Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering was established in 1999 and belongs to the School of Engineering by providing 5 years of high-level education and training in Materials Science and Technology. The Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems (MedLab)
which belongs to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is a highly innovative and self-contained research unit strongly activated in the fields of Biomedical Engineering and development of Intelligent Information systems. It has an internationally acknowledged excellence in conducting high quality scientific research and developing innovative Information Technology (IT) applications, products, and services.
Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences of the University of Ioannina
was established in 1977 and recently has been highly recognized since has been ranked 1st among all Medical Faculties in Greek Tertiary Education, according to the University of Leiden Ranking (the Netherlands) for 2019, as well as for the 2018 and the 2017.
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) was founded in 1983. It is one of the largest research centers in Greece with well-organized facilities, highly qualified personnel, and a reputation as a top-level research institution worldwide. FORTH comprises ten Research Institutes. Its headquarters and central administration are based in Heraklion, Crete. In Ioannina Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) of the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) was established at Ioannina in 1998 as an independent institute. In 2001, BRI joined the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), becoming its seventh Institute. Research in BRI focuses in basic molecular and cellular biology areas of biomedical research with high interest in public health and biomedicine.