University of Thessaly

the university of thessaly (uth) was founded in 1984 and has elected the first rectorate board in 1998. its seat and administrative centre is in the city of volos. in order to serve the needs of the region of thessaly, its first departments were based on agricultural, educational and technological sciences. in its initial phase of organization and operation there have been eight departments, seven of them in volos and one, the school of medicine, in larissa. since 1984 and onwards the university of thessaly has been gradually growing with new departments in the four biggest cities of the region of thessaly (volos, larissa, trikala and karditsa). from june 2013 uth expanded to the city of lamia in the central greece region, while in 2009 it merged with two former technological institutions. today, university of thessaly, with 35 departments and 8 schools, is the third biggest university in greece, with its own identity and with a prominent position in our national educational system. university of thessaly provides 35 undergraduate and 72 postgraduate programs, and extra-curricular modules in specific research and business fields. it has more than 42.000 undergraduate students, about 4.300 postgraduate students and about 1.500 phd students. it also has 1.000 members of teaching and research staff and 450 members of administrative personnel. the main mission of the university of thessaly is the promotion of scientific knowledge through research and the contribution to the cultural and economic development of the local community and wider society. it is known for its excellent research performance and outstanding scientific achievements, in accordance with the international standards. the excellent equipped laboratories of the different departments and research units have a number of well trained researchers to support them. the members of the academic and research staff participate in european research networks and numerous innovative research projects in the ec.