History

The Social Administration Research Laboratory (SARL) was established in April 2019 by the Board of the University of West Attica (published in the Official Gazette No. 1349/B’/19.4.2019) after a decision of the Social Policy Unit in the Department of Business Administration, based on the results of a feasibility study by interested members of the Department. It is an independent research centre without legal status, committed to develop sound research and teaching agendas at graduate, post-graduate, PhD and postdoctoral level related to the academic discipline of “Social Administration”.

The University of West Attica (UNIWA) is the third larger university academic institution in Greece; it was established in 2018 through the merger of the Athens and the Pireaus Universities of Applied Sciences and is supervised by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. It is a self-governed, multi-disciplinary, legal body of public law, based at Aigaleo, a suburb 15 min. outside Athens. It is committed to disciplinary excellence – across the health; physical and life sciences; the social sciences, and engineering professions – and interdisciplinary research that will benefit society on a national and global scale. There is extensive collaboration with leading University networks, public agencies and business – in Greece and internationally.

The University includes 7 Faculties (Faculty of Technological Applications, Faculty of Management, Finance & Social Sciences, Faculty of Health & Social Care, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Food Technology & Nutrition, Faculty of Fine Arts & Design) and 27 Academic Departments. There are over 50.000 students, including 53.000 undergraduates and 2.000 graduate students.

You may find further information in the official website of UNIWA http://www.uniwa.gr.