Student affairs office - Councillors of Studies
The Councillors of Studies inform and advise on matters of studies and careers.
School Councillors of Studies: Professor George Ypsilandis and Assοciate Professor Efstathios Birtachas.
Cost of living
Greece is not a very expensive country (luxury resorts excluded). A student in Thessaloniki can find the essentials at very reasonable prices and have a happy and fruitful stay. Check whether you are eligible for any of the social benefits listed below.
Accommodation
Undergraduate and postgraduate AUTH students, as well as PhD candidates, who come from large and/or low-income families, are entitled to free accommodation in the Student Halls of Residence.
All other students are welcome to visit the Department of Studies website where they can find a list of private accommodation offers, as well as links to some of the major real estate agents in Thessaloniki. ERASMUS students and foreign students seeking accommodation for a short period of time can visit our Accommodation website for more information.
Faculty members and visiting scholars can be housed in the Aristotle University Hostel.
Meals
Detailed information can be reached at this AUTH website: http://www.pfl.auth.gr/.
Medical facilities - Facilities for students with disabilities – Health Insurance
Students who have no private health insurance are entitled by Greek law to full health-care services in the National Health System, paid for by the Greek government (EOPYY)[1].
The Student Health Care Service (located in the University Student Club building) provides to all students –regardless of their income- primary health-care services (first aid, clinical examinations, vaccinations etc, but no medication prescriptions) and also health counselling.
The Faculty of Dentistry Diagnostic Unit provides dental care.
In addition, the AUTH provides the following health and welfare services:
- Τhe Health Committee, which supervises the optimum operation of the university health services for the support of our students, especially the socially and economically vulnerable ones.
- Τhe Central Committee for Social Welfare, which comprises the Social Welfare Committee, the Counseling Committee, the Student Observatory, the Accessibility Committee and the Interdisciplinary Committee for the Study of Proposals against Drugs. The Counseling Committee supervises the provision of psychological support –free of charge- through the Counseling and Guidance Centre. All students are welcome to seek advice on personal, social or academic difficulties regarding individuals or groups. The Observatory of Students from Socially Sensitive Groups assists with any problems faced by students with disabilities or special educational needs, students from multicultural backgrounds, foreign students, returning expatriates, and any other sensitive category.
- The Office for the Support of Students of Sensitive Social Groups.
Financial support for students
Detailed information can be reached at this AUTH website: https://www.auth.gr/en/scholarships.
Study facilities
Detailed information can be reached at the website of the AUTH Library and Information Centre: https://www.lib.auth.gr/en.
International programmes - Practical information for mobile students
Detailed information can be reached at the website of the AUTH Department of European Educational Programmes: https://eurep.auth.gr/.
Language courses
Detailed information can be reached at the website of the AUTH Centre for Foreign Language Teaching: http://www.lance.auth.gr/en.
Internships
The academic supervisor of the programme of Internship of the School of Italian is Assistant Professor Antonios Ventouris.
Detailed information can be reached at the website of the AUTH Bureau of Internship: https://dasta.auth.gr/.
Sports facilities
Detailed information can be reached at the website of the University Gym: http://www.gym.auth.gr/en.
Extra−mural and leisure activities
The Bureau for the Coordination of Volunteers and Student Activities provides information on the activities of the following AUTH groups and organisations: the Cultural Policy Committee, the Orchestra, the Òpera Oberta, the Choirs, the Museums-Archives-Collections, the various Student Societies, the Ceremony Halls.
Student associations
Detailed information can be reached at this AUTH website: https://www.auth.gr/en/student_unions.
Student's Advocate/Ombudsman
The independent Student Ombudsman authority has been established and operates at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The purpose of the Student's Ombudsman is the mediation between students (undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral) and professors of any level or administrative services. The Ombudsman is responsible for upholding legality and academic ethics and order in the context of academic freedom, and deals with maladministration issues in order to safeguard the proper operation of the University. The Student’s Ombudsman does not intervene in substantive matters of teaching or examinations grading, but only examines cases of arbitrariness or violation of ethical rules during the conduct of examinations (written or oral).
The Student’s Ombudsman is responsible for addressing the issues, either through mediation between the parties or by intervention in the competent bodies. To this end, every member of the academic community may address the Ombudsman. The communication of students and professors with the Student’s Ombudsman is done either by phone with the central telephone line to serve the requests of the students of AUTh (tel. 2310999888), or by sending a message to the e-mail address of the student ombudsman@synigoros.gr.
The Ombudsman can also act ex officio.
International/Foreign students’ Support Office
An International/Foreign students’ Support Office operates in the Department of Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It is responsible for the support of international/foreign students who enroll in the study programs of the University and in particular, for the communication with other State bodies, regarding their residence and installation issues in the country/Greece
AUTh Emergency Reporting Service
The purpose of this service is the opportunity (offered to the members of the University Community), to report to the University Security Service, an emergency incident (illegal activity, health risk incident, disasters of the material and technical infrastructure of the Institution) inside the University Campus.
Detailed information can be reached at the website of the IT Centrer: https://it.auth.gr/en.
[1] National Organization for Healthcare Provision (known in Greek by the acronym EOPYY).
