ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY IS THE LARGEST
ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN SE EUROPE

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) was founded in 1925 and was named after the famous ancient philosopher Aristotle. It is one of the largest Universities of Greece, covering an area of about 34 hectares and located in the city centre. It consists of 41 Faculties and Schools offering all kinds of studies, has about 74.000 registered students (65.000 undergraduate and 9.000 postgraduate, 4.000 of which at Doctoral level), more than 2.500 permanent teaching staff and approximately 800 permanent administrative staff.

AUTh houses 16 Museums, Archives and Collections, has three choirs, an orchestra, an opera, and a gym. It also has a Career Services Office and a summer camp in Halkidiki, a piny area next to the sea.

It takes part in the Erasmus exchange programme, it is a member of 11 student unions, and is certified as fully compliant by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency Board.