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Today in the last CD meeting we were very happy to approve yet another new born city in AEGEE map. Heraklio, the biggest city in Crete, is joining us – actually re-joining, because they were part of AEGEE already a few years ago, but due to in-activeness disappeared and now are reborn again.
The city of Heraklio, with a population of about 150 000 inhabitants, is the largest city in Crete and one of the largest cities in Greece. It is situated on the northern coast of the island and accounts for most of the economic activity of Crete. It has a large, busy port and an international airport that receives about 15 percent of the total tourist traffic of Greece. The airport is named after Nikos Kazantzakis, the Cretan writer, poet and philosopher who was born in Heraklio.
In Heraklio there are located seven departments of the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering from the University of Crete. It is a known university, both nationally and internationally, for its innovative approach to education, its considerable research activity and dynamic character in international cooperation. The university has more than 10 000 students that give life and energy to the city.