Athens university expands local sustainability partnership

The Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), a UNAI member institution and UNAI SDG 7 Hub Co-Chair, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Municipality of Elefsina, Greece. The partnership will support tree planting, youth engagement and cooperation on Sustainable Development Goal 7, including energy poverty, circular economy, electromobility and hydrogen in transport. 

Prof. Dimitrios Mavrakis of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (left) signs the Memorandum of Understanding with the Mayor of Elefsina (middle), alongside the Deputy Mayor (right), in Athens, Greece, on 12 March 2026.
Photo:Courtesy of Spyros Elefsiniotis

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