practicing engineers in Greece. In 1930, the Athens School of Fine Arts was established, acquiring its independence from the NTUA, as a school exclusively focused in the teaching the fine arts. This allowed the two schools to develop separately as a technical and an arts school respectively. In 1941 to 1944, the National Technical University of Athens played an important role in the country's political life with the Greek students participating in the National Resistance under the German occupation. During the Axis occupation of Greece, NTUA, in addition to its function as an academic institution, became one of the most active resistance centers in Athens. The uprising The most important event of NTUA's history is the Athens Polytechnic uprising on November 17, 1973, which was the first step to overthrow Greece's military dictatorship. On 14, 15 and 16 of November 1973, the students were barricaded inside the institute, and started broadcasting a pirate radio transmission, calling the people of Athens to rebel. In the evening of November 17 however, an AMX-30 class military tank broke the main gate and charged inside, after receiving orders from the dictators. About 23 people were killed in the following events and the uprising ended. The junta however, was irreparably damaged by the popular outcry. The junta fell in 1974, after the Turkish invasion in Cyprus and since then, November 17 is celebrated as a day of freedom and democracy. All schools and universities of the country remain closed on that day. Emblem The emblem of the National Technical University of Athens is Prometheus. Academic profile Schools The National Technical University of Athens is divided into nine academic schools (), which are furthermore divided into 33 departments (Greek: τομείς): School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences School of Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Civil Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering School of Architecture School of Chemical Engineering School of Rural and Surveying Engineering School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering School of Applied Mathematics and Physics Department of Mathematics Department of Physics Department of Mechanics Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Signals, Controls and Robotics Department of Computer Science Department of Εlectric Power Department of Electromagnetics, Electrooptics and Electronic Materials Department of Industrial Electric Devices and Decision Systems Department of Communications, Electronics and Information Systems Department of Information Transmission Systems