The history of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences can be traced back to the interwar period, owing to two enlightened individuals, Georgios Frangoudis and Alexandros Pantos. Despite being named after the latter, it was Frangoudis who (Limassol 1869 – Athens 1939) who was the true founder of Panteion.The venture to establish a School of Political Sciences started in 1924, when Frangoudis founded the association of Educational Renaissance.The inauguration ceremony took place on 18 November 1930, while in 1931, the School was renamed Panteios School of Political Sciences, in honour of Alexandros Pantos. The initial study programme had five fields: 1. Politics, 2. Law, 3. Economics, 4. Sociology, Criminology and Corrections, 5. Journalism, Geography and Philosophy.