University of Patras

University of Patras (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, Panepistímio Patrón) is a university established in 1964 in Patras, Greece. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio. Covering an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is the third largest in the country.

The university contains:

• Academic areas (1 northwest)
• School of Engineering / Polytechnic Faculty (central)
• School of Economic Sciences (south-central)
• School of Medicine
• School of Sciences (1 central, western and southern part)
• University office (south and west)

In particular it comprises five faculties and 22 departments. It also contains the dancing and the theatrical teams/societies.

Until September 2002, it was the only university in the Peloponnese and Western Greece with the exception of Epirus.

The university is accessible by GR-8A, and now the new bypass (perimeter highway) with an interchange in the west and a westbound interchange in the northeast, the old GR8 and Papandreou Avenue (Boulevard) linking Kastritsi and the Panachaicus. The elevation is around 50 m (160 ft) above sea level.

The campus has 4 entrances; the Platonos Entrance Eisodos Platonos, the Dionysios Solomos Entrance Eisodos Dionysiou Solomou, lying to the west next to Papandreou Avenue which is also a road linking to Kastritsi, Georgios Seferis Entrance Eisodos Georgios Seferis in the east and G. Ritsou Entrance Eisodos G. Ritsou with the old GR-8A (Patras - Corinth - Athens) in the north. The mountains are situated in the southeast. The track and field and sporting grounds are in the southern part.

The facilities lie in the western part, the central part and the northern part. Some schools and colleges are in this part. The far western part, and the eastern part are empty.

Nearby the university property is the Rio Regional Hospital which is situated in the northeast. The parking lots are in the east and the building lies to the west. The School of Medicine lies west of the hospital but smaller in size with the parking lots in the west and downtown Rio, and a river with Papandreou Avenue in its southwest. The Rio/University of Patras/Drepano (northbound) interchange is to the north.