in Parliament on Thursday. The minister was addressing the plenum during a debate on a...