Accommodation

Finding accommodation in Athens is very difficult since the rooms in the Residence Halls are not sufficient even for the Greek students. In order to assist foreign students, the Erasmus Office has come to the following solution:
Upon arrival in Athens, and during their pre-registration, students are provided with a list of persons who rent rooms or apartments to students. The list cannot be sent to the students before their arrival. Prices for a single room in a shared apartment may start at 250€ per month. Prices for small apartments for one person start at 300€ per month. Usually, renters are asked to pay in advance a fixed amount (equivalent to the rent of two months) as a guarantee, which will be returned to them upon their departure.
Until permanent accommodation is found, students may stay at certain Foreign Institutes' Guest Houses or Youth Hostels located in the center of Athens, at relatively low prices. Students who wish to stay there, can receive a list of them from the Erasmus office, upon request.

Meals

Our University offers two free meals per day (lunch and supper) to all LLP/Erasmus exchange students at one of the following four (4) University restaurants: a) at the School of Philosophy, for the students registered at Faculties located in the University Campus (Panepistimiopolis Zografou), b) at the Faculty of Medicine, for the students registered at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing (Goudi), c) at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, for the students registered at this faculty (41, Ethnikis Antistaseos str., Dafni) and d) at the center of Athens, (44 Arachovis str., Exarchia), for the students registered at a Faculty downtown.

The relevant cost is covered by our University budget as financial support to our guest students.
For that service, students have to obtain the relevant application by the Faculty's Secretariat upon their registration and submit it to the Meals Service of the "University Club" [15, Ippokratous str. (5th Floor), Tel.:210-3688216/ 8252/8230/8228 from 9:00-12:00 a.m.]. The Meals Service will supply them with a card, which they can use in order to have free meals for the period 1st September - 30th June (from 12:00p.m. until 16:00p.m. for the lunch and from 18:00p.m. until 21:00p.m. for the supper).
Please note that each card is valid for only one of these restaurants and, once you get it, you cannot replace it with a new card that is valid for another restaurant, so please be sure about your selection of restaurant before applying for the card.

Health insurance

The residents of the EU countries (and also from Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland) should obtain, before their departure from their country, the European Health Insurance Card.
Upon their registration at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, all exchange students will obtain a medical care booklet by which they are entitled to free full medical care, (including medication* and hospital treatment**).

Whenever students need medical care, they may address the Medical Service of the University Club: 15, Ippokratous str. (1st floor), tel. 210 3688 208/218, or the Medical Center in the Campus of Panepistimioupolis (Zografou) or the one in the building A/FEPA, Oulof Palme str. 21, Ilissia.

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*For any medicines prescribed, students have to present the medical care booklet in the next two days at the Medical Service of the University Club in order to be validated by the responsible doctor (every day from 8:30a.m.-13:30p.m.).

** In case students need to be hospitalized (only at a public hospital) they have to present the document from the hospital, according which they have entered the hospital, at the Medical Service of the University Club.

Computing Facilities

Personal computers are available for students at the University Club [15, Ippokratous str., (3rd floor), Tel.: 210 368 8261, Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 9.00-15.45].
In addition, there are rooms with PC facilities at the following Faculties of the University: Law, Political Science and Public Administration, English Studies, Geology, Medicine, Dentistry, Primary Education, Physical Education and Sport Science.

Libraries - Study Halls
There are forty-seven libraries at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Each library belongs to specific Faculties and Departments. Only some of them are loaning libraries. The rest operate as study halls.

University Sports Centre

SPORTS ACTIVITIES
Exercise (conditioning aerobics)	Table tennis	Traditional dancing	Gliding	Sailing
Basketball	Track & Field events	Chess	Ballooning	Driving
Volleyball	Cross-country running	Golf	Climbing	Shooting
Swimming(a certificate from a dermatologist & a pathologist is obligatory)	Winter sports	Windsurfing	Rafting	Tennis
Polo	Karate	Hang-gliding	Horse-riding	Archery

The Sports Centre, which has been in operation since 1930, is located at the Zografou Campus.The sports facilities of the Centre are available to all students and members of the staff.The Centre, which recently acquired modern exercise equipment, is open from 1 October to 30 June, from 08:00-18:00 hours.For the enrollment in the Sports Centre students should submit the following (from Monday to Friday, 9:30-13:00):

Student teams and individual students take part in internal, inter-university and international championships.
Information: Tel. +30-210-3685549, 3685554, 3685556

 

Students' Cultural Society (POFPA)
The Students' Cultural Society collaborates with the Public Relations Section of the University Club to organize cultural events.
The Students' Cultural Society is composed of four sections: a) Theatre, b) Dance, c) Cinema and d) Photography.
Information: (+30) 210-3688205

Erasmus students organisations