National Technical University of Athens

Public universities a breeding ground for entrepreneurs

More than 52% (180) of 346 young, successful, innovative entrepreneurs active in Greece and abroad have earned undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from at least one public university in the country, according to Savy.gr, a professional services comparison company.

The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) stands out with an impressive 24 percent.

Architects’ office attacked over Exarchia design

A group calling itself "Anarchist" claimed the attack that left broken windows at the Tense Architecture office in the Polygono district of Athens on February 5 in a post on the Athens Indymedia website at midnight Wednesday, denouncing it for undertaking the design of Exarchia Square above the new metro station that is being constructed.

Pedestrians banished from sidewalks

Pedestrians apparently have no place to go in Athens. Instead of enjoying the right for carefree strolls or hurried walks, and pushing a stroller or a wheelchair, they encounter all kinds of obstacles, from shop tables, chairs, trees and cars, while balancing on broken, slippery, upturned slabs.

Unknown assailants storm campus amid protests against private university scheme

A group of hooded assailants stormed into the administration building of the National Technical University of Athens' Zografou campus on Tuesday morning, frightening staff as they hurled abuse and smashed windows and furniture, and prompting the academic authorities to call for police reinforcements.

Self-styled anarchists raid NTUA building

Unidentified assailants raided the Administration Building of the National Technical University of Athens in the Zografou area of the capital on Monday morning.

The incident took place at around 9 a.m. when a group of approximately 40 self-styled anarchists stormed the building, causing vandalism within the premises, according to witnesses.

Can Athens become a city of bicycles?

In today's world, with the coronavirus pandemic having boosted the use of bicycles and the climate crisis making it imperative to cut emissions from energy-intensive motorized transport, countries across the globe are redesigning their cities with cycling and walking at the forefront.

But not Greece - and certainly not Athens.

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