The University of the Aegean is also located in the city with the following departments: Department of Social Anthropology and History, Department of Geography, Department of Sociology, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, Environment Department, Department of Oceanography and Marine Life Sciences.

Μytilene is a city and the capital of island Lesvos with a population of around 27.500 citizens. Mytilene has also one of the biggest port in the whole Aegean Sea. At the same time, Mytilene is an administrative, commercial and intellectual center.