List of universities in Greece

A listing of Institutions of Higher (or Tertiary) education in Greece.

Universities and Technical Universities

(Greek: Πανεπιστήμια και Πολυτεχνεία)

All the Higher Tertiary state-accredited universities in Greece are public. The duration of the undergraduate degree programs for most disciplines is 4 years (full-time). Programs in engineering, dentistry, pharmacology, agronomics, forestry, along with some programs in fine arts, have a duration of 5 years (240E.C.T.S - 300E.C.T.S ISCED 5A). Medicine is the only discipline with a duration of studies of 6 years.

  1. Agricultural University of Athens
  2. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (campuses: Thessaloniki, Serres)
  3. Athens School of Fine Arts
  4. Athens University of Economics and Business
  5. Democritus University of Thrace (campuses: Komotini, Xanthi, Alexandroupoli, Orestiada)
  6. Harokopio University
  7. Hellenic Open University
  8. International Hellenic University
  9. Ionian University
  10. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  11. National Technical University of Athens
  12. Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
  13. Technical University of Crete
  14. University of the Aegean (campuses: Mytilene, Chios, Karlovasi, Rhodes, Ermoupoli, Myrina)
  15. University of Crete (campuses: Heraklio, Rethymno)
  16. University of Ioannina
  17. University of Macedonia
  18. University of Patras (campuses: Patras, Agrinio)
  19. University of Peloponnese (campuses: Tripoli, Korinthos, Kalamata, Nafplio, Sparti)
  20. University of Piraeus
  21. University of Thessaly (campuses: Larissa, Volos, Karditsa, Trikala, Lamia)
  22. University of Western Macedonia (campuses: Florina, Kozani)

Technological Educational Institutes

(Greek: T.E.I. - Τεχνολογικά Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα)

All the Higher Tertiary state-accredited Technological Educational Institutes in Greece are public. Technological Educational Institutes were initially established in 1983. They currently offer a 4-years (full-time) undergraduate degree programs equivalent to Honours Bachelor's Degree (240E.C.T.S ISCED 5A) and since 2008 they are also allowed to run on their own postgraduate that lead to a Master's Degree and PhD programs.

  1. Advanced Technological Educational Institute of Athens
  2. Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki (campuses: Sindos, Katerini, Kilkis, Nea Moudania)
  3. Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education
  4. Technological Educational Institute of Chalkida (campuses: Chalkida, Thiva)
  5. Technological Educational Institute of Crete (campuses: Heraklio, Chania, Rethymno, Agios Nikolaos, Ierapetra, Sitia)
  6. Technological Educational Institute of Epirus (campuses: Arta, Ioannina, Preveza, Igoumenitsa)
  7. Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands (campuses: Lefkada, Argostoli, Lixouri, Zakynthos)
  8. Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata (campuses: Kalamata, Sparti)
  9. Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (campuses: Kavala, Drama, Didymoteicho)
  10. Technological Educational Institute of Lamia (campuses: Lamia, Amfissa, Karpenisi)
  11. Technological Educational Institute of Larissa (campuses: Larissa, Karditsa, Trikala)
  12. Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece (campuses:Patras, Missolonghi, Pyrgos, Aigio, Nafpaktos and Amaliada) (Created by the union of T.E.I. of Patras and T.E.I. of Missolonghi)
  13. Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus
  14. Technological Educational Institute of Serres
  15. Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia (campuses: Kozani, Florina, Kastoria, Grevena and Ptolemaida)

Academies and schools

The following academies offer higher education with 4 years of studies and their graduates are equivalent to the graduates of universities. However, they operate under different terms from the universities and among other differences they have is that they are not allowed to run graduate programs on their own.

The following schools offer higher education with 4 years of studies and their graduates are equivalent to the graduates of Technological Educational Institutes.

The following schools offer higher education of up to 2 years of studies

Colleges

According to the Constitution of Greece, "education at university level shall be provided exclusively by institutions which are fully self-governed public law legal persons".[1] This prohibits private institutions for post-secondary education, colloquially known as colleges, from operating as independent universities in Greece. However, it does not prohibit colleges from collaborating with foreign universities to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study in Greece.[2][3]

The vast majority of colleges are offering programmes of study under franchise or validation agreements with universities established in other European Union countries, primarily in the UK, leading to degrees which are awarded directly by those universities. The monitoring of those agreements as well as of additional provisions for the operation of colleges is carried out by the Ministry of Education (Law 3696/2008, 3848/2010), but also by the respective educational authorities of the countries in which the universities are based (e.g. QAA, BAC and NARIC for the UK). One example of a College in Greece, not operating as a franchise, and which is not validated through arrangements in the UK is the University of Indianapolis - Athens Campus. By contrast, this college is wholly owned and operated by its home campus, and is therefore accredited by the same agency which accredits the home campus. Consequently, students of the University of Indianapolis can switch between campuses at any time.

Effective May 2010, with the integration into Greek law of EC Directive 2005/36[4] on the mutual recognition of qualifications,[5] holders of academic degrees by universities in the European Union, including those obtained through studies at a college in Greece, have their professional rights fully recognised.

As of 2012, the following Colleges are operating in Greece, according to the Ministry of Education:

In Athens

Name Name in Greek website
iCon CollegeΚολλέγιο iConwww.icon.gr
Mediterranean CollegeΜεσογειακό Κολλέγιοwww.medcollege.edu.gr
Institution of Counselling & Psychological Studies (ICPS)Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Προσωποκεντρικής Προσέγγισης (Κ.Ε.Π.Π.)www.icps.edu.gr
University of Indianapolis - Athens CampusΚολλέγιο Ινδιανάπολης Αθηνώνwww.uindy.gr
British Hellenic CollegeΚολλέγιο Ελληνοβρεττανικόwww.ellinovretaniko.gr
New York CollegeΚολλέγιο Νέα Υόρκηwww.nyc.gr
BCA CollegeΟικονομικό Κολλέγιο Αθηνώνwww.bca.edu.gr
ALBA Graduate Business SchoolALBA Κολλέγιο Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεωνwww.alba.edu.gr
Athens Information Technology (AIT)Τεχνολογίες Πληροφορικής Αθηνώνwww.ait.gr
IST CollegeΑνεξάρτητες Σπουδές Επιστημών και Τεχνολογίαςwww.ist.edu.gr
Vakalo Art & Design CollegeΚολλέγιο ΒΑΚΑΛΟvakalo.gr
ΑΚΤΟΑθηναϊκός Καλλιτεχνικός Τεχνολογικός Όμιλοςwww.akto.gr
ICBS Business CollegeICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Αθήναςwww.icbs.gr
Athens GSM College (AGSM)Κολλέγιο Athens GSMwww.agsm.gr
City Unity CollegeΚολλέγιο CITY Uwww.cityu.gr
American College of Greece (Deree College)Kολλέγιο Dereewww.acg.edu
Aegean Omiros CollegeAEGEAN OMIROS Κολλέγιοwww.aegeancollege.gr
AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC)Κολλέγιο ΑΚΜΙ Metropolitan / Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιοwww.amc.edu.gr
Athinaiki Ekpaideftiki Etairia - Rene Descartes College (CNAM)Αθηναϊκή Εκπαιδευτική Εταιρία – Κολλέγιο René Descarteswww.cnam.gr
Greek Bible CollegeΕλληνικό Βιβλικό Κολλέγιο / Εταιρία Βιβλικών Σπουδώνwww.grbc.gr
Institution d΄Etudes Francophones (IdEF)Κολλέγιο Institution d΄Etudes Francophones (IdEF)www.idef.gr
Athenian CollegeΚολλέγιο Athenianwww.atheniancollege.gr
Attico CollegeΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΛΛΕΓΙΟwww.atticocollege.gr
Hellenic American Education CenterΕλληνο-Αμερικανικό Εκπαιδευτικό Κέντροwww.haec.gr
College of Professional JournalismΚΟΛΛΕΓΙΟ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣwww.ergastiridimosiografias.gr

In Thessaloniki

Name Name in Greek website
AAS College Applied Arts Studies-www.aas.gr
CITY College, International Faculty of the University of SheffieldΚολλέγιο CITYwww.city.academic.gr
American College of Thessaloniki (Anatolia College)Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Θεσσαλονίκης (Κολλέγιο Ανατόλια)www.act.edu
American Farm School (Perrotis College)Αμερικανική Γεωργική Σχολή (Κολλέγιο Περρωτής)www.afs.edu.gr
ICBS Business CollegeICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Θεσσαλονίκηςwww.icbs.gr
AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC)Κολλέγιο ΑΚΜΙ Metropolitan / Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιοwww.amc.edu.gr
Athens GSM College (AGSM)Κολλέγιο Athens GSMwww.agsm.gr
New York CollegeΚολλέγιο Νέα Υόρκηwww.nyc.gr
Mediterranean CollegeΜεσογειακό Κολλέγιοwww.medcollege.edu.gr
DEI College-www.dei.edu.gr
ΑΚΤΟΑθηναϊκός Καλλιτεχνικός Τεχνολογικός Όμιλοςwww.akto.gr

Elsewhere

Name Name in Greek website
ICBS Business College (in Larissa)ICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Λάρισαςwww.icbs.gr
MBS College - College of Crete (in Heraklion)-www.mbs.edu.gr
The European College for Tourism Studies (ECTS) (in Corfu)Ευρωπαϊκό Κολλέγιο Τουριστικής Εκπαίδευσης και Κατάρτισηςwww.ects.edu.gr


International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

Institution 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2013

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης)430401-500401-450401-450451-500451-500471-480
Athens University of Economics and Business (Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών)472501+501-600551-600601+601+701+
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών)248200177286387501-550501-550
National Technical University of Athens (Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο)356401-450401-450451-500551-600551-600501-550
University of Crete (Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης)437401-500401-500401-450451-500451-500491-500
University of Patras (Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών)457501+501-550451-500551-600601+601-650

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Constitution of Greece". Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Law 3696/2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Law 3848/2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  4. ↑ "EC Directive 2005/36". Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Presidential Decree 38/2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-22.

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