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Hellenic Open University

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Patra, Greece
1501+ in World University Rankings 2025
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Modelled on the British Open University, The Hellenic Open University was founded in 1992 in Patras, Greece. It’s the only distance learning university in the country.

Offering courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level, the university is organised into four schools: humanities, science and technology, social sciences and applied arts.

The School of Applied Arts offers only postgraduate degrees, while the other three schools offer both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

There are also a selection of short courses on offer, which take around 400 hours distributed across 30 weeks. Courses include natural disasters in the light of climate change, biomimetic technology, waste management and software development.

There are around 30,000 students registered annually supported by 2,000 lecturers, professors, researchers, laboratory support staff and instructors.

The Hellenic Open University offers a small number of scholarships designed to recognise and award academic excellence.

The university offers joint postgraduate degrees in partnership with the University of Nicosia, the Open University of Cyprus, and the Wrocław University of Economics.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Hellenic Open University

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
59 F : 41 M (1)
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International student percentage
1% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
7 (1)
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Student total
20265 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Hellenic Open University

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Physical Sciences1001+

  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Education501–600th

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Business and Economics801+

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance