Eugenides Foundation

Eugenides Foundation

Ίδρυμα Ευγενίδου
Named after	Eugenios Eugenidis
Formation	1956
Founder	Eugenios Eugenidis
Purpose	education and science communication
Headquarters	Andrea Syngrou Avenue, Palaio Faliro, Athens
Location	Athens, Greece
Coordinates	37.5624°N 23.4147°E / 37.5624; 23.4147
Website	https://www.eef.edu.gr/en

The Eugenides Foundation (Greek: Ίδρυμα Ευγενίδου) is Greek private educational foundation. It was established in 1956 in Athens, Greece implementing the will of the late Greek benefactor Eugenios Eugenidis, who died in April 1954.

The activity of the foundation, in accordance with its articles of association, is to contribute to the scientific and technological education of young people in Greece. The foundation is administered by a committee of three persons, which is participated by each professor which is elected as a rector of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) until the end of his term as a rector. For its multifaceted contribution to Greek society, Eugenides Foundation was honored in December 1965 with the gold medal of the Academy of Athens.

Activities

The activities and establishments of the Foundation include:

• a scholarship program granting 20 scholarships annually
• a scientific and technical library,
• a museum of science and technology,
• publishing of scientific and technical books, with over 45.000.000 copies of books published to date,
• a digital computerized planetarium, of dome diameter 25 m and a total surface of 950 m2, one of the best equipped in the world.
• lecture halls and auditoriums.

Gallery

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  Eugenides Planetarium building
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  Exhibition space
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  Interior of the Eugenides Planetarium
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  Interior of the Eugenides Planetarium

References

• ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΕΥΓΕΝΙΔΟΥ 1954 (in Greek).
• Ομιλία του Λεωνίδα Δημητριάδη-Ευγενίδη για τις υποτροφίες του Ιδρύματος (in Greek).

External links

• Official website