(Greek: Πανεπιστήμια και Πολυτεχνεία)
All the Higher Tertiary state-accredited universities in Greece are public. The duration of the undergraduate degree programs for most disciplines is 4 years (full-time). Programs in engineering, dentistry, pharmacology, agronomics, forestry, along with some programs in fine arts, have a duration of 5 years (240E.C.T.S - 300E.C.T.S ISCED 5A). Medicine is the only discipline with a duration of studies of 6 years.
(Greek: T.E.I. - Τεχνολογικά Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα)
All the Higher Tertiary state-accredited Technological Educational Institutes in Greece are public. Technological Educational Institutes were initially established in 1983. They currently offer a 4-years (full-time) undergraduate degree programs equivalent to Honours Bachelor's Degree (240E.C.T.S ISCED 5A) and since 2008 they are also allowed to run on their own postgraduate that lead to a Master's Degree and PhD programs.
The following academies offer higher education with 4 years of studies and their graduates are equivalent to the graduates of universities. However, they operate under different terms from the universities and among other differences they have is that they are not allowed to run graduate programs on their own.
The following schools offer higher education with 4 years of studies and their graduates are equivalent to the graduates of Technological Educational Institutes.
The following schools offer higher education of up to 2 years of studies
According to the Constitution of Greece, "education at university level shall be provided exclusively by institutions which are fully self-governed public law legal persons".[1] This prohibits private institutions for post-secondary education, colloquially known as colleges, from operating as independent universities in Greece. However, it does not prohibit colleges from collaborating with foreign universities to offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study in Greece.[2][3]
The vast majority of colleges are offering programmes of study under franchise or validation agreements with universities established in other European Union countries, primarily in the UK, leading to degrees which are awarded directly by those universities. The monitoring of those agreements as well as of additional provisions for the operation of colleges is carried out by the Ministry of Education (Law 3696/2008, 3848/2010), but also by the respective educational authorities of the countries in which the universities are based (e.g. QAA, BAC and NARIC for the UK). One example of a College in Greece, not operating as a franchise, and which is not validated through arrangements in the UK is the University of Indianapolis - Athens Campus. By contrast, this college is wholly owned and operated by its home campus, and is therefore accredited by the same agency which accredits the home campus. Consequently, students of the University of Indianapolis can switch between campuses at any time.
Effective May 2010, with the integration into Greek law of EC Directive 2005/36[4] on the mutual recognition of qualifications,[5] holders of academic degrees by universities in the European Union, including those obtained through studies at a college in Greece, have their professional rights fully recognised.
As of 2012, the following Colleges are operating in Greece, according to the Ministry of Education:
| Name | Name in Greek | website |
|---|---|---|
| iCon College | Κολλέγιο iCon | www.icon.gr |
| Mediterranean College | Μεσογειακό Κολλέγιο | www.medcollege.edu.gr |
| Institution of Counselling & Psychological Studies (ICPS) | Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Προσωποκεντρικής Προσέγγισης (Κ.Ε.Π.Π.) | www.icps.edu.gr |
| University of Indianapolis - Athens Campus | Κολλέγιο Ινδιανάπολης Αθηνών | www.uindy.gr |
| British Hellenic College | Κολλέγιο Ελληνοβρεττανικό | www.ellinovretaniko.gr |
| New York College | Κολλέγιο Νέα Υόρκη | www.nyc.gr |
| BCA College | Οικονομικό Κολλέγιο Αθηνών | www.bca.edu.gr |
| ALBA Graduate Business School | ALBA Κολλέγιο Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων | www.alba.edu.gr |
| Athens Information Technology (AIT) | Τεχνολογίες Πληροφορικής Αθηνών | www.ait.gr |
| IST College | Ανεξάρτητες Σπουδές Επιστημών και Τεχνολογίας | www.ist.edu.gr |
| Vakalo Art & Design College | Κολλέγιο ΒΑΚΑΛΟ | vakalo.gr |
| ΑΚΤΟ | Αθηναϊκός Καλλιτεχνικός Τεχνολογικός Όμιλος | www.akto.gr |
| ICBS Business College | ICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Αθήνας | www.icbs.gr |
| Athens GSM College (AGSM) | Κολλέγιο Athens GSM | www.agsm.gr |
| City Unity College | Κολλέγιο CITY U | www.cityu.gr |
| American College of Greece (Deree College) | Kολλέγιο Deree | www.acg.edu |
| Aegean Omiros College | AEGEAN OMIROS Κολλέγιο | www.aegeancollege.gr |
| AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC) | Κολλέγιο ΑΚΜΙ Metropolitan / Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιο | www.amc.edu.gr |
| Athinaiki Ekpaideftiki Etairia - Rene Descartes College (CNAM) | Αθηναϊκή Εκπαιδευτική Εταιρία – Κολλέγιο René Descartes | www.cnam.gr |
| Greek Bible College | Ελληνικό Βιβλικό Κολλέγιο / Εταιρία Βιβλικών Σπουδών | www.grbc.gr |
| Institution d΄Etudes Francophones (IdEF) | Κολλέγιο Institution d΄Etudes Francophones (IdEF) | www.idef.gr |
| Athenian College | Κολλέγιο Athenian | www.atheniancollege.gr |
| Attico College | ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΛΛΕΓΙΟ | www.atticocollege.gr |
| Hellenic American Education Center | Ελληνο-Αμερικανικό Εκπαιδευτικό Κέντρο | www.haec.gr |
| College of Professional Journalism | ΚΟΛΛΕΓΙΟ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ | www.ergastiridimosiografias.gr |
| Name | Name in Greek | website |
|---|---|---|
| AAS College Applied Arts Studies | - | www.aas.gr |
| CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield | Κολλέγιο CITY | www.city.academic.gr |
| American College of Thessaloniki (Anatolia College) | Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Θεσσαλονίκης (Κολλέγιο Ανατόλια) | www.act.edu |
| American Farm School (Perrotis College) | Αμερικανική Γεωργική Σχολή (Κολλέγιο Περρωτής) | www.afs.edu.gr |
| ICBS Business College | ICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Θεσσαλονίκης | www.icbs.gr |
| AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC) | Κολλέγιο ΑΚΜΙ Metropolitan / Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιο | www.amc.edu.gr |
| Athens GSM College (AGSM) | Κολλέγιο Athens GSM | www.agsm.gr |
| New York College | Κολλέγιο Νέα Υόρκη | www.nyc.gr |
| Mediterranean College | Μεσογειακό Κολλέγιο | www.medcollege.edu.gr |
| DEI College | - | www.dei.edu.gr |
| ΑΚΤΟ | Αθηναϊκός Καλλιτεχνικός Τεχνολογικός Όμιλος | www.akto.gr |
| Name | Name in Greek | website |
|---|---|---|
| ICBS Business College (in Larissa) | ICBS Επιχειρησιακό Κολλέγιο Λάρισας | www.icbs.gr |
| MBS College - College of Crete (in Heraklion) | - | www.mbs.edu.gr |
| The European College for Tourism Studies (ECTS) (in Corfu) | Ευρωπαϊκό Κολλέγιο Τουριστικής Εκπαίδευσης και Κατάρτισης | www.ects.edu.gr |
According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:
| Institution | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης) | 430 | 401-500 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 471-480 |
| Athens University of Economics and Business (Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών) | 472 | 501+ | 501-600 | 551-600 | 601+ | 601+ | 701+ |
| National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών) | 248 | 200 | 177 | 286 | 387 | 501-550 | 501-550 |
| National Technical University of Athens (Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο) | 356 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 551-600 | 551-600 | 501-550 |
| University of Crete (Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης) | 437 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | 491-500 |
| University of Patras (Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών) | 457 | 501+ | 501-550 | 451-500 | 551-600 | 601+ | 601-650 |
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