University of Thessaly

About

Located in Volos, Greece, the University of Thessaly is well known for its strong emphasis on engineering, agriculture, and physical sciences, offering robust research-driven programs across several regional campuses. For international students, the institution provides an increasingly diverse academic environment with a selection of English-taught master's degrees, alongside Greek-taught undergraduate programs that often require preparatory language study. The International Relations Office actively assists incoming students with admissions, visa guidance, and integration into local campus life. A distinctive characteristic of the university is its multi-campus structure distributed across central Greece, which allows students to immerse themselves in distinct regional cultures and landscapes ranging from coastal Volos to mountainous Karditsa.

Background

The University of Thessaly (UTh; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας, ΠΘ) is a Greek public university located in Thessaly, founded in 1984. The university includes the main campus in the city of Volos and regional campuses located in Karditsa, Larissa, Trikala, and the city of Lamia. The university's central administrative and academic building, located on the seaport seafront of Volos, it is often referred to as the main campus, but actually the university does not have a single main site, as it has multi sites with buildings being geographically distributed within the wider region of Volos across the city districts. Enrollment for Fall 2024-2025 consisted of 45,660 undergraduates students, 4,920 master's degree-level students, 1,736 doctoral students, and 1,107 permanent teaching and research staff.

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