Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

A 26-year-old man whose fingerprint was allegedly found inside a plastic garbage bag retrieved from an apartment in Athens' Ambelokipi district where an explosive device accidentally detonated in October, is one of the chief suspects in a 2020 attack on the former rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB).

The composition of the new 11-member management council of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) has been announced by the university's rector, Dimitris Bourantonis.

The council comprises six internal members and five external members. 

The council's four-year term commences on September 1.

To achieve the growth leap that Greece needs to significantly reduce unemployment and replace the 1 million jobs lost due to the economic crisis and the brain drain, Greece must create a few hundred thousand highly skilled jobs in the coming years, according to a study by EY Greece, ELTRUN, the E-Business Research Center of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and Endeavor Gre

Greek consumers are increasingly turning to private label products as they strive to lower their supermarket bills in the face of persistently high prices, according to an annual phone survey conducted in January 2024 by the Marketing Lab of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), using a random sample of 1880 households.

Short-term rentals (STRs) booked through online marketplaces comprise 21.5% of all overnight stays by tourists in Greece and make a great contribution to the country's gross domestic product, according to a research report presented by Professor George Doukidis at the Prodexpo Real Estate Conference on Thursday.

Fresh tension erupted outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) on central Patission Street on Thursday, as a group of approximately 35 individuals emerged from the premises and created makeshift barricades using trash bins that were set on fire, according to reports.

The police reportedly responded by using tear gas. 

The Hellenic Police opened a disciplinary inquiry on Wednesday into an officer who shot four rounds in the air after he was attacked by black-clad youths in a densely populated district in central Athens earlier in the day.

Clashes erupted outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) on Patission Avenue on Wednesday when a group of approximately 35 individuals wearing hoods came out of the campus and barricaded both lanes of traffic with burning trash containers, according to reports.

The closure of universities as part of the first round of restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month has prompted some Greek students to vote in favor of online classes in the event that faculties are forced to close again, for instance if minority groups decide to hold sit-ins.

Unidentified assailants attacked police officers with rocks and other objects outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) on Thursday afternoon, lightly injuring one.
According to reports, the attack occurred as police conducted an operation to clear the area outside the university of illegal street vendors.
There were no reports of arrests.