🇬🇷 How to apply to university in Greece

Applications go through Ministry of Education — foreign-nationals category (Αλλοδαποί-Αλλογενείς). Programmes usually start: September/October.

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: Ministry of Education — foreign-nationals category (Αλλοδαποί-Αλλογενείς)Greek nationals enter through the Panhellenic exams. Non-EU school-leavers apply for places in Greek-taught programmes through the Ministry's annual online application for foreign nationals; English-taught programmes are applied for at each university.
When programmes start: September/October.
International applicants: Non-EU students enter Greek-taught programmes through the Ministry's foreign-nationals category, which needs Greek at B2; for English-taught programmes they apply directly to the university.
Language: Greek at B2 for the foreign-nationals route; English-taught programmes set their own English requirement.

Key dates

The 2027–28 window isn't announced yet. It is usually one week in early July — in 2026 it ran from 2 to 9 July, with the posted documents due by 10 July — followed by enrolment in September.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Greece, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Decide between a Greek-taught programme (through the Ministry's foreign-nationals category) and an English-taught one (apply to the university; programmes are listed on the Ministry's Study in Greece finder).
2.Get an equivalence certificate for your school-leaving diploma, with the grade converted to the Greek 0–20 scale, and an official Greek translation.
3.Apply online in the Ministry's July window and choose your departments in order of preference.
4.Send the signed printout and documents by courier to the Ministry by the postmark deadline — late files aren't accepted.
5.If admitted, enrol at the department in September.
6.Show Greek at B2 (from the University of Athens or Thessaloniki language schools or the Centre for the Greek Language) — you can complete this by the next year's enrolment deadline.
7.Apply for a type D study visa at the Greek embassy or consulate, then for a residence permit (renewed yearly).

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

Ministry of Education — Application for the admission of foreign nationals, 2026-2027 (announcement)