The Department of Economics of the University of Thessaly and the Association of Astronomy and Space organize the 28th Panhellenic Student Astronomy and Space Exploration Competition for academic year 2022-2023. 

The Competition is open to Junior High and High School students from all over Greece and has different themes. It has 3 rounds for the Junior High School and 3 rounds for the High School respectively. It is noted that in addition to knowledge of Astronomy, a basic knowledge of Mathematics and Physics is required for all High School students. 

1st Round

The 1st round called "ARISTARCHOS" was held online on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 9 -11 a.m.

2nd round 

The 2nd round called "HIPPARCHUS" was held in person at the University of Thessaly in Volos on Sunday, January 22 2023 at 12-3 p.m.

3rd round

The 3rd round called "PTOLEMAEUS" will be held on the weekend of February 25-26, 2023. This round is open to Junior High and High School students who will be selected for the Olympic Astronomy-Astrophysics team (Junior High) and Olympic Astronomy-Astrophysics team (Junior High) respectively. the 16 the International Astronomy-Astrophysics Olympiad 2023 will be held on August 20-23, 2023 in Poland. 

Athens College High School Grade 1 student Nikolaos Emmanouil Skevis qualified for the 2 nd round of the competition.

Warm congratulations to him and we wish him best of luck for the next round of the competition!