▁Ath ens , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁abol ish ▁the ▁Agricult ure ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Arist ot le ▁University ▁which ▁thus ▁exists ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁as ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Ge ote chn ical ▁Sciences ▁of ▁the ▁Arist ot le ▁University ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki . ▁ ▁Return ▁and ▁War ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 8 ) ▁Upon ▁return ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁found ▁the ▁install ations ▁in ▁poor ▁condition . ▁Also ▁half ▁the ▁material ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki ▁to ▁help ▁continue ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁there . ▁At ▁least ▁though ▁during ▁the ▁occupation , ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Gree ks ▁died ▁of ▁hung er ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁provided ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty . ▁The ▁great ▁fam ine ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁gave ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁ur gency ▁to ▁the ▁university ' s ▁found ing ▁mission : ▁to ▁help ▁Greece ▁obtain ▁self - su ffic iency ▁in ▁food . ▁To ▁improve ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁education ▁a ▁fifth ▁year ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁as ▁special ization . ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁post - war ▁era ▁with ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁building . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁War ▁( 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁Using ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Plan ▁the ▁central ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁In