University of Crete
A window onto the universe from Mt Psiloritis
We watch the car thermometer drop 10 degrees from 30 Celsius as we leave the village of Anogeia in central Crete as we make the climb to the Skinakas Observatory on the summit of Mount Psiloritis (Ida).
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Greece: Professor Giorgos Grammatikakis died
He was hospitalized in Heraklion hospital with respiratory failure – He was rector of the University of Crete, elected MEP with “To Potami”
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Greece to get Astrophysics Institute in Crete
Greece's Foundation for Research and Technology is poised to launch the country's first Astrophysics Institute, in cooperation with the University of Crete, which aims to become an international hub of research and innovation in the field.
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Greek Universities drop in global rankings due to lack of funding
The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) list on global university rankings reflects the dire state of the Greek education, as 5 out of the 6 Greek tertiary institutions have dropped a number of spots on the list.
Greek universities slip in global rankings
Greek universities have slipped in global rankings this year, according to Quacquarelli Symonds, which publishes an annual overview of higher education institutions around the world.
Six Greek universities are included in the list of the world's 600 top universities but five of the six have fallen in rankings and the University of Crete has slipped off the chart.
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English-language college faculties face chop
A decision by Education Minister Aristides Baltas to abolish the country?s only three English-language undergraduate faculties, in spite of the fact that foreign universities have expressed strong interest in the courses, is to be discussed at a session of university rectors on Friday.
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University of Crete in global list of top 100
The University of Crete ranked 48th in the Times Higher Education (THE) annual list of the top 100 universities founded in the past 50 years but the Cretan institution was classified significantly lower in a list of the worlds top 400 universities.
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