Rector
Professor Spyridon Kintzios
Vice Rector of Research, Finance and Development
Professor Thomas Bartzanas
Vice Rector of the European University, Internationalization and Student Affairs
Professor Helen Miliou
Vice Rector of Academic and Administrative Affairs, Lifelong Learning and Extroversion
Professor Emmanouil Flemetakis
The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is the third oldest university in Greece.It was established by law in 1920 (Law 1844/1920) as an Independent Higher Education Institute with university status under the name of the Highest Agricultural School of Athens (H.A.S.A.).In 1989, the H.A.S.A. was renamed the Agricultural University of Athens and organized into seven independent academic departments (Presidential Decree 377/1989) and although its Greek title was modified in 1995 (Presidential Decree 226/1995), the English one (AUA) remained unchanged.
AUA provides integrated education in Earth and Life Sciences. Accordingly, Land Cultivation, Animal Production, Management of both Natural Resources and Natural Environment, Foods Processing, Nutrition, Biotechnology, Agricultural Economics, as well as Regional and Economic Development, constitute fundamental Objects of Activity amongst the Disciplines of the University.
The Programmes of Studies enable the connection and interaction of the above scientific fields so that Graduates have a regulated profession and a valid scientific role in high-interest sectors, both in Greece and abroad, thus contributing to the progress of Greek economy and society, along with the advances in Agricultural Sciences.
Undergraduate Studies last five years, except for the Programme of Studies of the Department of Regional and Economic Development, headquartered in the Campus of Amfissa city in the Regional Unit of Phocis, leading to an Integrated Master’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences, in compliance with the Official Government Gazette, No.3945/Β΄ of 11.09.2018, Level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework with specialization according to each Department separately.
Duration of Studies: (Ten) 10 Semesters, at least 300 ECTS.
The Courses of Study include both compulsory and optional courses, inasmuch laboratory courses, comprising the laboratory, either work or field surface exercises, the four-month internship and the elaboration of the dissertation thesis, pursuant to the Undergraduate Studies Internal Regulations of every single Department.
Agricultural University of Athens comprises six Schools :
Erasmus Student Network – AUA Athens is a non-profit, non-political, student organization created by former outgoing Erasmus students of the Agricultural University of Athens working voluntarily. Everything is planned and achieved under the motto “Students Helping Students”, which is the main principle of the International Erasmus Student Network.
The mission of this newly founded Society is to build an Erasmus friendly environment in order to improve and foster Students Mobility towards the Agricultural University of Athens.
Its Actions include:
For more information about ESN-AUA Athens, please either send an email to , or visit the website http://aua.esngreece.gr
The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) has been running exchange programmes for students and academic staff for many years. The most well-know is Erasmus+/KA1: Learning Mobility of Individuals.
These collaborations allow student exchanges for studies and faculty staff exchanges for teaching, making the most of these opportunities as well.
The list of partner Universities is available here.
In order to facilitate incoming students’ mobility, courses are offered in English exclusively to Erasmus students.
The course catalogue is regularly updated and can be accessed here.
Department Of Crop Science
Established: since 1989
Location: Iera Odos 75, Votanikos Athens
Website: http://efp.aua.gr/en
Telephone: +30 210 5294524
Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management, in the Regional Unit of Evrytania
Established: since 2019
Location: Dimokratias 3, Karpenisi
Website: under current construction
Telephone: +30 22370-23282, +30 22370-25063
Department Of Animal Science
Location: Iera Odos 75, Votanikos Athens
Website: http://zp.aua.gr/en-gb/home/
Telephone: +30 210 529 4414, +30 210 529 4426
Department of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering
Location: Iera Odos 75, Votanikos Athens
Website: http://www.afp.aua.gr/?page_id=4783&lang=en
Telephone: +30 210 529 4122
Department Of Food Science And Human Nutrition
Established: since 2013
Location: Iera Odos 75, Votanikos Athens
Website: http://fst.aua.gr/en
Telephone: +30 210 529 4664
Department Of Biotechnology
Established: since 1989
Location: Iera Odos 75, Votanikos Athens
Website: http://gbt.aua.gr/index_en.html
Telephone: +30 210 529 4662, +30 210 529 4363
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
School:School of Applied Economics and Social Sciences
Location: Iera Odos 75, Votanikos Athens
Website: http://www.aoa.aua.gr/en/Default.aspx/
Telephone: +30 210 529 4742
Department of Agribusiness and Supply Chain Management
Established: since 2019
Location: 1st km of Old national road of Thebes-Elefsina, Thebes in the Regional Unit of Boeotia
Website: https://agribusiness.aua.gr/en/home/
Telephone: +30 22620 22569
Department of Regional and Economic Development, in the Regional Unit of Phocis
Established: since 2019
Location: New Building – New Town Amfissa
Website: https://w1.aua.gr/poa/en/home/
Telephone: +30 22650 72268
Οut of a total of thirteen (13) Academic Departments, the nine (9) Academic Departments have been operating until now. Τhe beginning of the educational functioning of the four (4) Academic Departments of the Agricultural University of Athens – described below- established by Law 4589/2019 (art. 20), taking into account the pertinent current logistical infrastructure and teaching staff, has been in suspension pursuant to Law 4653/2020 (art. 33).
The General Department covers the educational needs of the AUA Departments, in particular of the former four – year – degree Study Programmes of the Technological Education Departments in Central Greece, without awarding Degrees of Undergraduate Studies.
However, that Department provides the opportunity for the elaboration of Post Graduate Programme Studies (2nd and 3rd Cycle of Studies), namely MSc and PhD Programmes respectively.
Indeed, the Master of Science Programme in Ecology and Management of the Environment has been coordinated for the current academic year 2021-2022, by the General Department, in close connection with the competent academic staff, headquartered at the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management, in the Regional Unit of Evrytania (Karpenisi Campus).
From next year, this MSc will be functioning at the infrastructure provided in the above Regional Unit.
Location: Iera Odos 75, Votanikos Athens.
Telephone: +30 2105294833
Postgraduate programs in foreign languages!
School of Environment and Agricultural Engineering | Department of Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering
The Master of Science Program “Digital Technologies and Smart Infrastructure in Agriculture” is in English and its objective is the specialization in the scientific domain of smart technologies and infrastructure across the agri-food supply chain and the protection of the environment.
It will allow the graduates to be trained in new knowledge and acquire skills in modern agriculture, which are of high importance globally. They will obtain a good combination of hard and soft skills that will better prepare them for their future professional careers as experts in many critical operations of the agricultural sector in the digital era.
People involved with modern agriculture should be familiar with and able to exploit the plethora of cutting-edge technologies that have recently appeared in this area. Towards this direction, the educational curriculum of this MSc incorporates various interdisciplinary activities in order to encourage the learners to participate in the design, implementation, and testing stages of actual systems. Thus, the students of this MSc will be able to understand the way that smart systems operate, in order to become better prepared for their role in a digitally transformed agricultural sector.
Through the MSc, students will acquire skills related with innovative technologies reshaping the agricultural processes, like precision agriculture, Internet of Things, robotics, automation, optimization and machine learning, cyber-physical system design, reduction and replacement of fossil fuels in agriculture and introduction of renewable energy. Furthermore, they will build capacities toward a more efficient management of resources and of supply chain processes, and they will be encouraged to develop a better understanding of controlled environment agriculture or deploy enhanced agricultural machines and structures.
The program spans three semesters, which include compulsory and elective courses, as well as the elaboration of a thesis during the third semester. In parallel, students will have the opportunity to follow an internship, of one to three months, in companies of the agri-food sector, in order to become familiar with the real market trends and challenges and to practice on the knowledge acquired during the previous two semesters.
Τhe Agricultural University of Athens along with the European University EU-CONEXUS – concerning Smart Urban Coastal Zone Sustainability, upon the completion of the first one and a half year of its implementation, has fulfilled a great achievement, namely the planning and creation of a Joint Master Programme, entitled Marine Biotechnology, amongst nine (9) partners of that European Alliance.
The beginning of the courses will commence in September 2024.
With reference to the structure of the Joint Master Program, entitled Marine Biotechnology, it is composed of a two-year full-time Programme of Studies, taught in English, which leads to the awarding of a joint Master Degree (Master of Science) in Marine Biotechnology, organized in the following courses/content and location:
1st Semester: Core Courses in Marine Biotechnology (30 ECTS) – UCV Spain.
2nd Semester: Core Courses in Marine Biotechnology (24 ECTS) – LRUniv France.
Internship available in any Company (6 ECTS) -In any Country.
3rd Semester: Specification Courses of the selected track (16 ECTS), including the Course entitled “Academic Research Integration- ARI”, according to which groups of students from different tracks are going to collaborate on joint research programs (14 ECTS) – in any EU-CONEXUS University Partners.
4th Semester: Master Thesis (30 ECTS) – in any EU-CONEXUS University Partners, namely: La Rochelle Université (France), University of Zadar (Croatia), Agricultural University of Athens (Greece), Klaipeda University (Lithuania), Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest (Romania), La Universidad Catolica de Valencia (Spain), Waterford Institute of Technology (Ireland), and University of Rostock (Germany).
Learn more about the program:
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