The University of Ioannina (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, Panepistimio Ioanninon) is a university lying in the plains 5 km southwest of Ioannina, Greece. The campus is linked to the town by Greek National Road 5. It now hosts over 20,000 students in 17 faculties (2006). The university was founded in 1964, as a department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and became a university at 1970. There is a medical school that performs research and provides doctors to the local University Hospital.
The University Campus is located 6 km from the centre of Ioannina and is one of the largest University campuses in Greece. University of Ioannina can be easily reached from the city either by public transportation or by car. It covers a total area of almost 850 acres (3.4 km2) with many green open spaces which surround the four main building.
Library
The University of Ioannina has the largest, in terms of effective surface area (14,500 sq. m. divided into six storeys), single library in Greece, which has been named the “The University of Ioannina Library and Information Centre” due to the wide use of information technology.
Courses Offered
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Contact Details
University of Ioannina
P.O. Box 1186,
45110 IOANNINA, GREECE
University of IoanninaOfficial Website: http://www.aueb.gr/