Image of the city of Ioannina, at the far end of the coastline. Buildings with red roofs, and a mountain range on the horizon.

University of Ioannina (UOI), Greece

Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων (University of Ioannina, UOI) Greece. UOI is the third oldest and the fourth largest university in Greece. The university is located in the city of Ioannina, in the Epirus region, in the north-west of the country, and has around 33,000 bachelor's students, 3,000 master's students, and 1,500 PhD students.

Education

UOI consists of 23 institutes and offers education across 11 'schools' (faculties).

School of Philosophy

  • Department of Philology
  • Department of History & Archaeology
  • Department of Philosophy

School of Science

  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Chemistry

School of Health Sciences

  • Department of Nursing
  • Department of Speech and Language Therapy
  • Department of Medicine
  • Department of Biological Applications and Technology

School of Education

  • Department of Primary Education
  • Department of Early Childhood Education

School of Fine Arts

  • Department of Fine Arts and Art Sciences

School of Music Studies

  • Department of Music Studies

School of Economic and Administrative Sciences

  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Accounting and Finance

School of Engineering

  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Department of Architectural Engineering

School of Social Sciences

  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Early Years Learning and Care

School of Informatics and Telecommunications

  • Department of Informatics and Telecommunications

School of Agriculture

  • Department of Agriculture

Bachelor's programmes overlapping with studies at HVL:

Bachelor's programmes

School of Health Sciences

  • Department of Nursing  
  • Department of Speech and Language Therapy  

School of Education 

  • Department of Primary Education (8 semester) 
  • Department of Early Childhood Education (8 semester) 

School of Economic and Administrative Sciences 

  • Department of Accounting and Finance  

School of Engineering 

  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering (10 semester) 
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering (10 semester) 
  • Department of Architectural Engineering (10 semester) 

School of Social Sciences 

  • Department of Early Years Learning and Care

Master's programmes at UOI overlapping with studies at HVL:

Master's programmes

Department of Philosophy  

  • Educational Sciences

Department of Physics  

  • Continuing Education in Physics with a Specialization in Theoretical and Experimental Physics

Department of Medicine  

  • Adult Nursing Care  

Department of Primary Education  

  • Education Sciences  
  • Special Education and Education  
  • Science Teaching and Learning Technologies 

Pedagogical Department of Kindergarten Teachers  

  • Education and Education Sciences: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Preschool and Early School Age  
  • Environmental Health and Education Sciences: Education for Sustainability 

Department of Economics  

  • Economics  

Department of Accounting and Finance  

  • Business and Organization Administration 

Department of Visual Arts and Art Sciences  

  • Postgraduate Studies Program (MSc) of two specializations: 1) Visual Arts 2) Curation of Exhibitions: Theoretical and Practical Approaches 

Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology  

  • Advanced Materials Technologies  

Department of Computer Engineering and Informatic  

  • Data and Computer Systems Engineering   

Research

The research strategy at the University of Ioannina is aligned with the research objectives of the institutes and relevant decisions of the Senate. The aim is to strengthen and further develop scientific and technical research at university level, and to contribute to the development of a unified European research area.
The research strategy is based on the following:

  • Interdisciplinarity
  • Research Infrastructure
  • External Funding
  • Needs-driven Research

Network of research support laboratories

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Center  
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy Unit  
  • Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Unit  
  • Powder X-ray Diffraction Unit  
  • Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction Unit  
  • X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy Unit  
  • Mass Spectrometry Unit  
  • Archaeometry Center  
  • Central Laser Facility  
  • Magnetic Measurements Unit  
  • Thermal Analysis Unit  
  • Cancer Biobank Center 
  • Center for Scientific Simulations  
  • Environmental, Organic and Biochemical Analysis Unit – ORBITRAP LC-MS  
  • Clinical trial and Applied Research IN Oncology Group (CARING)  
  • Genetic Analysis Unit  
  • Center for Atherothrombosis  
  • Stem Cell Unit  
  • Center for Biosystems and Genomic Network Medicine (CBS.GenNetMed)  
  • Chromatography Unit  
  • Automated Organic Synthesis Unit  
  • Unit for technical infrastructure, characterization and testing of bioactive substances  
  • Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Unit  
  • Flow Cytometry Unit 

Contacts

Institutional contact for ARTEMIS: artemis@uoi.gr  
Student mobility: erasmus@uoi.gr