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Here's Another Reason why Drinking Greek Coffee is Good for You

Drinking a cup of Greek coffee each day transports you to Greece. The aroma, as well as the technique of boiling the finely ground coffee beans, all of it represents a quintessential Greek cultural experience. But, did you know...

Greek Student Wins Gold Medal at the 2018 International Mathematics Competition

The 25th student competition IMC (International Mathematics Competition) just took place, and George Kotsovolis, a student studying at the Mathematics Department of the University of Athens, won a gold metal. The competition is one of the most prestigious competitions of...

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...

'Sense Zagori Project,' an Initiative to Promote the Region of Zagori

The National University of Athens and the Zagoria Excellence Network presented the launch of "Sense Zagori Project," a project that concerns the promotion and development of Zagori and the wider region. "Sense Zagori Project" aims to the total restart of...

State Scholarships No Longer to Be Based on Excellence

Scholarships by the Greek Ministry of Education utilize funds from the National Strategic Reference Framework. The scholarship funds for 2016-2017 are valued at 2 million euros and will need to be shared out among the top-ranking tertiary students. Until now,...

'Socrates Now': An Interactive Performance That Brings Us Up Against Ourselves

The Greek Theater of New York (EllinikoThεatro) and Visionary Culture present "Socrates Now," an interactive performance that has traveled to 20 countries and has been staged at the world's finest universities, such as Yale, Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge. The...

Majority of Greeks Say Economic Crisis has Taken a Toll on their Health

The health of Greeks has deteriorated during the economic crisis and this has had serious effects on the operation of the country’s health system, a new research which was conducted over eight months by pollster Dianeosis found.Asked “What effect...

The Professions With the Most Auspicious Future in Greece

Construction, restaurant services, geotechnology, health and transportation are the sectors that are expected to have the greatest recovery until 2020, offering much needed job positions to underemployed Greeks. Professor Panagiotis Petrakis and his team from the University of Athens, conducted a...

Renowned U.S. Economist Says High Taxes Squash Greece’s Prospects for Recovery

A recently released study by the Economics Department at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens revealed that Greece has the third highest taxation rate among 21 European countries. Only Sweden and Denmark have a higher tax rate, countries with...

Greek University Sets Up Website with Available Health Services for Refugees

The National Kapodistrian University of Athens presented on Friday a website which informs refugees and migrants arriving in Greece of available health services in Greece, legal advice, as well as simplified information on possible diseases and illnesses. Presenting the website...