Foreigners choose Greece because of its unique natural beauty, beneficial climate, countless historical monuments, archaeological sites, and numerous attractions. Due to Greece's affordability in terms of prices and transport links: it is easy to get here by land, air, or sea.

Greece's universities, colleges, medical schools, engineering schools, and law schools are highly respected and well-known in the educational and academic communities. And they continue to offer prestigious undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for smart, aspiring adventurers.

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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is one of the most famous and prestigious universities in the world. The strong faculties of the university are: "Art and Humanities", "Engineering and Technology", "Life Sciences and Medicine", "Natural Sciences", and "Social Sciences and Management".

Application process and tuition fees

The main criterion for admission is the academic performance of the applicant. Traditionally, the academic year is divided into semesters as in many other universities in Greece. Tuition fees for some undergraduate programs do not exceed $1,000 for international students. The university has affordable master's programs for as little as $1,000 per year. Even though tuition fees are quite low, students often participate in scholarship programs.

Accommodation on campus

Student residences accommodate approximately 1,500 students who are provided with a full range of facilities. These include ceremony halls, sports facilities, canteens that offer catering to all eligible students, quiet classrooms, cafes, and computer labs with free internet access, wireless network (WiFi), etc.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as doctoral candidates, and people from large and/or low-income families, are entitled to free accommodation in a hostel.

University of Crete

The University of Crete is considered one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Greece and is among the top five universities in the country.

The medical faculty of the university requires special attention. Especially the department of radiology, morphology, and laboratory medicine, as they are based on the basis of the university hospital. The second strong specialization of the university is mathematics, physics, and astronomy. The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of the oldest in the university and has an excellent reputation.

Entry Requirements

Greek universities are not biased towards foreign students and select exclusively on the basis of competition for certificates. For admission, you need to submit a school leaving certificate and a document with grades translated into the Greek 20-point scale. Training is conducted only in Greek so admission will have to pass an internal exam in Greek or provide a certificate that confirms a sufficient level of language proficiency (not lower than B2).

Cost of education

Greek universities are funded by the state so getting a bachelor's or master's degree for foreign students is almost free. The only thing to do is pay the $717 annual fee. For a comfortable life, a student needs to have about $ 500 a month to pay for housing, study materials, and meals.

There is a historical museum, a hospital, several dozen research centers, and its own observatory on the territory of the university. There are also many shops, student cafes, bars and gyms.

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Kapodistrias National University of Athens has gained an international reputation for its programs in Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences and Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Management, and Physics. According to surveys, the university has a high reputation among employers.

Entry Requirements

Enrollees need to provide a certificate of complete secondary education as well as a document with an average score which is translated into the Greek grading system to study at the university. The main language of studying is Greek so the applicant will need to confirm the level of knowledge of the language on the entrance exam. Language courses open for 1 year for students who don’t speak Greek.

The cost of studying at the university

The university is fully funded by the state so foreign students can study for free. However, annually students need to make an entrance fee of $ 717 for the maintenance of the university.

There are faculty buildings, a department of physical education, recreation areas, student cafes, libraries, and shops on the campus.

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