Back جامعة أرسطو Arabic جامعة ارسطو ARZ Universidá Aristóteles de Salónica AST ارسطو بیلیمیوردو AZB Універсітэт Арыстоцеля ў Салоніках Byelorussian Унівэрсытэт Арыстотэля ў Салёніках BE-X-OLD Солунски университет Bulgarian থেসালোনিকি এরিস্টটল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Bengali/Bangla Universitat Aristotèlica de Tessalònica Catalan Aristoteles-universitetet i Thessaloniki Danish
Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης | |
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| Motto | Μούσαις Χάρισι Θῦε (Ancient Greek) |
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Motto in English | Sacrifice to the Muses and the Graces |
| Type | Public higher education institution |
| Established | 22 June 1925 |
| Accreditation | Greek University System (Ministry of Education) |
| Affiliation | Campus Europae, Balkan Universities Network, Black Sea Universities Network, Utrecht Network, TIME, CESAER, EASN |
| Budget | €15 million (2024) |
| Chancellor | Haralambos Feidas[1] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dimitris Kousenidis Stela Lava Giorgos Tzetzis Kyriakos Iakinthos |
Academic staff | 2,700 |
| Students | 90,299 |
| Undergraduates | 76,987 |
| Postgraduates | 8,496 |
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| Location | , , |
| Campus | 230,000 m2 (2,500,000 sq ft) |
| Colours | Red ochre |
| Website | auth.gr |
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The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greek: Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, lit. 'Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki', abbreviated AUTh), often called the University of Thessaloniki, is the second oldest tertiary education institution in Greece. Named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Thessaloniki, it is the largest university in Greece and its campus covers 230,000 square metres (2,500,000 sq ft) in the centre of Thessaloniki, with additional educational and administrative facilities elsewhere.[2]
As of 2023, it has approximately 88,283 active students enrolled at the university (77,198 at the undergraduate level and 6,588 in postgraduate programmes of which 3,952 at doctoral level) and 2,366 faculty members.[3] There are additionally 248 members of the Special Laboratory Teaching Personnel and 213 members of the Special Technical Laboratory Personnel. The administrative staff consists of 400 permanent employees and 528 subcontractor employees that are contracted by the university.[4]
The language of instruction is Greek, although there are programs in foreign languages and courses for international students, which are carried out in English, French, German and Italian.
- ^ "Rectorate Authorities – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki". auth.gr. AUTh. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – International". Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 2014-02-22. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ^ "Hellenic Statistical Authority: Report on Higher Education – Students, Institutes and Faculty Staff (2013–2014)". statistics.gr (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). 2015-11-19. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Facts and Figures". AUTh. 1999-02-22. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2016-01-20.