University of Thessaly
University of Thessaly
The University of Thessaly (UTh), with 37 Departments, and 8 schools is a University with its own identity and with a
prominent position in our national educational system. UTh provides undergraduate and postgraduate programs and extracurricular modules in specific research and business fields, for over 43.000 students. The main mission of UTh 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.
As part of its
future goals, UTh intends to strengthen its cooperation's abroad, increase its human resources, upgrade and utilize existing
human resources, attract young scientists and encourage research through the creation of modern research structures,
increase infrastructure and utilize its assets and funds from the EU with the research programmes Horizon 2020, RFSR,
FP6, FP7, INTERREG and LIFE. The members of the academic and research staff participate in European research
networks and numerous innovative research projects in the EC.