Founded in 1836, the National Technical University of Athens (NTU) is Greece's oldest and leading university of science and technology, located in the center of Athens, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in nine faculties and 33 departments, including the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, the Faculty of Marine and Aerospace Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering, and the Faculty of Engineering. The School of Architecture, the School of Chemical Engineering, the School of Marine and Offshore Engineering, the School of Applied Mathematics and the School of Physics, among others.