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Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών
Former names
Panteios School of Political Sciences
TypePublic
Higher Education Institution
Greece University System
Established1927
RectorChristina Koulouri
Undergraduates18,500
Postgraduates1,500
1,000
Location
Kallithea,Athens
,
Greece
Websitepanteion.gr

ThePanteion University of Social and Political Sciences(PUSPS)(Greek:Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών), usually referred to simply as thePanteion University,is a university located inAthens,Greece. Founded in 1927, it is the oldest university ofsocialandpolitical sciencesin Greece.[1][2][3]

At Panteion University there is a student population of 19,000 students enrolled at graduate and postgraduate level and 360 teaching and administrative staff. The university also offers thirteenpostgraduate coursesand includes three research institutes, eighteen research centres and four laboratories.[4]

History[edit]

The first, historic building of Panteion University.

The Panteion University has a long history of a creative development linked to the course of higher education and the development ofsocial sciencesin Greece.

It was founded in 1927 under the nameSchool of Political Sciences,due to the envisagement of two persons who had studied at the Free School of Political Sciences in Paris (Sciences Po), Georgios Fragoudis and Alexandros Pantos.[5]Pavlos Kountouriotis,thepresident of Greeceat the time, inaugurated the central building of the university, which functioned for the first time on 18 November 1930, attended by 200 students. Alexandros Pantos bequeathed his fortune to the school, which was republished by the prime minister of Greece,Eleftherios Venizelos,making the institute stable in the academical scene of the country.

In 1931 the school was renamed toPanteios School of Political Sciences.[6]

At the beginning, the contribution of theminister for national education,George Papandreou,was very important for the school, which consisted of two departments, thePolitical-Historical and theSocial-Economical, while the studies were planned for sixsemesters.In 1936 the school was recognised as a "public utilityof higher education "and in 1937 it was turned into a" legal person ofpublic law".In 1951 the two departments were renamed to the Department ofPolitical Scienceand Department ofPublic Administration,respectively, while the course of studies expanded to eight semesters in 1963.

After the reorganization of theGreek educational systemin 1983, the Panteios School was divided into three departments: Political Science andInternational Studies,Public Administration, Sociology. In 1989 the School was renamed to its current name, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, and five new departments were created, these of: Communication and Mass Media,Psychology,Social PolicyandSocial Anthropology,EconomicandRegional development,General Department of Law.

In the 1990s, two of the previous departments were split into two: Political Science and International Studies into: a) Political Science and History, b) International andEuropean Studies,and Social Policy and Social Anthropology into: a) Social Policy, b) Social Anthropology. During the same period the campus expanded and improved.

Schools and academic departments[edit]

The university today consists of four schools and nine academic departments.[5]

Schools Departments
School ofSocial Science(Founding 2013) (https:// panteion.gr/en/schools-and-departments/school-of-social-science/)
School ofPolitical Science(Founding 2013) (https:// panteion.gr/en/schools-and-departments/school-of-political-science/)
School ofEconomyandPublic Administration(Founding 2013) (https:// panteion.gr/en/schools-and-departments/school-of-economy-and-public-administration/)
School ofInternational Studies,CommunicationandCulture(Founding 2013) (https:// panteion.gr/en/schools-and-departments/school-of-international-studies-communication-culture/)

Research[edit]

Panteion University cooperates with many universities and institutes from 17 European countries, and offers a European MA Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation.[4]

Academic Affiliations[edit]

The university participates in severalEuropean Unionacademic networks such as theJean Monnet Programme,theErasmus+ Programme,theEQUAL Community Initiative,Equapol, Tempus, Geopac.

Academic evaluation[edit]

In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave Panteion University apositive evaluation.[1]

An external evaluation of all academic departments inGreek universitieswas conducted by theHellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency(HQA).[16][17]

University units and services[edit]

Library[edit]

The Panteion University Library is located at the central building of the university and it covers an area of 1,750 m2,divided into four floors. Its purpose is to provide the academic community with its variety of material. Provided that the university supports education and research, the Library offers automated services, printed and electronic collections, and online services as well.[18]

The library has a reading room and it also operates as a lending library. Its collection covers the wide scientific area ofsocialandpolitical scienceswith focus on sociology, history, law and political science, philosophy,psychology,economics, management, literature,information science,social anthropology,criminology,mathematics andaccountancy.The collection consists of material written mainly inGreekand other languages such as English, French, German and Spanish.

The connection includes: 70,000monographs,547 active subscriptions in a total of 763 journals, more than 10,000 electronic journals, online databases, 15 bibliographic databases in CD-ROM which cover the period 1998–2002, 60 classical music CDs, 85 educational CD-ROMs, 20 maps, 500 VHS and DVDs of classical movies, and 308 slides from theNational Gallery of London.

Gym[edit]

Panteion University also has its own gym which is located inNeos Kosmos,near the metro station.[19]

Notable people[edit]

Professors
  • Sakis Karagioras (1930–1985), Professor of Public Finance (1966), rector of the university (1981)[20]
  • Panagiotis Kanellopoulos(1902–1986), Professor of Law, philosopher, politician, prime minister of the Hellenic Republic (1945, 1967)
  • Andreas Loverdos(1956), Professor of Constitutional Law, politician, Minister for Health and Social Solidarity since 2009
  • Christos Rozakis(1941), Professor of International Law, currently the president of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe
  • Konstantinos Simitis(1936), Professor of Commercial Law, politician, prime minister of Greece (1996–2004)
  • Alexandros Svolos(1892–1956), Professor of Constitutional Law, member of Parliament
  • Michail Stasinopoulos(1903–2002), Professor of Administrative Law, rector of the university (1951–1958), politician, president of the Hellenic Republic (1974–1975)
  • Dimitris Tsatsos(1933–2010), Professor of Constitutional Law, member of the European Parliament (1999–2004)
  • Konstantinos Tsatsos(1899–1987), Professor of the Philosophy of Law, diplomat, president of the Hellenic Republic (1975–1980)
  • Ioannis Theodorakopoulos(1900–1981), Greek philosopher
  • Yannis Smaragdis(1946), film director, screenwriter
  • Christos Yannaras(1935), Professor of Philosophy, theologian
  • Yiorgos Veltsos(1944), Professor ofCommunication TheoryandSociology
  • Georgios Papachatzis(1905–1991), Professor of Administrative Law (1943–1967), rector of the university (1964–1965)
Notable alumni

Alumni Association "Aristotle"[edit]

TheAlumni Association"Aristotle" of the Panteion University is the oldest alumni association in Greece, founded in 1942 by a group of Panteion alumni, providing a wide variety of benefits to its members. Members' network strives to connect alumni to the university and to each other.[21]

Eligible to register as members are all Panteion alumni, provided they have completed at Panteion University either their undergraduate or graduate studies, or both.[21]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Panteion University – External Evaluation Report"(PDF).adip.gr. 2016. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 July 2019.Retrieved9 September2019."Panteion University is a very strong academic institution in teaching and research. The structure of the institution provides a perfect environment for the evolution of in intra-institutional interdisciplinary research and education structures. However, there are still dormant possibilities that have to be exploited, in order to secure the future and the prosperity of the Institution in a rapidly changing world. Too many PhD students and opaque admission standards of PhD studies: The EEC recommends a more vigorous procedure of admission to improve the quality of the PhD studies. Need to increase internal coherence, deployment of realistic and timely strategic plans that will strengthen the position of the institution in the national and international academic landscape."
  2. ^"Panteion University – Guide".panteion.gr. Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2019.Retrieved31 January2018.
  3. ^"Panteion University – Internal Evaluation Report 2014"(PDF)(in Greek). modip.panteion.gr. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 August 2019.Retrieved31 January2018.
  4. ^ab"Panteion University – Research"(in Greek). elke.panteion.gr.
  5. ^ab"History of Panteion – University Guide"(PDF).panteion.gr. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved31 January2018.
  6. ^"Panteion University – 85 years of history"(in Greek). panteion.gr.
  7. ^"Department of Sociology – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  8. ^"Department of Social Anthropology – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  9. ^"Department of Psychology – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  10. ^"Department of Social Policy – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  11. ^"Department of Political Science and History – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  12. ^"Department of Public Administration – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  13. ^"Department of Economic and Regional Development – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  14. ^"Department of International and European Studies – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  15. ^"Department of Communication and Media Studies – HQA Final Report"(PDF).2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 September 2021.Retrieved9 September2019.
  16. ^"Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency – External evaluation reports of Institutions".adip.gr.2016. Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2019.Retrieved9 September2019.
  17. ^"Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency – External evaluation reports of Departments".adip.gr.2014. Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2019.Retrieved9 September2019.
  18. ^"Panteion University Library".library.panteion.gr.
  19. ^"Panteion University Gym"(in Greek). gym.panteion.gr.
  20. ^"24γράμματα, Εκδόσεις Βιβλίων / Αίθουσα Τέχνης » Σάκης Καράγιωργας: ο Δάσκαλος και ο Αγωνιστής".24grammata.18 August 2016.Retrieved1 July2018.
  21. ^abΙστορικό του Συλλόγου.panteion-alumni.gr(in Greek). Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2021.Retrieved1 July2018.

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