Science and technology in Greece

Air conditioners are non-existent or poorly maintained at student halls of residence in Athens, residents have told the relevant authorities.

Students have requested the Institute for Youth and Lifelong Learning and the Ministry of Education to ensure that proper air-conditioning systems are installed in the residencies.

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.

Greece smashed a total of nine climate records in 2023, according to a recent report by Climatebook.gr, a website dedicated to the subject, with expert contributors.

The security plans submitted by rectory authorities of the major Greek universities will be evaluated during a meeting with the leadership of the ministries of Education and Citizen Protection at the latter's headquarters, according to reports.

Greece, France, and Montenegro have joined forces in a scientific program dubbed MediterRE3 that is aimed at adopting management practices to reduce the risk and extent of wildfires, as well as the resulting carbon emissions.

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.

The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is playing an influential role in the development of the Multidisciplinary Expert System for the Assessment & Management of Complex Brain Disorders (MES-CoBraD) for faster and more accurate diagnosis of complex brain diseases.

The Senate of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) has decided to hold exams online as numerous faculties are currently occupied by students protesting government plans to facilitate the establishment of private universities.

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.

As part of NASA's Psyche mission, researchers from the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) have created a 300-million-kilometer-long communication "bridge" in space.