National Technical University of Athens
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The National Technical University of Athens , sometimes simply known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece
.
It is named Metsovion in honor of its benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tositsa, Michail Tositsas and Georgios Averoff, whose origin is from the town of Metsovo
in Epirus
.
It was founded in 1837 as a part-time vocational school named Royal School of Arts which, as its role in the technical development of the fledgling state grew, developed into Greece's sole institution providing engineering degrees up until the 1950s, when polytechnics were established outside of Athens. Its traditional campus
is located in the center of the city of Athens
on Patision Avenue features a suite of magnificent neo-classical
buildings by architect Lysandros Kaftantzoglou (1811–1885). A suburban campus, the Zografou
Campus, was built in the 1980s.
NTUA is divided into nine academic Schools, eight being for the engineering
disciplines, including architecture
, and one for applied sciences (mathematics and physics). Undergraduate studies have a duration of 5 years. The university comprises about 700 of academic staff, 140 scientific assistants and 260 administrative and technical staff. It has, also, a total number of 8,500 undergraduates and about 1,500 postgraduate students. Eight of the NTUA's Schools are housed at the Zografou Campus, while the School of Architecture is based at the Patision Complex.
Decree on December 31, 1836 (OS)
, January 21, 1837 (NS), under the name Royal School of Arts. It began functioning as a part-time vocational school (only Sundays and holidays) to train craftsmen, builders and master craftsmen to cover the needs of the new Greek state
. In 1840, due to its increasing popularity and the changing socio-economic conditions in the new state, NTUA was upgraded to a daily Technical School who worked along with the Sunday school. The courses were expanded and the institution was housed in its own building in Pireos Street
.
The new department's object was fine arts and engineering. The new department, which was later renamed to School of Industrial and Fine Arts, rapidly evolved towards a major higher education institution. Tradition has it that "arts" was a term used to describe both technical professions and fine arts. Even today, the school maintains a school of Architecture which is closely related to the School of Fine Arts which later evolved to become a separate school.
The name Polytechnnic came in 1862, with the introduction of several new technical courses. This restructuring continued steadily until 1873. At the time, the school became overwhelmed by the plethora of students wanting to learn high technical skills, and this led to its moving to a new campus.
In 1873 it moved to its new campus in Patision Street and was renamed, unofficially, as "Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion" (National Metsovian Polytechnic) after the birthplace of its benefactors that financed the construction of this historical campus. At the time, the campus in Patision Street was even partially incomplete, but the high demand by students made it urgent to rellocate.
In 1887, the institution was partitioned into three schools of technical orientation, the schools of Structural Engineering, Architecture and Mechanical Engineering, all four year degrees at the time. This is when the institute was recognized as a technical education facility by the state, which was a crucial step for its development, as it became accompanied to the country's needs as it developed.
In 1914, new schools were created and the officially now named Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion went under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Works. This is when new technical schools started being formed, a procedure completed three years later, in 1917 when the NTUA changed form: By special law, the old School of Industrial Arts was now separated into the Higher Schools of Civil Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Surveying Engineering and Architecture. Later, the schools of Naval Engineering, and Mining Engineering and Metallurgy were formed, and the school of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering was split up into two separate schools, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, which is almost the form of schools maintained until this day.
In 1923, the NTUA alumni formed the core of the Technical Chamber of Greece
, the professional organization that serves as the official technical advisor of the Greek state and is responsible for awarding professional licences to all practicing engineers in Greece.
In 1930, the Athens School of Fine Arts
is established, acquiring its independence from the NTUA, as a school exclusively focused in the teaching the Fine Arts. This allowed the two schools to develop separately as a technical and an arts school respectively.
In 1941 to 1944, the National Technical University of Athens played an important role in the country's political life with the Greek students participating in the National Resistance
under the German occupation. During the Axis occupation of Greece, NTUA, in addition to its function as an academic institution, became one of the most active resistance centers in Athens.
on November 17, 1973, which was the first step to overthrow Greece's military dictatorship
.
In the 14, 15 and 16 of November 1973, the students were barricaded inside the institute, and started broadcasting a pirate radio transmission, calling the people of Athens to rebel. In the evening of November 17 however, a AMX-30 class military tank broke the main gate and charged inside, after receiving orders from the dictators. About 28 students were killed in the incident and the uprising ended. The junta however, was irreparably damaged by the popular outcry. The junta fell in 1974, after the Turkish invasion in Cyprus and since then, November 17 is celebrated as a day of freedom and democracy. All schools and universities of the country remain closed that day.
The main campus is located in the Zografou
area of Athens, housing all the schools of NTUA except Architecture, which remains in its traditional location in the Patision Avenue for historical reasons. The main campus spreads over an area of about 190 acres.
The School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences is housed on the south-west of the campus. The Civil Engineering school and the Rural and Surveying Engineering school are both housed on the north-west near the Zografou Gate. Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Naval Engineering, and the new Electrical Engineering school are all housed near the middle of the campus, while the old Electrical Engineering buildings remain on the south-east.
and Kokkinopoulou Gates on the north, and the Zografou Gate on the west. There are 2,000 dedicated parking spots scattered throughout the campus, most nearby all major buildings. The campus resides near the metro station of Katechaki
, which makes it accessible within minutes from any area of Athens. Furthermore, six different buses are available for transportation from various city locations to the campus: 608 from Galatsi
, 230 from Acropolis
, 242 from the Katechaki Metro station and 140 from Glifada.
Accommodation is also offered for free to students with low income. The housing area for students is located at the north of the campus, and includes 14 buildings for accommodation, one separate restaurant, and an administration building.
Research is funded by the NTUA endowment, or often directly through public or private funds.
, and cello. The music department groups regularly perform publicly within the facilities of the university, but also elsewhere. The department president today is conductor and composer Michalis Economou.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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It is named Metsovion in honor of its benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tositsa, Michail Tositsas and Georgios Averoff, whose origin is from the town of Metsovo
Metsovo
Metsovo is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. The largest centre of Vlach life in Greece, Metsovo is bypassed by GR-6 and also by Egnatia Odos Motorway....
in Epirus
Epirus (periphery)
Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The...
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It was founded in 1837 as a part-time vocational school named Royal School of Arts which, as its role in the technical development of the fledgling state grew, developed into Greece's sole institution providing engineering degrees up until the 1950s, when polytechnics were established outside of Athens. Its traditional campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
is located in the center of the city of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
on Patision Avenue features a suite of magnificent neo-classical
Classical architecture
Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance...
buildings by architect Lysandros Kaftantzoglou (1811–1885). A suburban campus, the Zografou
Zografou
Zografou is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. It is located about 5 km from downtown Athens, 2 km SW of Katechaki Avenue, 4 km from the Hymettus Ring forming part of the Attiki Odos private superhighway network, and 3 km E of Kifissias Avenue...
Campus, was built in the 1980s.
NTUA is divided into nine academic Schools, eight being for the engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
disciplines, including architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, and one for applied sciences (mathematics and physics). Undergraduate studies have a duration of 5 years. The university comprises about 700 of academic staff, 140 scientific assistants and 260 administrative and technical staff. It has, also, a total number of 8,500 undergraduates and about 1,500 postgraduate students. Eight of the NTUA's Schools are housed at the Zografou Campus, while the School of Architecture is based at the Patision Complex.
History
NTUA was established by RoyalKingdom of Greece
The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great Powers...
Decree on December 31, 1836 (OS)
Old Style and New Style dates
Old Style and New Style are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January even though documents written at the time use a different start of year ; or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian...
, January 21, 1837 (NS), under the name Royal School of Arts. It began functioning as a part-time vocational school (only Sundays and holidays) to train craftsmen, builders and master craftsmen to cover the needs of the new Greek state
History of modern Greece
The history of modern Greece covers the history of Greece from the recognition of independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832 after the Greek War of Independence to the present day.- Background :In 1821, the Greeks rose up against the Ottoman Empire...
. In 1840, due to its increasing popularity and the changing socio-economic conditions in the new state, NTUA was upgraded to a daily Technical School who worked along with the Sunday school. The courses were expanded and the institution was housed in its own building in Pireos Street
Pireos Street
Peiraios Street is a main road in Athens, Greece linking the center of the city to the suburban port city of Piraeus. From downtown Athens since the 1970s, it is bypassed by Andrea Syngrou and a small highway southward, and aligns nearly to the northeast from the southwest, while aligning...
.
The restructuring
In 1843 a major restructuring was made. Three departments were created:- The Part-time vocational school
- The Daily school
- A new department called Higher School of Fine Arts
The new department's object was fine arts and engineering. The new department, which was later renamed to School of Industrial and Fine Arts, rapidly evolved towards a major higher education institution. Tradition has it that "arts" was a term used to describe both technical professions and fine arts. Even today, the school maintains a school of Architecture which is closely related to the School of Fine Arts which later evolved to become a separate school.
The name Polytechnnic came in 1862, with the introduction of several new technical courses. This restructuring continued steadily until 1873. At the time, the school became overwhelmed by the plethora of students wanting to learn high technical skills, and this led to its moving to a new campus.
The relocation
In 1887, the institution was partitioned into three schools of technical orientation, the schools of Structural Engineering, Architecture and Mechanical Engineering, all four year degrees at the time. This is when the institute was recognized as a technical education facility by the state, which was a crucial step for its development, as it became accompanied to the country's needs as it developed.
In 1914, new schools were created and the officially now named Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion went under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Works. This is when new technical schools started being formed, a procedure completed three years later, in 1917 when the NTUA changed form: By special law, the old School of Industrial Arts was now separated into the Higher Schools of Civil Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Surveying Engineering and Architecture. Later, the schools of Naval Engineering, and Mining Engineering and Metallurgy were formed, and the school of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering was split up into two separate schools, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, which is almost the form of schools maintained until this day.
In 1923, the NTUA alumni formed the core of the Technical Chamber of Greece
Technical Chamber of Greece
The Technical Chamber of Greece is the Greek professional organization that serves as the official technical advisor of the Greek state and is responsible for awarding professional licences to all practicing engineers in Greece. It is a public legal entity with elected administration, supervised...
, the professional organization that serves as the official technical advisor of the Greek state and is responsible for awarding professional licences to all practicing engineers in Greece.
In 1930, the Athens School of Fine Arts
Athens School of Fine Arts
The Athens School of Fine Arts , is Greece's premier art school whose main objective is to develop the artistic talents of its students.-History:Athens School of Fine Arts was established on 12 January 1837, known as the School for the Arts...
is established, acquiring its independence from the NTUA, as a school exclusively focused in the teaching the Fine Arts. This allowed the two schools to develop separately as a technical and an arts school respectively.
In 1941 to 1944, the National Technical University of Athens played an important role in the country's political life with the Greek students participating in the National Resistance
Greek Resistance
The Greek Resistance is the blanket term for a number of armed and unarmed groups from across the political spectrum that resisted the Axis Occupation of Greece in the period 1941–1944, during World War II.-Origins:...
under the German occupation. During the Axis occupation of Greece, NTUA, in addition to its function as an academic institution, became one of the most active resistance centers in Athens.
The uprising
The most important event of NTUA's history is the Athens Polytechnic uprisingAthens Polytechnic uprising
The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. The uprising began on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta, anti-US and anti-imperialist revolt and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November...
on November 17, 1973, which was the first step to overthrow Greece's military dictatorship
Greek military junta of 1967-1974
The Greek military junta of 1967–1974, alternatively "The Regime of the Colonels" , or in Greece "The Junta", and "The Seven Years" are terms used to refer to a series of right-wing military governments that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974...
.
In the 14, 15 and 16 of November 1973, the students were barricaded inside the institute, and started broadcasting a pirate radio transmission, calling the people of Athens to rebel. In the evening of November 17 however, a AMX-30 class military tank broke the main gate and charged inside, after receiving orders from the dictators. About 28 students were killed in the incident and the uprising ended. The junta however, was irreparably damaged by the popular outcry. The junta fell in 1974, after the Turkish invasion in Cyprus and since then, November 17 is celebrated as a day of freedom and democracy. All schools and universities of the country remain closed that day.
Campus
Zografou
Zografou is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. It is located about 5 km from downtown Athens, 2 km SW of Katechaki Avenue, 4 km from the Hymettus Ring forming part of the Attiki Odos private superhighway network, and 3 km E of Kifissias Avenue...
area of Athens, housing all the schools of NTUA except Architecture, which remains in its traditional location in the Patision Avenue for historical reasons. The main campus spreads over an area of about 190 acres.
The School of Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences is housed on the south-west of the campus. The Civil Engineering school and the Rural and Surveying Engineering school are both housed on the north-west near the Zografou Gate. Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Naval Engineering, and the new Electrical Engineering school are all housed near the middle of the campus, while the old Electrical Engineering buildings remain on the south-east.
Transportation
There are in-campus roads making all buildings accessible by bicycle and car. There are also various internal buses that allow for transportation within the facilities, driving around the perimeter of the campus and through 8 different bus stops. The campus is accessible through three main gates: the KatechakiKatechaki Avenue
Katechaki or Katehaki Avenue is one of Athens and its suburbs' main roads in the metropolitan area and the prefecture...
and Kokkinopoulou Gates on the north, and the Zografou Gate on the west. There are 2,000 dedicated parking spots scattered throughout the campus, most nearby all major buildings. The campus resides near the metro station of Katechaki
Katehaki station
Katehaki is an Attiko Metro Blue Line station, located at "Katechaki Avenue" and "Mesogeion Avenue". It is close to the building of the former Ministry of Public Order and also to the Goudi Badminton Olympic Complex, to the National Glyptotheque of Greece as well as National Technical University...
, which makes it accessible within minutes from any area of Athens. Furthermore, six different buses are available for transportation from various city locations to the campus: 608 from Galatsi
Galatsi
Galatsi , called in Katharevousa Galatsion , is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. Until the mid-20th century, the area was mainly made up of farmlands but due to the continuous expansion of the Greek capital, Galatsi was rapidly urbanised and has come to...
, 230 from Acropolis
Acropolis
Acropolis means "high city" in Greek, literally city on the extremity and is usually translated into English as Citadel . For purposes of defense, early people naturally chose elevated ground to build a new settlement, frequently a hill with precipitous sides...
, 242 from the Katechaki Metro station and 140 from Glifada.
Library
In the campus lies the NTUA central library, which operates since 1914, and is the first library in Greece with a complete index. Today, it remains one of the largest technical libraries in the country, featuring a collection of over 215,000 books and 100,000 scientific issues. The library is available to the public at all times for studying, and available to students, faculty, and internal and external researchers for borrowing.Food and accommodation
Each of the school buildings has a canteen, where casual meals including snacks, sandwiches and various beverages are offered. The central restaurant is located near the center of the campus, and provides three meals a day during weekdays. These meals are free for students with low income, and very cheap for other students, faculty, and visitors.Accommodation is also offered for free to students with low income. The housing area for students is located at the north of the campus, and includes 14 buildings for accommodation, one separate restaurant, and an administration building.
Research
NTUA boasts high research activity, as research and education are both its primary goals. Research is managed by administrative and education personnel, but can be conducted by graduate and sometimes undergraduate students as well. Research is administrated by five different offices:- The Special accounting for research office (ΕΛΚΕ)
- The Liaison Office
- The Office of Researchers
- The Interdisciplinary Research Center
- The Interdisciplinary Unit for Reusable Energy
Research is funded by the NTUA endowment, or often directly through public or private funds.
Recognition
National Technical university of Athens is ranked 102nd in the world in 2009 and 114th in 2010,by the QS world university rankings, on the subject of Engineering & TechnologyCulture
Music department
The NTUA music department was established in 1960 by chancellor Alexander Pappas. The first president of the music department was composer Dimitris Makridis. It features a mixed choir, a string orchestra, and free lessons for various instruments, among others piano, guitar, bouzoukiBouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
, and cello. The music department groups regularly perform publicly within the facilities of the university, but also elsewhere. The department president today is conductor and composer Michalis Economou.
Dancing department
The Dancing department was established in 1990. It is formed by students, and it features various groups, including a Greek traditional and folk dances group, a European and Latin dances group, and a tango group. The groups meet up weekly, and perform regularly inside and outside the facilities of the university. Attendance and dancing lessons are free for students. The dancing department is housed near the center of the main campus.Theatrical group
The theatrical group was established in 1991. It is a self-managed group, which teaches the art of performance and often performs in public. Participation in the group is free for students. The theatrical group is housed near the center of the main campus. The theatrical group has also organized a separate percussion lessons group.Sports
The main sports facilities of NTUA are housed in the Sports Center located to the south of the campus, taking up about 3500 square meters. The campus sport facilities feature tennis and soccer courts, a field and track, a sauna, ping pong tables, and more. More than 40 sport teams exist, and the sports practiced include aerobic, yoga, pilates, basketball, volleyball, soccer, handball, ping pong, tennis, martial arts inside the campus facilities and swimming, polo, rowing, yachting, rapel, rafting, squash, wind surfing, and equestrianism outside.Open source
There is an Open Source students group whose purpose is to promote the use of open source software throughout the university and beyond. Furthermore, NTUA officially supports open source software by using it in its laboratories and other facilities, but also hosting mirrors for all major open source projects with a collection of over 2.5 Terabyte of free and open source software.Schools
The National Technical University of Athens is divided into nine academic schools , which are furthermore divided into 33 departments (Greek: τομείς):- School of Applied Mathematics and Physics
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Signals, Controls and Robotics
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Εlectric Power
- Department of Electromagnetics, Electrooptics and Electronic Materials
- Department of Industrial Electric Devices and Decision Systems
- Department of Communications, Electronics and Information Systems
- Department of Information Transmission Systems and Material Technology
- School of Civil Engineering
- of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Fluid Mechanics Engineering
- Department of Thermal Engineering
- Department of Nuclear Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Constructions and Automatic Control
- Department of Manufacturing Technology
- Department of Industrial Management and Operational Research
- School of Architecture
- Department of Architectural Design
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning
- Department of Interior Design and Landscaping
- Department of Building Technology-Structural Design and Mechanical Equipment
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Department of Process and Systems Analysis, Design and Development
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Synthesis and Development of Industrial Processes
- School of Rural and Surveying Engineering
- Department of Topography
- Department of Geography and Regional Planning
- Department of Rural Technology and Development
- School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering
- Department of Geological Sciences
- Department of Mining Engineering
- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Technology
- School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Department of Ship Design & Maritime Transport
- Department of Ship Hydrodynamics
- Department of Marine Engineering
- Department of Marine Structures
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in 1966. He was also President of the Technical Chamber of GreeceTechnical Chamber of GreeceThe Technical Chamber of Greece is the Greek professional organization that serves as the official technical advisor of the Greek state and is responsible for awarding professional licences to all practicing engineers in Greece. It is a public legal entity with elected administration, supervised...
. - Joseph SifakisJoseph SifakisJoseph Sifakis is a Greek-French computer scientist, laureate of the 2007 Turing Award, along with Edmund M. Clarke and E. Allen Emerson, for his work on model checking....
- Computer scientist, laureate of the 2007 Turing AwardTuring AwardThe Turing Award, in full The ACM A.M. Turing Award, is an annual award given by the Association for Computing Machinery to "an individual selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. The contributions should be of lasting and major technical importance to the...
for his work on model checkingModel checkingIn computer science, model checking refers to the following problem:Given a model of a system, test automatically whether this model meets a given specification....
. - Alexander Skabardonis - Professor of Civil Engineering at University of California at Berkeley
- Alexis StamatisAlexis StamatisAlexis Stamatis is a well known Greek novelist, and poet born in Athens, Greece. He studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens and took postgraduate degrees in Architecture and Cinematography in London. He has published nine novels...
- Greek novelist and poet - Michael TriantafyllouMichael TriantafyllouMichael Triantafyllou is Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Center for Ocean Engineering, Head of the Area of Ocean Science and Engineering, and Director of the Testing Tank and Propeller Tunnel Facilities at the Massachusetts...
- Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering at MIT - Alexis TsiprasAlexis TsiprasAlexis Tsipras is a Greek left wing politician, member of the Hellenic parliament, president of the Synaspismos political party and head of SYRIZA parliamentary group.-Early life and career:Tsipras was born July 28, 1974, in Athens....
- Greek politician, chairman of the SYRIZA political party - Ioannis VardoulakisIoannis VardoulakisIoannis Vardoulakis was an eminent scientist who is known for his major contributions in the modeling of geomaterials, geo-hazards and geotechnical processes. He was the pioneer of the bifurcation theory of geomechanics, which has led to a better understanding of the long-standing problem of...
- Professor of Civil Engineering at University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
and at NTUA, a pioneer of theoretical and experimental geomechanics - Mihalis YannakakisMihalis YannakakisMihalis Yannakakis is a Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. He is noted for his work in computational complexity, databases, and other related fields. He won the Donald E. Knuth Prize in 2005.-Education and career:...
- Computer scientist, laureate of the 2005 Knuth PrizeKnuth PrizeThe Donald E. Knuth Prize is a prize for outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science, named after Donald E. Knuth.-History:...
for numerous ground-breaking contributions to Theoretical Computer Science - Mihail ZervosMihail ZervosProfessor Mihail Zervos is a Greek financial mathematician. He is currently Professor of Financial Mathematics at the London School of Economics.- Curriculum :...
- Professor of Financial Mathematics at London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
See also
- Athens Polytechnic uprisingAthens Polytechnic uprisingThe Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. The uprising began on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta, anti-US and anti-imperialist revolt and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November...
- Polytechnic (Greece)Polytechnic (Greece)The Polytechnic is the traditional name for institutions of higher education in Greece, dealing with engineering at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities...
- List of universities in Greece
- Top Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for Europe is a network of more than fifty engineering schools and faculties and technical universities....
External links
- Official National Technical University of Athens website
- NTUA Central Library
- NOC Network Management Center of NTUA
- Maps and images from NTUA's campuses.
- LTCP Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park