Polytechnic (Greece)
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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 (public) universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities. They consist mainly of Engineering
department
s and their undergraduate programs have a duration of 5 years (full time). The legal framework of their operation is the same as the one of the universities, and their graduates have equal rights with the graduates of public Greek universities
Greek polytechnics are also referred to as Technical Universities.
National Technical University of Athens
Technical University of Crete
Polytechnic School of the University of Patras
Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Polytechnic School of the University of Thessaly
Polytechnic School of the Democritus University of Thrace
Polytechnic School of the University of Western Macedonia
Education in Greece
The Greek educational system is mainly divided into three levels, namely primary, secondary and tertiary, with an additional post-secondary level providing vocational training. Primary education is divided into kindergarten lasting one or two years, and primary school spanning six years...
, dealing with 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...
at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent (public) universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities. They consist mainly of 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...
department
Academic department
An academic department is a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline. This article covers United States usage at the university level....
s and their undergraduate programs have a duration of 5 years (full time). The legal framework of their operation is the same as the one of the universities, and their graduates have equal rights with the graduates of public Greek universities
Greek polytechnics are also referred to as Technical Universities.
National Technical University of AthensNational Technical University of AthensThe National Technical University of Athens , sometimes simply known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece....
- School of Architectural Engineering
- School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- School of Chemical Engineering
- School of Civil Engineering
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- School of Mechanical Engineering
- School of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy
- School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- School of Rural and Surveying Engineering
Technical University of CreteTechnical University of CreteThe Technical University of Crete is a state university under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Education and was founded in 1977 in Chania, Crete. The first students were admitted in 1984. The campus is located on a panoramic site in the peninsula of Akrotiri and covers an area of ,...
- Department of Architectural Engineering
- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering
- Department of Environmental Engineering
- Department of Mineral Resources Engineering
- Department of Production Engineering and Management
- Sciences Department
Polytechnic School of the University of PatrasUniversity of PatrasUniversity of Patras is a university established in 1964 in Patras, Greece. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio...
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Architectural Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics
- Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
- Sciences Department
Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of ThessalonikiAristotle University of ThessalonikiThe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest Greek university, and the largest university in the Balkans. It was named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, Chalcidice, about 55 km east of Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia...
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Rural and Surveying Engineering
- Department of Spatial Planning and Development Engineering
- Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computational Sciences
Polytechnic School of the University of ThessalyUniversity of ThessalyThe University of Thessaly is a university in Thessaly, Greece, founded in 1984. The university is based in Volos, but operates campuses in Larissa, Trikala and Karditsa...
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Planning and Regional Development
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Computer and Communication Engineering
Polytechnic School of the Democritus University of ThraceDemocritus University of ThraceDemocritus University of Thrace was established in July 1973. It is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in the Thracian cities of Xanthi, Alexandroupoli and Orestiada. The university accepted the first students in the academic year 1974–1975...
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Department of Environmental Engineering
- Department of Architectural Engineering
- Department of Production Engineering and Management
Polytechnic School of the University of Western MacedoniaUniversity of Western MacedoniaΤhe University of Western Macedonia is a multi-campus university in Northwestern Greece. It was founded in 2002 in Kozani. On 1 January 2004, the University of Western Macedonia absorbed four departments that had previously formed part of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.Faculty of...
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Engineering Informatics and Telecommunications
See also
- Education in GreeceEducation in GreeceThe Greek educational system is mainly divided into three levels, namely primary, secondary and tertiary, with an additional post-secondary level providing vocational training. Primary education is divided into kindergarten lasting one or two years, and primary school spanning six years...
- Institutions of highest education in Greece
- Apolytirio and Panhellenic examinationsApolytirionApolytirio , is the main school-leaving certificate for secondary education in Greece and Cyprus, obtained after successfully completing the third grade of Lyceum In Greece, it is graded on a 20-point scale....
- Polytechnic (United Kingdom)Polytechnic (United Kingdom)A polytechnic was a type of tertiary education teaching institution in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. After the passage of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 they became universities which meant they could award their own degrees. The comparable institutions in Scotland were...