Its traditional campus, located in the center of Athens on Patission Avenue on a site donated by Eleni Tositsa,[5] features a suite of magnificent neoclassical buildings by architect Lysandros Kaftantzoglou (1811–1885).

[4] NTUA is divided into nine academic schools, eight being for the engineering disciplines, including architecture, and one for applied sciences (mathematics and physics).

The new department, which was later renamed School of Industrial and Fine Arts, rapidly evolved towards a major higher education institution.

It was at this point that the institute was recognized as a technical education facility by the state — a crucial step in its development — as it became adapted to the nation’s developmental needs.

In 1914, new schools were created and was officially named Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion (National Metsovian Polytechnic) went under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Works.

During the Axis occupation of Greece, NTUA, in addition to its function as an academic institution, became one of the most active resistance centers in Athens.

The Polytechnion Uprising of November, 1973, marked a turning point in Greece's struggle against the military dictatorship that had seized power in 1967.

On November 17th, the military regime used army tanks to break through the gates and unleash a wave of violence against the students and their supporters.

The uprising galvanized the Greek people and the junta was irreparably damaged by the popular outcry (it fell in 1974, after the Turkish invasion in Cyprus).

The Polytechnion Uprising is commemorated annually on November 17th by students, political parties, and the Greek government as a symbol of the struggle for freedom, democracy, and social justice.

A monument created by Memos Makris and erected at the NTUA campus honors the victims of the uprising and serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by those who fought against tyranny.

In Greek mythology, Prometheus defied the Olympian gods by giving fire to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and, more generally, civilization.

On the left side of the emblem, the name ΕΘΝ • ΜΕΤΣΟΒ • ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟΝ is written in capital letters, along with the year NTUA was established in Greek numerals (i.e., ).

[32] The report stresses that NTUA is well-organized and boasts an outstanding reputation due to its students and faculty, who have significantly contributed to Greek science and technology.

The university has a broad and diverse range of subjects, strong industry links, and a commitment to quality assurance, but faces issues like state intervention, funding inadequacies, and the need for better external stakeholder engagement and internal services.

The main building has housed at times the National Gallery and various exhibitions of Schliemann's archaeological findings and relics of the 1821 Greek revolution.

[34] The Averof building reached a deteriorating state and was eventually in great need of restoration and modernization in order to continue operating as an educational establishment.

This scientific-technical library is unique in Greece, and one of the most important in Europe, since it contains approximately 60,000 volumes and periodicals (1,096 titles) issued from the 17th century until 1950.

[39] The main bulk of NTUA's historical collection consists of old and rare books, pamphlets, maps, engravings and encyclopedias.

The LTCP area is a unique monument of industrial architecture and archeology and placed him in a series of housing facilities for business and research excellence.

The Metsovion Interdisciplinary Research Center (MIRC) of the National Technical University of Athens for the Protection and Development of Mountainous Environment and Local European Cultures was founded in 1993 by decision of the National Technical University of Athens Senate, following the proposal of the then Rector professor Nikos Markatos.

[41] The principal aim of MIRC is to contribute to the protection and development of mountainous environment and local European cultures and the provision of continuing education.

It features a mixed choir, a string orchestra, and free lessons for various instruments, among others piano, guitar, bouzouki, and cello.

Attendance and dancing lessons are free for undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty and even people not related to the university.

The campus sport facilities feature tennis and soccer courts, a field and track, a sauna, ping pong tables, and more.

[47] More than 40 sport teams exist, and the sports practiced include aerobics, yoga, Pilates, basketball, volleyball, soccer, handball, ping pong, tennis, martial arts inside the campus facilities and swimming, polo, rowing, yachting, rappelling, rafting, squash, wind surfing, and equestrianism outside.

For foreign students, the NTUA Linguistic Service offers the option of attending Greek courses during the entire academic year, free of charge.

These courses are intended to provide students with the basic linguistic tools, so that they can understand and communicate efficiently with people in Greece.