National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Summary
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens, is the oldest university in Southeast Europe and has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837. Today, it is the second-largest institution of higher learning in Greece, with more than fifty thousand undergraduate students. It is one of the top ranking universities in Greece, and ranked 177th in the world according to the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2009.The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens was founded on May 3, 1837, and was housed in the residence of architects Stamatis Kleanthes and Eduard Schaubert, on the north east slopes of the Acropolis.
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Audit Notes: Echoes of the 1930s, gilded bubble, access journalism
On the echoes of the 1930s tip, the University of Athens's Aristides Hatzis writes in the Financial Times: Despite the narrow victory of a centrist party in Sunday’s vote, almost every day extremist violence breaks out in Athens and beyond. Neo-nazis against immigrants, anarchists and leftists. Anarchists, ultra-leftists and other fringe groups of the nationalist-populist camp against riot police,.
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Dutch Artist Explores Privacy, Social Media With 'Showroom Girls'
This past summer, Amsterdam's Foam museum exhibited a controversial project by Dutch visual artist Willem Popelier -- a project that has raised a debate about the intersection of the Internet, in particular social media, and privacy.
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