Athens University of Economics and Business

The Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB, Greek: Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών) is a public university in Athens, Greece, devoted to economics, business administration, information technology, statistics and European studies, and is widely regarded as the country's leading institution in those fields.雅典经商大学（AUEB，希腊语：Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών）是希腊雅典的一所公立大学，以经济学、工商管理、信息技术、统计学与欧洲研究为主，被公认为希腊在这些领域的领军学府，长期为该国输送经济与商业人才。

Founded in 1920 as the Athens School of Commercial Studies, it is the oldest institution in Greece for the study of economics and business, and it enrolled about 13,015 students across its departments in the early 2010s.该校创办于 1920 年，初名雅典商业研究学院，是希腊历史最悠久的经管类高校；2010 年代初各系在校学生约 13,015 人，规模虽不大却人才辈出。

History

• The university was created by Law 2191 of 18 June 1920, which established the Athens School of Commercial Studies as a specialised institution under the supervision of the Ministry of National Economy.该校依 1920 年 6 月 18 日颁布的第 2191 号法律设立，定名雅典商业研究学院，作为一所专门院校，隶属国民经济部监管，从此承担起为希腊培养商业人才的任务。
• Its first academic year opened with about 170 students, a modest beginning for what would become the foremost Greek institution in the study of economics and business.该校首个学年招收了约 170 名学生，这一规模不大的开端后来成长为主宰希腊经管研究的首要学府，奠定了其后百余年的办学基调。
• Nikolaos Gounarakis served as the school's first director from 1921 to 1923, guiding its earliest years of instruction and laying the foundations of its academic culture.尼古拉奥斯·古纳拉基斯于 1921 年至 1923 年担任该校首任院长，主持建校初期的教学工作，并奠定了这所学院的学术风气。
• In 1926 the institution was renamed the Supreme School of Economics and Commercial Sciences, a title that it kept for more than six decades until the modern name was finally adopted.1926 年该校更名为最高经济与商业科学学院，这一校名沿用了六十余年，直至最终采用现代校名，见证了学校从商业学堂向高等学府的转变。
• Anastasios Spourgitis became the school's first rector in 1935 and served until 1937, when the institution formalised its system of governance and the office of rector was created.阿纳斯塔西奥斯·斯普尔伊蒂斯于 1935 年出任该校首任校长，任职至 1937 年，学校在此期间确立治理体制并正式设立校长一职。
• Until 1955 the school awarded only a single degree in the general field of economics and commerce, without separating the two subjects into distinct programmes.直到 1955 年，该校在经济与商业的大类下仅授予一种学位，两者并未分设为不同的专业，教学也以单一的综合课程为主。
• In 1955 the length of study was extended from three to four years, and the school began awarding two separate degrees, one in economics and the other in business administration.1955 年该校学制由三年延长至四年，并开始分别授予两个学位，一为经济学、一为工商管理，教学结构随之细化。
• That 1955 reform marked the emergence of specialised business education in Greece, drawing a clear line between economic theory and managerial practice in the curriculum.1955 年的改革标志着希腊专业化商科教育的兴起，在课程体系中将经济理论与管理实务清楚区分，回应了战后经济重建的需求。
• In 1984 the school was divided into three departments, namely economics, business administration, and statistics and business informatics, each with its own degree.1984 年该校划分为三个系，即经济学系、工商管理系以及统计与商业信息系，各系均设有自己的学位与课程体系。
• The department of statistics and business informatics was renamed the Department of Informatics in 1995, reflecting the rising importance of computing in Greek business education.统计与商业信息系于 1995 年更名为信息学系，反映计算机技术在希腊商科教育中日益重要，学校也随之增设相关课程。
• By 1989 the university had expanded to six departments and had begun to adopt the modern organisational structure that it retains today.到 1989 年该校已扩展至六个系，并开始采用其沿用至今的现代组织结构，学科门类趋于完整。
• From 1999 onwards the institution developed further and now comprises eight academic departments grouped into three schools.自 1999 年起该校进一步发展，如今设有三大学院、下辖八个学系，形成覆盖经济学与管理学的完整教学体系。
• In 1989 the school assumed its present name, the Athens University of Economics and Business, though Greeks still often refer to it by the older acronym ASOEE.1989 年该校采用现行校名「雅典经商大学」，不过希腊人仍常沿用旧缩写 ASOEE，足见旧名影响之深。
• The university marked its centenary in 2020 with a programme of events and publications reviewing a hundred years of economics teaching in Greece.2020 年该校迎来百年校庆，举办一系列活动与出版物，回顾希腊百年经济学教育历程，并展望未来的发展。
• In 2025 it launched its first English-taught undergraduate programme, the Bachelor in International Business and Technology, aimed at students from outside Greece.2025 年该校推出首个全英文本科项目「国际商业与技术学士」，面向来自希腊境外的学生招生，标志其国际化迈出重要一步。
• That four-year English bachelor integrates business fundamentals such as strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship with technology subjects including business intelligence and artificial intelligence.这个四年制英文项目把战略、创新、创业等商科基础与商业智能、人工智能等技术课程结合起来，强调技术与商业的交叉。
• An external evaluation committee gave the university a positive assessment in 2015 under the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency.2015 年，外部评估委员会在希腊质量保障与认证机构框架下给予该校正面评价，肯定其教学与科研水准。
• The university stands on the site of the first football ground of Panathinaikos, which had occupied the plot from 1908 until 1922 before the grounds were redeveloped.该校校址原是帕纳辛奈科斯足球俱乐部最早的球场，该球场于 1908 年至 1922 年间位于此处，其后地块被重新开发。
• Its main building on Patision Street was constructed in 1935 with funds donated by the Greek-Russian benefactor Grigorios Maraslis.其位于帕蒂西翁街的主楼建于 1935 年，资金由希腊裔俄罗斯慈善家格里戈里奥斯·马拉斯利斯捐赠，是当时校园的核心建筑。
• Over the following decades the university acquired nine further buildings in the surrounding streets to house its growing teaching, research and administrative needs.此后数十年，该校在周边街区陆续购置九栋建筑，以满足不断增长的教学、科研与行政需求，形成如今的街区式校园。
• The university's library, founded in 1928, was extensively modernised and automated in 1990 with partial financing from the European Community.该校图书馆建于 1928 年，1990 年在欧洲共同体部分资助下进行了大规模现代化与自动化改造，服务能力大幅提升。
• The institution has grown from a single commercial school into Greece's principal centre for the study of economics, management and information systems.该校已从一所单一的商业学校，成长为希腊经济学、管理学与信息系统的首要研究中心，影响遍及全国。

• The school's creation in 1920 followed efforts to train a professional commercial class for a Greek economy that was expanding rapidly after the Balkan Wars and the First World War.该校 1920 年的创立，源于为在巴尔干战争与第一次世界大战后迅速扩张的希腊经济培养专业商业人才的努力。

Academics

• AUEB is organised into three schools and eight academic departments that together cover economics, management, informatics, statistics, accounting, finance and European studies.雅典经商大学设有三大学院与八个学系，共同覆盖经济学、管理学、信息学、统计学、会计学、金融学与欧洲研究等门类。
• The eight departments offer eight undergraduate degrees, about 28 master's degrees and an equivalent number of doctoral programmes.八个学系提供八个本科学位、约 28 个硕士学位以及数量相当的博士项目，覆盖本硕博三个层次。
• Every department admits undergraduates through the pan-Hellenic examinations and runs a four-year course of study worth about 240 ECTS credits.各学系均通过泛希腊考试招收本科生，并开设约 240 个欧洲学分（ECTS）的四年制课程，学制与欧洲标准接轨。
• Around 60 courses are taught in English each year, mainly for international exchange students who come to the university under the Erasmus programme.该校每年开设约 60 门英文课程，主要面向通过伊拉斯谟项目前来交换的国际学生，每门课程计 6 个欧洲学分。
• The university offers 29 distinct master's programmes, including full-time, part-time and joint degrees taught with partner institutions in Greece and abroad.该校提供 29 个各具特色的硕士项目，包括全日制、非全日制以及与希腊国内外伙伴院校合办的联合学位，选择相当丰富。
• Master's programmes last between 15 and 27 months and admit students on the basis of GMAT or GRE scores, English proficiency and academic record.硕士项目学制为 15 至 27 个月，录取依据 GMAT 或 GRE 成绩、英语水平与本科成绩，部分项目还看重工作经历。
• The MBA International programme, taught entirely in English, is accredited by the Association of MBAs and offers nine specialisations.全英文授课的国际 MBA 项目获英国工商管理硕士协会（AMBA）认证，设有九个专业方向，是该校的旗舰项目之一。
• English-taught master's programmes include Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Economics, Business Analytics, Marketing and Financial Management.全英文硕士项目包括人工智能与数据科学（AI and Data Science）、经济学、商业分析、市场营销与金融管理等方向。
• The Department of Economics has been ranked around 76th in the world in one international assessment of the discipline.其经济学系曾在一项国际学科评估中位列全球第 76 位左右，显示其在经济学研究上的国际竞争力。
• In the field of econometrics the university was placed 48th internationally by the Journal of Econometric Theory.在计量经济学领域，该校曾位列《计量经济理论》杂志国际排名的第 48 位，是其最具国际声誉的方向之一。
• Institutional statistics for 2012-13 recorded 13,015 students, of whom 10,811 were undergraduates, 1,878 master's students and 326 doctoral candidates.2012-13 学年的机构统计显示，该校有 13,015 名学生，其中本科生 10,811 人、硕士生 1,878 人、博士生 326 人。
• At that time the university employed a teaching and research staff of about 197 members across its departments and laboratories.当时该校各学系与实验室的教学科研人员约 197 人，师生比例在希腊高校中处于较好水平。
• The AUEB library holds more than 100,000 book titles and over 1,000 printed academic journal titles in economics, management and related fields.该校图书馆馆藏图书逾 100,000 种，经济学、管理学及相关领域的纸质学术期刊逾 1,000 种，并订阅大量电子期刊。
• Its computer centre occupies about 700 square metres and runs five laboratories that serve more than 7,000 users across the university.其计算机中心占地约 700 平方米，设有五个实验室，服务全校 7,000 余名用户，支撑教学与科研的信息化需求。
• The European Documentation Centre, established in 1992 by the European Commission together with the university, supports teaching and research on European Union affairs.欧洲文献中心由欧盟委员会与该校于 1992 年合作设立，支持有关欧盟事务的教学与研究，并向公众开放。
• Research at the university divides between basic theoretical work published in international journals and applied work carried out for firms and public bodies.该校科研分为两类：发表于国际期刊的基础理论研究，以及为企业与公共机构开展的应用研究，二者并重。
• The university cooperates with partner institutions such as the National and Kapodistrian University, the Panteion University, the Aristotle University and the London School of Economics on exchanges and joint research.该校与雅典国立卡波季斯特里安大学、潘泰翁大学、亚里士多德大学以及伦敦政治经济学院等伙伴院校开展交流与联合研究。

• Teaching is organised around laboratories and research groups that produce work in macroeconomics, finance, marketing, operations and information systems.教研以实验室与研究小组为单位组织，在宏观经济学、金融、市场营销、运营与信息系统等方向产出成果。

Campus

• The university is located in the centre of Athens, with its main building at 76 Patision Street, two blocks from the National Archaeological Museum.该校位于雅典市中心，主楼坐落于帕蒂西翁街 76 号，距国家考古博物馆两个街区，交通十分便利。
• The rear of that building faces the Pedion Areos Park and the facilities of the Panellinios Sports Club, a landmark of central Athens.该楼背面朝向佩迪翁阿雷奥斯公园与帕内利尼奥斯体育俱乐部的场地，后者是雅典市中心的标志之一。
• The main building dates from 1935 and was financed by the benefactor Grigorios Maraslis, whose name is associated with several Athenian institutions.主楼始建于 1935 年，由慈善家格里戈里奥斯·马拉斯利斯出资兴建，其名字与雅典多所机构相关。
• Nine additional buildings in the same district house the university's teaching, research and administrative functions.同一区域内的九栋附属建筑承担该校的教学、科研与行政职能，构成密集的校园建筑群。
• The campus sits within walking distance of Omonia Square, the Athens Polytechnic and the city's main archaeological museum.校园距奥莫尼亚广场、雅典理工大学以及该市主要考古博物馆均在步行范围内，融入城市肌理。
• The library occupies part of the campus and has been fully automated since 1990, using the Equilibrium-Libreto integrated system.图书馆位于校园内，自 1990 年起实现全面自动化，采用 Equilibrium-Libreto 集成系统，支持检索与借阅。
• The computer centre and its five laboratories occupy about 700 square metres of teaching and research space on campus.计算机中心及其五个实验室在校内占据约 700 平方米的教学与科研空间，配备各类教学与商用软件。
• The urban campus is served by the Athens metro, trolleybus and bus networks that converge on Patision Street.这处城市校园由汇聚于帕蒂西翁街的雅典地铁、无轨电车与公交网络提供服务，师生通勤便捷。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Athens University of Economics and Business is placed in the 1001-1200 band, a shared range covering many institutions.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，雅典经商大学位列第 1001-1200 位（并列区间，涵盖多所院校）。
• In the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it is ranked in the 1201-1400 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第 1201-1400 位。
• It did not appear in the main tables of either the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking or the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校未进入 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名，也未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。
• In the QS World University Rankings by Subject for Business and Management Studies the university has been placed in the 101-150 band.在 QS 世界大学学科排名「商业与管理研究」类别中，该校曾位列第 101-150 位，是其学科强项之一。
• In economics it has been ranked around 76th worldwide and in econometrics 48th in discipline-specific assessments of academic output.在学科专项的学术产出评估中，其经济学曾位列全球第 76 位左右，计量经济学位列第 48 位，实力突出。
• Its MBA International programme has been ranked among the top 20 MBA programmes in Europe and the top 50 in the world.其国际 MBA 项目曾被评为欧洲前 20、全球前 50 的 MBA 项目之一，在欧洲商科教育中颇具声誉。
• OpenAlex records about 10,959 scholarly works and 438,978 citations associated with the university, a measure of its overall research output.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校累计约有 10,959 篇学术成果与 438,978 次被引，体现其整体科研产出规模。
• AUEB is widely regarded as the leading institution in Greece for economics and business studies.雅典经商大学被普遍视为希腊经济学与商学研究的领军学府，常被视为该国经管类考生的首选。
• The university belongs to the European higher-education area and takes part in Erasmus exchanges with universities across Europe.该校属于欧洲高等教育区，并与欧洲各地大学开展伊拉斯谟交流，国际联系广泛。
• Its graduates are sought by employers in banking, shipping, consulting and technology, and the university retains a strong reputation with Greek employers.其毕业生受到银行、航运、咨询与科技等行业雇主的青睐，该校在希腊雇主中享有良好声誉，就业力突出。

• Within Greece the university competes chiefly with the National and Kapodistrian University and the Aristotle University for the strongest economics and business applicants.在希腊国内，该校主要与雅典国立卡波季斯特里安大学和亚里士多德大学争夺最优秀的经管类生源。

Student life

• The university has no formal Latin motto, expressing its identity instead through its mission of knowledge, responsibility and public service.该校没有正式的拉丁文校训，其身份主要通过求知、责任与公共服务之使命来表达，强调社会担当。
• The students' union is named after Sotiris Petroulas, a student killed during the 1965 demonstrations against the Iouliana.该校学生会以索蒂里斯·佩特鲁拉斯命名，他是在 1965 年反对「尤利亚纳」的示威中遇难的学生，被视为学生抗争的象征。
• Student clubs include the Investment and Finance Club, the entrepreneurship group ThinkBiz and the free-software FOSS Community.学生社团包括投资与金融社、创业社团 ThinkBiz 以及自由软件社团 FOSS Community，涵盖学术与兴趣两类。
• Other societies include the Erasmus Club, the Debate Club, the Film Team, the Photography Club and the Theatre Club.其他社团还有伊拉斯谟社、辩论社、电影社、摄影社与戏剧社，为校园生活提供多样的舞台。
• The Sports Club fields teams in track and field, swimming, tennis, volleyball and five-a-side football.体育俱乐部设有田径、游泳、网球、排球与五人制足球等运动队，参加校内外各项赛事。
• There are also a Traditional Dances Club and a Music Team that perform at university ceremonies and festivals.此外还有传统舞蹈社与音乐社，在学校典礼与节庆中演出，传承希腊本地的文化传统。
• Each department appoints academic advisers and the university provides student support services to guide undergraduates through their studies.各学系指派学业导师，学校也提供学生支持服务，指导本科生规划学业并顺利完成课程。
• Campus life is closely bound to downtown Athens, whose cafés, museums and squares surround the Patision Street buildings.校园生活与雅典市中心紧密相连，帕蒂西翁街的建筑周边遍布咖啡馆、博物馆与广场，生活气息浓厚。
• AUEB Gen Z, a student volunteer group, organises orientation and social activities for incoming students each autumn.学生志愿组织 AUEB Gen Z 每年秋季为新生组织迎新与社交活动，帮助其尽快融入校园。

• The university holds an annual welcome week for first-year students, with talks, campus tours and social events organised by student volunteers.该校每年为一年级新生举办迎新周，由学生志愿者组织讲座、校园参观与社交活动，帮助新生适应大学生活。

Notable people

• Nikolaos Gounarakis was the school's first director and served from 1921 to 1923, shaping its founding academic culture.尼古拉奥斯·古纳拉基斯是该校首任院长，任职于 1921 年至 1923 年，塑造了其建校初期的学术风气与办学方向。
• Anastasios Spourgitis became the institution's first rector in 1935 and led it for two years.阿纳斯塔西奥斯·斯普尔伊蒂斯于 1935 年出任该校首任校长，任职两年，推动学校治理走向制度化。
• Grigorios Maraslis, the Greek-Russian benefactor, funded the construction of the university's main building in 1935.希腊裔俄罗斯慈善家格里戈里奥斯·马拉斯利斯出资兴建了该校 1935 年的主楼，对学校发展贡献甚大。
• George-Marios Angeletos, an economist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute and at Northwestern University, took his economics degree at AUEB in 1996.曾在麻省理工学院与西北大学任教的经济学家乔治-马里奥斯·安耶莱托斯于 1996 年在雅典经商大学取得经济学学位。
• Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of National Economy and Finance from 2025, studied computer science at the university.自 2025 年起任希腊国民经济与财政部长基里亚科斯·皮耶拉卡基斯曾在该校学习计算机科学。
• Nicos Christodoulakis, a professor and a former Greek Minister of Economy and Finance, teaches economic analysis at the university.该校教授、希腊前经济与财政部长尼科斯·赫里斯托杜拉基斯在该校讲授经济分析，兼具学界与政界经历。
• Georgios Alogoskoufis, professor of economics and a former Minister of Economy and Finance, heads the Department of Economics.该校经济学教授、前经济与财政部长乔治奥斯·阿洛格斯库菲斯担任经济学系主任，是希腊知名宏观经济学家。
• Helen Louri-Dendrinou took her economics degree at AUEB in 1976 and later returned to the university as a professor.海伦·卢里-登德里努于 1976 年在雅典经商大学取得经济学学位，其后回校担任教授，长期从事金融研究。
• Sotiris Petroulas, the student killed in the 1965 demonstrations, is commemorated in the name of the students' union.在 1965 年示威中遇难的学生索蒂里斯·佩特鲁拉斯，因学生会以其命名而受人铭记，成为学校的记忆符号。
• The university has produced government ministers, central bankers and business leaders across Greece.该校为希腊培养出多位政府部长、央行官员与商界领袖，校友遍及政界与商界。
• Its graduates serve in the Greek ministries of finance and economy as well as in international institutions and banks.其毕业生供职于希腊财政与经济等政府部门，亦任职于国际机构与银行，职业路径多元。
• Alumni also work in the shipping, banking and technology firms of Athens and in companies abroad.校友还就职于雅典的航运、银行与科技企业以及海外公司，尤其在航运金融领域颇具影响。
• Professor Helen Louri-Dendrinou has advised Greek governments and the European Commission on banking and competition policy.海伦·卢里-登德里努教授曾就银行与竞争政策为希腊政府及欧盟委员会提供咨询，学术影响延伸到政策实践。