Athens

== Education ==
[[File:Ακαδημία_Αθηνών_1178.jpg|alt=|thumb|Facade of the [[Academy of Athens (modern)|Academy of Athens]]]]
[[File:Universität_von_Athen.jpg|thumb|[[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens|University of Athens]]]]
[[File:Griechische Nationalbibliothek.jpg|thumb|The [[National Library of Greece]].]]

Located on [[Panepistimiou Street]], the old campus of the [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens|University of Athens]], the [[National Library of Greece|National Library]], and the [[Academy of Athens (modern)|Athens Academy]] form the "Athens Trilogy" built in the mid-19th century. The largest and oldest university in Athens is the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Most of the functions of NKUA have been transferred to a campus in the eastern suburb of [[Zografou]]. The National Technical University of Athens is located on Patision Street.

The [[University of West Attica]] is the second largest university in Athens. The seat of the university is located in the western area of Athens, where the philosophers of Ancient Athens delivered lectures. All the activities of UNIWA are carried out in the modern infrastructure of the three University Campuses within the metropolitan region of Athens (Egaleo Park, Ancient Olive Groove and Athens), which offer modern teaching and research spaces, entertainment and support facilities for all students. Other universities that lie within Athens are the [[Athens University of Economics and Business]], the [[Panteion University]], the [[Agricultural University of Athens]] and the [[University of Piraeus]].

There are overall ten state-supported Institutions of Higher (or Tertiary) education located in the Athens Urban Area, these are by chronological order: [[Athens School of Fine Arts]] (1837), [[National Technical University of Athens]] (1837), [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]] (1837), [[Agricultural University of Athens]] (1920), [[Athens University of Economics and Business]] (1920), [[Panteion University|Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences]] (1927), [[University of Piraeus]] (1938), [[Harokopio University|Harokopio University of Athens]] (1990), [[School of Pedagogical and Technological Education]] (2002), [[University of West Attica]] (2018). There are also several other private ''colleges'', as they called formally in Greece, as the establishment of private universities is prohibited by the constitution. Many of them are accredited by a foreign state or university such as the [[American College of Greece]] and the [[University of Indianapolis – Athens Campus|Athens Campus]] of the [[University of Indianapolis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ιδιωτικά Πανεπιστήμια στην Ελλάδα – Private Universities in Greece |url=http://www.thought.de/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625234055/http://www.thought.de/ |archive-date=25 June 2012 |access-date=12 June 2012 |website=www.thought.de}}</ref>