Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης | |
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| Type | Public Higher Education Institution Greece University System |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Rector | Michael Zervakis |
Administrative staff | 270 |
| Students | 3443 |
| Undergraduates | 2897 |
| Postgraduates | 546 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Kounoupidiana Campus, 7 km northeast of the city of Chania |
| Nickname | TUC |
| Affiliations | CESAER |
| Website | www.tuc.gr |
The Technical University of Crete (TUC; Greek: Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης, Polytechneio Kritis) is a state university under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Education which was founded in 1977 in Chania, Crete. The first students were admitted in 1984. The purpose of the institution is to conduct research, to provide under-graduate and graduate educational programs in modern engineering fields as well as to develop links with the Greek industry. It is highly ranked among the Greek technical universities in terms of research productivity, research funding, scientific publications and citation per faculty member. It uses Daedalus as part of the emblem.[1][2][3]
- ^ "QS World University Rankings - Technical University of Crete". QS World University Rankings. 2017-09-01.
- ^ "TUC among the World's Best Universities For Oil, Gas, And Petroleum Engineering in 2017". CEOWORLD magazine. 2017-07-20.
- ^ "Research Statistics - Technical University of Crete" (in Greek). TUC.