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The establishment of the University of [[Thessaloniki]], as the second Greek university, was legislated under Law 3341/1925, during the premiership of [[Alexandros Papanastassiou]], during the period of the first Greek DemocracyRepublic. At first, according to [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]' plans, right after the end of the [[First World War]], Smyrni [[Smyrna]] was intended to be the seat of the second Greek university, while the third was to be established in Thessaloniki. However, these plans fell through because of the developments in [[Asia Minor ]] (1922).
The need for the establishment of the University of Thessaloniki arose, undoubtedly, from the outcome of the Balkan Wars and the incorporation of the area of Northern Greece, which was then called "the New Countries", into the main body of the Greek State. Yet, the establishment of the new institute of higher education was brought about by another factor, perhaps not as important as the first but nevertheless interesting as is shown by the views of two of the people who played a leading part in the foundation of the University, the Prime Minister [[Alexandros Papanastassiou]] and the Minister of Education, I. Liberopoulos.
