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Sixth Symposium on Hypercompositional Algebra-new Developments and Applications (HAnDA) [25-29/05/2026]

SIXTH SYMPOSIUM ON HYPERCOMPOSITIONAL ALGEBRA-NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS (HANDA) [25-29/05/2026]

HAnDA Symposia are held in a hybrid format, facilitating communication among researchers and promoting the dissemination of research results on Algebraic Hypercompositional Structures and their applications. Moving beyond formal publications in journals or books, the Symposium seeks to maintain an ongoing and welcoming environment for pure…

University of Athens Clinicians Perform Pioneering Heart Procedure at Sotiria Hospital

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS CLINICIANS PERFORM PIONEERING HEART PROCEDURE AT SOTIRIA HOSPITAL

Clinicians at the University of Athens have performed Greece’s first successful TAVI-in-TAVI procedure to address the degeneration of a 31 mm self-expanding CoreValve aortic bioprosthesis implanted 15 years earlier.

Given the high risk of coronary obstruction, the team deployed the BASILICA technique, enabling the safe implantation of a 24.5…

University of Athens Takes Part in the 111th Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS TAKES PART IN THE 111TH HELLENIC UNIVERSITIES RECTORS’ CONFERENCE

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens took part in the 111th Hellenic Universities Rectors’ Conference, hosted by the University of Piraeus.

University of Athens Participates in Greece’s First Oceanographic and Scientific Diving Expedition to Antarctica

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS PARTICIPATES IN GREECE’S FIRST OCEANOGRAPHIC AND SCIENTIFIC DIVING EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA

Friday 03 Απριλίου 2026

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens participated in Greece’s first oceanographic and scientific diving expedition to Antarctica. The mission formed part of the Second Greek Scientific Expedition, organised by the Hellenic Polar Zones Society, and was conducted in the coastal waters of Livingston Island.

Representing the…

Annual “Nicolas Politis” Lecture by  H. E. Xue Hanqin Judge and former Vice-President of the International Court of Justice

ANNUAL “NICOLAS POLITIS” LECTURE BY H. E. XUE HANQIN JUDGE AND FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Friday 03 Απριλίου 2026

The National & Kapodistrian University of Athens the School of Law and the Athens Public International Law Center (AthensPIL) organize the Annual “Nicolas Politis” Lecture entitled:

The Strength of Multilateralism: A Judicial Perspective on the Relationship  between Member States and the United Nations by  H. E. Xue Hanqin Judge and former…

University of Athens Earns Top Honours with Three Gold, Three Silver, and Two Bronze Medals at SEEMOUS International Mathematics Competition

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS EARNS TOP HONOURS WITH THREE GOLD, THREE SILVER, AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS AT SEEMOUS INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was represented by an eight-member team at the South-Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad for University Students (SEEMOUS), held on 5 March 2026 in Paphos, Cyprus. This year’s competition, staged in a hybrid format (both online and in person), brought together 97 students from eight…

University of Athens Newspaper: Read the Seventh Issue (Sunday, 29 March)

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS NEWSPAPER: READ THE SEVENTH ISSUE (SUNDAY, 29 MARCH)

On 29 March 2026, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens published, in partnership with ‘To Vima’ (Sunday edition), the seventh issue of ‘The University of Athens: A Newspaper for Science, Education, and Culture’.

The front page features a leading article titled ‘The Third Gulf War–The Fault Line of a New Era’. Six faculty…

Historic Moment: Greece Launches Its First ERMIS CubeSats Developed by the University of Athens’ Department of Aerospace Science

HISTORIC MOMENT: GREECE LAUNCHES ITS FIRST ERMIS CUBESATS DEVELOPED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS’ DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE SCIENCE

On Monday, 30 March at 13:20 (Greek time), Greece and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens marked a milestone in aerospace history. Three ERMIS CubeSats, proudly ‘Made in Greece’ and developed by the University’s Department of Aerospace Science, were successfully deployed into low Earth orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometres…

University of Athens: Three Greek ERMIS CubeSats Launch Today From US Base

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS: THREE GREEK ERMIS CUBESATS LAUNCH TODAY FROM US BASE

Three ERMIS CubeSats, developed in Greece by the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, are scheduled for launch into a 500 km low-Earth orbit on March 30 at 13:20, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle.

The launch will be live-streamed: https://www.spacex.com/launches/transporter-16