University of Crete

A resolution adopted by the University of Crete Department of Literature calls on the Greek government to maintain and strengthen the Greek Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice. The Hellenic Institute in Venice was established in 1951 and...

Greece’s highest advisory body on the country’s cultural heritage, took the unprecedented decision on Wednesday to allow the use of the Roman Odeon of Kos as a temporary accommodation area for refugees and migrants, following a request by Doctors...

A new food supplement with immune strengthening properties, that was created by researchers at the University of Crete in Greece, consisting of three popular Cretan aromatic herbs, will finally be released on the market on Monday, November 9. Professor of Medicine...

The Times newspaper published their annual Times Higher Education World University Rankings in which six Greek universities made the cut. The newspaper places the University of Crete, located in the city of Rethimno, clearly ahead of other Greek universities.The British publication...

First grade students of the all-day elementary school of Vivlos in the Greek island of Naxos starred in an inspiring short film entitled "Let's imagine the school of our dreams," winning the first prize during a special ceremony in Crete...

The arrival of new migrants from Greece will give new life to Greek Diaspora organizations and networks through their integration into family and company networks and into the Australian society, said Intercultural Education professor Michalis Damanakis from the University...

To the assistant professor of Astrophysics at the University of Crete, Vaso Pavlidou, went the 2014 Greek L'Oréal – UNESCO Award for Women in Science. Pavlidou was honored for her scientific work, in a ceremony held in Athens, Greece. The...

Two Greek universities were placed among the the world's best 500 in the QS Top Universities Guide (TUG). MIT was placed first while Harvard University and the University of Cambridge second and third respectively. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was placed in the positions...

Greek universities scored very low in the world rankings, while also scoring low on a European level. The top ten universities in the world are mainly from the U.S. As for Greece, the University of Crete got first place, according...

The Times Higher Education (THE) annual list of the leading 100 universities founded in the past 50 years, classified the University of Crete in 48th place. However, the Cretan university was classified significantly lower in a list including the top 400...