The Agricultural University of Athens (formerly Highest Agricultural School of Athens) is the third oldest University in Greece. For over eighty years now, it has been serving agricultural sciences producing high quality graduates as well as scientific knowledge through basic and applied research. Situated in a 25-hectare green campus that stretches on both sides of the historic Iera Odos (the Sacred Way of antiquity), close to the centre of Athens, at the heart of the ancient Olive Grove, the Universityύs 16 building complexes comprise auditoriums, 41 fully equipped laboratories, a modern library, computer rooms, exemplary agricultural facilities (an arboretum, a vineyard, experimental fields, a flower garden, greenhouses, a cowshed, a sheep pen, a chicken coop, dairy installations, aquaculture tanks), museums, a student center, an indoor gym, sports fields etc. In these ideal surroundings, the students of the various faculties of the University are taught the principles of Agricultural Science during ten semesters. The University consists of seven faculties: Crop Science, Animal Science, Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Economics & Development, Food Science & Technology, Natural Resources Management & Agricultural Engineering as well as a Science Faculty. The first six faculties confer a Degree in Agriculture in their corresponding fields. Instruction during the first nine semesters includes lectures, laboratory work and field trips, while the tenth semester is devoted to the composition of a graduate thesis. The undergraduate curriculum is structured as a common core program for all faculties in the first five or six semesters, and as specialized faculty programs in the remaining semesters. Four months of practical training are also required to ensure familiarization with actual farm conditions.
View Top Employees from Agricultural University of AthensWebsite | http://www2.aua.gr/el |
Revenue | $112.4 million |
Employees | 781 (538 on RocketReach) |
Founded | 1920 |
Phone | +30 21 0529 4209 |
Technologies |
JavaScript,
HTML,
jQuery
+12 more
(view full list)
|
Industry | Research Services, Colleges & Universities, Education |
Web Rank | 198152 |
Web Visits | 208270 |
Keywords | Agricultural Science, Agricultural Research, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Technologies, Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agricultural Policies, Agricultural Development |
SIC | SIC Code 82 Companies, SIC Code 8221 Companies, SIC Code 822 Companies |
NAICS | NAICS Code 6113 Companies, NAICS Code 611310 Companies, NAICS Code 611 Companies, NAICS Code 61131 Companies, NAICS Code 61 Companies |
Looking for a particular Agricultural University of Athens employee's phone or email?
The Agricultural University of Athens annual revenue was $112.4 million in 2024.
538 people are employed at Agricultural University of Athens.
Agricultural University of Athens is based in Athens, Attica.
The NAICS codes for Agricultural University of Athens are [6113, 611310, 611, 61131, 61].
The SIC codes for Agricultural University of Athens are [82, 8221, 822].