The Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences ( el, Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών), usually referred to simply as the Panteion University, is a university located in
Athens
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, Greece. Founded in 1927, it is the oldest university of
social
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Etymology
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and
political sciences
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in Greece."''Panteion University is a very strong academic institution in teaching and research. The structure of the institution provides a perfect environment for the evolution of in intra-institutional interdisciplinary research and education structures. However, there are still dormant possibilities that have to be exploited, in order to secure the future and the prosperity of the Institution in a rapidly changing world. Too many PhD students and opaque admission standards of PhD studies: The EEC recommends a more vigorous procedure of admission to improve the quality of the PhD studies. Need to increase internal coherence, deployment of realistic and timely strategic plans that will strengthen the position of the institution in the national and international academic landscape.''"
At Panteion University there is a student population of 19,000 students enrolled at graduate and postgraduate level and 360 teaching and administrative staff. The university also offers thirteen postgraduate courses and includes three research institutes, eighteen research centres and four laboratories.
History
The Panteion University has a long history of a creative development linked to the course of higher education and the development of
social sciences
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in Greece.
It was founded in 1927 under the name ''School of Political Sciences'', due to the envisagement of two persons who had studied at the Free School of Political Sciences in Paris (
Sciences Po
, motto_lang = fr
, mottoeng = Roots of the Future
, type = Public university, Public research university''Grande école''
, established =
, founder = Émile Boutmy
, a ...
), Georgios Fragoudis and Alexandros Pantos.
Pavlos Kountouriotis
Pavlos Kountouriotis ( el, Παύλος Κουντουριώτης; 9 April 1855 – 22 August 1935) was a Greek rear admiral during the Balkan Wars, regent, and the first President of the Second Hellenic Republic. In total he served four times ...
, the
president of Greece
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at the time, inaugurated the central building of the university, which functioned for the first time on 18 November 1930, attended by 200 students. Alexandros Pantos bequeathed his fortune to the school, which was republished by the prime minister of Greece,
Eleftherios Venizelos
Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos ( el, Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος, translit=Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, ; – 18 March 1936) was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movem ...
, making the institute stable in the academical scene of the country.
In 1931 the school was renamed to ''Panteios School of Political Sciences''.
At the beginning, the contribution of the minister for national education, George Papandreou, was very important for the school, which consisted of two departments, the
Political
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-Historical and the
Social
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Etymology
The word "social" derives from ...
-Economical, while the studies were planned for six semesters. In 1936 the school was recognised as a " public utility of higher education" and in 1937 it was turned into a "legal person of
public law
Public law is the part of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct ...
". In 1951 the two departments were renamed to the Department of
Political Science
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and Department of
Public Administration
Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ...
, respectively, while the course of studies expanded to eight semesters in 1963.
After the reorganization of the Greek educational system in 1983, the Panteios School was divided into three departments: Political Science and International Studies, Public Administration, Sociology. In 1989 the School was renamed to its current name, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, and five new departments were created, these of: Communication and Mass Media,
Psychology
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,
Social Policy
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Some professionals and universities consider social policy a subset of public policy, while other practitioners characterize soci ...
and
Social Anthropology
Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...
,
Economic
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and Regional development, General Department of Law.
In the 1990s, two of the previous departments were split into two: Political Science and International Studies into: a) Political Science and History, b) International and European Studies, and Social Policy and Social Anthropology into: a) Social Policy, b) Social Anthropology. During the same period the campus expanded and improved.
Schools and academic departments
The university today consists of four schools and nine academic departments.
Research
Panteion University cooperates with many universities and institutes from 17 European countries, and offers a European MA Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation.
Academic Affiliations
The university participates in several
European Union
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academic networks such as the
Jean Monnet Programme
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In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave Panteion University a ''positive evaluation''.
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the
Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency
Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either:
*of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, el, Έλληνες) and culture
*of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civiliz ...
(HQA).
University units and services
Library
The Panteion University Library is located at the central building of the university and it covers an area of 1,750 m2, divided into four floors. Its purpose is to provide the academic community with its variety of material. Provided that the university supports education and research, the Library offers automated services, printed and electronic collections, and online services as well.
The library has a reading room and it also operates as a lending library. Its collection covers the wide scientific area of
social
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Etymology
The word "social" derives from ...
and
political science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
s with focus on sociology, history, law and political science, philosophy,
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...
, economics, management, literature,
information science
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,
social anthropology
Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...
,
criminology
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, mathematics and accountancy. The collection consists of material written mainly in Greek and other languages such as English, French, German and Spanish.
The connection includes: 70,000
monograph
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In library cataloging, ''monograph ...
s, 547 active subscriptions in a total of 763 journals, more than 10,000 electronic journals, online databases, 15 bibliographic databases in CD-ROM which cover the period 1998–2002, 60 classical music CDs, 85 educational CD-ROMs, 20 maps, 500 VHS and DVDs of classical movies, and 308 slides from the
National Gallery of London
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.
Gym
Panteion University also has its own gym which is located in Neos Kosmos, near the metro station.
Notable people
;Professors
*Sakis Karagioras (1930–1985), Professor of Public Finance (1966), rector of the university (1981)
* Panagiotis Kanellopoulos (1902–1986), Professor of Law, philosopher, politician, prime minister of the Hellenic Republic (1945, 1967)
* Andreas Loverdos (1956), Professor of Constitutional Law, politician, Minister for Health and Social Solidarity since 2009
* Christos Rozakis (1941), Professor of International Law, currently the president of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe
*
Konstantinos Simitis
Konstantinos G. Simitis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης; born 23 June 1936), usually referred to as Costas Simitis or Kostas Simitis (Κώστας Σημίτης), is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece a ...
(1936), Professor of Commercial Law, politician, prime minister of Greece (1996–2004)
*
Alexandros Svolos
Alexandros Svolos ( el, Αλέξανδρος Σβώλος; 1892, Kruševo, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire – 22 February 1956, Athens, Greece) was a prominent Greek legal expert, who also served as president of the Political Committee of Natio ...
(1892–1956), Professor of Constitutional Law, member of Parliament
*
Michail Stasinopoulos
Michail Stasinopoulos ( el, Μιχαήλ Στασινόπουλος; 27 July 1903 – 31 October 2002) was a Greek jurist and politician who served as President of Greece from 18 December 1974 to 19 July 1975. A member of New Democracy, he was the ...
(1903–2002), Professor of Administrative Law, rector of the university (1951–1958), politician, president of the Hellenic Republic (1974–1975)
*
Dimitris Tsatsos
Dimitris Th. Tsatsos ( el, Δημήτρης Θ. Τσάτσος; Athens, 5 May 1933 – 24 April 2010) was a Greek legal scholar and former Member of the European Parliament. He was the son of the politician and lawyer Themistoklis Tsatsos (1906– ...
(1933–2010), Professor of Constitutional Law, member of the European Parliament (1999–2004)
*
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Konstantinos D. Tsatsos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Τσάτσος; July 1, 1899 – October 8, 1987) was a Greek diplomat, professor of law, scholar and politician. He served as the second President of the Third Hellenic Republic from 197 ...
(1899–1987), Professor of the Philosophy of Law, diplomat, president of the Hellenic Republic (1975–1980)
*
Ioannis Theodorakopoulos Ioannis Theodorakopoulos ( el, Ἰωάννης Θεοδωρακόπουλος; 28 February 1900, Vassaras, Lakonia – 20 February 1981, Athens) was a Greek philosopher. In 1920 Theodorakopoulos moved to Vienna to study Classical Philology and Phi ...
(1900–1981), Greek philosopher
*
Yannis Smaragdis
Yannis Smaragdis ( el, Γιάννης Σμαραγδής) is a Greek film director.
Biography
He was born in Crete in 1946 and studied film in Greece and Paris, France. He appeared in 1972 with his short film ''Two Three Things...'' which receive ...
(1946), film director, screenwriter
*
Christos Yannaras
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(1935), Professor of Philosophy, theologian
*
Yiorgos Veltsos
Yiorgos Veltsos ( gr, Γιώργος Βέλτσος; born October 1944
(1944), Professor of
Communication Theory
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and
Sociology
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* Georgios Papachatzis (1905–1991), Professor of Administrative Law (1943–1967), rector of the university (1964–1965)
;Notable alumni
* Anna Diamantopoulou (1959), politician, former Minister of Education, former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
*
Vangelis Meimarakis
Evangelos-Vasileios "Vangelis" Meimarakis ( el, Ευάγγελος-Βασίλειος "Βαγγέλης" Μεϊμαράκης, ; born 14 December 1953), is a Greek lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of New Democracy and Leade ...
(1953), lawyer and politician, former Minister of National Defence, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
*
Stamatis Kraounakis
Stamatis Kraounakis ( el, Σταμάτης Κραουνάκης) is a Greek music composer, music producer, lyricist, writer and director. He was born and lives in Athens and has studied Political Science in Panteion University. He has composed ...
(1955), music composer, music producer, lyricist, writer and director.
* Giorgos Katsaros (1934), musician and songwriter
*
Yannis Stavrakakis
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(1970), political theorist
*
Sotiris Kovos
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, automobile designer
Alumni Association "Aristotle"
The
Alumni Association
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"Aristotle" of the Panteion University is the oldest alumni association in Greece, founded in 1942 by a group of Panteion alumni, providing a wide variety of benefits to its members. Members' network strives to connect alumni to the university and to each other.
Eligible to register as members are all Panteion alumni, provided they have completed at Panteion University either their undergraduate or graduate studies, or both.
List of research institutes in Greece
This is a list of research institutes in Greece.
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State-run institutes
* "Athena" Research and Innovation Center in ICT and Knowledge Technologies (formerly KETEP/IRIS)
** Industrial Systems Institute (INBIS/ISI)
** Institute for Langua ...