The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is the oldest and most prestigious educational institution of Greece in the field of technology, and has contributed unceasingly to the country's scientific, technical and economic development since its foundation in 1836. It is closely linked with Greece's struggle for independence, democracy and social progress.

In Greek, NTUA is called the "Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion" which stands for National Metsovion Polytechnic. It was named "Metsovion" to honor the donors and benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tositsa, Michail Tositsas and Georgios Averof, all from Metsovo, a small town in the region of Epirus, who made substantial donations in the last half of the 19th century.

Student numbers at NTUA have increased very rapidly in recent years. In 1937, the total number of students registered in all departments was approximately 500. By the early sixties this figure reached 2,000, and today there are more than 7,000 students. This rather sudden increase in conjunction with new requirements in science and technology, created urgent needs regarding personnel, equipment and facilities. In addition to its historical buildings in Patission Street, NTUA owns a large modern campus in Zografou (a suburb of Athens) of 100 hectares. Most of the Departments and the Central Administration are now housed at the Zografou campus.

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