The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; Greek: Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης, ΔΠΘ), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupoli, Orestiada, Didymoteicho, Drama and Kavala.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.He was born in Abdera, Thrace and is primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of matter.It was named after Democritus, the ancient Greek philosopher who hailed from the town of Abdera in Thrace.[1][2] An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA).