Athens University of Economics and Business – International Distinction in Social Sciences

According to the annual ranking of Universities by the international rating agency Round University Rankings (RUR) for 2021, the Athens University of Economics and Business (AOP) is for another year in the 1st place among the respective Greek Universities in the field of Social Sciences (Social Sciences). It should be noted that it is the only Greek Foundation in the “Copper League” category.

20 evaluation criteria were used to formulate the ranking, which are divided into the following areas: teaching, research, international diversity and economic viability.

RUR collects data from “Clarivate Analytics”, which conducts research on the academic reputation of Universities and collects data from different research databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar etc) and Universities. The Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Personnel, Professor Vassilios Vasdekis, stated: “The results justify the high quality of the educational and research work offered by the academic community of AOP and reflect the persistent effort made by each of its members to implement the strategic pursuit of the Foundation for Excellence, Quality and Extroversion.”