Five Greek Universities among the best in the world
Five Greek Universities –the University of Athens, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Technical University of Athens, the Athens University of Economics and Business and the University of Patra- are among the best in the world.
The ranking was based on the amount of published research and achievements of certain university departments.
More specifically the Department of Engineering of the Athens Technical University ranks in the 25th position. The same applies to some departments of the other Greek Higher Education Institutions which are among the first 200 best schools in the world.
From the 2,858 universities assessed only 678 were included in the Top Universities list.