The South Aegean Region is moving to fund €2 million of modern equipment for the University of the Aegean's facilities in the Dodecanese through the South Aegean 2021–2027 Regional Programme.
Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos signed the call “Higher Education Equipment”, inviting the university to submit a proposal for inclusion and funding.
The available co-financed public expenditure totals €2 million.
The funding covers modern equipment, including information and communication technology, to strengthen the university's educational infrastructure.
Particular emphasis is placed on equipment supporting people with disabilities and/or special educational needs, to ensure equal, inclusive access to education.
This complements the university's existing physical-accessibility infrastructure and the teaching facilities and equipment already serving the requirements of new study programmes.
The call falls under the “Culture and Sustainable Tourism” priority, specifically the intervention field concerning the protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services. Its geographical scope is the Dodecanese.
Proposals can be submitted electronically through the Integrated Information System from 8am on 1 October 2026 until 4pm on 31 December 2026.
Mr Hatzimarkos said:
“Equal access to knowledge also requires the right resources. It is secured when every young person can participate, learn and progress.
“With that responsibility, we are issuing a new €2 million funding call to the University of the Aegean, using our Region's European resources to provide modern educational and digital equipment at its facilities.
“This call has a distinct social purpose: supporting students with disabilities or special educational needs, with particular emphasis on equipment that meets their needs and enables equal, inclusive participation in education.
“Accessibility does not stop at the entrance to a university building. It continues in the classroom, in access to educational material and in the use of technology; in every student's ability to use their talents, gain independence and pursue their future.
“For us, that is the substance of social policy: recognising different needs and ensuring the means for equal opportunities.
“In the South Aegean Region, we invest in equipment with people at the centre: the student striving to succeed, the family supporting them and the educator who needs appropriate tools.
“For a university that makes room for everyone's potential, and a society that puts equality into practice.”
