Being the oldest University in Greece, founded in 1837, a few years after Hellas became an independent state, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens supports Education and promotes Research. At present, the National and and Kapodistrian University of Athens constitutes a modern Institution of Higher Education comprising 2400 members of teaching staff, 1500 members of administrative staff, around 125,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, 32 Faculties, 110 Postgraduate programmes, 158 Laboratories, 69 Clinics (included in 4 University Hospitals), 6 Central Libraries, the Modern Greek Language Teaching Center , the Center of Foreign Languages, many modern reading halls and more than 35 new multi-media centers accessible to students and teaching staff. All the above indicate that the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is a large and dynamic University where sciences and arts are fostered according to the international standards of contemporary knowledge.