Type Public Website www.duth.gr Founded 27 July 1973 | Established 1974 Phone +30 2531 039000 Number of students 27,000 | |
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Location Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli, Orestiada, Greece Address Vasilissis Sofias 12, Xanthi 671 00, Greece Notable alumni Vasiliki Tsirogianni, Evripidis Stylianidis, Lakis Lazopoulos, Giorgos Pavlidis, Christos Spirtzis Similar Aristotle University of Thessa, University of Thessaly, University of the Aegean, Panteion University, University of Ioannina | ||
Democritus university of thrace medical school 2016 thrace greece
The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; Greek: Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in the Thracian cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli and Orestiada.
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- Democritus university of thrace medical school 2016 thrace greece
- Ihi open school democritus university of thrace
- Name and emblem
- Schools and departments
- Academic evaluation
- References
The university accepted its first students in the academic year 1974–1975. As of 2016 DUTH comprises 8 schools — School of Humanities, Engineering School, Law School, School of Agricultural Sciences, School of Education Sciences, School of Economic and Social Sciences, School of Health Sciences and Physical Education and Sport Sciences. The total number of students is 27,000 (2014).
As a university it is state-owned and fully self-administered. It is thus supervised and subsidized by the Greek State and the Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs.
Ihi open school democritus university of thrace
Name and emblem
The emblem of the Democritus University of Thrace represents the influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher Democritus. He was born in Abdera, Thrace and is primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of matter.
Schools and departments
Academic evaluation
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities is being conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA). The following DUTH departments have been evaluated.