Colloquium Venue:
The American College of Greece

 

The 41st EGOS Colloquium 2025 will take place at the 64-acre main campus of The American College in Greece, located in Athens suburb of Aghia Paraskevi.

The American College of Greece
6 Gravias Street
153 42 Aghia Paraskevi, Athens
www.acg.edu

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Founded in Smyrna (Asia Minor) in 1875 by American missionaries from Boston, The American College of Greece is the oldest and largest comprehensive, independent, American-sponsored college in Europe, currently enrolling over 7,900 students, from Greece and more than 70 other countries, in all its educational divisions.

The 41st EGOS Colloquium 2025 coincides with a pivotal moment in ACG’s history: the 150th anniversary of The American College of Greece. As we celebrate this milestone, we reaffirm ACG’s commitment to advancing education, research, and thought leadership through ACG 150 – a strategic vision designed to shape the future of Greece and the global academic community.
 
We invite you to take a 360° Campus virtual tour of The American College of Greece; please click here.

 

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How to get to The American College of Greece

Please note that transportation to and from the Colloquium venue will be facilitated to accomodate participants' needs to the extent possible.

A detailed shuttle bus schedule will be announced shortly, and service will operate on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you do not wish to use the shuttle services provided, please find hereunder directions for the use of (public) transportation to the Colloquium venue.
 

From downtown Athens

By bus and metro:

  • You can reach the campus by using the metro system (blue line no. 3) to Nomismatokopio station. From there, bus lines B5, 406 & 407 will take you to Aghiou Ioannou Square, approx. four blocks (300 meters) away from the College’s Central Gate.

  • Cost for a combined (metro and bus) ticket = € 1.20.

  • All tickets are valid for 90 minutes and can be purchased at a kiosk.


By taxi: If using a taxi from Syntagma Square, estimate the following:

  • Distance = 10.8 km | Tariff 1 – cost = approx. € 15 | Duration = 30 mins | Traffic fee = € 0.94 per km | Pickup fee = € 1.20


By private car:

  • You can reach the campus via Messogeion Avenue (approx. 9 kilometers from downtown Athens) heading northeast of the city. Once you reach Aghia Paraskevi Square (church of Aghia Paraskevi), you take Aghiou Ioannou Street straight up towards Mt. Hymettus.

  • The College Central Gate is at the end of Aghiou Ioannou Street. -> https://maps.app.goo.gl/aMCSPbJAay8ada4eA

 

From Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos

By bus:

  • You can take airport bus X95 (on a 24-hour basis) from the main terminal to the Aghia Paraskevi Square stop on Messogeion Avenue.

  • Use Aghiou Ioannou Street to the College’s Central Gate.

  • A single one-way ticket costs € 5 and can be bought at the airport.

 
By metro:

  • You can reach the campus from the airport by taking the metro (blue line No. 3). The line operates 7 days a week from 6:30am until 11:30pm.

  • A single one-way ticket costs € 8; tickets can be bought in the airport metro station and are valid for 90 minutes.

  • As soon as you reach the Nomismatokopio metro station, follow the directions as indicated above.

 
By taxi:

  • You can reach the campus from the airport by taxi. Taxis are available at the Arrivals area.

  • For a ride from the airport there is a fixed taxi fare (approximately € 50; after midnight the rate is higher).

 
By private car:

  • You can reach the campus by taking the Attiki Road from the airport towards Athens.

  • Take exit no. 16 (Hymettus Ring) and follow signs to exit no. Y4 (Aghia Paraskevi).

  • Follow the Gravias Street signs and take a left turn on Gravias Street to the College’s Central Gate.