The
National Technical University of Athens (
NTUA; ,
National Metsovian Polytechnic), sometimes known as
Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institutions of
Greece and is, in fact, considered the most prestigious one. It is named
Metsovion in honor of its benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tositsa, Michail Tositsas and
Georgios Averoff, whose origin is from the town of
Metsovo in
Epirus.