Agricultural University of Athens welcomed its new students.
“The participation was impressive” – a phrase often heard, but in the case of welcoming our first-year students on Tuesday, September 30, it was truly the reality. Attendance exceeded all previous years, and the hall where the event took place was filled with hundreds of new students who set foot for the first time on the premises of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA).
The Rector, Spyros Kintzios, welcomed the students, telling them that from today the University becomes their second home. He referred to the leading role of the University in key scientific fields and its steadily upward course among the universities of the country. He also spoke about the experiences the students will gain during their years at AUA and the paths that may open before them “in ways you may not yet imagine.”
The Vice-Rector for Academic and Administrative Affairs, Lifelong Learning and Extroversion, Emmanouil Flemetakis, addressed the new students, while the Vice-Rector for European University, Internationalization and Student Welfare, Eleni Miliou, presented the University’s cultural, athletic, and volunteer groups in her address.
The President of the Association of Teaching and Research Staff, Dionysis Kalyvas, the President of the Association of Laboratory and Teaching Staff, Nikolaos Papandreou, and the President of the Association of Administrative Staff, Niki Chronopoulou, also addressed the students. The President of the Student Association, Eleftheria Giannoula, along with a representative of an elected student group (CHORAAFOI–EAAK), extended their own welcome, encouraging the new students to participate actively in university life.
The event concluded with an outdoor party with music – an opportunity for first encounters among the new members of the community – followed by guided tours of the University’s facilities, organized by the volunteer groups.
The Agricultural University of Athens warmly thanks MENNE S.A. for offering ice cream and the catering company Pietris S.A. for its kind support of the event.
