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University of Patras

Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Library and Information Service building
Type	Publichigher education institution
Established	11 November 1964; 61 years ago (1964-11-11)
Rector	Christos J. Bouras
Academic staff	715
Administrative staff	429
Students	33.832
Undergraduates	29.901
Postgraduates	3.931 Postgraduate students
Location	Patras , Greece
Campus	Rio campus, 7 kilometres east of the city centre of Patras
Website	www.upatras.gr/en

TheUniversity of Patras (UPatras;Greek:Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών,Panepistímio Patrón,abbr. ΠΠ) is apublic university inPatras,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.^[1][2]

The University of Patras is considered one of the top-ranked universities in Greece and has been placed in the top 200 universities in subject areas.^[3][4][5]

In 2019, the student population was more than 33,000 (29,901 at theundergraduate level and 3,931 at thepostgraduate level). It has 715 faculty members, 234 scientific staff members and 429 administrative personnel and comprises seven schools and thirty-one departments.^[6][7]

The University of Patras was established on 11 November 1964 as a self-administered academic institution under the supervision of the Greek government.^[8] It was housed in the city centre ofPatras,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 ofRio. Covering an area of 4.5 km², it is one of the largest in the country.^[9]

In June 2013 theUniversity of Western Greece was incorporated in the University of Patras.^[10][11] In 2019 the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece was incorporated in the University of Patras. After the merger of the university with the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, there are two main campuses (two in Patras) and smaller campuses/facilities in Messolonghi andAgrinio. The campus in Patras is located in the suburb of Rion and Koukouli.

Besides education, the University of Patras is involved in research in areas such as environment, health, biotechnology, mechanics, electronics, informatics and basic science. A number of the university's departments, laboratories and clinics have been designated ascentres of excellence, on the basis of international assessment.

The emblem of the university isAndrew the Apostle. The university's opening took place on 30 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. In 2012, the emblem was renewed but it remained true to the prototype.^[12]

The university consists of seven schools, thirty one departments with undergraduate study programs leading to a degree.

Furthermore, the University of Patras offers postgraduate programs, as well as digital and open courses.^[13]

In its 180 laboratories, research is conducted by students and teaching staff members.^[35]

Apart from regular teaching and research activities, the laboratories are the focal points for the creation of national and international research consortia. The university participates in all majorEuropean research programmes.

The management of research projects is carried out by the Research Committee and its administration unit. Thefinancial management of research projects with external funding produces resources for the university, which are used for specific educational and developmental activities, as well as funding of researchers. In recent years, over 2700 research projects, financed both by the state and theEuropean Union have been carried out.^[36][37][38]

The University of Patras collaborated with theLibre Space Foundation to launchUPSat in 2017, the first satellite manufactured in Greece and the first satellite in history made entirely withopen-source software andopen-source hardware. It was acubesat launched from theInternational Space Station that participated in theQB50 mission to study Earth'sthermosphere.^[39]

An external evaluation of all academic departments inGreek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA).^[44][45]

In 2015 the external evaluation committee gave University of Patras aPositive evaluation.^[1]

The campuses of Patras are situated in the suburb Rion which is 7 km north east of the City of Patras within the Municipality of Patras, and at Koukouli, Patras. Departments of the University of Patras are located in the cities of Messolonghi and Agrinio.

Thecampus of Rion is located next to theUniversity Regional General Hospital of Patras. It is a self-contained campus.^[46]

The university's campus in Rion has four entrances. Thetrack and field and sporting grounds are in the southern part.

The first buildings of the university campus of Rion were a unit of 20 small ground level pre-fabricated buildings, still housing some academic and administrative offices. In 1972 the construction of buildings "A" and "B" started. Building "A" houses the administrative services, therectorship, the Senate's Conference Hall, the university's Ceremonial Hall, a teachingamphitheatre and seminar halls.^[46]

Following the master plan, 25 buildings were eventually built, along with a new library, and many more are under construction for the housing of most of the departments, a museum of science and technology, a botanical garden, and a new student centre. Within the campus there are also found the Students' Residence Hall, the Conference and Cultural Centre, a restaurant, a bank, a bookstore, the university's publishing house, cafeterias and kiosks. The University Conference Centre is the only building of the university outside the campus. It is located three kilometres west of the campus. The campus has not been completed yet.

Within the campus of Rion 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, a post-office, a swimming pool, a nursery school, a primary and secondary school for the children of the academic faculty and administrative personnel.

In addition to constructing new buildings, new sites at the surroundings have been appropriated on behalf of the university. The campus of Rion has many open-spaces, green shady areas covered with characteristically Mediterranean olive groves.

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  Department of Pharmacy, view of the entrance and the main building
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  View of the university hospital and the new buildings of the department of medicine
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  Administration building A (Rector's office inside)
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  Building B (ex. Computer Engineering department)
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• George Anastasopoulos, Engineer, awarded in 2015 with the EOQ Presidential Georges Borel Award for contributing to the development of the European Quality movement through his accomplishments with a global impact in the field of quality. (Mechanical Engineering)
• Nikolaos Bourbakis,computer scientist known for his work in image processing. (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• John Lambris, Ralph and Sallie Weaver Professor of Research Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• Christos Laskaris, Greek poet awarded with theCavafy International Award inCairo in 2007. (Pedagogy)
• Ioannis Liritzis, professor of physics in archaeology (archaeometry) at theUniversity of Henan and the application of natural sciences to archaeology and cultural heritage, awarded with the Prize ofAcademy of Athens. (Physics)
• Stathis Psillos, Greek philosopher of science classified among the 91 most cited living philosophers, (Physics)
• Radovan Stojanovic, Montenegrin professor of electrical and computing engineering, known for his work in accelerating science and technology in the Western Balkan and the Mediterranean,

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