The Eugenides Foundation ( el, Ίδρυμα Ευγενίδου) is Greek private educational foundation. It was established in 1956 in

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implementing the will of the late Greek benefactor

Eugenios Eugenidis Eugenios Eugenidis ( el, Ευγένιος Ευγενίδης; December 1882 – April 1954) was a prominent Greek shipping magnate. Early life Eugenios Eugenidis was born in Didymoteicho, Evros (then part of the Ottoman Empire) on 22 December ...

, who died in April 1954. The activity of the foundation, in accordance with its

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, is to contribute to the scientific and technological education of young people in Greece. The foundation is administered by a committee of three persons, which is participated by each professor which is elected as a rector of the

National Technical University of Athens The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...

(NTUA) until the end of his term as a rector. For its multifaceted contribution to Greek society, Eugenides Foundation was honored in December 1965 with the gold medal of the Academy of Athens.

Activities

The activities and establishments of the Foundation include: *a scholarship program granting 20 scholarships annually *a scientific and technical library, *a museum of science and technology, *publishing of scientific and technical books, with over 45.000.000 copies of books published to date, *a digital computerized

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, of dome diameter 25 m and a total surface of 950 m2, one of the best equipped in the world. *lecture halls and auditoriums.

References

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External links

Official website
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