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Greece Contacts
- Southern Greece: Dr Areti Mizara (UCL Geography 1993),Ioannis Papanikolaou (UCL Geology 2003)
- Northern Greece: Christos Karagiannidis (UCL SSEES 2002)
Greece
UCL & GREECE - quick facts
- UCL has 3576 alumni in Greece, the second highest number of alumni per country outside the UK after the US.
- UCL holds an annual event in Athens to which 150 plus alumni attend, in addition to a number of smaller informal gatherings organised by our local volunteers in the region.
- There are currently 367 Greek students studying at UCL - the 5th highest country number of international students.
To find out about forthcoming alumni events in Greece, post messages or make new alumni contacts in the area, join the UCL Hellenic Alumni Group on www.facebook.com Click here to join the group (then search under Groups for UCL Hellenic Alumni Group).
Newsletter
To read the Spring 2010 edition of the UCL Hellenic Alumni Group newsletter, please click here.
Recent Events
Evening Talk: “The thermal environment of Athens: space observations and impact on our lives” by Dr. Iphigenia Keramitsoglou (UCL Remote Sensing) - Monday 3rd of June 2013
A group of alumni gathered for a lecture on the the thermal environment of Athens, delivered by Dr. Iphigenia Keramitsoglou (UCL Remote Sensing) on Monday
3rd of June 2013 at the Acropolis Hill Hotel.
The talk explored satellite remote sensing (Earth Observation) and the potential of satellite-derived products for monitoring the urban environment. Dr. Keramitsoglou also looked at the temperature distribution around Attica during the day, which areas in Athens are warmer and which municipalities are more vulnerable to heat waves.
The talk was followed by an interesting discussion and drinks on the roof garden with a great view of Athens.
April 25th 2012, UCL Alumni Reception, British Ambassador's Residence, Athens
On Wednesday 25 April, UCL’s President
and Provost, Professor Malcolm Grant,
hosted an alumni reception at the
British Embassy in Athens. More than 300
Greek alumni were welcomed by the
British Ambassador Dr David Landsman and
Professor Grant.
Ifigeneia Giannadaki (a current UCL PhD
student in Greek & Latin) also
delivered a speech about how a student
scholarship has enabled her to pursue
postgraduate study at UCL. During the
event, Eugenia Arsenis (Philosophy 1999)
entertained guests with traditional
Greek music played on the piano and
there was a screening of the short film,
I was Achilles, by current PhD Greek
& Latin student, Joyce Datiles.
The reception was followed by a dinner
in the Venizelos Library for
distinguished alumni and generous UCL
supporters.
A blog and more images from the event can be viewed here.
Selected Past Events
April 18th 2010, Mesogeiaki Restaurant (Athens)
On Sunday 18th of April 2010 we met at the Elaia Mesogeiaki restaurant (Athens) where Kostas Tsikouris (UCL Bartlett 1996, 2007) and his band (Diplothesites) performed live Greek music - Rempetika. 23 alumni and guests attended the event.
November 12th 2009, Bartlett Event
More than 70 alumni attended this event which was held jointly with the Bartlett School of Planning on the topic " "Regenerating Athens neighbourhoods: In search of the Greek way".
Current UCL staff member Dr. Nikos Karadimitriou (UCL Bartlett School 2009) and alumnus Richard Mullane (UCL Bartlett School 2006) presented on the topic which led to a fruitful 40-minute discussion, where over 10 alumni participated with questions and comments. The event was covered by two journalists from ta NEA and Kathimerini, the two best selling and highly respected newspapers. After the talk, a large number of those present continued to the Galaxy bar for a drink together with Msc students to discuss the topic further.
