Democritus University of Thrace information

Democritus University of Thrace
Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης
	DUTH in Komotini
Type	Public; Greece University System; Higher Education Institution
Established	1974
Students	28,000
Location	Komotini, Xanthi, Alexandroupoli, and Orestiada, Greece
Website	https://duth.gr/en/Home

The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; Greek: Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in the Thracian cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli and Orestiada.^[1]^[2]

The university today comprises 10 schools — School of Humanities, Engineering School, Law School, School of Agricultural Sciences, School of Education Sciences, School of Economic and Social Sciences, School of Health Sciences. School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, School of Exact Sciences and School of Management Science and Accounting and 28 Departments.^[3]

As of 2020, there is a student population of 25,919 registered undergraduates and 5,071 registered postgraduate and PhD students, a research and teaching personnel of over 600 as well as approximately 300 administrative staff.^[4] As a university it is state-owned and fully self-administered. It is thus supervised and subsidized by the Greek State and the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. The university plays an important role in strengthening the national and cultural identity of the region of Thrace, and contributes to the high level of education in Greece.

^ "Democritus University of Thrace – External Evaluation Report" (PDF). 2015."The relation between DUTH and the wider society seems to be rather asymmetric. In addition, it appears that some of the existing problems are due to the multi-city / multi-campus nature of DUTH and therefore the institution should focus on overcoming difficulties regarding connection of departments and schools with the whole region and not only within the city in which the local campus belongs. Although the intent is that the academic programs and awarded degrees are monitored there is no evidence of this objective being achieved. Library resources and operation are negatively affected by limited funding. Transportation and student housing issues need to be addressed. A center for faculty support of teaching and research/grants development is in order. The report was honest and clear in pointing out strengths as well as weaknesses. One dissenting member who finds the final rating as “Worthy of Merit” views it as a rating of “the totality of the internal evaluation process” with emphasis on the overall efficacy."
^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
^ "DUTH – Presentation of External Evaluation" (in Greek). DUTH.
^ "DUTH Main page statistics" (in Greek). DUTH. 2020.

[HQA_External_Evaluation_Report_DUTH-1] "Democritus University of Thrace – External Evaluation Report" (PDF). 2015."The relation between DUTH and the wider society seems to be rather asymmetric. In addition, it appears that some of the existing problems are due to the multi-city / multi-campus nature of DUTH and therefore the institution should focus on overcoming difficulties regarding connection of departments and schools with the whole region and not only within the city in which the local campus belongs. Although the intent is that the academic programs and awarded degrees are monitored there is no evidence of this objective being achieved. Library resources and operation are negatively affected by limited funding. Transportation and student housing issues need to be addressed. A center for faculty support of teaching and research/grants development is in order. The report was honest and clear in pointing out strengths as well as weaknesses. One dissenting member who finds the final rating as “Worthy of Merit” views it as a rating of “the totality of the internal evaluation process” with emphasis on the overall efficacy."

[THE_World_University_Rankings-2] "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-29.

[DUTH_Presentation-3] "DUTH – Presentation of External Evaluation" (in Greek). DUTH.

[DUTH_Internal_Evaluation_Report_2015-4] "DUTH Main page statistics" (in Greek). DUTH. 2020.

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