Agricultural University of Athens

About Agricultural University of Athens

Founded by law in 1920 (Law 1844/1920) as the Highest Agricultural School of Athens (H.A.S.A.), the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is the third oldest higher education institution in Greece, following the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens. Operating from its historic 25-hectare flagship campus on Iera Odos (the ancient Sacred Way) in Votanikos, Athens, along with major research stations in Boeotia and regional campuses across Central Greece, AUA serves as the nation's premier public university dedicated to agricultural sciences, bioeconomy, animal biosciences, biotechnology, food science, natural resources engineering, and environmental stewardship. The university comprises six academic schools and thirteen specialized departments, offering accredited five-year undergraduate programs leading to an Integrated Master's Degree (Level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework), alongside distinguished Master of Science (M.Sc.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) research programs. Accredited by the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) and member of the European University Association, AUA integrates 42 state-of-the-art research laboratories, 55 modern lecture auditoriums, the Leonidas Louloudis Agricultural Museum, experimental greenhouses, pilot wineries, dairy plants, and over 135 hectares of working research farms.