Faculty of Nursing

The Department of Nursing was first established in 1979 with a four-years study program in the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and its first opening was at the academic year 1980-81.

Since the academic year 1983-84, the Depar­tment of Nursing is equal with the other Depar­tments of the University according to the law for the Higher Educational Institutes, the 2424/83 decision of the Council of State, the Bl.959/22-8-83 Ministry Decision and the since 25-7-83 decision of the senate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since then, The Department of Nursing was included in the School of Health Sciences as an indepen­dent department

Since the academic year 2005-2006, the Aca­demic training of the students of the Military Nursing Academy is offered by the Department of Nursing of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, while the military training is offered in the Military Academy according to their internal schedule.