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The University of Crete (UOC) is the principal higher education institution on the island of Crete, Greece, and one of the country's most academically acclaimed and reputable ones. The University ranked 48th in the The Times Higher Education (THE) annual list of the top 100 universities founded in the past 50 years.〔The Times Higher Education World University Rankings University of Crete 2013-2014() Retrieved in 07-05-2014.〕 〔 University of Crete in global list of top 100 () Newspaper article (english edition) Retrieved in 07-05-2014.〕 The University of Crete, is a multi-disciplinary, research-oriented institution, located in the cities of Rethymnon and Heraklion, in the island of Crete. It is a University well known both nationally and internationally for its state of the art research, undergraduate curricula, and graduate programmes.〔External Evaluation Report - Department of Physics, University of Crete ()〕〔("Τα Νέα" article, 12 Feb 2009 )〕〔"Οι πρώτοι αξιολογητές στο Πανεπιστήμιο" Newspaper "Πατρίς", 20 Jan 2009 ()〕 It is considered the best University in Greece (2011) by The Times Higher Education mainly due to its research influence in which it ranks 145th out of the top 400 Universities of the World,〔Top 400 (276 to 300) - The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2014 ()〕 and also in 2012 by QS World University Rankings. It is notable that it achieves this distinction although it has less than 30% of the faculty members in comparison to other larger Universities in Greece. The University was established in 1973 and started functioning in the academic year 1977-78. Since its establishment, it has developed considerable research activity and has undertaken innovative initiatives that reflect its dynamic. As a higher education institution, it is a legal entity of public law, i.e. it operates under the supervision of the State. The official seat of the University is in Rethymnon. The supreme administrative body of the University is the senate, which is presided over by the Rector of the University. The Head of the University is the Rector who is assisted by three Vice-Rectors in the exercise of his duties; all four together form the institution's high authority. They are elected for a period of three years by the teaching staff and representatives of the student body. The current rector is Prof. Michael Taroudakis. During the 2011-2012 academic year the University of Crete had 16,767 undergraduate students (14,668 at the undergraduate level and 2,099 at the postgraduate level), more than 548 Faculty members as well as approximately 420 administrative staff, in Schools and their Departments in the cities of Rethymnon and Heraklion. On several research topics the University of Crete collaborates closely with FO.R.T.H. The School of Letters, the School of Social Sciences and the School of Education are based in Rethymnon. The School of Letters consists of the Departments of History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Social Studies, and Philology; the School of Social Sciences consists of the Departments of Economics, Psychology, Sociology and Political Sciences; the School of Education consists of the Departments of Primary Education and Pre-Primary Education. The School of Sciences and the School of Health Sciences are based in Heraklion. The School of Sciences consists of the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Materials Science and Technology, and Physics, while the School of Health Sciences consists of the faculty of Medicine. The Natural History Museum of Crete, established in 1981 at Heraklion, is also part of the University of Crete.〔(''The Natural History Museum of Crete'' ), Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, The Biodiversity of Crete at the Yale Peabody Museum〕 Although still very young, the University of Crete has already shown its commitment in the evolving process of European integration, and it operates as an integral member of the European Research and Education Areas. It is currently coordinating and participating in European Union programs and activities such as ERASMUS, LINGUA, TEMPUS etc. and has important links and cooperations with other Mediterranean and Eastern European countries as well as with many U.S. Universities and Colleges, through international Programs. The student union also operates a radio station(). ==Emblem of University of Crete== The emblem of University of Crete is based on a Hellenistic coin found in Gortyn (430-300 B.B.) and depicts Europa in reflecting stance while sitting on olive tree branches. The emblem was designed in a medal by the sculptor (Aspasia Papadoperaki ).〔(The emblem of University of Crete )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Crete」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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