In this volume are included some of the announcements of the 4th International Scientific Conference on the History of Education, which took place in Patras, October 6-8, 2006, at the Conference Center of the University, on the theme "History of University Education".

The texts included are:
- Vitaly Bezrogov, Galina Ivanchenko, "The idea of the university in imperial Russia: state and culture in the dialogue on education (1755-1861)"
- Marie-Francoise Fave-Bonnet, "Higher education in France: 40 years of history and changes" - Gary McCulloch, "Making a new visit to the historical experience of Higher Education" - Manolis Daphermos, "University, science and social transformation in the USSR"
- Alexis Dimaras, "The university and its therapies
- Theodoros Eleftherakis, "Alexandros Delmouzos and the University"
- Christos Theophilidis, "Higher education in Cyprus from the time of independence (1960) until today: mapping the landscape"
- Polykarpos Karamouzis, "University and Ideology: The reproduction of the dominant ideological theory through the official speeches of the professors of the University of Athens (1900-1970)"
- Michalis Kelpanidis, "The educational policy of the European Union in the context of the European integration process"
- Panagiotis Kimourtzis, "University and Economy in Greece (1837-1862)"
- Anastasios Kontakos, Anastasios Koundouris, ""Skewer Zervos means Dodecanese and Dodecanese means Skewer Zervos": University and unifying action of Skewer Zervos"
- Asimina Kourou, Amalia A. Yfantis, Anna Tsatsaroni, "The education of Physical Education teachers in Greece and the discourse of the body"
- Mary Koutselini, "Development models of Educators and the curricula of higher education. The case of Cyprus"
- Dimitris Mavroskoufis, "Linking tertiary and secondary education through ASEP: The case of the teaching methodology of history"
- Sifis Bouzakis, "Greek university education: From the establishment of the first Greek university in 1836/7 to the Organization of 1932: Institutions and perceptions"
- Panagiotis Persianis, "The Otto University in comparison with the German and French universities of the 19th century: An attempt to interpret its basic characteristics"
- Ioannis Pyrgiotakis, "The politician Konstantinos Stefanou Karatheodoris: His vision of the Greek University of Smyrna, as conceived by its inspirer and founder, mathematician Konstantinos Stefanou Karatheodoris"
- Spyros Rasis, Maria Adamou-Rasis, "The student movement of the '60s in the USA: Promising beginning - Inglorious end"
- Dimitris Rokos, "The public university in the years of market lawlessness. Resistance and Kerkoportes"
- Persefoni Simeni, "The report of the committee of professors of the University of Athens in 1913. An attempt to revise university legislation"
- Christos Tzikas, "Attempts at reforming higher education: The case of the bills of A. Eutaxia (1899)"
- Petros Trantas, George Kokkinos, "Foreign students in Greece (1929-2000): countries of origin, percentage fluctuations, and choice of studies"
- Vasilis A. Foukas, ""...young people seeking and not finding work or the countless army of the pen...".

The professional choices of young people during the interwar period: Views of professors, students, and female students of the University of Thessaloniki.
- Antonios Chourdakis, "Antonios Giannaris: a Cretan professor at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland (1896-1903)"