The Polytechnic ( Greek: Πολυτεχνείο) is the traditional name for institutions of higher

education in Greece Education in Greece is centralized and governed by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (Greek: , Υ.ΠΑΙ.Θ.) at all grade levels. The Ministry exercises control over public schools, formulates and implements legislation, adm ...

, dealing with

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at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent (public)

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and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities. They consist mainly of

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departments and their undergraduate programs have a duration of 5 years (full-time). The legal framework of their operation is the same as the one of the universities, and their graduates have equal rights with the graduates of public Greek universities. Greek polytechnics are also referred to as ''Technical Universities''.

Polytechnics in Greece

National Technical University of Athens The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...

* School of Architectural Engineering * School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences * School of Chemical Engineering * School of Civil Engineering * School of Electrical and Computer Engineering * School of Mechanical Engineering * School of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy * School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering * School of Rural and Surveying Engineering

Technical University of Crete

* School of Architectural Engineering * School of Electrical and Computer Engineering * School of Environmental Engineering * School of Mineral Resources Engineering * School of Production Engineering and Management

Polytechnic School of the
University of Patras The University of Patras (UPatras; el, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, ''Panepistímio Patrón'') is a public university in Patras, Greece. It is the third-largest university in Greece with respect to the size of the student body, the ...

* Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering * Department of Architectural Engineering * Department of Chemical Engineering * Department of Civil Engineering * Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics * Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering * Department of Environmental Engineering

Polytechnic School of the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phi ...

* Department of Architecture * Department of Chemical Engineering * Department of Civil Engineering * Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering * Department of Mechanical Engineering * Department of Rural and Surveying Engineering * Department of Spatial Planning and Development Engineering * Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computational Sciences

Polytechnic School of the
University of the Aegean The University of the Aegean ( el, Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου) is a public, multi-campus university located in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Rhodes, Syros and Lemnos, Greece. It was founded on March 20, 1984, by the Presidential Act 83/1984 ...

* Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering * Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering * Department of Financial and Management Engineering

Polytechnic School of the
University of Thessaly The University of Thessaly (UTH; Greek: ) is a public university in Thessaly, Greece, founded in 1984. The university includes the main campus in the city of Volos and regional campuses located in Karditsa, Larissa, Trikala, and the city of Lami ...

* Department of Architectural Engineering * Department of Civil Engineering * Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering * Department of Mechanical Engineering * Department of Urban Planning and Regional Development

Polytechnic School of the Democritus University of Thrace

* Department of Civil Engineering * Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering * Department of Environmental Engineering * Department of Architectural Engineering * Department of Production and Management Engineering

Polytechnic School of the University of Western Macedonia

* Department of Mechanical Engineering * Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering * Department of Chemical Engineering * Department of Mineral Resources Engineering * Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering

Polytechnic School of the
University of Ioannina The University of Ioannina (UoI; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, ''Panepistimio Ioanninon'') is a university located 5 km southwest of Ioannina, Greece. The university was founded in 1964, as a charter of the Aristotle Uni ...

* Department of Computer Science and Engineering * Department of Architectural Engineering * Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Polytechnic School of the
University of West Attica The University of West Attica (UniWA; el, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής, ΠαΔΑ) was established in 2018 as a result of the merger of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and the Technological Educationa ...

* Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering * Department of Mechanical Engineering * Department of Civil Engineering * Department of Naval Architecture and Engineering * Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering * Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering * Department of Biomedical Engineering * Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering

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* * * {{URL, https://web.archive.org/web/20090722104714/http://www.upatras.gr/index/page/id/8/lang/en, Polytechnic Faculties (School of Engineering), University of Patras archived from the original on 22 July 2009 at upatras.gr Universities in Greece

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Educational institutions

Polytechnics in Greece

National Technical University of Athens The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...

Technical University of Crete

Polytechnic School of the University of Patras The University of Patras (UPatras; el, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, ''Panepistímio Patrón'') is a public university in Patras, Greece. It is the third-largest university in Greece with respect to the size of the student body, the ...

Polytechnic School of the University of Thessaly The University of Thessaly (UTH; Greek: ) is a public university in Thessaly, Greece, founded in 1984. The university includes the main campus in the city of Volos and regional campuses located in Karditsa, Larissa, Trikala, and the city of Lami ...