University of West Attica (UNIWA)

The University of West Attica, despite its recent establishment (2018), originates from three historical and dynamic educational and research entities in the region of Attica: the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, the Piraeus University of Applied Sciences and the National School of Public Health, which have produced thousands of graduates and contributed to the national and worldwide development through science, innovation and entrepreneurship. The first two Institutes have had a remarkable 45-year course since their establishment, nearly 20 years of which, in Higher Education. The National School of Public Health was founded in 1929, preserving an outstanding contribution of 90 years.

Hence, the establishment of the UNIWA brought forth high academic standards, capitalizing on the individual attributes of outstanding former institutions and creating economies of scale and deep scope. It consists of 6 Schools: School of Public Health, School of Administrative, Economics & Social Sciences, School of Food Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, School of Applied Arts and Culture and School of Engineering and 27 Departments covering a vast variety of scientific fields.

UNIWA facilities span two campuses in the West Attica area (Egaleo Park and Ancient Olive Grove) and the third in Athens, while a fourth campus is currently being developed in the area of Moschato. UNIWA in 2020 has approximately 54,800 undergraduate, 3,000 postgraduate and 400 doctoral students enrolled; a number that is rapidly increasing, given the fact that the pre-existing institutions did not have the authority to provide doctoral studies.

The institution participates actively in European and international research programmes, as well as peer-reviewed national research programmes, always providing an education responsive to social demands, meeting the business and employment needs of contemporary society, and adaptive to labour market.

Our strategy is to invest in people and our practice is to co-operate with the academic community based on a system of values, trust, stability and credibility with ethics and justice, providing equal opportunities and applying the university’s meritocracy and accountability to society. At the same time, we are encouraging the intensification of digital transformation, innovation and academic cosmopolitanism.

We strive for the entire academic community to work harmoniously and creatively, with a common vision, for the University of West Attica to be established as a first-choice, modern, and progressive university, with a publicly recognized and competitive role in worldwide education and research.