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No Border Campers Leave Damage to Thessaloniki's AUTh [pics]

  The No Border Camp ended on July 24 with participants abandoning the unauthorized pro-refugee camp they had set up after occupying the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The educational institution's administration on Monday entered the site for the first time since the start of...

Pro-Migrant Protesters Clash with Police in Northern Greece (video)

Pro-migrant protesters demanded the Greek-Turkish border in the Greek town of Kastanies be opened and clashed with police as they rallied against the fence for their cause. The 200 protesters who had their faces covered belong to the "No Border Camp",...

Thessaloniki University Accuses Gov't of Turning Blind Eye to Vandals

The Aristotle University of Thessalomiki (AUTH) administration accused the Greek government fof negligence regarding vandalism on the premises during a sit-in. Hundreds of anarchists from Greece and Europe have occupied the AUTH campus without permission, setting up a so-called "No...

Philosophy School Occupied by Youth, Fears for More to Come From No Border Camp

Early on Friday morning, people occupied the Philosophy school of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in support of the occupation of the Law School. Dean Dimitris Mavroskoufis said that forty young people pushed by the guards and forced them...

Aristotle University Says 'No' to 'No Border Camp'

Greece’s largest university, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), will be occupied and turned into a camp over the next few days, despite the administration’s objections. People from Greece and abroad have organized the “No Border Camp Thessaloniki 2016,”...

Greek Academic Dimitris Maronitis Passes Away at 87

Greek academic, essayist and ancient text translator Dimitris Maronitis passed away at the age of 87. The announcement of his death came from his daughter Erifyli, through social media. Dimitris Maronitis was born in 1929 in Thessaloniki. He graduated from...

Muslim Studies to be Founded in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The Council of State has approved the establishment of Muslim studies in the Faculty of Theology in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, after finding legal the appropriate presidential decree by the Ministry of Education. The direction of Muslim studies will begin...

International Distinction for Aristotle University of Thessaloniki's Law School

The Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ranked third among 60 other universities in an international competition for investment arbitration that took place in Frankfurt. The Greek students managed to prevail over universities with a much higher international ranking...

Islamic Studies Program to be Offered at University of Thessaloniki

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will become the first Greek university to offer an academic program on Islamic studies. The four-year program will be called "Introduction to Muslim Studies" and could be attended by 30-50 students according to Kathimerini newspaper. Professors from various departments such as...

Gigantic Fossilized Turtle Found in Greece

A group of scientist from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki made a great discovery in Pieria Greece. They located three fossilized turtles, at a beach called Makrigialo, which are estimated to be between 2.5 and 3 million years old. One...