The Agricultural University of Athens is the third oldest university in Greece. Since 1920, it has made contributions to Greek agricultural and economic development, by conducting basic and applied research in Agricultural Science and Technology.
The university is situated in the neighborhood of Votanikos, on a 25-hectare green campus that straddles both sides of the historic Iera Odos (the Sacred Way of antiquity), close to the Acropolis, at the heart of the ancient Olive Grove.
Academic Profile
The University today consists of two Schools and 6 Departments, offering five-year undergraduate programmes as well as a variety of postgraduate programmes.
| Schools | Departments |
|---|---|
| School of Agricultural Production, Infrastructure and Environment | Department of Crop Science Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture Department of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering |
| School of Food, Biotechnology and Development | Department of Biotechnology Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development |
Research
The university’s main research focus is Agronutrition, Biotechnology, Environmental Ecology and Agricultural and Rural Economics.
Academic evaluation
In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave Agricultural University of Athens a Positive evaluation.
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA).
Campus
The university is located on the alluvial plain of the Kifisos river. It is bordered by Kavalas avenue and Spyrou Patsi Street. To its east lies the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos and to the west was the location of Plato’s olive, whose remains are exhibited inside the main building of the University. The site is split in two by the Iera Odos (Sacred Way) which connects Athens and Eleusis.
Its buildings comprise a great number of auditoriums and laboratories, a library, computer rooms, agricultural facilities (arboretum, vineyard, experimental fields, flower garden, greenhouses, cowshed, sheep pen, chicken coop, dairy installations, and aquaculture tanks), museums, student center, indoor gym, and sports fields.