Democritus University of Thrace

Democritus University of Thrace

Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
Type	Public
Established	1974
Students	27,000
Location	Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli, Orestiada, Greece
Website	www.duth.gr

Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; Greek: Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης), was named after the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus who was born in the city of Avdira. Established in July 1973, it is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in the Thracian cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli and Orestiada.

The university accepted its first students in the academic year 1974–1975. As of 2016 DUTH comprises 8 schools — School of Humanities, Engineering School, Law School, School of Agricultural Sciences, School of Education Sciences, School of Economic and Social Sciences, School of Health Sciences and Physical Education and Sport Sciences.^[1] The total number of students is 27,000^[2] (2014).

As a university it is state-owned and fully self-administered. It is thus supervised and subsidized by the Greek State and the Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs.

Emblem

The old building of the Deanship.

The emblem of the Democritus University of Thrace represents the influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus. He was born in Abdera, Thrace and is primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.

Schools and departments

• Xanthi 41°08′31″N 24°53′25″E / 41.142079°N 24.890213°E / 41.142079; 24.890213
  • School of Engineering
    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Department of Civil Engineering
    • Department of Environmental Engineering
    • Department of Architectural Engineering
    • Department of Production Management Engineering

• Komotini 41°08′12″N 25°22′20″E / 41.136585°N 25.372281°E / 41.136585; 25.372281
  • Law School
    • Department of Law
  • School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
    • Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
  • School of Humanities
    • Department of History and Ethnology
    • Department of Greek Literature
    • Department of Languages, Literature and Culture of the Black Sea Countries
  • School of Economic and Social Sciences
    • Department of Social Administration and Political Science
    • Department of Economics

• Alexandroupoli 40°51′43″N 25°48′07″E / 40.861927°N 25.801992°E / 40.861927; 25.801992
  • School of Health Sciences
    • Department of Medicine
    • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • School of Education Sciences
    • Department of Primary Level Education
    • Department of Education Sciences in Early Childhood

• Orestiada 41°30′38″N 26°32′04″E / 41.510433°N 26.534429°E / 41.510433; 26.534429
  • School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry
    • Department of Agricultural Development
    • Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources

Academic evaluation

An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities is being conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA).^[3] The following DUTH departments have been evaluated.

• School of Health Sciences
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (2011) ^[4]
  • Department of Medicine (2011) ^[5]
• School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry
  • Department of Forestry and Management of Environment and Natural Resources (2011) ^[6]
  • Department of Agricultural Development (2014) ^[7]
• School of Engineering
  • Department of Environmental Engineering (2008) ^[8]
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2013) ^[9]
  • Department of Production Management Engineering (2013) ^[10]
  • Department of Civil Engineering (2013) ^[11]
  • Department of Architecture (2013) ^[12]
• Law School
  • Department of Law (2014) ^[13]
• School of Classics and Humanities
  • Department of History and Ethnology (2014) ^[14]
  • Department of Philology (2014) ^[15]
• School of Education Sciences
  • Department of Education Sciences in Early Childhood (2013) ^[16]
  • Department of Primary Level Education (2013) ^[17]
• School of Physical Education and Sports Science
  • Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (2011) ^[18]

See also

• Balkan Universities Network
• List of universities in Greece

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Democritus University of Thrace.

• Democritus University of Thrace (Greek) (English)
• Democritus University of Thrace Schools and Departments (Greek) (English)
• DUTH DASTA Office (Career Office & Innovation Unit) (Greek)
• DUTH Information Technology and Communications Office (Greek)
• DUTH Internal Quality Assurance Unit (Greek)
• DUTH official twitter account (Greek)
• Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) (Greek) (English)
  • Department of Environmental Engineering, HQAA Final Report, 2008 (English)
  • Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, HQAA Final Report, 2010 (English)
  • Department of Medicine, HQAA Final Report, 2011 (English)
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, HQAA Final Report, 2011 (English)
  • Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, HQAA Final Report, 2011 (English)
  • Department of Education Sciences in Early Childhood, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (English)
  • Department of Primary Level Education, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (English)
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (English)
  • Department of Production Management Engineering, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (English)
  • Department of Civil Engineering, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (English)
  • Department of Architecture, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (English)
  • Department of History and Ethnology, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (English)
  • Department of Philology, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (English)
  • Department of Agricultural Development, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (English)
• Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) (Greek) (English)
• ~okeanos (GRNET's cloud service) (Greek) (English)

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