Panteion University 4783787 219346905 2008-06-14T20:10:41Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox University |name =Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences |native_name =Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών |image_name =Panteion.gif |image_size =100px |caption = |latin_name = |motto = |mottoeng = |established =1927 |closed = |type =[[Public university|Public]] |affiliation = |endowment = |officer_in_charge = |chairman = |chancellor =Panagiotis Tsiris |president = |vice-president = |superintendent = |provost = |vice_chancellor =Andreas Lytras |rector = |principal = |dean = |director = |head_label = |head = |faculty = |staff = |students = |undergrad =16,500 |postgrad = |doctoral = |other = |city =[[Athens]] |state = |province = |country =[[Greece]] |coor = |campus = |former_names =Panteios School of Political Sciences |free_label = |free = |sports = |colors = |colours = |nickname = |mascot = |athletics = |affiliations = |website =[http://www.panteion.gr/ www.panteion.gr] |logo = |footnotes = }} The '''Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών), usually referred to simply as the '''Panteion University''', is a [[university]] located in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Founded in 1927, it is among the three oldest universities of [[political science]]s in [[Europe]]. ==Academic departments== The university consists of ten [[academic department]]s which function as independent academic units: *Department of [[Public Administration]] *Department of [[Political Science]] and [[History]] *Department of [[Psychology]] *Department of [[Communication]], [[Media (communication)|Media]] and [[Culture]] *Department of [[Social Anthropology]] *Department of [[Economic development|Economic]] and [[Regional development|Regional Development]] *Department of [[Sociology]] *Department of [[International education|International]] and [[European Studies]] *Department of [[Social Policy]] *General Department of [[Law]] ==History== [[Image:Panteion University old building.jpg|thumb|300px|The central building of the Panteion University]] The Panteion University has a long history of a creative development linked not only to the course of [[higher education]] and the development of [[social sciences]] in [[Greece]], but also to the wider social transformation of the country. It was founded in 1927 under the name ''School of Political Sciences'', due to the envisagement of two persons who had studied at the Free School of Political Sciences in [[Paris]], Georgios Fragoudis and Alexandros Pantos. [[Pavlos Kountouriotis]], the [[President of Greece]] at the time, inaugurated the central building of the University, which functioned for the first time on [[November 18]], [[1930]], attended by 200 students. Alexandros Pantos demised 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. It was in 1931 when the School was renamed to ''Panteios School of Political Sciences''. At the beginning, the contribution of the [[Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece)|Minister for National Education]], [[George Papandreou (senior)|George Papandreou]], was very important for the School, which consisted of two departments, the [[Political science|Political]]-[[History|Historical]] and the [[Social sciences|Social]]-[[Economics|Economical]], while the studies were planned for six [[Academic term|semesters]]. In 1936 the School was recognised as "[[Public Utility]] of Higher Education", providing a very useful degree and in 1937 it was turned into "Legal Person of [[Public Law]]". In 1951 the two departments were renamed to Department of [[Political Science]] and Department of [[Public Administration]] respectively, while the course of studies expanded to eight semesters in 1963. After the reorganization of the [[Education in Greece|Greek educational system]] in 1983, the Panteios School was divided into three departments: Political Science and [[International education|International 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 Policy]] and [[Social Anthropology]], [[Economic development|Economic]] and [[Regional development|Regional 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 and [[European Studies]], and Social Policy and Social Anthropology into: a) Social Policy, b) Social Anthropology. During the same period the pile expanded and improved. Today the Panteion University is attended by about 8,000 active students, i.e. students who have completed up to eight semesters, while the total number of registered undergraduates is about 16,500. The [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate studies]] are planned for eight semesters. Teaching and administrative staff number about 500. It also offers thirteen [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate courses]] and includes three Research Institutes, eighteen Research Centres and four Laboratories<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greeceindex.com/greece-education/greek_universities_athens_panteion.html |title=Panteion University of Athens |publisher=Greece index |language=English |date= |accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>. It also cooperates with 65 universities and institutes from 17 european countries, and [http://ww.hrea.net/lists/hr-education/markup/msg00470.html European MA Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation]. ==University units and services== ===Library=== The [http://www.panteion.gr/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4i3dAHJgFjGpvqRqCKOcAFvfV-P_NxU_QD9gtzQiHJHRUUA43OWZA!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvUUd3QndNQSEvNElVRS82XzBfOUY! 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. It also participates in national consortia, in order to exploit a wider range of the available information resources. The Library has a reading room and it also operates as a lending library. Its collection covers the wide scientific area of [[Social sciences|social]] and [[political science]]s with focus on [[sociology]], [[history]], [[law]] and political science, [[philosophy]], [[psychology]], [[economics]], [[management]], [[literature]], [[information science]], [[social anthropology]], [[criminology]], [[mathematics]] and [[accountancy]]. The collection consists of material written mainly in [[Greek language|Greek]] and other languages such as [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. The connection includes: 70,000 [[monograph]]s, 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 the [[National Gallery, London|National Gallery of London]]. ==Participation in European frameworks== The Panteion University participates in several [[European Union]] programmes: *[http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/ajm/index_en.html Jean Monnet Programme] *[[ERASMUS programme]] *[[Leonardo da Vinci (European Union programme)|Leonardo da Vinci programme]] *[[EQUAL Community Initiative]] *Equapol *Tempus *Geopac ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.panteion.gr/ Panteion University website] {{Languageicon|GR|Greek}} *[http://www.uni-konstanz.de/crimeandculture/pu.htm Universität Konstanz] {{en icon}} [[Category:Universities in Greece]] [[Category:Education in Athens]] [[Category:Economics schools]] [[Category:Journalism schools]] [[Category:Public administration schools]] [[Category:Public policy schools]] [[Category:Public universities]] [[Category:Schools of international relations]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1927]] [[de:Panteion-Universität Athen]] [[el:Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο]] [[es:Universidad Panteion]] [[fr:Université Panteion]]