Globally, the Child Eye Health organization estimates that at least 450 million children have vision conditions requiring treatment, and 90 million children live with some form of vision loss. In Europe, the European Blind Union (EBU) (https://www.euroblind.org/) estimates that 30 million people are visually impaired. These figures highlight…

On July 16, 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Henan University. The agreement was signed in Zhengzhou, China, by Professor Sophia Papaioannou, Vice Rector for Academic, International Affairs and Extroversion, on behalf of NKUA, and Professor Zhang Ligang, Vice…

Professor of Oncology in the Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Chicago, USA, Dr Leonidas Platanias, was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa of the School of Medicine. The awarding ceremony took place on Wednesday, 2…

Prof. Dr. Xenofon Baraliakos, Medical Director of the Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Ruhrgebiet Herne and Professor for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, is the new president of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR).
During his two-year term, he plans to implement a number of…

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met this morning at the Maximos Mansion with the President of Yale University, Maurie McInnis, and the Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Gerasimos Siasos, on the occasion of the dual Master’s degree to be offered by the two Universities entitled ‘Global Environmental Sciences and…

On 5 May 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron undertook an important initiative to attract scientists to Europe. Together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, he spoke at the high-profile international forum Choose Europe for Science, held at Sorbonne University in Paris. Also invited to the event by President Macron was…

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Nobel Laureate Economist Joseph Stiglitz was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa of the Department of Economics of the NKUA’s School of Economics and Political Sciences.

A significant distinction, which establishes the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the consciousness of the international academic community as one of the top 100 Universities worldwide for research activity, was reflected in the results of the AD Scientific Index World Top Universities Ranking 2024-2025.

More precisely, our…

The Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) has accredited the Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as fully compliant with all seven individual quality principles. That is an amazing accomplishment for our Institution and clear proof of the outstanding work in teaching,…