s Aristotle University

Co-eds at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University went “clothing-optional” for a series of photographs shown at an exhibition that opened in the northern city this week.
Several photography clubs at the university contributed images for the exhibition, which will last until June 24.
One of the contributors, photographer Artemis Malta, described her concept as such:

Four Greek universities have made it onto a global list of the world?s top 200 institutions.

According to the latest data from global ranking body QS, the National Technical University of Athens (photo) is in joint 29th place in the category of Civil and Structural Engineering with the Indiana-based Purdue University.

Two faculty guards were injured on Thursday when a group of around 70 youths dressed in black barged into a senate session at Thessaloniki?s Aristotle University and took academics hostage for several hours.

Experts examining the findings at an Alexander the Great-era tomb near Amphipolis in the Macedonian region of northern Greece have identified bones from at least five people, the Culture Ministry said Monday.

Professor Ioannis Tzifopoulos on Tuesday resigned as deputy rector of Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University following the release by a group of philosophy students of television footage in which he commented that those in positions of power should be “fascistized.”

Education Minister Andreas Loverdos Monday asked university and technical college directors to lift obstacles to disabled applicants studying at higher education institutions.

In a letter, Loverdos urged the managers to “revoke provisions... which violate the principle of equality and the right to higher education.”