Skaros
February 1st, 2005, 12:29 AM
The university of of Patras since its foundation in 1964 has been committed to pioneering teaching and research. Built in a beautiful campus, it offers a true academic environment, making studies in it a true academic experience.
The University of Patras was founded in the city of Patras in 1964 and it began functioning in the academic year 1966-67.
It is the third largest University in the country (after Athens and Thessaloniki) and the fastest growing one, with 18,500 undergraduate students, 2000 post-graduate students, 670 teaching staff, 369 administrative personnel and 403 teaching and research assistants. The initial emphasis on science and technology has been extended to other academic areas such as health sciences and humanities. Today, its twenty-two Departments with a large number of sectors and consequently a great range of disciplines, reflect a balanced academic environment.
The University has established a reputation for innovation and excellence, renowned for research of the highest calibre and for a high quality academic environment. The University of Patras has been recognised internationally as a major centre of higher education and as an excellent centre of scholarly inquiry and critical thinking. The above, along with the creation and transmission of new knowledge, enables its students to pursue the greatest development and highest achievement both for their own benefit and for that of society.
The Campus
The University campus is 7 kilometres East of the city of Patras, in the area of Rion.
It is a self-contained campus in a beautiful location at the foot of mount Panachaico with a view over the Gulf of Corinth to the mountains of Central Greece across the water.
The University was initially housed in a building in the centre of Patras. Very soon it became clear that there was need for a new campus to meet the demands of a fast growing University. The wooded campus area of about 600 acres was selected in 1968 and was appropriated on behalf of the University.
Today, buildings of a total area of 210,100 m2 have been fully completed and are functioning. New buildings are under construction. The campus has not been completed yet, although the rate of completion is the highest in the country. The total number of lecture halls in the different building units is 115. Within the campus there is also the Regional University Teaching Hospital which functions both as the major regional medical centre and as a teaching facility for the Faculty of Medicine. Concurrently there is a continuous effort to upgrade and improve the landscape within the campus, although extensive infrastructure projects, landscaping and athletic facilities have been completed.
Several other facilities are available on campus including a gymnasium and a swimming pool, a nursery school, a primary and secondary school for the children of faculty and staff, a post-office.
The designing of the campus was entrusted to an internationally known architectural firm.
The campus has many open-spaces,green shady areas covered with characteristically Mediterranean olive groves.
Academic structure
School of Natural Sciences
Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry,
Department of Geology,
Department of Material Science,
Department of Mathematics,
Department of Physics,
School of Engineering
Department of Architecture,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics
Department of Engineering Sciences*,
School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Pharmacy,
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Department of Early Childhood Education,
Department of Primary Education,
Department of Philology,
Department of Philosophy,
Department of Theatre Studies,
School of Economics & Administration
Department of Business Administration,
Department of Economics,
University hospital and Department of medicine building as seen from Rio
http://monitor.admin.musc.edu/~cfs/patras_bme_2002/university.jpg
Conference center
http://www.phaethon2004.org/images/23/1-07.jpg
The University of Patras was founded in the city of Patras in 1964 and it began functioning in the academic year 1966-67.
It is the third largest University in the country (after Athens and Thessaloniki) and the fastest growing one, with 18,500 undergraduate students, 2000 post-graduate students, 670 teaching staff, 369 administrative personnel and 403 teaching and research assistants. The initial emphasis on science and technology has been extended to other academic areas such as health sciences and humanities. Today, its twenty-two Departments with a large number of sectors and consequently a great range of disciplines, reflect a balanced academic environment.
The University has established a reputation for innovation and excellence, renowned for research of the highest calibre and for a high quality academic environment. The University of Patras has been recognised internationally as a major centre of higher education and as an excellent centre of scholarly inquiry and critical thinking. The above, along with the creation and transmission of new knowledge, enables its students to pursue the greatest development and highest achievement both for their own benefit and for that of society.
The Campus
The University campus is 7 kilometres East of the city of Patras, in the area of Rion.
It is a self-contained campus in a beautiful location at the foot of mount Panachaico with a view over the Gulf of Corinth to the mountains of Central Greece across the water.
The University was initially housed in a building in the centre of Patras. Very soon it became clear that there was need for a new campus to meet the demands of a fast growing University. The wooded campus area of about 600 acres was selected in 1968 and was appropriated on behalf of the University.
Today, buildings of a total area of 210,100 m2 have been fully completed and are functioning. New buildings are under construction. The campus has not been completed yet, although the rate of completion is the highest in the country. The total number of lecture halls in the different building units is 115. Within the campus there is also the Regional University Teaching Hospital which functions both as the major regional medical centre and as a teaching facility for the Faculty of Medicine. Concurrently there is a continuous effort to upgrade and improve the landscape within the campus, although extensive infrastructure projects, landscaping and athletic facilities have been completed.
Several other facilities are available on campus including a gymnasium and a swimming pool, a nursery school, a primary and secondary school for the children of faculty and staff, a post-office.
The designing of the campus was entrusted to an internationally known architectural firm.
The campus has many open-spaces,green shady areas covered with characteristically Mediterranean olive groves.
Academic structure
School of Natural Sciences
Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry,
Department of Geology,
Department of Material Science,
Department of Mathematics,
Department of Physics,
School of Engineering
Department of Architecture,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics
Department of Engineering Sciences*,
School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Pharmacy,
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Department of Early Childhood Education,
Department of Primary Education,
Department of Philology,
Department of Philosophy,
Department of Theatre Studies,
School of Economics & Administration
Department of Business Administration,
Department of Economics,
University hospital and Department of medicine building as seen from Rio
http://monitor.admin.musc.edu/~cfs/patras_bme_2002/university.jpg
Conference center
http://www.phaethon2004.org/images/23/1-07.jpg