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A new volume, ‘Modern Greek Diaspora in Central-Southern Italy in the Early Modern Period (15th-18th Centuries)’, has just been published.

It contains the proceedings of the conference of the same name, held in Venice from 27 to 29 June 2023. The event was jointly organized by the Laboratory of Italian History and Historiography at the…

Edited by Professors Stelios Papathanassopoulos and Andrea Miconi and published by Springer, ‘The European Media in the Platform Era: Realities and Tendencies’ examines the significant changes reshaping the European media landscape in the context of rapid technological advancements, political shifts, and economic pressures.

The book sheds…

Dr Athena Bazou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philology, participated as an invited speaker at the 11th Nishan Forum of World Civilizations in China, delivering a lecture entitled ‘Ancient Pandemics in Greece and China: Concepts, Prejudices, Lessons’.

The Nishan Forum, held in Qufu—the birthplace of Confucius—in Shandong…

George Alexandropoulos, Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has received the 2025 Best Paper Award from the journal Intelligent and Converged Networks (https://www.sciopen.com/journal/2708-6240) in recognition of his article:

M. Jian, G. C.…

The School of Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is delighted to showcase the work of its newly established Liver Transplantation and Liver Disease Surgical Department, operating at the General University Hospital of Athens ‘Laiko’, under the direction of Dr Georgios Sotiropoulos, Professor of Surgery and…

With the symbolic strength of Athens’ scholarly tradition encompassing contemporary academic collaboration, the 35^th General Assembly of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) closed at the historic main building of the University of Athens.

The proceedings began on Thursday, 19 June, with the UNICA Administrative General…

With the completion of the first semester of 2025 and the announcement of the results of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens records a historic success, as it is now ranked among the top Higher Educational Institutions globally in three international University rankings—with two of…

The University of Athens extends its warmest congratulations to the Greek high school students who distinguished themselves at the 8th International Economics Olympiad (IEO), held from July 20 to 29, 2025. This year’s event was hosted by Azerbaijan and brought together participants from 50 countries.

Representing Greece were five students…

US News & World Report Media Company has recently published the results of its Best Global Universities Rankings for 2025-2026. In this 11^th consecutive annual edition of the US News Best Global Universities Rankings, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens placed 1^st among Greek and Cypriot Universities and 216^th worldwide.…

Greece’s national team delivered another outstanding performance at the 36th International Biology Olympiad (IBO), held from 21 to 27 July 2025 in Quezon City, Philippines. Competing against over 320 students from more than 70 countries, the Greek team — made up of four final-year secondary school students — returned with one bronze medal and…