Study in Greece
Public universities are free for EU students and admit Greek pupils through national exams. Foreign applicants use a separate route based on their school diploma.
Corinia finds the universities in Greece that fit your record and checks the exact requirements of each programme you choose. Get started free
How to apply
Check the category for foreign applicants
Foreign and EU citizens who finished school outside Greece apply in a special category, without the Panhellenic exams.
Apply to the Ministry in the summer
Applications are submitted online to the Ministry of Education in July, ranking the departments you want.
Prove your Greek
Degrees are taught in Greek. You need a certificate of attainment in Greek, or you attend a preparatory language year.
Look at English-taught options
A small but growing number of English-taught bachelor’s degrees accept direct applications, including medicine in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Cost
Greek-taught degrees at public universities have no tuition for EU students. English-taught degrees and private colleges charge fees.
Language
Greek for nearly all public bachelor’s degrees.
Good to know
The Study in Greece portal lists the English-taught programmes and their own deadlines.
Official sources: Study in Greece
Universities Corinia covers in Greece
Corinia matches you against these, then checks the exact programme on the university’s own pages.
- National Technical University of AthensAthens
- Aristotle University of ThessalonikiThessaloniki
- Athens University of Economics and BusinessAthens
- National and Kapodistrian University of AthensAthens
- University of PatrasPatras
- Deree – The American College of GreeceAthens
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