Following the foundation of the Society for Epirot Studies (1954), the request for the establishment of a Higher Education Institution, which would affirm Epirus’ cultural background and would promote the city of Ioannina and the wider region in every aspect, held strong. In 1964, an educational reform changed the organization and administration of schools. Under this reform, the establishment of a Department of the School of Philosophy in Ioannina, as a branch of the same School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was announced in the daily press on 8 May 1964. For five decades, the University of Ioannina has been committed to the creation and transmission of knowledge, to innovation and cooperation on a regional, local and international level. Currently, the university has 15 departments. The schools of the University of Ioannina are as follows: Philosophy; Health Sciences; Education; Economics and Social Sciences; and Architectural Engineering. The student organisations and the university facilities (dining hall, indoor gym, running track and football grounds, university library and information centre, computer centre and network operation system, international centre of Hellenic education, culture and vocational training, university conference centre, centre of career development and employment ) in combination with the numerous multicultural events guarantee an academically rewarding study at the University of Ioannina.