Athens University of Economics and Business

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 Athens University of Economics and Business is ranked 86th in Europe and 266th in the world in the field of Computer Science based on its research performance over the last decade (2012-2022), according to the Computer Science (CS) Rankings.

Universities are getting ready to select their new freshmen, hoping for a new academic year without any new problems or fetters posed by the pandemic. Many of these Universities are ready to come up against any difficulty that will arise by the beginning of the new academic year.

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.

A group of unknown individuals attacked police officers outside the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in central Athens on Friday afternoon.

A riot police unit stationed behind the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) was attacked by hooded youths on Friday afternoon, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

The attack occurred at 4.15 p.m. when about 10 youths started hurling stones, plastic bottles and other objects against the officers.

They then fled the scene. No arrests were made.