Panepistimio Egaiou

University

The University of the Aegean is a Greek state university on the Aegean islands, such as Rhodes and Lesvos. Following its Greek name, it is also called Panepistimio Egeou. The university has a total of about 10,000 students. Its seat is Mytilini on the island of Lesvos and it was founded in 1984.2

 

University of the Aegean

The university is divided into five faculties, which are all located on different islands. The locations of the faculties are as follows:2

  • Faculty of Social Sciences in Mytilini, Lesvos Island
    • Department of Ethnology and History
    • Department of Geography
    • Department of Sociology
    • Department of Cultural Technology and Communication
  • Faculty of Environmental Sciences in Mytilini, Lesvos Island
    • Department of Environmental Sciences
    • Department of Oceanography
  • Faculty of Economics in Chios, Chios Island
    • Department of Administrative Economics
    • Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport
    • Department of Finance and Financial Engineering
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences in Karlovasi, Samos Island
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Information and Telecommunications Technology
    • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
  • Faculty of Human Sciences in Rhodes, Rhodes Island
    • Department of primary school education
    • Department of Early Childhood Education and Educational Design
    • Department of Mediterranean Studies
  • Independent Faculty of Syros in Ermoupolis, Syros Island
    • Department of Product Design and Systems Design Engineering

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City of Mytilini

The city of Mytilini is also an ancient port city. It can be considered the economic, administrative and cultural center of the Greek island of Lesbos. The city has about 30,000 inhabitants. The refugee camp Moria is located in the municipality of Mytilini and about seven kilometers away from the city of Mytilini. Mytilini is a historically important city and has some ancient buildings.3

 

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