University of Crete

1. The faculty at the university, as well as educational initiatives and research at all levels, are characterised by an international emphasis. An international academic atmosphere on campus, joint degree programmes, Erasmus mobility, research networks, and other research and educational connections with academic institutions in Greece, Europe, and all over the world are examples of how this is expressed.
2. The University of Crete has a successful track record in research and competitive research calls, and in this regard benefits from close cooperation with the Institutes of the Foundation for Research and Technology.
3. The research networks, groups, and projects currently active at the University of Crete can be accessed through the Faculty and Department sites.
4. The University has adopted the European Charter for Researchers and welcomes international post-graduate and post-doctoral researchers studying and/or working for short or longer periods.
5. The University of Crete Library consists of the Central Library in Rethymnon University Campus, which supports Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, and the Library of Heraklionin Heraklion University Campus, which supports the School of Science and Engineering and the School of Medicine.
6. Academic Advisors provide students with information and guidance on their studies. Every student enrolled for a degree programme is assigned an Academic Advisor who is a member of the teaching faculty of that Department.
7. A small number of undergraduate and graduate subject-area scholarships and bequests are available from the University of Crete.
8. Campus life together with the lively social environments of the two campuses host cities – Rethymnon and Heraklion – are further enriched by community access to University sport, museum, and library facilities, schools liaison, public lectures and events, volunteer activities, and multiple regional and community partnerships.
9. The University has excellent sports facilities at both the Rethymnon and the Heraklion campuses. These include well-equipped gymnasiums and, in the Heraklion complex, an indoor pool, as well as playing fields and mooring berths.