University of Patras
| Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | November 11, 1964 |
| Rector | Venetsana Kyriazopoulou |
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754 faculty members, 238 teaching staff, 481 administrative personnel |
| Students | 21,000 |
| Undergraduates | 17,000 (active) |
| Postgraduates | 3,825 |
| Location | Patras, Greece |
| Campus | Rio campus, 7 kilometres east of the city of Patras |
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| Affiliations | EASN |
| Website | www.upatras.gr |
University of Patras (UPatras; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, Panepistímio Patrón) is a public university in Patras, Greece. It is the third largest university in Greece with respect to the size of the student body, the staff, and the number of departments.
In 2014, the student population was 21,000 (17,000 at the undergraduate level and 4,000 at the postgraduate level). It has more than of 830 faculty members, 164 scientific staff members and 372 administrative personnel and comprises 24 Departments, which operate 112 laboratories and 14 clinics.
The University of Patras is considered one of the best universities in Greece and has been placed in the top 200 universities in subject areas.
The University of Patras was established on 11 November 1964 as a self-administered academic institution under the supervision of the Greek Government. It was housed in the city centre of Patras, Greece and later in a campus area of about 600 acres selected in 1968 and appropriated on behalf of the university, located in the adjacent municipality of Rio. Its opening took place on the 30th of November 1966 which is the date that the city of Patras celebrates its Patron “Saint Andrew”. This is the reason that the emblem of the University is an X cross which symbolises the one on which St. Andrew was crucified Covering an area of 4.5 km², it is one of the largest in the country. In June 2013 the University of Western Greece was incorporated in the University of Patras. The University is a two-city campus, situated in both Patras and Agrinion.
The university conducts research in Environment, Health, Biotechnology, Mechanics, Electronics, Informatics and Basic Science. A number of the departments, laboratories and clinics have been designated as Centres of Excellence, on the basis of international assessment.
The emblem of the university is Andrew the Apostle.
The university on the Campus of Patras and in the city of Agrinio'
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