Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greek Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης and commonly abbreviated AUTh, is a public university in Thessaloniki, Greece, and the largest university in the country, with almost 90,000 students and 11 faculties.塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学（希腊语 Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης，缩写 AUTh）是希腊塞萨洛尼基的一所公立大学，也是该国规模最大的大学，拥有近 90000 名学生与 11 个学院

Founded in 1925 under Law 3341, it was the first Greek university to be established outside Athens, and it was renamed the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1954 after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born at Stageira about 55 kilometres east of the city.该校依据 3341 号法律于 1925 年创办，是希腊第一所设于雅典之外的大学，并在 1954 年以哲学家亚里士多德之名改称塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学；亚里士多德出生于该城以东约 55 公里的斯塔基拉

Its campus covers 230,000 square metres in the centre of Thessaloniki, and as of 2023 the university enrolled 88,283 active students with 2,366 faculty members teaching across its schools.其校园位于塞萨洛尼基市中心，占地 23 万平方米；截至 2023 年，该校注册在读学生 88283 人，2366 名教职人员在各学部中授课

History

• The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was founded in 1925 during the premiership of Alexandros Papanastassiou, legislated under Law 3341 of 14 June 1925.塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学于 1925 年在 Alexandros Papanastassiou 任总理期间创办，并以 1925 年 6 月 14 日的 3341 号法律立法确立

• It was the first Greek university to be founded outside Athens, breaking the capital's monopoly on higher education in Greece.它是希腊第一所设于雅典之外的大学，打破了首都对希腊高等教育的垄断

• The university was built on top of the remains of what had once been the Jewish cemetery of Thessaloniki, until the cemetery was destroyed during the Nazi occupation.该校建在塞萨洛尼基昔日犹太公墓的遗址之上，该公墓到纳粹占领时期被毁

• Gravestones from the Jewish cemetery were used as building materials in the construction of the university, a fact commemorated on campus in later years.犹太公墓的墓碑曾被用作建造该校的建筑材料，这一事实在后来的校园中得到纪念

• Following the First World War Eleftherios Venizelos had planned Smyrna as the seat of a second Greek university and Thessaloniki as the third, but the plan collapsed after the Greco-Turkish War.第一次世界大战后，埃莱夫塞里奥斯·韦尼泽洛斯曾计划把第二所希腊大学设于士麦那、第三所设于塞萨洛尼基，但该计划在希土战争后落空

• In 1924 Alexandros Papanastassiou decided to found a university in Thessaloniki in order to boost the local economy and culture, which led to the 1925 foundation.1924 年，Alexandros Papanastassiou 决定在塞萨洛尼基创办一所大学，以提振当地经济与文化，由此催生了 1925 年的建校

• The university was renamed the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1954, and its development has since been described in three stages of roughly twenty-five years each.该校于 1954 年改称塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学，其发展此后被划分为三个各约二十五年的阶段

• The first stage from 1926 to 1950 concentrated on the Faculty of Philosophy, the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, the Faculty of Law and Economics, the School of Theology and the Medical School.1926 至 1950 年的第一阶段集中于哲学院、物理与数学学院、法律与经济学院、神学院与医学院

• The first stage ended with the foundation of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1950, which remained the only faculty of veterinary medicine in Greece for many years.第一阶段以 1950 年兽医学院的成立告终，该学院此后多年是希腊唯一一所兽医学院

• The Departments of Pharmacy and Dentistry were founded in 1955 and 1959 respectively and were incorporated into the Medical School.药学系与牙医学系分别于 1955 年与 1959 年成立，并被并入医学院

• The Faculty of Philosophy was expanded by integrating Institutes of Foreign Languages for English, French, German and Italian.哲学院通过并入英语、法语、德语与意大利语的外语研究所而得到扩充

• During the second stage from 1951 to 1975 the focal point of development was the Faculty of Engineering, also known as the Polytechnic Faculty.在 1951 至 1975 年的第二阶段，发展的重心是工学院，亦称理工学院

• The various engineering schools were founded in sequence: Civil Engineering in 1955-56, Architecture in 1956-57, Rural and Surveying Engineering in 1962-63 and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in 1972-73.各工程学部依次成立：土木工程于 1955-56 年、建筑学于 1956-57 年、农村与测量工程于 1962-63 年、机械与电气工程于 1972-73 年

• Chemical Engineering followed in 1972-73, Mathematics, Physics and Computational Sciences in 1982-83, and Urban-Regional Planning and Development Engineering in 2004.化学工程随后于 1972-73 年设立，数学、物理与计算科学于 1982-83 年设立，城市-区域规划与发展工程则于 2004 年设立

• The School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering was split into two independent schools, of Mechanical Engineering and of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in 1976.机械与电气工程学部于 1976 年拆分为机械工程与电气及计算机工程两个独立学部

• During the third stage from 1975 onwards the Faculty of Fine Arts was established together with its constituent schools of Drama, Film Studies, Music Studies, and Visual and Applied Arts.在 1975 年起的第三阶段，美术学院成立，并设有戏剧、电影研究、音乐研究以及视觉与应用艺术等下属学部

• The School of Journalism and Mass Media Studies and the School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences were also created as independent schools in this period.新闻与大众传媒学部以及体育与运动科学学部也在这一时期作为独立学部成立

• The reopening of a Faculty of Jewish Studies was planned in 2014 with the Jewish community of Thessaloniki, and the new faculty began work in October 2015 with Georgios Antoniou as leading professor.2014 年，该校与塞萨洛尼基犹太社群共同筹划重设犹太研究学院，新学院于 2015 年 10 月在 Georgios Antoniou 教授主持下开始运作

• On the university campus a monument commemorating the old Jewish cemetery was unveiled in 2014, consisting of gravestones in a bed of grass beside a broken Jewish menorah.2014 年，一座纪念旧犹太公墓的纪念碑在大学校园揭幕，由草地上的墓碑与一具断裂的犹太七枝烛台组成

• In 2021 the university launched the Aristotle University School of Medicine, the first English-taught undergraduate programme offered by a public university in Greece.2021 年，该校开办亚里士多德大学医学院，这是希腊公立大学提供的首个英语授课本科项目

Academics

• The university today comprises 11 faculties, 36 schools and numerous laboratories, study rooms, libraries, clinics and research centres, making it the largest university in Greece and south-eastern Europe.该校现由 11 个学院、36 个学部以及众多实验室、研修室、图书馆、诊所与研究中心组成，是希腊与东南欧规模最大的大学

• As of 2023 it enrolled 88,283 active students, comprising 77,198 undergraduates and 6,588 postgraduates, of whom 3,952 were doctoral candidates.截至 2023 年，该校注册在读学生 88283 人，其中本科生 77198 人、研究生 6588 人（含博士生 3952 人）。

• Its teaching research staff numbered 2,366, supported by 248 members of the Laboratory Teaching Staff and 213 members of the Special Technical Laboratory Staff.其教学研究人员为 2366 人，另有 248 名实验室教学人员与 213 名特殊技术实验室人员协助

• Administrative staffing consisted of 400 permanent employees and 528 subcontractor employees contracted by the university.行政人员包括 400 名长期雇员与 528 名由该校签约的分包雇员

• Research is carried out in close cooperation with universities, organisations and research centres in Greece and abroad, and the large number of faculties and roughly 250 laboratories supports a wide range of projects.该校与希腊国内外的大学、组织与研究中心密切合作开展研究，众多的学院与约 250 个实验室支撑起广泛的项目

• During the past twelve years, 4,500 research programmes were undertaken and completed with the participation of more than 10,000 members of the academic community and many external collaborators.在过去十二年中，该校开展并完成了 4500 个研究项目，参与者包括 10000 多名学术共同体成员及众多外部合作者

• In a recent three-year period, 985 researchers and 7,263 external scientific associates carried out 3,151 international, European and national research and technological development projects.在最近一个三年期内，985 名研究人员与 7263 名外部科研合作者实施了 3151 个国际、欧洲与国家级研究与技术开发项目

• Among the partners in those projects were 1,436 universities, research centres and organisations and 405 businesses, and 32 patents were granted at national, European and international level in three years.这些项目的合作方包括 1436 所大学、研究中心与组织以及 405 家企业，三年间共获得 32 项国家、欧洲与国际层面的专利

• The Aristotle University Library, founded in 1927, is today the second largest library in Greece after the National Library and has been a member of IFLA since 1976.塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学图书馆建于 1927 年，现为希腊仅次于国家图书馆的第二大图书馆，并自 1976 年起成为国际图书馆协会联合会成员

• The library system holds more than 800,000 book titles and 300,000 volumes of periodicals, and subscribes to 3,500 periodicals from around the world.该图书馆系统藏有 80 多万种图书与 30 万册期刊，并订阅来自世界各地的 3500 种期刊

• The language of instruction is Greek, although programmes and courses for international students are carried out in English, French, German and Italian.教学语言为希腊语，不过面向国际学生的项目与课程以英语、法语、德语与意大利语授课

• The School of Modern Greek Language has functioned under the supervision of the Department of Philosophy since 1970, teaching Greek language and culture to foreign students.现代希腊语学部自 1970 年起在哲学系监督下运作，向外国学生教授希腊语言与文化

• The Institute of Modern Greek Studies was established in 1959 with the support of Manolis Triantafyllidis' bursary and publishes books on Greek language, philology and literature.现代希腊研究所于 1959 年在 Manolis Triantafyllidis 助学金的资助下成立，出版关于希腊语言、语文学与文学的图书

• The Centre for Byzantine Research was established in 1966 and studies Byzantine history, law, art and culture while publishing the periodical Byzantina.拜占庭研究中心成立于 1966 年，研究拜占庭的历史、法律、艺术与文化，并出版期刊《Byzantina》。

• The university is primarily state-funded and functions under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Education, while no fees are charged except to international students studying medicine in English, where tuition can reach 6,000 euros per semester.该校主要由国家资助，在希腊教育部监督下运作，除以英语修读医学的国际学生外不收学费，后者的学费可达每学期 6000 欧元

Campus

• The campus of the Aristotle University covers 230,000 square metres and is located near the centre of the city of Thessaloniki, while many units also lie outside it.塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学的校园占地 23 万平方米，位于塞萨洛尼基市中心附近，同时还有不少单位设于校园之外

• Institutions located outside the campus include the Centre of Byzantine Research, veterinary clinics, the university farm and the university forest reserves.设于校园之外的机构包括拜占庭研究中心、兽医诊所、大学农场以及大学森林保护区

• The Central Library is housed in a separate building at the centre of the campus, and its students' reading room has a capacity of approximately 1,300 readers.中央图书馆设于校园中心一座独立建筑内，其学生阅览室可容纳约 1300 名读者

• The University Student Club stands on the eastern side of the campus and contains a restaurant, a reading room, a medical service, a snack bar and a hairdresser's shop.大学学生俱乐部位于校园东侧，内有餐厅、阅览室、医疗服务点、小吃吧与理发店

• The Student Club caters for approximately 12,000 students every day, serving the university as well as the neighbouring University of Macedonia.学生俱乐部每天为约 12000 名学生提供餐饮，同时服务于本校与邻近的马其顿大学

• The university gym covers 220,000 square metres on the eastern side of the campus, was initially founded in 1925 with the university and settled at its present site in 1978.大学体育馆在校园东侧占地 22 万平方米，最初于 1925 年与大学同时设立，并在 1978 年落定于现址

• The university owns three branches of residence halls with a capacity of 1,740 students, two in the city centre, at 40 Ekklisies and in the former Egnatia Hotel at Vardaris, and one in Kalamaria.该校拥有三个住宿分支，可容纳 1740 名学生，其中两个位于市中心（40 Ekklisies 与 Vardaris 的旧 Egnatia 旅馆），一个位于卡拉马里亚

• The University Farm covers 1.9 square kilometres south of Thessaloniki near the city airport and contains 21 buildings, two of which serve year-round as convention centres.大学农场位于塞萨洛尼基以南、靠近城市机场，占地 1.9 平方公里，内有 21 栋建筑，其中两栋全年作为会议中心使用

• The University Forest Reserves cover a total area of 88 square kilometres, one about 33 square kilometres on the Pindus range and another roughly 55 square kilometres in Chalkidiki.大学森林保护区总面积 88 平方公里，其一在品都斯山脉约 33 平方公里，另一在哈尔基迪基约 55 平方公里

• The university camp, initially founded in 1960, now stands at Poseidi in Chalkidiki by the sea and opens each summer for students and staff of the university.大学营地最初于 1960 年设立，现位于哈尔基迪基海滨的波塞迪，每年夏季向该校学生与教职员开放

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings for 2027 the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is placed 502nd in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学位列世界第 502 名

• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 801-1000 band, its weakest showing among the four major tables.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名把该校置于 801 至 1000 区间，是其在四大榜单中最弱的表现

• In the US News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-2027 the institution is ranked 391st in the world, its strongest placement.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列世界第 391 名，是其中最好的名次

• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities it appears in the 601-700 band.在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中，该校位于 601 至 700 区间

• OpenAlex attributes about 112,532 scholarly works and 7,405,922 citations to the university, the largest research output of any Greek institution.OpenAlex 把约 112532 项学术成果与 7405922 次引用归于该校，是希腊各机构中科研产出最多者

• An external evaluation by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency gave its academic departments the final overall evaluation worthy of merit.希腊质量保障与认证机构的一次外部评估，给该校各学术系科作出「值得肯定」的总体评价

• The CWTS Leiden ranking placed the university 299th in the world for 2023, and in earlier ranking data it moved from 407th in 2011 to 158th in 2012, first among 23 Greek universities.CWTS 莱顿排名把该校列为 2023 年世界第 299 名；在更早的排名数据中，它从 2011 年的第 407 名升至 2012 年的第 158 名，在 23 所希腊大学中居首

• In the 2024 edition of the QS ranking the university stood 530th, after 650-700th in 2023, and it is recognised as being among the most prestigious universities in Greece.在 2024 年版 QS 排名中，该校位列第 530 名，2023 年为 650 至 700 名；它被公认为希腊最具声望的大学之一

• On graduate employability the university is among the best placed in Greece, though in the global employability ranking it sits in the 501+ band.在毕业生就业力方面，该校在希腊名列前茅，但在全球就业力排名中处于 501 名以后的区间

• Its honours are chiefly high judicial and state office rather than Nobel Prizes, including a presidency of the European Court of Justice and a presidency of the Hellenic Republic.其荣誉主要体现在司法与国家高级公职，而非诺贝尔奖，包括欧洲法院院长与希腊共和国总统之职

Student life

• The university's motto is the ancient Greek phrase Μούσαις Χάρισι Θῦε, rendered in English as Sacrifice to the Muses and the Graces.该校的校训是古希腊语「Μούσαις Χάρισι Θῦε」，英文意为「向缪斯与美惠三女神献祭」。

• The emblem of the Aristotle University is Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, the patron saint of the city.塞萨洛尼基亚里士多德大学的校徽为塞萨洛尼基的主保圣人圣底米特里。

• The Student Week is a cultural event organised annually on campus, lasting three or four weeks and run by more than 60 student groups active in dance, music, theatre, cinema and sports, and it dates from 1999.学生周是每年在校园举办的文化活动，持续三到四周，由 60 多个活跃于舞蹈、音乐、戏剧、电影与体育的学生团体筹办，始于 1999 年

• The Aristotle University Chorus, officially the J. Mandakas Chorus, was created by its founder John Mandakas in 1953 and has trained more than 4,000 students over more than fifty years.该校合唱团正式名称为 J. Mandakas 合唱团，由其创办者 John Mandakas 于 1953 年创建，五十多年间培养了 4000 多名学生

• Since 1964 the chorus has been a member of Europa Cantat, the European federation of young choirs, and it has published recordings for Greek national television and radio.自 1964 年起，该合唱团成为欧洲青年合唱联盟 Europa Cantat 的成员，并为希腊国家电视台与电台录制了音像制品

• The A.U.Th. Orchestra was established in February 1999 and gives regular concerts for the public of Thessaloniki during national holidays.该校管弦乐团成立于 1999 年 2 月，在国家节日期间为塞萨洛尼基公众定期举办音乐会

• The Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation, founded in 1972 from the donation of Nestor and Aliki Teloglou, displays a collection that includes the monumental work The World of Cyprus by Diamandis.泰洛格利翁美术基金会成立于 1972 年，源于 Nestor 与 Aliki Teloglou 的捐赠，其藏品包括迪亚曼蒂斯的大型作品《塞浦路斯的世界》。

• Residence halls are reserved for students with special needs, such as members of low-income or large families, as well as some foreign students.学生宿舍优先提供给有特殊需要的学生，例如低收入或大家庭成员，以及部分外国学生

• Every department has a corresponding student union, and in early spring each year nationwide student elections are held to choose representatives.每个系都设有对应的学生会，每年早春举行全国性的学生选举以产生代表

• Because the campus sits in the centre of Thessaloniki, students share the city's cultural life, from its Byzantine churches and waterfront to its annual international fair.由于校园位于塞萨洛尼基市中心，学生得以共享这座城市的文化生活，从拜占庭教堂与滨水区到一年一度的国际博览会

Notable people

• Alexandros Papanastassiou, the Greek prime minister who decided in 1924 to found the university, is the political figure behind its establishment in 1925.1924 年决定创办这所大学的希腊总理 Alexandros Papanastassiou，是该校 1925 年建校背后的政治人物

• Manolis Andronikos, professor of archaeology at the university, discovered the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina, one of the most important archaeological finds of the twentieth century.该校考古学教授 Manolis Andronikos 在韦尔吉纳发现了马其顿的腓力二世的陵墓，是 20 世纪最重要的考古发现之一

• Vassilios Skouris, a jurist and professor at the university, served as the tenth president of the European Court of Justice.法学家、该校教授 Vassilios Skouris 曾任欧洲法院第十任院长

• Christos Sartzetakis, who studied law at the university from 1946 and graduated in 1950, was elected President of the Hellenic Republic by the Greek Parliament in 1985.1946 年入该校法学院、1950 年毕业的 Christos Sartzetakis，于 1985 年由希腊议会选举为希腊共和国总统

• Albert Bourla, who holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the university, later became chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.在该校获得兽医学博士学位的 Albert Bourla，后来出任制药公司辉瑞的首席执行官

• Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, who studied law at the university, was president of the organising committee of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and was named by Forbes as one of the world's most powerful women.在该校研习法律的 Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki 曾任雅典 2004 年夏季奥运会组委会主席，并被《福布斯》评为全球最具影响力的女性之一。

• Xavier Bettel, prime minister of Luxembourg, studied maritime law and ecclesiastical law at the university through the Erasmus Programme.卢森堡首相 Xavier Bettel 通过伊拉斯谟计划在该校研习海洋法与教会法

• Christos Christou, a physician, became the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières.医师 Christos Christou 出任无国界医生的国际主席

• Phaedon Avouris, an IBM Fellow and manager for nanometre-scale science at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, won the 2003 Irving Langmuir Prize for Chemical Physics.IBM 研究员、任职于 Thomas J. Watson 研究中心纳米尺度科学部门的 Phaedon Avouris，获得 2003 年化学物理欧文·朗缪尔奖

• Ioannis Melissanidis, a gymnast who trained at the university, won gold in the floor exercise at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.该校培养的体操运动员 Ioannis Melissanidis 在 1996 年亚特兰大夏季奥运会自由体操项目上夺得金牌

• Evangelos Venizelos, professor of constitutional law at the Law School, served as Greek minister of finance and as a member of the Hellenic Parliament.法学院宪法学教授 Evangelos Venizelos 曾任希腊财政部长与希腊议会议员

• Dimitrios Pandermalis, professor of archaeology at the university, was curator of the new Acropolis Museum in Athens.该校考古学教授 Dimitrios Pandermalis 曾任雅典新卫城博物馆的策展人。

• Emmanuel Kriaras, the lexicographer and philologist, and John Hugh Seiradakis, professor emeritus of astronomy, were leading scholars of the university.词典编纂家与语文学家 Emmanuel Kriaras 以及天文学荣休教授 John Hugh Seiradakis，都是该校的重要学者

• Manolis Triantafyllidis, a major representative of the demotic movement in Greek education, is linked to the university through the institute founded with his bursary.希腊教育中「通俗语运动」的重要代表人物 Manolis Triantafyllidis，通过以其余款设立的机构与该校相关联

• Georgios Antoniou became the leading professor when the university reopened its Faculty of Jewish Studies in October 2015.2015 年 10 月该校重设犹太研究学院时，Georgios Antoniou 出任主持教授