Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) (Greek: Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Oikonomiko Panepistimio Athinon, abbrev. Ο.Π.Α., OPA) was founded in 1920 in Athens, Greece. Its buildings are housed on Patision Street.
Before 1989, the university was known in Greek as the Supreme School of Economics and Business (Ανωτάτη Σχολή Οικονομικών και Εμπορικών Επιστημών, Anotati Scholi Oikonomikon kai Emborikon Epistimon, abbrev. Α.Σ.Ο.Ε.Ε., ASOEE) Though the university's official name has changed, it is still known popularly in Greek by this former acronym.
AUEB is the leading Economics and Business university in Greece. It is the third oldest higher educational institute and the oldest in the fields of Economics and Business in Greece.
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