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The National Technical University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, National Metsovion Polytechnic), sometimes simply known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Athens (ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern αι Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and η Αθήνα nowadays (IPA : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ...
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History It was founded in 1836 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, while a suburban campus, the Zografou Campus, was built in the 1980s. Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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Athens (ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern αι Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and η Αθήνα nowadays (IPA : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ...
Zografou ( Greek: Ζωγράφου), rarely Zografos, is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ...
It was named Metsovion in honor of its benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tositsa, Michail Tositsas and Georgios Averof, whose origin is from the town of Metsovo in Epirus. Metsovo (Greek: ÎœÎτσοβο, Aromanian: Aminciu) is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in Northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. ...
Epirus (Greek: ΉπειÏος, Ãpiros), is a periphery in northwestern Greece. ...
Faculties The National Technical University of Athens is divided into nine academic faculties (Greek: σχολές), which are furthermore divided into 33 departments (Greek: τμήματα): - Faculty 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 Transmissions Systems and Material Technologies
- Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Department of Structural Engineering
- Department of Water Resources, Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering
- Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering
- Department of Geotechnical Engineering
- Department of Engineering Construction and Management
- Faculty 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
- Faculty 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
- Faculty 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
- Faculty of Rural and Surveying Engineering
- Department of Topography
- Department of Geography and Regional Planning
- Department of Rural Technology and Development
- Faculty of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy
- Department of Geological Sciences
- Department of Mining Engineering
- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Technology
- Faculty of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Department of Ship Design & Maritime Transport
- Department of Ship Hydrodynamics
- Department of Marine Engineering
- Department of Marine Structures
- Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Physics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Mechanics
- Department of Humanity, Social Sciences and Law
The university comprises about 700 of academic staff and a total of 10,000 students, 15% of them are post-graduates. Undergraduate studies have a duration of 5 years.
Contribution in Greek political life The National Technical University of Athens has always been a place of vibrant political life, being closely associated to the Greek student movement and the struggles for peace and democracy in Greece. The most obvious example of this was the Athens Polytechnic uprising on November 17, 1973, which was the first step to overthrow Greece's military dictatorship. A peace dove, widely known as a symbol for peace, featuring an olive branch in the doves beak. ...
An AMX 30 tank standing in front of the Athens Polytechnic. ...
17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ...
Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...
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See also A listing of universities in Greece. ...
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External links - National Technical University of Athens official site in English
- National Technical University of Athens official site in Greek
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