The university is named after Panagis Harokopos (1835–1911), who took care of the founding and funding of a school oriented towards the production of scientific potential in Home Economics.The infrastructure of the university is of high level, in fact it was fully restored in 1993-1994 while a new building was erected in 1999–2000 to house the newly established Geography Department and the library.[2] Harokopio University is active in academic research and teaching in the wider fields of Home Economics and Ecology, Geography, Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, as well as Informatics and Telematics, all including – to a larger or smaller extent – the study of the different aspects of the environment.According to statistics on publications as reported by the National Documentation Center, Harokopio University contributes to the scientific output of Greece.[3] An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA).
Harokopio University
Harokopio University Informatics and Telematics Building