Athens university: ministry requests written account after campus violence
Questions to the rectorate concern injuries, security and safe access to the Mathematics Department. ERTnews reports three injured; the circumstances remain under investigation.
On 4 November 2026, Greece’s Education Ministry requested an immediate written account from the rectorate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens following violence at its Mathematics Department on the Zografou campus.
The official statement asks whether injuries have been confirmed and how many people were injured, whether first aid was provided, when university security was informed and what action it took. It also requests details of safe-access measures and how students will be informed about the following day’s classes.
What is reported and what remains unresolved
ERTnews reports three injured people taken to G. Gennimatas hospital, citing its reporting information. The ministry’s question to the rectorate does not independently provide official confirmation of that figure or a medical statement.
The ministry statement confirms its request for information and its condemnation of the violence. It publishes no finding assigning responsibility, identifying attackers or attributing blame to a particular student faction. The circumstances remain for the competent authorities to investigate.
This statement announces neither a general suspension of classes nor a specific timetable for Thursday 5 November. Students should follow announcements from their department and the rectorate about access and teaching arrangements.
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