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Welcome to the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. You may become acquainted with the oldest institution of higher learning in Greece and find out about studies, research, and each School and Faculty's various academic activities. You may also be informed about our rich cultural Program and the activities that occur daily throughout the academic year. You will find different types of useful information regarding the infrastructure and the services offered by the NKUA. The idea of establishing a University in Greece emerged alongside the Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, officially founded on April 14th, 1837, is the first University of Greece and the Balkan peninsula, and the Eastern Mediterranean region. The official language of the University of Athens is Greek, which is the official language of the country and one of the 23 languages of the European Union. The instruction and the examinations in all undergraduate programs courses are realized in Greek, while the writing books, the educational material, and the primary texts, which are distributed to the students, are in Greek. The students who enter the University as foreigners may attend courses in the Greek language for free to obtain the language competence their studies at the University require. This possibility is offered to the students currently studying in Athens for one or two semesters through the Erasmus+ Program. The language in which access to knowledge is achieved and the working language of the Postgraduate Programs that leads to obtaining a postgraduate specialty degree or to acquire a doctoral degree (D.D) is Greek, except if the internal regulation of the Postgraduate Program makes provision for the use of (an) another language (s) - as it usually happens in the "foreign languages" departments. The writing up of the doctoral dissertation for the Postgraduate Program or the dissertation for the doctoral degree may be realized in Greek or another language, according to the internal regulations of the Program. The bibliography that is suggested and is currently used in the Postgraduate is in Greek and other languages. For this reason, the knowledge of foreign languages by the prospective incoming students of the Postgraduate Program of the University of Athens is either obligatory or optional but desired. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) is a learner-focused and research-oriented public University covering a broad spectrum of scientific fields. Its vision is to promote excellence in education and innovation in research, scholarly and other creative endeavors, and be actively involved with local, national, and global communities. The mission of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is to advance knowledge and educate students in sciences and arts that will best serve the nation and the community in the twenty-first century. In all academic units, our researchers and faculty strive for innovation. In each member of the NKUA community, we seek to develop a passion for excellence and the ability to think critically and contribute to research and innovation. All academic community members are free from discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct in their learning environment and work setting. Everyone has the same access to facilities, rights, and obligations by the University policies and Greek and international laws. The historical profile of the University and its people determine its goals and priorities. We aspire to generate and share knowledge, ensuring significant contributions to public policy-making. We focus on the internationalization of our University and its openness towards our stakeholders. Our faculty is committed to excellence through the delivery of modern undergraduate and postgraduate education. They are also committed to implementing the highest standards in research, judged by professionals and their organization's comparators, across our range of subjects, thus ensuring that research and innovation are integral to academic excellence. View full university