National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

• The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was founded in 1837 and comes under one of the best universities of the world.
• It is a public university in Athens, Greece. It has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837 and is the oldest higher education institution of the modern Greek state.
• National and Kapodistrian University establishes a system of academic excellence and character-building traditions with a focus on every student as very important personality.
• As one of the leading universities of Greece, National and Kapodistrian University comprises of a culture focused on student achievement, a commitment to high performance, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Today it is one of the largest universities by enrolment in Europe, with over 69,000 registered students.
• The University of Athens is divided into numerous schools, faculties and departments.
• At a particularly critical time for public health, the Athens School of Medicine is distinguished internationally by receiving awards for best professors in Humanities Medicine and Emergency Management.

• This Medicine programme opens a pathway for all students around the world who want to pursue medicine.
• Today, the Medical School has 3054 undergraduate and 5000 postgraduate students.
• The Undergraduate Program includes 60 compulsory courses and 99 elective courses.
• Medical students study for the pre-clinical modules, with professors and researchers and lectures, seminars and laboratories.
• The medical programme is broken down into three parts. The first two years consist of pre-clinical training followed by three years of clinical training and one year of internship.
• During first two years, students take lectures and attend seminars in auditoriums and laboratories at the university.
• The clinical rotations take place in hospitals and all the experience which medical students get during this time is practical.
• The clinical years consist of clinical rotations in 86 university clinics.
• Finally, in the last year of internship, students interact with patients at university hospitals under the supervision and guidance of senior doctors.
• The graduates get to have an EU and international medical license so they can go back and work anywhere in the world.

Applicants must provide the following information:

1. An application which includes the following details: bio, education history and course for which you are applying.
2. A copy of your secondary education results with subjects studied.
3. Personal statement or results of Cambridge Personal Style Questionnaire (CPSQ)
4. Interview
5. Documents from your home country confirming that you are authorised to study in Greece.
6. Two small photos of 4-5cm.

• Athens is known as a university city and is also very famous for its beauty.
• Living costs in Greece are also affordable if the student remains in its budget.
• Life for international students is pretty enjoyable. Students can benefit from a wide range of both on-campus and off-campus activities.
• Every department of the university has a Student Union and all students belonging to the department have the right to register as members.
• Overall, the students can enjoy student life in Athens at its best.

• Greece represents an ancient civilization. Situated in South-East Europe, Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
• Students quickly fall in love with Greek culture and food, which interestingly comes fresh and is inexpensive.
• Life is less expensive in Greece than in many other European countries and locals and visitors alike can still enjoy all the pleasure of life at affordable prices.
• As for students, higher education in Greece is cutting-edge, so one can be sure that one’s getting a fantastic education during the time studying in Greece.