University of the Aegean

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University of the Aegean
Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου
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Established: 1984
Type: Public
Rector: Prof. Andreas Y. Troumbis
Staff: 223
Undergraduates: 8,202
Postgraduates: 1,619
Location: Mytilene (Main Campus), Greece
Website: http://www.aegean.gr/aegean/en/intro_en.htm and http://www.aegean.edu

The University of the Aegean (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου) is a multi-campus university based in Mytilene, Greece. It was founded in 1984 and comprises five schools.

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[edit] Organization

The University of the Aegean consists of five schools and sixteen departments that, together with the technical and administration offices, form the five University Units based on five islands in the Aegean Sea, as listed below:

University Unit of Mytilene (based in Mytilene, Lesvos), comprising the following schools:

  1. School of Social Sciences, which is divided into the following departments:
  2. School of the Environment, which is divided into the following departments:

University Unit of Chios (based in Chios), consisting of the School of Business, which is divided into:

University Unit of Samos (based in Karlovasi, Samos), consisting of the School of Sciences, which is divided into:

University Unit of Rhodes (based in Rhodes), consisting of the School of Humanities, which is divided into:

University Unit of Syros (based in Ermoupolis, Syros) consisting of the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering

[edit] Postgraduate Studies Programmes

School of Social Sciences(University Unit of Mytilene, Lesvos) Department of Social Anthropology and History

  • [1] MSc in "Social Anthropology and History"
  • [2] MSc in "Women and Gender: Anthropological and Historical Approaches"

Department of Geography

  • [3] MSc in "Geography and Applied Geo-informatics"

Department of Sociology

  • [4] MSc in "Applied Research on the Development of Innovative Local and Regional Policies and Social Cohesion"

Department of Cultural Technology and Communication

  • [5] MSc in "Cultural Informatics"

School of the Environment(University Unit of Mytilene, Lesvos)

Department of Environmental Studies

  • [6] Inter-Institutional MSc in "Environmental Policy and Management"
  • [7] Inter-Institutional MSc in "Agriculture and Environment"
  • [8] Theophrastus MSc in "Environmental and Ecological Engineering"
  • [9] International MSc in "Environmental Science, Policy and Management"

Department of Marine Sciences

  • [10] Inter-departmental MSc in "Coastal Management"
  • [11] Franco-Hellenic MSc in "Biodiversity Conservation"

Business School(University Unit of Chios, Chios) Department of Business Administration

  • [12] "Master in Business Administration - MBA"
  • [13] Inter-departmental MSc in "Tourism Planning, Management and Policy"

Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport

  • [14] MSc in "Shipping, Trade and Transport"

Department of Financial and Management Engineering

  • [15] MSc in "Financial Management Engineering"

School of Sciences(University Unit of Samos, Samos) Department of Mathematics

  • [16] MSc in "Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences and New Technologies"

Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering

  • [17] MSc in "Technologies and Management of Information and Communications Systems"

Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

  • [18] MSc in "Statistics and Actuarial-Financial Mathematics"

School of Humanities(University Unit of Rhodes, Rhodes) Department of Primary Education

  • [19] MSc in "Educational Studies with Applications in Information Communication Technologies(ICT)"

Department of Pre-school Education and Educational Design

  • [20] MSc in "Children's Book and Educational Material"
  • [21] Inter-Institutional MSc in "Environmental Education"
  • [22] MSc in "Gender and the New Educational and Working Environments of the Information Society"
  • [23] MSc in "Models of Designing and Planning Educational Units"

Department of Mediterranean Studies

  • [24] MSc in "Political, Economic and International Relations in the Mediterranean"

University Unit of Syros (based in Ermoupolis, Syros) Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering

  • [25] Inter-Institutional MSc in "Interactive and Industrial Products and Systems Design"
  • [26] MSc in "Holistic Alternative Therapeutic Systems – Classical Homeopathy"

[edit] Academic Profile

During a recent evaluation of the university by the European University Association, it was acknowledged that the university had an "impressive" research output, but it was remarked that research is often dictated by the personal interests of academic staff, and that there was no discernible institutional research strategy.[1] In addition, it was implied that despite "steady and consistent" growth, the university had not yet fully developed "institutional academic ethos". [2] It was also observed that it is a "widespread" practice among academic staff to combine their work with other professional or personal commitments in the Greek mainland, which "raises some serious concerns".[3]. In fact, it was observed that many academics were absent from their posts for at least half the normal working week.[4]

Regarding students, it was stated in the same evaluation that most undergraduates had been allocated to this university despite it not being their first choice, and are -at least initially- reluctant students, although some develop a more positive attitude later.[5] Unusually for a university, most students tend to make limited use of library facilities: many admitted not having visited a library once throughout their studies, and it was also remarked that "library assignments [...] which are commonplace in many universities, are a rare exception at this university."[6]

By contrast, most students working on postgraduate or doctoral qualifications tend to be more committed and seem to have more positive attitudes towards the university[7]

[edit] Student Communities

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MyAegean information poster

An idea with the name "myAegean" originated in 2002 with a group of students from the Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering, in Syros. The aim of this initiative, according to the relative website, was to create a network portal for the whole of the Aegean University community by utilising any available technology.

According to the official community website: "myAegean is a student initiative of the University of the Aegean. It has come to act as a springboard for creative collaboration and exchange of ideas, a vehicle which encourage and promote direct, collective and qualitative communication and information exchange, without geographical restrictions".

[edit] Local Groups & Collaborations with other Student Groups

As it is also mentioned in several sources as well as on the official community website, "myAegean" acts (in a first level) as a human-based intra-network among the 5 islands where the University of the Aegean is situated. The effort is to make strong relations and connections between the local student teams as well as the rest of the university stuff and local citizens on the islands. The infrastructure gives new needs on organizational techniques and people try to develop events, to communicate and collaborate on two different ways: both locally (on every department-university unit/ island) and globally (as part of the entire University). There are being developed the exact 5 local groups: myAegean Syros members-group, myAegean Lesvos members-group, myAegean Samos members-group, myAegean Chios members-group, myAegean Rhodes members-group. There are several other Groups that collaborate with myAegean and work together to act in all islands/university units. At the present, the below Student teams-groups are part of the network supported with the "myAegean idea": AIESEC Local Group on Aegean Uni (based on Chios island), Student Team of Blood Donation on Aegean Uni (based on Lesvos island), Student Team of Astronomy on Aegean Uni (based on Samos island) and there are more to come, as the discussions continue.

"myAegean" also works (in a second level) and communicates with student groups and other efforts and volunteering groups in order to discover new ways in interaction and information exchange between students, professors, and individuals. There are also a lot of people that use the web portal as a news portal, in a daily basis.

[edit] References - Citations

Printed and Internet Media/Press

As described on the web pages of the community website, there are several articles on local media on Greece and on the islands where the University of the Aegean is situated, in particular. Some of them are (PDF files, snapshots from the real printed/internet press-media):

Several other references

References (papers, publications)

  • Acknowledgements and references on the paper: "Supporting Sporadic Community Awareness in Everyday Places with Interactive TV", K. Chorianopoulos, Department of Architecture, Bauhaus University of Weimar, Germany (5th European Interactive TV Conference, 2007)

Social Profiles and more info related to myAegean:

[edit] References

  1. ^ EUA evaluation report p. 17
  2. ^ EUA evaluation report p. 8
  3. ^ EUA evaluation report p. 8
  4. ^ EUA evaluation report p. 13
  5. ^ EUA evaluation report p. 15
  6. ^ EUA evaluation report p. 12
  7. ^ EUA evaluation report p. 16

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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