DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN GREECE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI)

Abstract

The aim of the work – to consider a development and review of the modern system of higher education in Greece on the example of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; to identify the trends of its development.

The main body. Higher education in Greece has existed since the first years of the development of a new Greek state (1821–1829). As before, higher education institutions are located in the two largest cities of Greece – Athens, and Thessaloniki. The modern system of higher education in Greece is decentralized. Public education is free. Higher education has two sectors: academical and vocational. The Greek Constitution gives universities full autonomy and academic freedom. Today there are fourteen higher educational establishments, of which two (University of Athens and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) are universities with the most developed research potential. In the high school of Greece adopted a general European two-stage general education system. According to the current Constitution of Greece, the establishment of non-state higher educational institutions in the country is prohibited. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest university not only in Greece but both the Balkan peninsula. It trains about 75,000 students in 11 faculties. Each faculty has several schools with different directions, with a total of 40.

Conclusions. We explored the development of higher education in Greece. So we can argue that Greece has always been promoted to the development of a higher education system, which in many ways became a connecting link between the state ideology and Greek population. All higher education institutions in Greece are based on the principle of the oldest University of Athens, so the system of higher education in Greece needs the foundation of fundamentally new universities for the organization of work, learning tools, and new specialties.