The largest delegation of US universities in Athens early November for collaborations with the Greek public universities

Specifically, over 70 rectors, deans and professors are expected to arrive in Athens representing 30 universities from USA. "It is a really historic visit, it will be the largest delegation of US universities to another country and this is very important, said the cultural attaché of the US Embassy to Greece Shanna Dietz Surendra to Athens-Macedonian News Agency. She also underlined the fact that it is going to be a cooperation with all the Greek public universities which means that the range of those that can be benefited from the relations between the two countries' institutions becomes wider.

In practice, this visit means that in the near future students, researchers and professors from Greek universities will be able to interact with their colleagues from, among others, Yale, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Johns Hopkins universities and conduct joint researches, exchange knowhow or receive double or joint degrees.