List of universities in Greece

This is a list of institutions of higher (or tertiary) education in Greece.

In the field of post-secondary education there are centers of postsecondary education (abbreviated KEME in Greek) or colleges (kollegia is the transliteration from the Greek word for colleges).

Universities and technical universities

(Greek: Πανεπιστήμια και Πολυτεχνεία)

All the higher Ttertiary state-accredited universities in Greece are public. The duration of the undergraduate degree programs for most disciplines is 4 years (full-time). Programs in engineering, dentistry, pharmacology, agronomics, forestry, along with some programs in fine arts, have a duration of 5 years (240E.C.T.S - 300E.C.T.S ISCED 5A). Medicine is the only discipline with a duration of studies of 6 years.

Technological educational institutes

(Greek: T.E.I. - Τεχνολογικά Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα)

All the higher tertiary state-accredited technological educational institutes in Greece are public. Technological educational institutes were initially established in 1983. They currently offer 4-year (full-time) undergraduate degree programs equivalent to Honours Bachelor's Degree (240E.C.T.S ISCED 5A) and since 2008 they are also allowed to run their own postgraduate programs that lead to a Master's Degree.

Academies and schools

The following academies offer higher education with 4 years of studies and their graduates are equivalent to the graduates of universities. However, they operate under different terms from the universities and among other differences they have is that they are not allowed to run graduate programs on their own.

The following schools offer higher education with 4 years of studies and their graduates are equivalent to the graduates of technological educational institutes.

The following schools offer higher education of up to 2 years of studies.

Colleges

According to the Constitution of Greece, "education at university level shall be provided exclusively by institutions which are fully self-governed public law legal persons".[1] This prohibits private institutions for post-secondary education, colloquially known as colleges, from operating as independent universities in Greece. However, it does not prohibit colleges from collaborating with foreign universities to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study in Greece.[2][3]

The vast majority of colleges are offering programmes of study under franchise or validation agreements with universities established in other European Union countries, primarily in the UK, leading to degrees which are awarded directly by those universities. The monitoring of those agreements as well as of additional provisions for the operation of colleges is carried out by the Ministry of Education (Law 3696/2008, 3848/2010), but also by the respective educational authorities of the countries in which the universities are based (e.g. QAA, BAC and NARIC for the UK). One example of a college in Greece, not operating as a franchise, and which is not validated through arrangements in the UK is the University of Indianapolis – Athens Campus. By contrast, this college is wholly owned and operated by its home campus, and is therefore accredited by the same agency which accredits the home campus. Consequently, students of the University of Indianapolis can switch between campuses at any time.

Effective May 2010, with the integration into Greek law of EC Directive 2005/36[4] on the mutual recognition of qualifications,[5] holders of academic degrees by universities in the European Union, including those obtained through studies at a college in Greece, have their professional rights fully recognised.

As of 2012, the following colleges are operating in Greece, according to the Ministry of Education:

In Athens

Name Name in Greek website
iCon CollegeΚολλέγιο iConhttp://www.icon.gr
Mediterranean CollegeΜεσογειακό Κολλέγιοhttp://www.medcollege.edu.gr
Institution of Counselling & Psychological Studies (ICPS)Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Προσωποκεντρικής Προσέγγισης (Κ.Ε.Π.Π.)http://www.icps.edu.gr
University of Indianapolis - Athens CampusΚολλέγιο Ινδιανάπολης Αθηνώνhttp://www.uindy.gr
British Hellenic CollegeΚολλέγιο Ελληνοβρεττανικόhttp://www.ellinovretaniko.gr
New York College (European and American Education)Κολλέγιο Νέα Υόρκηhttp://www.nyc.gr
BCA CollegeΟικονομικό Κολλέγιο Αθηνώνhttp://www.bca.edu.gr
ALBA Graduate Business SchoolALBA Κολλέγιο Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεωνhttp://www.alba.edu.gr
Athens Information Technology (AIT)Τεχνολογίες Πληροφορικής Αθηνώνhttp://www.ait.gr
IST CollegeΑνεξάρτητες Σπουδές Επιστημών και Τεχνολογίαςhttp://www.ist.edu.gr
Vakalo Art & Design CollegeΚολλέγιο ΒΑΚΑΛΟhttp://vakalo.gr
ΑΚΤΟΑθηναϊκός Καλλιτεχνικός Τεχνολογικός Όμιλοςhttp://www.akto.gr
ICBS Business CollegeICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Αθήναςhttp://www.icbs.gr
Athens GSM College (AGSM)Κολλέγιο Athens GSMhttp://www.agsm.gr
City Unity CollegeΚολλέγιο CITY Uhttp://www.cityu.gr
American College of Greece (Deree College)Kολλέγιο Dereehttp://www.acg.edu
Aegean Omiros CollegeAEGEAN OMIROS Κολλέγιοhttp://www.aegeancollege.gr
AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC)Κολλέγιο ΑΚΜΙ Metropolitan / Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιοhttp://www.amc.edu.gr
Athinaiki Ekpaideftiki Etairia - René Descartes College (CNAM)Αθηναϊκή Εκπαιδευτική Εταιρία – Κολλέγιο René Descarteshttp://www.cnam.gr
Greek Bible CollegeΕλληνικό Βιβλικό Κολλέγιο / Εταιρία Βιβλικών Σπουδώνhttp://www.grbc.gr
Institution d'Études Francophones (IdEF) Γαλλικό Κολλέγιο http://www.idef.gr
Athenian CollegeΚολλέγιο Athenianhttp://www.atheniancollege.gr
Attico CollegeΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΛΛΕΓΙΟhttp://www.atticocollege.gr
Hellenic American Education CenterΕλληνο-Αμερικανικό Εκπαιδευτικό Κέντροhttp://www.haec.gr
College of Professional JournalismΚΟΛΛΕΓΙΟ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣhttp://www.ergastiridimosiografias.gr

In Thessaloniki

Name Name in Greek website
AAS College Applied Arts Studies-http://www.aas.gr
CITY College, International Faculty of the University of SheffieldΚολλέγιο CITYhttp://www.city.academic.gr
American College of Thessaloniki (Anatolia College)Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Θεσσαλονίκης (Κολλέγιο Ανατόλια)http://www.act.edu
American Farm School (Perrotis College)Αμερικανική Γεωργική Σχολή (Κολλέγιο Περρωτής)http://www.afs.edu.gr
British College of Law and EconomicsΒρετανικό Κολέγιο των Νομικών και Οικονομικώνhttp://www.bcle.gr
ICBS Business CollegeICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Θεσσαλονίκηςhttp://www.icbs.gr
AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC)Κολλέγιο ΑΚΜΙ Metropolitan / Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιοhttp://www.amc.edu.gr
Athens GSM College (AGSM)Κολλέγιο Athens GSMhttp://www.agsm.gr
New York CollegeΚολλέγιο Νέα Υόρκηhttp://www.nyc.gr
Mediterranean CollegeΜεσογειακό Κολλέγιοhttp://www.medcollege.edu.gr
DEI College-http://www.dei.edu.gr
ΑΚΤΟΑθηναϊκός Καλλιτεχνικός Τεχνολογικός Όμιλοςhttp://www.akto.gr

Elsewhere

Name Name in Greek website
ICBS Business College (in Larissa)ICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Λάρισαςhttp://www.icbs.gr
MBS College - College of Crete (in Heraklion)-http://www.mbs.edu.gr
The European College for Tourism Studies (ECTS) (in Corfu)Ευρωπαϊκό Κολλέγιο Τουριστικής Εκπαίδευσης και Κατάρτισηςhttp://www.ects.edu.gr

International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

Institution 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης)430401-500401-450401-450451-500451-500471-480
Athens University of Economics and Business (Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών)472501+501-600551-600601+601+701+
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών)248200177286387501-550501-550
National Technical University of Athens (Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο)356401-450401-450451-500551-600551-600501-550
University of Crete (Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης)437401-500401-500401-450451-500451-500491-500301-350301-350
University of Patras (Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών)457501+501-550451-500551-600601+601-650

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Constitution of Greece". Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Law 3696/2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Law 3848/2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  4. ↑ "EC Directive 2005/36". Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Presidential Decree 38/2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-22.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.