The University of Peloponnese (UoP; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου) is a Greek tertiary educational institution, composed of campuses in Tripoli, Corinth, Kalamata, Nafplio, Sparta, and Patras[1] with more than 25,000 students in 9 schools across the campuses, with the former being in turn composed of 22 departments.[2]
Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου | |
Motto | Investing in Knowledge |
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Type | Public university system |
Established | 2000 |
Chancellor | Athanasios Katsis |
Vice-Chancellor | George Andriomenos, George Lepouras, Asterios Tsiaras, Sofia Ziga |
Students | 25,310 |
Undergraduates | 22,420 |
Postgraduates | 1,706 |
527 | |
Location | , , |
Campus | 6 campuses under direct control |
Mascot | Pelops |
Website | www |
UoP was established as a public university system with the presidential decree 13/2000.
The Tripoli campus was the first to open, on 20 September 2002 with the beginning of classes of the Department of Computer Science and Technology and the Department of Telecommunication Science and Technology, both part of the School of Science and Technology.
By Law 4610/2019 the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece was abolished and its School of Engineering was absorbed by the University of Peloponnese, and the Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese was also absorbed by the University of Peloponnese.
The Rectorate of the university is near the city center, once home to the poet Kostas Karyotakis. Its flagship campus is in Tripoli and is being developed at the level of complete schools across the six capitals of the Prefectures of the Region of Peloponnese.
The emblem of the University of Peloponnese is Pelops.
The website of the University of the Peloponnese provides the following description of its mission:
The University of Peloponnese is divided into 9 schools (Greek: Σχολές), which are further divided into 22 departments (Greek: Τμήματα).
Schools | Departments |
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School of Economics and Technology[4]
(Tripoli) |
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School of Humanities and Cultural Studies[4]
(Kalamata) |
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School of Social and Political Sciences[4]
(Corinth) |
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School of Fine Arts[4]
(Nafplio) |
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School of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences[4]
(Sparta) |
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School of Agriculture and Food
(Kalamata) |
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School of Management
(Kalamata) |
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School of Health Sciences
(Tripoli) |
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School of Engineering
(Patras) |
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40 Postgraduate programs (6 in English and 8 in collaboration with Greek and foreign universities)
About 200 competitive research projects are in progress.
Participation in 7 Horizon2020 & 20 Erasmus+.
Social contribution via:
250 Interinstitutional Agreements in 26 countries
Students’ Mobility
Teaching Staff Mobility
Administrative Staff Mobility
In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave University of the Peloponnese a Positive evaluation.[13]
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA).[14]
The university offers summer Greek classes in the Kalamata campus. The program is directed at Greeks living abroad, especially in the United States, Canada, Australia and the UK. For people of Greek descent who have at least one grandparent from the Messenia province, the classes are free as are room and food during the one-month program. The World Council of Messenians Abroad provides the funding for the scholarship program.
The University of the Peloponnese participates in LLP Erasmus Program (Studies and Placement). They welcome students from:
Modern, multidisciplinary,regional and multi-campus university
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