Athens EU Summer School is an intensive interdisciplinary six-day course, taught in English, organized by the Institute of European Integration and Policy of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration. It provides in-depth knowledge and training on European politics and specific policies, as well as on the key challenges the EU faces in the post-crisis era. Each year, more than 10 lectures are delivered by distinguished and recognized academics and researchers, specializing in the respective issues. One of the lectures is conducted by a prominent European affairs personality, in order to stimulate students and to raise points of concern.

Being implemented for four consecutive years, the Athens EU Summer School has hosted around 150 students from Greek and foreign (European and non-European) Universities, coming from 25 different countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Italy, Malta, Mozambique, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom).