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01-04-25 12 + 1 Applications for permission to install and operate Branches of Legal Entities of University Education (NPE)
The deadline for submitting applications to the Ministry of Education Religions & Sports for the issuance of a foreign university branches and operation of universities in the form of university education (NPE) of the Law Education (NPE) was completed on Monday March 31.
Applications will be transmitted immediately inThe National Higher Education Authority (NTUA) which is responsible for evaluating the conditions for the installation and operation of foreign annexes as well as the certification of their curricula. At the same time the envelopes will also be forwarded to the National Organization for Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPEPEP) who will examine the buildings of the Annexes. The criteria that will be implemented by the NTUA. and EOPEPEP areTerrace -based on the institutional framework. It is clarified that the application is not a licensing. The start time of the annexes will depend on the time of completion of the processing of the files by the NTUA. and EOPEPEP as well as from the degree of excellence of applications.
It is a flagship reform of Kyriakos Mitsotakis government. As the prime minister himself has pointed out it is a multiple benefits of: For students theTheir conees the Greek economy and of course for Greece itself.
Specifically twelve (12) applications were submitted from academic academic institutions for the creation of annexes in the academic year 2025-26. Also one (1) application for the commencement of an annex was submitted in the academic year 2026-27.
The mother university institutions who have applied are the following:
1. The Open University
2. The University of York
3. University of Greater Manchester
4. UniverSite Sorbonne Paris Nord
5. University of Derby
6. The University of West London
7. University of Essex
8. University of Nicosia
9. London Metropolitan University
10. Queen Margaret University
11. The University of Keele
12. University of East London
The Maternal University Foundation which has applied for the 2026-27 academic year is Sunderland University while the process remains open to other universities.
The Minister of Education Religions & Sports. Sofia Zacharaki saidRelated:
Today a new chapter for Greek Higher Education is being written. The process of submitting applications for the operation of foreign university branches in our country has been completed. Twelve plus 1 universities from abroad officially expressed their interest in settling in our country.
Greece is doing a historical reform. A reform that offers new choices to Greek students makes Greece an educational destination for thousands of foreign studentsIt gives the opportunity to return to our very remarkable educational and research potential of scientists who work abroad and transforms our country from a global educational particularity to a knowledge and innovation hub for the wider region of Southeast Europe.
It is a liberation of creativity opening to the world investing in the future of our young people. The next phase will be the evaluation of all applications by the National Higher Education AuthorityStrict internationally recognized quality criteria and safeguard academic freedom. The state remains a guarantor of quality transparency and equality of opportunities. At the same time the public universities of the country will come out which have been reinforced in previous years with a series of major reforms carried out by the government and will be further strengthened in the near future. Thanks to all those who worked with dedication to get to this day >>Undersecretary of Education Religions & Sports Nikos Papaioannou responsible for higher education stated: The completion of applications for the installation and operation of foreign university branches in Greece in the form of annexes of Legal Education The institutional intersection of Law 5094/2024 shapes the framework forPlains and operation of non -profit branches of foreign universities offering new academic choices to our students and reinforcing Greeces position as an international educational hub. The great interest of top universities from abroad confirms that our country is evolving into a reference point in the global educational community.
