35th UNICA General Assembly & Rectors’ Seminar | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) | 18-20 Jun 2025
The UNICA General Assembly is an exclusive event for UNICA member universities.
The UNICA General Assembly & Rectors’ Seminar 2025, which will also mark the 35th anniversary of the foundation of the UNICA network, will be hosted by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), 18-20 June 2025.
The UNICA Rectors’ Seminar in the framework of the General Assembly will take place on 20 June and will focus this year on “The key role of the Humanities in our universities”.
Overall schedule
| Day 0 – Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 19:00-21:00: Welcome reception |
| Day 1 | Thursday, 19 June 2025 | |
| Morning | UNICA Administrative General Assembly (in person, with options for remote participation and vote) | |
| Afternoon | Parallel informal meetings (UNICA leadership meeting & UNICA Contact Persons and IROs meeting) Optional social programme | |
| Evening | Conference dinner | |
| Day 2 – Friday, 20 June 2025 | |
| 9:00-18:00 | UNICA Rectors’ Seminar “The key role of the Humanities in our universities” |
Please note that options for remote participation will be provided for the administrative General Assembly only. Participants are kindly invited to confirm their participation by filling out the relevant form below at their earliest convenience and no later than 6 June 2025 for onsite participation and by 13 June for online attendance of the General Assembly.
Registration form for in-person attendance
Registration form for remote participation in the administrative General Assembly
UNICA General Assembly 2025 (remote attendance)
Practical information for the participants
Practical information for the participants
Accommodation
Please note that hotel booking shall be done directly by the participants without the assistance of the organisers. Below you may find a list of recommended hotels that are located within walking distance from the venue of the conference (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Rectorate, Panepistimiou Street):
- Titania Hotel Athens
- Electra Palace Athens
- Regal Hotel Mitropoleos
- Hestia – Ippokratous 35
- St George Lycabettus Lifestyle Hotel
- Sir Athens Boutique Hotel
- Amalia Hotel Athens
- NYX Esperia Palace Hotel Athens by Leonardo Hotels
- Belle Epoque Suites
- Athens Mansion Luxury Suites
- Gatsby Athens
- xenodocheio Milos
- The Social Athens Hotel (Radisson Individuals)
Transportation to and from the airport
The Athens international airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” (www.aia.gr) is located 27 km southeastern of Athens and is accessible via Attiki Odos, a motorway that constitutes the Athens City Ring Road.
By metro (underground railway): www.oasa.gr
Every 36 minutes from the Airport to the centre of Athens (Syntagma Station, from 6.10 am to 23.34 pm) and from Athens (Syntagma Station) to the Airport (from 5.53 am to 23.18 pm). The duration is approximately 42 minutes and the ticket costs 9€ (Athens airport one way) and 16€ (Athens airport with return).
By Bus (24-hour service) www.oasa.gr
The buses depart from the designated area on the inner curbside of the arrivals level of the Main Building of the Airport to the centre of Athens (Syntagma Square). The buses from the centre of Athens to Airport depart from Syntagma Square (Othonos Str. at Syntagma Square).
The bus line is X95 (Syntagma Square-Airport Express) via Attiki Odos, Messogion and Vas. Sofias Avenue. The duration is approximately 60 minutes and the ticket costs 5.5€.
18-20 June 2025
Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Contact
laura.brossico@unica-network.eu
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