The Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens (TEI ATH; Greek: ÃÂýÃÂÃÂñÃÂÿ äõÃÂýÿûÿóùúàÃÂúÃÂñùôõàÃÂùúàÃÂôÃÂàüñ ÃÂøîýñÃÂ, Aná¹Âtato Technologikó Ekpaideutikó ÃÂdryma AthëÃÂnas) was a state higher-educational institute in Athens, only for applied sciences.
Founded in 1983, it originated from one of the first five Centres for Higher Technical Education () initially established in 1974. The Technological Educational Institute of Athens offered a wide range of undergraduate and some (level 7) postgraduate studies.
On 1 March 2018, the institute definitively ceased its operation, with its merger with the äÃÂàof Piraeus and its upgrading to a University Institution, the newly established University of West Attica ().
The institute was originally one of the first five KATE (Centers for Higher Technical Education, later reformed to KATEE) founded in Greece in 1974 to offer non-university technical and vocational programmes. In 1983, KATEE were dissolved and Technological Educational Institutes were established as self-governed, multi-disciplinary, technology-oriented state funded institutions and are equal to the Greek universities. The TEI of Athens was the largest of Greece's TEIs having 33 departments, 1,181 teaching staff and 16,288 students enrolled in 1986-87.
Located in Aegaleo municipality, in the western part of Athens, the campus occupied an extended area, comprising the central administrative services and most of the facilities. This is currently the Egaleo Park Campus of the University of West Attica.
The TEI of Athens used to offer more than 35 undergraduate degrees ranging from Management and Economics to Applied Sciences and Engineering. The language of instruction and coursework was Greek, but some courses were also offered in English.
The departments were organized in five Faculties, Technological Applications, Health and Caring Professions, Fine Arts and Design, Food Technology and Nutrition and Management and Economics.
In 2015, the external evaluation of the institution cited TEI of Athens as Worthy of merit.
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA).