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Development of the first Anniversary Edition to celebrate the 190 Years of Academic Excellence of the National Technical University of Athens

The National Technical University of Athens will celebrate 190 years of its pioneering journey in academic excellence and contribution to society with a special and rich anniversary edition. The entire history of our emblematic Technical University will be designed for the first time, based on extensive new research and full utilization of available literature.

 

The Technical University of Athens follows the same historical path as the new Greek state. The history of the Technical University is part of the history of the country, given that our emblematic Institution has contributed greatly to the development and progress of our society and people.

 

It is, therefore, important that the history of NTUA be recorded in a scientific manner and that the work become a textbook of Greek historiography. We owe it to our graduates, our current and future students, we owe it to our community and of course we owe it to our nation, given that the journey of our graduates has transcended our geographical borders.

 

Upon the recommendation of the Rector of NTUA, Professor Ioannis K. Hadjigeorgiou, and with the approval of the Senate, the work of researching and crafting the anniversary edition was assigned to Professor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mr. Aristotle Tympas. According to the schedule, the design of the edition will begin in March 2025 and will be completed in February 2027.

 

Mr. Aristotle Tympas, Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with a focus on the History of Technology in Modern Times, has served as President and Director of the History Section of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, as well as Chair of the Network of European Historians of Technology ‘Tensions of Europe: Research Network on History, Technology and Europe’, while he is Vice President responsible for research of the International Master’s Program on Society, Science and Technology (ESST).His research has been supported by international grants (NSF, IEEE History Center, Smithsonian, Hagley, Chemical Heritage Foundation) and research programs (ESF, EU FP7, EU Horizon 2020, EU Creative Europe, Erasmus+, COST).

 

Mr. Tympas and his collaborators will be assisted by the editorial committee consisting of I. K. Hatzigeorgiou, Rector of NTUA, S. Theodoridis, Professor Emeritus of NKUA and external member of the NTUA Board of Directors, and P. Tournikiotis, Professor Emeritus of NTUA. Additionally, an advisory role will be played by the ad-hoc committee established by representatives of the NTUA Schools, consisting of: D. Koutsoyiannis, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of School of Civil Engineering, N. Marmaras, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of School of Mechanical Engineering, N. Hatziargyriou, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, N. Belavilas, Professor of the Faculty of Architecture, I. Kalogirou, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of School of Chemical Engineering, Ch. Ioannidis, Professor of the Faculty of School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, K. Tsakalakis, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, S. Mavrakos, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and K. Theologos, Professor of the Faculty of School of Applied Mathematical and Physical SciencesThe anniversary edition will include rare photographic material and personal narratives, while the structure will consist of three sections: (1) the history of the formation of the NTUA Schools and the respective subjects of education (2), the history of the NTUA community's response to key moments in the history of Greece, through, among other things, important technical projects, research and other actions (3), the history of the distinctive positioning of NTUA and its graduates in the international network of  technical educational and research institutions.

 

The research and writing will be supported by a three-member team of researchers, postdoctoral fellows or doctoral candidates in the phase of completing their doctoral dissertation, with studies in the history of technology.

 



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