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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Welcome to AUTHThessaloniki 2009
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Welcome to AUTHThessaloniki 2009
A.U.Th GUIDE BOOK
Design: Vasiliki Altintzi-MatziriPrinting: Athanasios A. Altintzis
2 Kamvounion-Ippodromiou Street, tel. 0030 2310 221529e-mail: [email protected]
AUTh: http://www.auth.gr
Editing committee:
Emanouel GeorgarakisProfessor at the School of PharmacyChairman of the Studies Committee
Fani Vavili Professor at the School of ArchitectureMember of the Studies Committee
Sappho Tambaki Lecturer at the School of Early Childhood EducationMember of the Studies Committee
Eleni Chrysovelidou-TouloupiHead of the Department of Studies
We want to extend our warmest thanks to Assoc.Professor of Civil Engineering D. Aravantinos, the professors at the Department of Architecture A. Kotsiopoulo and N. Tsinika, the lecturer at the School ofEarly Childhood Education S. Tambaki and to N. Stilianidi,G. Tsouflidi, L. Loizou, G. Theodoulidi, D. Trogadi and G. Hatzikonstantinou for their photographic and archival material.
Translation: Κ. XanthopoulouTranslation editing: M. Diafa, I. Korpidou, M. Ioannidou
Anastasios ManthosRector, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine
Athanasia TsatsakouVice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Personnel, Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, School of French Language and Literature
Stavros PanasVice-Rector for Research Policy,Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Andreas GiannakoudakisVice-Rector for Financial Planning andDevelopment, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, School of Chemistry
A.U.TH. Rectorate Authorities From September 1st , 2006 to August 31st, 2010
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Dear students,
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Aristotle University ofThessaloniki, a higher education institute which has a long history, ademocratic tradition and a wealth of human resources. Thanks to itstruly universal nature it can guarantee the depth and the breadth ofthe knowledge provided while fully satisfying the needs which arise inthis time and age for interdepartmental cooperation, interdisciplinarityand intercultural communication. In our university, education isinextricably linked to research and all of us try hard so that thecurricula will not only offer opportunities for further professionaldevelopment but also encourage scientific curiosity and researchfreedom both among professors and students.
This complex strategy magnifies the impact of the Aristotle Universitysince, apart from its contribution to regional development, it alsoreinforces its national as well as international character through variousinteruniversity collaborations and students’ and professors’ exchanges.The main aim of the guide you are holding in your hands is to support youin the course you will be called upon to take during your studies with asense of maturity and responsibility. You successfully passed theuniversity entrance exams and therefore you rightfully became membersof the university community. You should know, however, that thistransition from secondary to higher education is not a continuous,smooth, linear process. The university is not a channel that directly leadsto a degree through memorizing ready-made knowledge. Nor does it
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tolerate evasion of effort, stagnation or intellectual standardization. It isa space which fosters the free movement of ideas, creativity, scientificpolyphony and the development of critical and analytical thinking throughongoing planning and dynamic efforts.
The University is the primary institution where young people matureas they participate in all its functions as academic citizens.
We call upon you therefore to use your freedom with a sense ofindividual and collective responsibility. You are encouraged to contributewith your ideas and views towards the improvement of the studyprogrammes and the aesthetic upgrading of the environment in whichwe move, work and exchange our ideas.
We also call upon you to promote the irreplaceable and unique socialcharacter of a university which is public, universal, academicallyautonomous and which can fully meet the demands and expectationsof our times.
Closing this short note of welcome, we would like to remind you thatfor us, your teachers, you are first and foremost our intellectualchildren, our students. We have the ambition for our graduates tobe distinguished for their coherent scientific thinking, the breadthof their education and culture and finally for their democratic ethoswhich implies not only safeguarding individual rights, but also therights of others.
Our experience to date justifies confidence and optimism.Welcome to the academic world and we wish that all your ventures,endeavors and dreams are realized.
The RectorAnastasios Manthos
The Vice-RectorsAthanasia Tsatsakou
Stavros PanasAdreas Giannakoudakis
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The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Brief History of the University 11
Organizational Structure of A.U.Th. Faculties and Schools 13
A.U.Th. Faculties and Schools 15
Educational and Research Units 31
Legal and Institutional Framework 34
University Administrative Bodies 34
Student Unions 36
Student Representation in University Administrative Bodies 36
Administrative and Student Issues of AUTH
A.U.Th. Administrative Services 37
Academic Units Coordination Directorate 37
The Aristotle University libraries 43
UNESCO CHAIR 53
Student Club 55
Student Care Services 56
Contents
Halls of Residence 56
University Sports Centre 57
Student Support Fund 58
A.U.Th. Network Operation Centre 58
A.U.Th. Information Technology Centre 60
Practical Training 62
Textbooks 63
Counseling and Psychological Support Centre 63
Social Policy Committee (SPC) 64
University Camping Facilities 64
Day Care Unit 65
Enlistment and deferral due to educational reasons 66
University Student Pass 66
Health Care Services 67
Student Ombudsman 73
Traffic Office 73
A.U.Th. Scholarships 74
Academic Calendar 77
A.U.Th. Postgraduate Courses 78
Culture
Student Week 79
Cultural Groups 79
A.U.Th. Orchestra 80
G. Mandakas A.U.Th. Choir 81
Milestones in the History of Thessaloniki 82
Monuments of Thessaloniki 85
Museums of Thessaloniki 88
Culture and art organizations/institutions 91
Map of the Aristotle University Campus 92
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Eleftherios Venizelos, a key political figure in Greek history, was the firstpolitician to start efforts for the foundation of a university in Thessaloniki.These efforts came at a time when Northern Greece had just beenliberated and the strengthening of the New Territories, as the newlyliberated areas of Northern Greece were then called, emerged as anational need. Moreover, along with the University of Thessaloniki theplans provided for the establishment of one more university in Smyrna(Izmir). However, the catastrophe in Asia Minor thwarted these plans.Later, in 1924, the then Prime Minister Alexandros Papanastasioudecided to found the university and started the process that bore fruitin the summer of 1925.
The Foundation Act for the University of Thessaloniki (act 33141/14-6-25) was approved on June 5, 1925, by the fourth ConstitutionalAssembly after heavy discussion, and it was published in the OfficialGazette on June 22, 1925.
From the beginning of its enactment, the Foundation Act wentthrough many adventures and trials that continued during the firstyears of its implementation, due to the political upheaval at the time.Nevertheless, the university started to operate in 1926, with GeorgiosChatzidakis as its first president and Christos Tsountas as its second.
The Foundation Act focused on the development of humanities, asthe views of the period demanded. The Faculty of Philosophy firstoperated in 1926, housed in the Allatini building which presently
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Brief History of the University
hosts the services of the Prefecture of Thessaloniki.
However, as the choice was proved to be problematic, in October1927 the Faculty was transferred to the mansion in Ethnikis AmynisStreet, which previously housed the 2nd Military Hospital. Thebuilding was repaired and later expanded with the addition of a thirdfloor. Today, it is the historic building of the university and it housespart of the Faculty of Philosophy.
Nowadays the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is considered tobe the biggest university in Greece. It is located in the city centreand it expands over an area of around 430,000 square metres. Onthe whole it consists of 7 faculties which have a total of 33departments, of 5 single-department faculties and of 4 independentdepartments.
It must be noted that some of the A.U.Th. facilities, including eithereducational or administrative units, because of the densely-builtcampus or for functional purposes, are located outside theboundaries of the university campus or even outside the urbancomplex of Thessaloniki or in other cities (as mentioned in thefollowing pages).
98,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students are currentlyenrolled at A.U.Th. 90,000 of them attend undergraduate coursesand 8,000 attend postgraduate courses (A and B cycle).
• The Teaching and Research Staff comes up to 2,304 people(742 professors, 514 associate professors, 538 assistantprofessors and 465 lecturers)
• The Scientific Teaching Staff amounts to 84 people
• The Special Laboratory Teaching Staff comes up to 297 people,95 of whom belong to category I and 183 to category II, and
• 6 teachers of the Greek Language and 13 teachers of foreignlanguages.
Support is also offered• to educational projects by 317 members of the Special Technical
Laboratory Staff and
• to administrative projects by 466 permanent employees and 563employees who are employed under an unlimited term contract.
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Organizational Structure of A.U.Th. Facultiesand Schools
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➢ FACULTY OF THEOLOGY School of Theology School of Ecclesiastical and Social Theology
➢ FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHYSchool of Philology School of History and Archaeology School of Philosophy and Pedagogy School of Psychology School of English Language & Literature School of French Language & Literature School of German Language & Literature School of Italian Language & Literature
➢ FACULTY OF SCIENCES School of Mathematics School of Physics School of ChemistrySchool of Biology School of Geology School of Informatics
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➢ FACULTY OF EDUCATIONSchool of Early Childhood Education School of Primary Education
➢ FACULTY OF LAW, ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCESSchool of Law School of Economics School of Political Sciences
➢ Faculty of Agriculture
➢ Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment
➢ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
➢ Faculty of Medicine
➢ Faculty of Dentistry
➢ FACULTY OF FINE ARTSSchool of Visual and Applied Arts School of Music Studies School of Drama School of Film Studies
➢ FACULTY OF ENGINERING School of Civil Engineering School of Architecture School of Rural and Surveying Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering School of Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Chemical Engineering School of Mathematics, Physics and Computational Sciences School of Urban-Regional Planning and Development Engineering (Veroia)
➢ School of Pharmacy
➢ School of Physical Education and Sports Science (Serres)
➢ School of Journalism and Mass Media Studies
➢ School of Physical Education and Sports Science
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Faculty of TheologyThe Faculty of Theology was founded in 1942 and it consists of twoSchools: • School of Theology, and • School of Ecclesiastical and Social Theology. Each School of the Faculty offers BA, MA and PhD degrees.
School of TheologySchool Secretariat: Faculty of Theology Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-6980, 99-6981, 99-6982, 99-6983 fax: 2310/99-6991 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Ecclesiastical and Social TheologySchool Secretariat: Faculty of Theology Building, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-6681, 99-7220, 99-6682 fax: 2310/99-6689 e-mail: [email protected]
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A.U.Th. Faculties and Departments
Faculty of PhilosophyThe Faculty of Philosophy was the firstfaculty of the University and it firstoperated in 1926. Today the Facultyconsists of 8 Schools. Each School offersBA, MA and PhD degrees.
School of Philology (three Departments):• Department of Classical Studies, • Department of Medieval and Modern
Greek Studies, • Department of Linguistics.School Secretariat: Administration Building, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-5232, 99-5233, 99-5260,99-5240, 99-5346 fax: 2310/99-5245 e-mail: [email protected]
School of History and Archaeology(two Departments): • Department of Archaeology
• Department of History.School Secretariat: Administration Building, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-5221, 99-5223, 99-5224, 99-5225, 99-5226 fax: 2310/99-5222 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Philosophy and Pedagogy (two Departments): • Department of Philosophy• Department of Pedagogy. School Secretariat: Administration Building, 3rd floor tel.: 2310/99-5203, 99-5201, 99-5206, 99-5206, 99-5209, 99-6772fax: 2310/99-5209 e-mail: [email protected]
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School of PsychologySchool Secretariat: Administration Building, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-5204, 99-5205, 99-6887, 99-7304fax: 2310/99-5175 e-mail: [email protected]
School of English Language and LiteratureSchool Secretariat: Administration Building, 3rd floor tel.: 2310/99-5183, 99-5185fax: 2310/99-5168 e-mail: [email protected]
School of French Language and LiteratureSchool Secretariat: Administration Building, 3rd floortel.: 2310/99-5177, 99-5178, 99-5174fax: 2310/99-5172e-mail: [email protected]
School of German Language and LiteratureSchool Secretariat: Administration Building, 2nd floortel.: 2310/99-5236, 99-5237, 99-5241fax: 2310/99-5235 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Italian Language and LiteratureSchool Secretariat: Administration Building, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-5243, 99-5238 fax: 2310/99-5242 e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of SciencesThe Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences first operated in1927 with the School of Forestry, and the Schools of Physics,Mathematics, and Agriculture were added in 1928. This Facultylaunched new Schools and Departments. Today the Faculty has beenrenamed into the Faculty of Sciences, and consists of six Schools.Each School of the Faculty offers BSc, MSc and PhD degrees.
School of MathematicsSchool Secretariat: Faculty of Sciences Building, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-7910, 99-7920, 99-7930, 99-7940fax: 2310/99-7952 e-mail: [email protected]
School of PhysicsSchool Secretariat: Faculty of Sciences Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-8130, 99-8140, 99-8150, 99-8160, 99-8170fax: 2310/99-8122 e-mail: [email protected]
School of ChemistrySchool Secretariat: Faculty of Sciences Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-7650, 99-7660, 99-7670, 99-7680fax: 2310/99-7642e-mail: [email protected]
School of BiologySchool Secretariat: Faculty of Sciences Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-8270, 99-8280 fax: 2310/99-8252 e-mail: [email protected]
School of GeologySchool Secretariat: Faculty of Sciences Building, 1st floortel.: 2310/99-8460, 99-8470 fax: 2310/99-8452 e-mail: [email protected]
Educational and Research Units of the School:
• A.U.Th. Seismologic StationIt is a unit of the Geophysics Department of the School of Geologyand it started functioning in 1980. The central station is locatedin the suburb of Saranta Ekklisies in Thessaloniki and it is linkedto a telemetric network of 14 permanent regional stations whichcover the wider area of northern Greece.
• Olympus Scientific StationIt is a unit of the Department of Meteorology-Climatology of the Schoolof Geology. It was founded in 1963 and it is located on Agios Antoniospeak of Mount Olympus at an altitude of 2,187 m. It is housed in atwo-storey stone building with living quarters for the staff and roomsfor the installation and functioning of the instruments used formeteorological and actinometrical observations.
School of InformaticsSchool Secretariat: Faculty of Sciences Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-8420, 99-8410, 99-8436 fax: 2310/99-8410 e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Sciences The Faculty of Law and Economics first operated in 1929. Today itcomprises three Schools. Each School of the Faculty offers BA, MAand PhD degrees.
School of LawSchool Secretariat: Faculty of Law Building, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-5262, 99-5268, 99-5279, 99-5303 fax: 2310/99-5272 e-mail: [email protected]
School of EconomicsSchool Secretariat: Faculty of Law Building, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-5255, 99-5259, 99-5261, 99-5278fax: 2310/99-5250 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Political Sciences School Secretariat: Faculty of Law Building, ground floortel.: 2310/99-5270, 99-5396, 99-5397 fax: 2310/99-5391 e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of AgricultureThe Faculty of Agriculture resulted from the split of the three Schoolsof the Geotechnical Sciences Faculty into three separate Faculties(Presidential decree 247/30.11.04). The Faculty offers BSc (sevenDepartments: Department of Field Crops and Ecology, Departmentof Horticulture and Viticulture, Department of Crop Protection,Department of Agricultural Economics, Department of AnimalProduction, Department of Hydraulics, Soil Science and AgriculturalEngineering, Department of Food Science and Technology). It alsooffers MSc and PhD degrees.
Faculty Secretariat: Building of Agriculture and Forestry, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-5193, 99-5194, 99-5188, 99-5189 fax: 2310/99-5189e-mail: [email protected]
Educational and Research Units of the Faculty: The University FarmIt is located next to Makedonia Airport, 12 km away from the city ofThessaloniki on the road that connects Thessaloniki and the areaof Mihaniona. It provides for the educational and research needs ofthe Agriculture Faculty. It expands over an area of 190 hectares.The farm’s master plan provides for the relocation of the entireFaculty of Agriculture to the premises of the University Farm.
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Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment The Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, like the Faculty ofAgriculture, resulted from the recent split of the Faculty ofGeotechnical Sciences (presidential decree 247/30.11.04). The School of Forestry first operated in 1927 and it offers a bachelordegree from the following departments: Department of ForestProduction, Forest Protection and Natural Environment, Departmentof Range Science of Wild Life & Internal Fisheries, Department ofPlanning & Development of Natural Resources, Department ofForest and Water Engineering, Department of Harvesting &Technology of Forest Products. It also offers MSc and PhD degrees.
Faculty Secretariat: Agriculture & Forestry Building, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-5195, 99-5196, 99-5192, 99-5199fax: 2310/99-5202 e-mail: [email protected]
Educational Units of the Faculty:The university forest reserves are located in Pertouli and inTaxiarhis. The former lies at an altitude between 1,100 and 1,700metres and it expands over an area of 3,3 hectares. The latter islocated in Halkidiki at an altitude of 300 to 1,200 metres and itcovers an area of around 5,5 hectares. Both of them serve theresearch and practice needs of the students of the Faculty ofForestry and Natural Environment for whom there are appropriatehousing facilities.
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine first operated at the University ofThessaloniki in 1950. By virtue of Presidential Decree 247/30.11.04it evolved into an autonomous faculty. The Faculty offers BSc, MScand PhD degrees.
Faculty Secretariat: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Building, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-5227, 99-5228, 99-5219, 99-5229, 99-5231fax: 2310/99-5218 e-mail: [email protected]
Faculty of Medicine The Faculty of Medicine resulted from the split of the former Facultyof Health Sciences, which was abolished by Presidential Decree
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247/30.11.04. The Faculty of Medicine first operated in 1942. Itoffers Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees.
Faculty Secretariat: Faculty of Medicine Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-9274, 99-9266-8, 99-9283, 99-9184, 99-9987-8 fax: 2310/99-9293 e-mail: [email protected]
Faculty of Dentistry The Faculty of Dentistry, like the Faculty of Medicine, resulted fromthe split of the Faculty of Health Sciences, pursuant to PresidentialDecree 247/30.11.04. It first operated in the academic year 1959-1960. The Faculty offers Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees.
Faculty Secretariat: Faculty of Dentistry Building, 1st basement tel.: 2310/99-9473, 99-9475-7, 99-9471fax: 2310/99-9474 e-mail: [email protected]
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Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering was founded in 1955. Presently, theFaculty consists of eight Schools. Each School (except for the Schoolof Mathematics, Physics and Computational Sciences that coversthe introductory courses of all the Schools of the Engineering Faculty)offers BSc degrees. All Schools offer MSc and PhD degrees.
School of Civil EngineeringSchool Secretariat: Hydraulics Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-5612, 99-5851, 99-5698, 99-5853, 99-5861fax: 2310/99-5862 e-mail: [email protected]
School of ArchitectureSchool Secretariat: Engineering Faculty Building, 7th floor tel.: 2310/99-5595, 99-5596, 99-5550, 99-5404fax: 2310/99-5597e-mail: [email protected]
School of Rural and Surveying EngineeringSchool Secretariat: Engineering Faculty Building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-5401, 99-5402, 99-5403, 99-6112fax: 2310/99-5828 e-mail: [email protected]
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School of Mechanical EngineeringSchool Secretariat: Engineering Faculty Building D, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-6032, 99-6022, 99-6072, 99-6020fax: 2310/99-6071 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Electrical & Computer EngineeringSchool Secretariat: Faculty of Engineering Building D, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-6391, 99-6395, 99-6392fax: 2310/99-6292 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Chemical EngineeringSchool Secretariat: Faculty of Engineering Building D, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-6226, 99-6182, 99-6186, 99-6267 fax: 2310/99-6250e-mail: [email protected]
School of Mathematics, Physics & Computational SciencesSchool Secretariat: Engineering Faculty Building, 1st floor, tel.: 2310/99-5991, 99-5992 fax: 2310/99-5978 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Urban-Regional Planning and Development Engineering(Veroia)School Secretariat: Varvares, Veroia Tel.: 23310/91467, 2310/99-4179 fax: 23310/91062 e-mail: [email protected]
The department is located in the facilities of the former army campof Agia Varvara (Varvares, Veroia)
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Faculty of Fine ArtsThe Faculty of Fine Arts was established in 1984 with three Schools,to which the School of Film Studies was added in 2004. EachSchool offers BA, MA and PhD degrees.
School of Visual and Applied ArtsSchool Secretariat: Administration Building Annex, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-5069, 99-5071, 99-5072, 99-5066, 99-5068, 99-5069fax: 2310/99-5067 e-mail: [email protected] The school has facilities in Stavroupoli, in the campus and inThermi.
School of Music StudiesSchool Secretariat: Thermi tel.: 2310/99-1819, 99-1813, 99-1801, 99-1817, 99-1833 fax: 2310/99-1815 e-mail: [email protected] The school is located and operates in Thermi.
School of DramaSchool Secretariat: 122 Egnatia Street, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-2122-5 fax: 2310/99-2126 e-mail: [email protected] school is located and operates at 122 Egnatia Street.
School of Film StudiesSchool Secretariat: Administration Building, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-7077, 99-7398, 99-7161 fax: 2310/99-4342 e-mail: [email protected] The facilities of the school are located in Stavroupoli, 1 ArapitsisNaousis Street.
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Faculty of EducationThe Faculty of Education consists of two Schools that first operatedin 1984 and 1986, respectively. Each School offers BA, MA and PhDdegrees.
School of Early Childhood EducationSchool Secretariat: Education Faculty Tower, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-5058, 99-5059, 99-5086, 99-5064, 99-5065 fax: 2310/99-5032 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Primary EducationSchool Secretariat: Education Faculty Tower, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-5054, 99-5057, 99-5048, 99-5052, 99-5056fax: 2310/99-5063 e-mail: [email protected]
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Independent Schools
School of PharmacyThe School of Pharmacy is the third School of the former Faculty ofHealth Sciences, which was abolished by Presidential Decree247/30.11.04. Contrary to the two other Schools that developedinto independent Faculties, the School of Pharmacy remained anindependent School and presently it does not come under anyFaculty. It was founded in the mid 50s. The School offers BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees.
School Secretariat: Biology Building, 4th floor tel.: 2310/99-7623, 99-7633, 99-7613 fax: 2310/99-7612 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Physical Education and Sports Science The School was established in 1982. It offers BA, MA and PhDdegrees. School Secretariat: Administration Building Annex, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-5271, 99-5276, 99-5269, 99-5275, 99-5274 fax: 2310/99-5282 e-mail: [email protected]
School of Physical Education & Sports Science in Serres The School of Physical Education and Sports Science in Serres wasestablished in 1985 as a branch of the Thessaloniki School. Since
1996, it has been operating as an independent School of A.U.Th. Itoffers BA, MA and PhD degrees.
School Secretariat: Agios Ioannis, Serres tel.: 23210/67135, 2310/99-1050 fax: 23210/64806 e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
School of Journalism and Mass Media StudiesThe School, founded in 1991, offers BA (2 Departments, Journalismand Mass Media), MA and PhD degrees.
School Secretariat: 46 Egnatia Street, tel.: 2310/99-2050, 99-2063, 99-1951, 99-2062 fax: 2310/99-2098 e-mail: [email protected] The school is housed and operates at 46 Egnatia Street.
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The Experimental SchoolIt operates under the supervision of the Faculty of Philosophy. It wasestablished in 1934 and administered by the eminent Greek educatorAlexandros Delmouzos. Currently, it is a model unit of primary andsecondary education, intended for the training of the students from theFaculty of Philosophy and other “Teaching Schools” in educational,pedagogic and teaching methodologies. It is located in the city centre,at the corner of Alexandrou Delmouzou and Agias Sofias streets.
The Institute of Modern Greek StudiesIt was founded in 1959, when Manolis Triantafyllidis bequeathed hisproperty to A.U.Th. to this effect. It is housed in the Faculty ofPhilosophy building and at 152 Egnatia Street. Its mission is tocultivate and promote Modern Greek language and education ingeneral, especially through the publication of books.
The School of Modern Greek LanguageIt has been operating since 1970 under the supervision of the Facultyof Philosophy. Its activities mainly focus on organizing and providingcourses in Modern Greek language to foreign students and studentsof Greek origin who wish to learn the Greek language or improve theirknowledge of Greek history, literature, art and tradition at large. It ishoused in the old building of the Faculty of Philosophy and in theFrench Institute building in Stratou Avenue.
Educational and Research Units
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Centre for Foreign Language TeachingThe Centre for Foreign Language Teaching is an academic andeducational unit of A.U.Th., it is administered by a seven memberboard and it offers courses in foreign languages for special purposes. Its mission is to coordinate the delivery of foreign language courses inthe Faculties/Schools of A.U.Th. To this effect, it makes generaldecisions on syllabuses, teaching methods and the application ofresearch findings, especially in the fields of linguistics and appliedlinguistics. The general goal of the teaching of foreign languages is to familiarizestudents with the language which is related to their discipline so asto acquire the linguistic skills that will enable them to understand textsabout their field of studies written in a foreign language. Moreover,the centre aims to help students acquire skills that will enable them tocope with general and specialized communication situations, such asattending a scientific conference or delivering a paper.The lesson of foreign language is a prerequisite for obtaining adegree in most Faculties/Schools of A.U.Th. and it gives studentscredits. Moreover, knowledge of a foreign language is a prerequisitefor admission to postgraduate courses or for the participation ofundergraduate students in community programmes. Finally, insome Faculties/Schools foreign languages are also taught at apostgraduate level.In most Faculties/Schools the lesson of foreign language is offered infour semesters. However, there are Schools where a foreign languagecan be taught for three, two, or even one semester. The foreign languages offered are English, French, German andItalian. The students can choose one of these languages during theirstudies. The production of educational material, research and study ofmethodology issues and teaching problems, and finally the organizationof meetings are also part of the activities undertaken by the members ofthe Centre for Foreign Language Teaching.
Information Centre for Foreign Language Teaching Administration Building, 3rd floorTel/fax : +30 2310 99-5165Email : [email protected] Website: www.auth.gr/lance
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The Centre for Byzantine ResearchIt was founded in 1966 and its objective is to study Byzantine history,philology, theology, archaeology and art, Byzantine Law, and Byzantineculture in general. It also aims at supporting the specialization ofuniversity graduates and the training of researchers specialized in theByzantine studies. It is housed in a renovated neoclassical building(Melissa) at 36 Vas. Olgas Street. (tel: 2310/99-2001-2009)
The Telloglion Foundation of ArtIt was established in 1971 on the occasion of the donation of the artcollection and the entire property of Nestoras and Aliki Telloglou tothe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It is an independent foundationwhich hosts a rich collection of important art works. Its interests liein research and education activities in the field of visual arts. It ishoused in a building just off campus, in Agiou Dimitriou Street.
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The administrative bodies of a higher education establishment arethe Senate, the Rector’s Council and the Rector.The Senate consists of the Rector, the Vice-Rectors, the Faculty Deans,the University Secretary (without a right to vote), a student representativefrom each School, two representatives of the postgraduate students, onerepresentative of the assistants-tutors-scientific fellows, one representativeof the Special Laboratory Teaching Staff, one representative of the SpecialTechnical Teaching Staff and one representative of the Administrative
University administrative bodies
Universities are legal entities of public law with full self-governance.The Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs supervisestheir operation on the basis of the relevant laws and it also providesfor their financial support. In accordance with the State Constitution (article 16, par. 5 and 8)higher education is provided solely by the state and the establishmentof higher education institutions by private bodies is not allowed. The main laws that govern the operation of Greek Universities arelaw 1268/82 (known as framework law for Higher EducationInstitutions) and law 2083/92. These laws have been amended onseveral occasions, most importantly by laws 2188/94, 2517/97(Official Gazette 160/11-8-97), 2530/97 (Official Gazette 218/23-10-97), 2817/00 (Official Gazette 78/14-3-00), 3027/02 (OfficialGazette 152/28-6-02) and 3549/07 (Official Gazette 69/20-3-2007). Every Higher Education Institution comprises Faculties that cover a setof related disciplines, so as to ensure interaction, which is necessaryfor scientific progress, and coordination, which is necessary forresearch and teaching.In a similar manner, Faculties are divided into Schools. A School isthe basic academic unit and it covers the subject area of a discipline.The Schools are subdivided into Departments. Each Departmentcoordinates the teaching of part of the school’s subject area thatcorresponds to a specific field of the discipline. Finally, laboratories, reading rooms and clinics are smaller unitsthat belong to the Department, the School or the Faculty, and coverpart of the subject area of a discipline.
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Staff. Representatives of associate professors, assistant professors andlecturers are also entitled to participate in the Senate.
The Rector’s Council consists of the Rector, the Vice-Rectors, astudent representative who is chosen by all the students who takepart in the Senate, and the University Secretary (without a right tovote).
Faculty administrative bodies The administrative bodies of a Faculty are the General Assembly,the Dean’s Council and the Dean. The General Assembly of the Faculty consists of the members of thegeneral assemblies of the Schools and it has all powers other thanthose reserved for other administrative bodies. The Dean’s Council consists of the Dean, the School Chairs and onerepresentative of the students of each School.
School administrative bodiesThe administrative bodies of the School are the General Assembly,the General Assembly in restricted session, the Executive Committeeand the School Chair.The General Assembly consists of (in proportions set out by law) theteaching-research staff, student representatives, representatives ofthe postgraduate students, representatives of the Special LaboratoryTeaching Staff, representatives of the Special Technical TeachingStaff and of the non PhD-holder assistants, scientific fellows andtutors who hold permanent posts.The General Assembly in restricted session consists of the SchoolChair, the members of the Teaching and Research Staff of theGeneral Assembly of the School and two postgraduate students ofthe School. The Executive Committee consists of the Chair and the deputy Chair ofthe School, the Heads of Departments and two student representatives,one undergraduate and one postgraduate.When staff regulations or status are discussed, one representativeof the Special Laboratory Teaching Staff, the Special TechnicalTeaching Staff or the assistants-tutors-scientific fellows is entitledto participate, as appropriate.
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The students of all Schools have the right to register as members oftheir School student union, which must be incorporated under privatelaw. All students, other than those whose membership has been legallysuspended, are entitled to participate in the student union.The student unions of all A.U.Th. Schools are members of the A.U.Th.Student Union. A.U.Th. Student Union was founded in 1960 in order to coordinate thestudent movement. It is involved in issues pertaining to the academiccommunity and student concerns, it participates in university committees,and its proposals contribute to the efforts to upgrade university studies.
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In accordance with the laws in effect, student representativesparticipate in the collective bodies of their School, their Faculty andthe University.The representatives of students in university bodies are elected foran annual term by the student union of each Faculty/School, whichfunctions as a legal person under private law. The ordinary andalternate members of the board are elected by the students of theDepartment according to the number of votes gathered (ballots byparty). The ordinary and alternate student representatives to theGeneral Assembly of the Department and other university bodies aredesignated by the board, according to the system of proportionalrepresentation. Furthermore, according to article 8 of law 3549 in effect (reform ofthe institutional framework governing the structure and the operationof Universities), all students participate in the electoral bodies whichelect Heads of Departments, Deans and rectorate authorities, theirvote weight being 0.4 of the total number of votes cast.
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A.U.Th. Administrative services
A.U.Th. administrative services were put into place, albeit in anembryonic form, one year after the establishment of the University,in 1926. As the University grew, its administrative and financial servicesfollowed pace and they now form a multidimensional mechanism,constantly expanding, adjusting and setting up new operations andservices. All services are currently operating in a pyramidal structure,supervised by the rectorate authorities.The following pages will briefly present the most importantadministrative services for university studies.
Academic Units Coordination DirectorateDepartment of StudiesThe Department of Studies is responsible for the collection of all thelaws, decisions and circulars concerning studies, as well as for theco-ordination of their uniform application. Furthermore, it deals withall the procedures provided for by the law pertaining to studies,postgraduate students and foreign students.
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More specifically, the Department of Studies:
• Collects all kinds of laws, decisions and circulars pertaining toundergraduate and postgraduate studies and co-ordinates theuniform application thereof by the A.U.Th. departments. Moreover,it carries out all the procedures provided for by the law concerningstudies and issues of foreign students.
• Co-ordinates the A.U.Th. scholarships programme and completes theprocedures needed for the employment of postgraduate students asassistants to the Teaching and Research Staff members.
• Keeps a library with information including announcements ofscholarships, awards, competitions, seminars, conferences,student employment, postgraduate courses, summer schoolsabroad etc.
• It also collects statistics about:a) registered students of all categories for every yearb) active registered studentsc) postgraduate students and doctoral candidatesd) placement exams for graduates of Universities, T.E.I. and post-secondary courses exceeding two years, as well as transfers ofstudents to A.U.Th. schools, based on the records of the schoolse) A.U.Th. scholars, based on the records of the Department ofStudies
All these statistics are available to the A.U.Th. services and allparties concerned, upon request. • It collects student accommodation offers from apartment and
studio owners and presents an electronic list on the Department’swebpage. This service is available from August 18th till the end ofOctober.
• It is responsible for drawing up and printing all the publicationsdistributed to the newly registered A.U.Th. students.
• It participates in the representation of A.U.Th. at exhibitions andpresentations of Greek and foreign universities.
• It keeps a record of all the postgraduate programmes running atA.U.Th. and is responsible for drawing up the relevant informationmaterial.
• It welcomes and informs students about studies at A.U.Th. duringvisits organised within the framework of school career guidancecourses.
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• It provides information about A.U.Th., its schools, its services andits courses to Greek and foreign undergraduate and postgraduatestudents by email.
INFORMATIONTel: 2310/99-5132, 99-5142, 99-6743, 99-1373, 99-1372, 99-9771Fax:2310/99-5112Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://dps.web.auth.gr
Department of European Educational Programmes
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was actively involved in thefirst and second phase of the ERASMUS Programme, with a lot ofsuccess. It continues its efforts for an improved and more substantialdevelopment of partnerships which aim at promoting a Europeanorientation in higher education establishments by participating in thenew Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) 2007-2013.The ERASMUS action under LLP concerns European cooperation inhigher education. More specifically, it includes organized studentexchange for accredited periods of study, the European CreditTransfer System (ECTS), practical training, mobility and exchangeof teaching staff, language training of students, etc. In this context, the Department guides students who are going to
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spend a period of their studies at foreign universities, it collects theirapplication forms and forwards them to the representatives of theSchools, who select their students in cooperation with the academiccoordinators; it also contacts the host universities concerning theacceptance of the selected students, and provides for the grantingof scholarships through the National Coordination Unit. Moreover, itoffers its services to foreign students (contacts them and sends theminformation, provides for their accommodation, their registration atthe Schools, and sends their grades to their university aftercompletion of their studies at A.U.Th.). Overall, it provides for theproper implementation of the mobility programme.
INFORMATION tel.: 2310/99-5306, 99-5289, 99-5291, 99-5169, 99-5293, 99-1605 fax: 2310/99-5292 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.eurep.auth.gr
Career Services Office The Career Services Office is a relatively new institution for GreekUniversities, whose main objective is to help A.U.Th. students andgraduates effect a smooth transition to a career which correspondsto the knowledge acquired during their university studies.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE• Information about undergraduate and postgraduate courses in
Greek and foreign universities. • Information on student mobility programmes (SOCRATES, etc.). • Information on available scholarships and bursaries. • Information about the labour market in Greece and abroad
(organizational structure, activities, specializations in demand). • Information on job vacancies. • Individual and team guidance by trained personnel concerning
decision making and career choice, compiling a CV and letterssupporting job applications, job interviews.
• Individual and team guidance to encourage entrepreneurshipamong graduates.
The Office has its own website (http://www.cso.auth.gr) which givesyou access to information about its services.
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.) due to its authority andintense presence in the international scientific and broader academicworld, exhibits throughout its long history remarkable results in thedomain of international relations and co-operations with foreignacademic Institutions.Within such a context, the Department of International Relations hasthe responsibility of coordinating and administering BilateralExchange Agreements that the University has signed with 76 othercongener Universities or equivalent Institutions of Higher Educationin Europe, Balkan and Black Sea countries, Russia, U.S.A., Canada,Australia, the Near, Middle and Far East. Suggestively some of these Universities are the following: New YorkUniversity, USA; La Trobe University, Australia; York University,Canada; Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; University of Cyprus;Pierre et Marie Curie University, France; Ludwig MaximiliansUniversity, Germany; Jordan University of Science and Technology;National Autonomous University of Mexico; Moscow State Instituteof International Relations, Russia; Ohio University, U.S.A. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki constantly receives proposalsfor setting up new Bilateral Agreements, some of which are in theprocess of final approval, as for example with Northern MichiganUniversity, U.S.A., Arab Academy of Sciences Technology andMaritime Transport, Egypt, Beijing Foreign Studies University,China, and many others.This kind of Agreements which cater for all scientific domains are
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for the benefit of those Faculty members, students and academicInstitutions which participate in them.Moreover, Aristotle University has signed Memoranda of Understandingwith Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France; Ecole PolytechniqueFederale de Lausanne, Switzerland; China University of Political Scienceand Law.According to the content of most of these Bilateral Agreements,Faculty Members of the collaborating Universities are given theopportunity to get in touch with Faculty Members of otheruniversities with the intention of developing research collaborationsand projects for the benefit of the academic community, and torealize visits in order to carry out teaching activities and lectureswhich contribute to the transfer of academic knowledge. In addition, many of these Agreements offer A.U.Th. undergraduate andpostgraduate students scholarships for attending Summer Languageand Cultural courses and for completing part of their studies in any ofthe collaborating Universities (i.e York University,Canada; DublinUniversity, Ireland; T.I.M.E. Network, Jordan University of Sciences andTechnology and so on). Furthermore, the University has joined the Euro-Mediterranean University and the European University Centre at PekingUniversity, which give the possibility to the academic community to co-organize conferences, seminars, summer practice programscontributing to the development of education, science and culture.The Department of International Relations also takes on an annualbasis all necessary actions so as to ensure the participation ofA.U.Th., either via its Rectors authorities or via Faculty Membersacting as University representatives, in International Colloquia(International Association of Universities, European Association ofUniversities, Coimbra Group, and so on) so as to keep up with butalso contribute to the decisions and actions regarding universitystudies and Higher Education in general. Its position is alsostrengthened by its active participation in 30 InternationalAssociations and 3 International student Organizations.
Contact Information:Tel.: ++30-2310 99-5307, -5170, -6742Fax: ++30-2310 99-1621Email: [email protected]://www.auth.gr/inter/affiliations/index_el.html
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The Aristotle University Library, one of the largest libraries in theBalkans, is housed in the library building at the centre of theuniversity campus. Together with the departmental libraries itmakes up the A.U.Th. library system, which has access toapproximately 800,000 book titles, 18,000 electronic journals and3,000 printed subscriptions.The Central Library (see map, page 18) has a reading room with acapacity of 1,300, which is solely for studying. It also has ascientific-educational section which can be used by students to lookup bibliography listings with wireless internet access. It also hastwo computer labs, one of which is located at the old building andoffers IT services and, finally, a resource room in the new buildingwith fully equipped computers and a Braille printer for visually-impaired students. The Central Library is open on all working days throughout the year.The administrative services work daily from 8.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.,the reading room is open from 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. while, duringthe exam periods, the opening hours are extended till 12 midnight,and the scientific section is open from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Duringthe summer months and during the Christmas and Easter holidays,the working hours of the reading room are regulated accordingly.
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The A.U.Th. departmental libraries have reading rooms as well, buttheir working hours are regulated by each one of them separately. Moreover, anyone can have access to the A.U.Th. library systemover the internet at the address www.lib.auth.gr
The electronic integration of all A.U.Th. libaries makes it possiblefor users to:• Have direct (on line) access to and search for information in
A.U.Th. book and journal directories and other directories ofGreek and foreign academic and non-academic institutions
• Have access to bibliographic databases, A.U.Th. digitizedcollections, electronic books and full-text journals, dictionariesand encyclopaedias (only for users who have an account fromthe A.U.Th. Network Operation Centre)
• Submit queries and requests • Ask for interlibrary lending All the above mentioned services are offered free of charge, exceptfor interlibrary lending.
A.U.Th. CENTRAL LIBRARYSecretariat: tel.: 2310/99-5354
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Information and Lending Department: tel.: 2310/99-5390, e-mail: [email protected]
Student reading room: tel.: 2310/99-5343
Electronic Information and Interlibrary Loan Unit: tel.: 2310/99-5388e-mail: [email protected]
Electronic Courses Support Unit: tel.: 2310/99-5381 e-mail: [email protected]
Electronic Doctoral Dissertations Unit: tel.: 2310/99-5379e-mail: [email protected]
A.U.Th. Digital Database Unit:tel.: 2310/99-5379e-mail: [email protected]
User Training Unit: tel.: 2310/99-4216 e-mail: [email protected]
Website Unit:Tel: 2310/99-5378e-mail: [email protected]
Departmental Libraries
FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY COORDINATING LIBRARYFaculty of Philosophy building, new wing, basementTel: 2310/99-7306 e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
FACULTY OF SCIENCES COORDINATING LIBRARYSchool of Biology building, ground floorTel: 2310/99-8208e-mail: [email protected]
FACULTY OF LAW COORDINATING LIBRARYSchool of Law building, 3rd floor (317)Tel: 2310/99-6538e-mail: [email protected]
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING COORDINATING LIBRARYSee Library of School of Architecture
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY Faculty of Theology building, ground floortel.: 2310/99-6690, 99-6691 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF PHILOLOGY
Department of Classical StudiesNew Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 2nd floor, room 201 tel.: 2310/99-7003 e-mail: [email protected]
Department of Medieval and Modern Greek StudiesNew Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 2nd floor, room 208tel.: 2310/99-7027 ,99-7111,99-7037e-mail:[email protected], [email protected]@lit.auth.gr, [email protected]
Department of LinguisticsOld Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 3rd floor, room 309 tel.: 2310/99-7409, e-mail: [email protected]
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SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY Departments of Archaeology & History of ArtNew Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 3d floor, room 301tel.: 2310/99-7298e-mail: [email protected]
Department of Modern and Contemporary History New Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 4th floor, room 40Tel: 2310/99-7183 e-mail: [email protected]
Department of Ancient Greek, Roman, Medieval andByzantine History New Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 4th floor, rooms 406-407tel.: 2310/99-7247 e-mail: [email protected]
Department of Folk StudiesOld Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 1st floor, room 104Tel: 2310/99-7288e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY AND PEDAGOGY Department of PhilosophyOld Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 2nd floor, room 204tel.: 2310/99-7323,-7318 e-mail: [email protected]
Department of Pedagogy Old Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 2nd floor, room 207tel.: 2310/99-7329e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY Old Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 2nd floor, room 201tel.: 2310/99-7339e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURENew Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 3rd floor, room 308tel.: 2310/99-7459, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
SCHOOL OF FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREOld Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 1st floor, room 106tel.: 2310/99-7539, e-mail: [email protected]
Department of Linguistics / Didactics of Living Languages Old Building of Faculty of Philosophy, 3rd floor, room 307Tel: 2310/99-7487Email: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Old Building of Faculty Of Philosophy, 3rd floor ,room 314tel.: 2310/99-7558, 99-7548e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
SCHOOL OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURENew Building of Faculty of Philosophy, basementtel.: 2310/99-7599 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICSOld Building of Faculty of Sciences, 3rd floor tel.: 2310/99-8424, 99-7229e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] tel.: 2310/99-8424, 99-7229
SCHOOLS OF PHYSICS & INFORMATICSBuilding of School of Biology, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-8210, -8208 e-mail: [email protected], [email protected],[email protected]
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SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY New Building of School of Chemistry, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-7717, 99-7837 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY School of Biology building, ground floortel.: 2310/99-8388e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF GEOLOGY ‘THEOPHRASTOS’School of Biology building, ground floorTel: 2310/99-8588e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF LAW ‘IOANNIS DELIGIANNIS’School of Law building, 3rd floor (317)Tel:2310/99-6548, 99-6520, 99-6522e-mail:[email protected], [email protected]@law.auth.gr,[email protected]@law.auth.gr
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICSSchool of Law building, 1st floortel.: 2310/99-6439e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCES46 Egnatia Street, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-6400e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
FACULTY OF AGRICULTUREFaculty of Agriculture building, ground floor tel.: 2310/99-8668 e-mail: [email protected]
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FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE New Wing of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine building tel.: 2310/99-9856, 99-9832 e-mail: [email protected]
FACULTY OF MEDICINE New Amphitheatres buildingtel.: 2310/99-9278e-mail: [email protected]
AHEPA University HospitalTel : 2310/99-3109 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY School of Biology building, 3rd floor tel.: 2310/99-7638e-mail: [email protected]
FACULTY OF DENTISTRYFaculty of Dentistry building, 2nd basement tel.: 2310/99-9433 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES3rd wing of Faculty of Engineering building, ground floortel.: 2310/99-5976e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING 2nd wing of Faculty of Engineering building, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-5749e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF RURAL AND SURVEYING ENGINEERINGBuilding of School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, 5th floortel.: 2310/99-6405, 99-6098 e-mail: [email protected]
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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTUREFaculty of Engineering Seats building, 1st floortel.: 2310/99-5449, 99-5549 , 99-5465, 99-5439e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGWing of Surveying Engineering tel.: 2310/99-5428e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERINGBuilding C of the Faculty of Engineering, 1st floor tel.: 2310/99-6352, 99-6269e-mail: [email protected],[email protected]
SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGWing of Civil Engineering, 2nd floor tel.: 2310/99-6161e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND APPLIED ARTS40 Pavlou Mela Street tel.: 2310/239-186, 235841e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDIES Thermi Campus tel.: 2310/99-1822, 99-1816, 99-1812 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF DRAMA122 Egnatia Street tel.: 2310/99-2133, 99-2134 e-mail: [email protected]
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SCHOOL OF PRIMARY EDUCATION New Building of Faculty of Education (Tower)tel.: 2310/99-1242, 99-1210 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION New Building of Faculty of Education (Tower)tel.: 2310/99-5047 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCIENCE N.Egnatia & 3rd Septemvriou Street tel.: 2310/99-2241, 99-2245 e-mail: [email protected]
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCIENCE(Serres) School of Physical Education and Sports Centre in Serres, Ag. Ioannis, 62110, Serrestel.: 2310/99-1059, 23210/67612e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS MEDIA STUDIES46 Egnatia Street tel.: 2310/99-2093, 99-2094e-mail: [email protected]
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The UNESCO Chair at A.U.Th. has been founded in 1997,according to an Agreement signed between UNESCO and theAristotle University.The “Chair” is part of the Project UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs ofUNESCO and is related to: a. the UNESCO Plan for the "Introductionof Education for Human Rights and Peace in Higher Education", andb. the UNESCO Action for the creation of a Culture of Peace.The purpose of the UNESCO Chair is to promote the values of theculture of human rights, peace and non-violence in the Universityand the other two levels of Education. The UNESCO Chair relates the University of Thessaloniki toInternational IGO’s (UNESCO, UNICEF), to the global Network of 650UNESCO Chairs established in 700 Universities in 24 countriesworldwide, to the Network of 87 “Chairs” working on the culture ofhuman rights and peace, in 60 countries, to the 41 EuropeanUniversities collaborating for the European Master’s Degreein Human Rights and Democratization and to numerousInternational NGO’s.The UNESCO Chair at A.U.Th. is the development of: a. A Peace andHuman Rights Education Programme which started in the Universityof Thessaloniki in 1986 and expanded in 1988 into a PostgraduateCourse with main research project "School Books in Greece andEducation for Peace". b. An Inter-Faculty Interdisciplinary Programmeon Education for Human Rights and Peace, entitled "ContemporaryWorld Problems and the Scientist's Responsibility", in continuousfunctioning at A.U.Th since 1993. c. The educational activities of theInstitute of Education for Peace, a greek NGO founded in 1986.
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UNESCO CHAIRon Education for Human Rights,
Democracy and Peace
UNESCO/UNITWIN Award 2002
Responsible for the Programme since 1986 is Professor DimitraPapadopoulou.
The UNESCO Chair of the A.U.Th. received in November 2002 theUNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Award for its outstanding activities.
The UNESCO Chair organizes the interdisciplinary, interfacultycourse (undergraduate) "Contemporary World Problems and theScientist's Responsibility", which is attended, by a great number ofstudents from all the Schools of A.U.Th.
Some of the issues discussed in this academic Programme are thefollowing: UNESCO and the culture of peace; education for human rights;world environmental problems; natural resources and their distribution;contemporary demographic problems; international organisations andthe protection of human rights; nuclear power: positive, negative uses;child abuse; illiteracy; social exclusion; bioethical questions e.t.c.
More than 100 Professors from 35 Schools of A.U.Th have lecturedat the UNESCO Chair Programmes.
The UNESCO Chair represents Greece and the University ofThessaloniki by participating in the European Master's Degree inHuman Rights and Democratization, which is co-organized by41 European Universities and is funded by the European Union.
The Chair collaborates with teachers from primary and secondaryeducation and established in 2001 The National Network ofEducators for a culture of Peace and Non-violence in order topromote the values of the culture of peace to schools.
Dr Dimitra PapadopoulouProfessor Emer., School of Psychology, A.U.Th.
Director of the UNESCO Chair
UNESCO ChairAristotle University of ThessalonikiP.O. Box: 48, 541 24, Thessaloniki, GreeceTel. & Fax: +30 231 0 997361, 995311E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.unesco.auth.gr
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The University Student Club is an independent service housed in aseparate building situated on the eastern side of the campus (seemap on page 92-93). On the premises of the Student Club buildingthere is a refectory, a medical service, a snack bar, and a hair-dressers shop. The Student Club is responsible for the catering,accommodation, and medical care of the students in the AristotleUniversity and the University of Macedonia. It also supports theorganization of artistic, cultural and sports events, and it runs twosmall dining halls for A.U.Th. staff members. Moreover, it has amusic department and a choir. The Student Club building alsohouses a photography club. Free catering services are provided toall the undergraduate and postgraduate students who are not grad-uates of any other University or T.E.I. and do not have a highincome, either their parents or themselves (based on their taxreturns), students of Greek descent, Cypriots, foreigners who havebeen granted a scholarship and finally some other categories of stu-dents under certain conditions. On the Student Club premises there is also a Counseling and Psy-chiatric Service that provides its services free of charge to allstudents by appointment throughout the academic year (Septem-ber-June), every Monday and Thursday 9.00-11.00.
INFORMATION Secretariat: tel.: 2310/99-2612 Catering Service: tel.: 2310/99-2623 Medical Service: tel.: 2310/99-2642 website: www.auth.gr/students
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Student Services
The state provides a set of administrative, financial and other serv-ices to students so as to facilitate their studies. These services include contributory scholarships, interest-free educa-tional loans, student housing allowances (according to a recent law,undergraduate university students are entitled to a housing allowanceof 1,000 euros annually provided they meet the relevant conditions),catering and housing services (for students with a low family income),health care, counseling and psychological support, access to the inter-net, lower fares for transportation (student pass), etc.The financial allowances include free textbooks to all students andaccess to university libraries, while administrative allowances aremainly related to a deferral of military service for male students dueto studies. In addition to the above, A.U.Th. provides its students with accessto the University Sports Centre and the University Summer Camp inPosidi, Chalkidiki.
Halls of Residence
Three Halls of Residence are available to A.U.Th. students, one inthe area of 40 Ekklisies and one in the former Egnatia Hotel (11Leontos Sofou street). The students halls are managed by the National Youth Foundation. The total capacity of the halls is 1,740 beds, a ceremony hall, sportsfacilities, restaurants, reading rooms, cafe, etc. Eligible studentsare usually undergraduate or postgraduate students from large fam-ilies or families with a low income. They have to provide a certificatefrom their School and they can stay throughout their study period.The halls are open to foreign students as well.
INFORMATION A Hall of Residence tel.: 2310/210-311 B Hall of Residence tel.: 2310/209-234 C Hall of Residence tel.: 2310/210-411 D Hall of Residence tel.: 2310/536-320
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University Sports Centre
The University Sports Centre is hosted in a separate building, on theeastern side of the university campus, next to the Student Club, inSeptember 3rd Street, in an area of some 2,2 hectares. The Sports Centre is open to all students daily from 15:00 to 18:30,and to the academic staff the same hours two days a week, basedon a decision of the administration. Its facilities include a footballfield, a basketball/handball court, facilities for dancing, gymnas-tics, weight lifting, ping-pong. For water sports the Sports Centreuses the facilities of the National and Poseidonion Swimming Pools,and for track sports it uses the facilities of Kaftantzogleio Stadium. The Sports Centre organizes annual internal championships formany different sports, and it also participates successfully in allinter-university national championships organized by the SportsCommittee for Higher Education. The Sports Centre also has a tra-ditional Greek dancing troupe.
INFORMATIONtel.: 2310/99-2672 website: http://www.auth.gr/gym
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Student Support Fund
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki offers financial support tostudents who are in need. The Student Support Fund was estab-lished in A.U.Th. pursuant to Senate decision 2771/31-08-2005, soas to provide moral and financial support to students and cover anyextraordinary needs which they themselves could not face. These needs are approved by a competent committee and mayinclude the following:• Financial help to students suffering from serious illnesses and
who are either hospitalized or in the recovery process• Financial grant in case of unexpected needs to students who are
faced with major financial difficulties, even temporarily, due tofamily problems which may put at risk the continuation of theirstudies, and finally
• Financial support in case of part time employment for the uni-versity
The application forms and the necessary supporting documents canbe submitted to the Property Management Agency of A.U.Th.(Administrative Building Annex, 1st floor).
A.U.Th. Network Operation Centre
The Network Operation Centre (NOC) is responsible for managingand operating the A.U.Th. data network. The services NOC providesto the A.U.Th. community include: • networking between computers and Internet connectivity • basic network services, e.g. e-mail and webpage hosting • advanced network services, e.g. voice-over-IP telephony and
video-conferencing • technical assistance and support to network users
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Specifically, all members of the AUTH community (faculty, staff andstudents) are entitled to acquire a user account (see http://noc.auth.gr/services/personal/accounts), which will provide access tothe following personal network services: • e-mail (with antivirus and anti-SPAM protection) • dialup, virtual network (VPN) and wireless network access to the
intranet and the Internet• personal webpages • personal home directory in a central server • listing in the university directory • personal digital certificate (PKI) A user account from NOC allows users to activate additional uni-versity services, such as access to the central computer labs,services of electronic secretariat (e-university), access to the libraryservices.The student account can be obtained via the website http://regis-ter.auth.gr upon registration at the Faculty. The student mustrequest from the secretary an “Activation Form for the Access ofStudents to A.U.Th. Electronic Services” and follow the instructionsprovided therein. For more information about the services offered and detailed user man-uals, see under «Services» at the website of NOC (http://noc.auth.gr).NOC provides technological support to the website http://www.auth.gr,which is the main electronic reference and documentation site ofA.U.Th. For instance, through the above mentioned site anyone canlook up for electronic addresses, websites, university phone numbers,etc. http://www.auth.gr/search/ladp/?lang=elThese services are provided and maintained by NOC full-time staff,part-time working students and trainee students.
You may contact NOC in the following ways: • by phone: 2310-998417 • by fax: 2310-998492 • by e-mail: [email protected] • by visiting http://noc.auth.gr• by visiting us at the 1st floor of the Biology building, room 6 • by snail mail at the following address: Network Operation Cen-
tre, PO BOX 888, GR541 24, Thessaloniki
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A.U.Th. IT Centre
The Information Technology Centre of A.U.Th. offers a wide varietyof IT services and support to the academic community. To mentionbut a few: • Consulting services and technical support in information tech-
nology issues.• Software distribution, e.g. Microsoft software through MSDNAA,
collections of free software, etc. • Access to computer labs in A.U.Th. Faculties and Schools and in
the central library. • Access over terminal servers, AFS systems, Samba, to scientific soft-
ware (SPSS, Matlab, Ansys, Mathematica, ARCGIS, Autocad, etc.)• Borrowing of equipment, e.g. projector and laptop for presenta-
tions of dissertations, etc.The services are offered to all the A.U.Th. students through the web-page www.itc.auth.gr, with the same access code as for thesecretariat systems and the NOC services. Through the above men-tioned webpage users can be informed, process and fulfill theirrequest (user codes, resource commitment, etc.) without having tovisit the ITC itself.
E-University Services for A.U.Th. students
The electronic university services of A.U.Th. cater for the interac-tion between students and university services, such as the Facultyor School secretariat, the ITC (software distribution, access to com-puter labs, etc.), the NOC (user accounts, email and other networkservices), the Library system, etc. through the web.Through http://web.itc.auth.gr/ each student can interact with thesecretariat (Students’ Web) in order to:• View data on courses (courses passed and the corresponding
marks, examination period, academic year, teaching hours,courses registered in the current semester together with theteaching and examination programme, average grading)
• Send course registration for the current semester • Retrieve online and print personal information (university record
number, address, phone number, year of admission)• File applications for certificates to be collected from the secretariat.E-University services offered at each Faculty/School.
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The webpage http://web.itc.auth.gr/ lists the active secretarialservices for each Faculty and School. These services are availableat specific A.U.Th. Faculties and Schools, according to the decisionsmade by each Faculty and School. Despite the effort made tohomogenize the procedures, some Faculties or Schools may divergefrom the central policy (e.g. they may admit course registrationsonly through the computer lab).
SupportFor any enquiries related to the ITC, you can contact:
A.U.Th. Information Technology Centre1st floor, School of Biology Building Tel: 2310//99-2000, fax: 2310/99-8302Email: [email protected]
Telecommunications Centre
The Telecommunications Centre manages and administers theoperation of the digital telecommunications network. Its aim is tooffer advanced services to all users of the academic community,while constantly upgrading current services and deploying newones, which will facilitate the academic and administrative func-tions of every employee working for Aristotle University.The A.U.Th. digital phone network is one of the most important infra-structure projects of the institution. The network follows the startopology architecture (each of the nodes of the network is con-nected to a central node with a point-to-point link), it connects 39phone centres and it is arranged in layers: the inner one covers theuniversity campus and the outer one connects the campus networkwith the external A.U.Th. units in Thessaloniki and other cities(Veroia, Serres), the University hospitals, the Ministry of Educationand Religious Affairs and Macedonia University. Thus, all the calls in the network are internal and are free of charge.The services offered to the A.U.Th. community are the following:telephony services, audix, recording of phone transgressions , realtime tele-education and videoconference. Additional useful services include:
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• The phone number 2310-996000, which gives phone directoryinformation for the internal A.U.Th. phone numbers
• The possibility to look up phone numbers of university teachingstaff on the website www.tcom.auth.gr/isdn/idc/catsearch.htm
Student Practical Training
The “A.U.Th. Student Practical Training” Programme was first intro-duced and co-funded by the Ministry of National Education andReligious Affairs and the European Union at A.U.Th. during theperiod 1996-1999 (PHASE A), within the framework of the Opera-tional Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training (O.P.“Education”) of the 2nd Community Support Framework. At thisphase, A.U.Th. participated with 13 Schools. At the end of 2004, A.U.Th. submitted a new proposal to the Ministryof National Education and Religious Affairs and continues to imple-ment its Student Practical Training Programme within the frameworkof O.P. Education II of the 3rd Community Support Framework, with23 of its Schools participating for the period 2005-2007 (PHASE C).The key objective of the Programme is to achieve an interactive feed-back between Higher Education and the workplace.Other objectives include the following: • To acquire initial experience / work experience relevant with the
profession or even placement at the business where practicaltraining was carried out;
• To promote the skills of practicing students and to develop theirprofessional conscience;
• To achieve the smoothest possible transition of students fromuniversity to production, i.e. the world of businesses and organ-izations;
• To familiarize students of higher education with the work envi-ronment and the demands of the workplace, as well as with laborrelations and their expected earnings in the Greek reality;
• To create favorable conditions for the creative cooperation of dif-ferent scientific fields and encourage the practicing students’initiative and professional inventiveness;
• To create a channel of interactive exchange of informationbetween higher education establishments and the businessworld, so as to facilitate cooperation between the two.
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The duration of Practical Training for each student is determined byeach School. More information is available on the following website:http://www.cso.auth.gr
Textbooks
Textbooks or other material that complements the teaching work isdistributed to students free of charge. Access to the relevant Greekor foreign secondary sources is also ensured. All students are eligible for free textbooks, including those whocome from placement tests.
Student Counseling and Guidance Service
The Student Counseling and Guidance Service provides counselingand guidance to students on an individual or group basis free ofcharge on issues pertaining to their emotional, social and academiclife, stress, family problems or problems in their relations with otherpeople, sexuality, psychosomatic symptoms, and adjustment diffi-culties, so that students can fully participate in academic life. Theservice also organizes seminars and lectures which aim at devel-oping practical skills that will help students cope with stress,organize study time, prepare for exams and improve interpersonalrelations. The Service is based at the Medical Service Unit of the UniversityStudent Club facilities, and provides its services on weekdays from15:00 to 18:00 by appointment. The Student Counseling and Guidance Service cooperates with theCounseling Service of the Student Club.
INFORMATIONtel.: 2310/99-2643
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Social Policy Committee (SPC)
INFORMATIONThe Social Policy Committee was established by the Rector’s Coun-cil in September 1997 with the aim of contributing to the solutionof potential student problems, fostering academic life on campus,and forging ties with the wider community. The Committee provides the following services: - It supports students with special needs; - It communicates with foreign students; - It provides information on preventative health measures and healthcare, as well as on key issues in contemporary society and life; - It provides counseling and psychological support (Student Coun-selling and Guidance Service); - It forges ties between the university and the wider community; - It promotes A.U.Th. activities related to the above objectives.
Administration Building, basementtel.: 2310/99-5386 fax: 2310/99-5360 e-mail: [email protected]
University Camping Facilities
The University Camp, established in 1960, is located in Poseidi,Chalkidiki. The Camping facilities include sports and entertainmentfacilities, hygiene facilities, restaurant, two lifeguard towers, fire-protection, a beach bar, a students kiosk, and a small conveniencestore.
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Day Care Unit
The Aristotle University runs a day care unit for preschool-aged chil-dren (2.5 to 5.5 years old). The Unit aims at providing education tothe children of parents who are members of the academic commu-nity, including children of undergraduate and postgraduate students.Location: behind AHEPA Blood Donation Centre and next to theHydraulics Building of the School of Civil Engineering.
Tel.: 2310/ 99-5130, 99-5039fax: 2310/ 99-5039
All A.U.Th. undergraduate and postgraduate students as well asA.U.Th. staff can camp there. Campers other than Aristotle Univer-sity students are charged a small fee for use of the facilities, and allcampers buy their refectory coupons.
INFORMATION website: www.auth.gr/students/camping
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Enlistment to the Army and Deferral due to studies
The male students who have not yet performed their military serv-ice are entitled to a deferral in order to complete their studies. Deferral due to studies may be granted until students become 28years old.It should be noted that according to military legislation, the first dayof the year is considered to be the date of registration to the official‘‘males registry’’ and not the day the student was born. Accordingto military legislation, under no circumstances should the deferralbe extended further than the 31st December of the year in whichthe student in question turns 28. In order for a new student to beentitled to a deferral, he must present to the competent recruitingoffice a certificate of his registration, which is provided by the sec-retary of the school/department upon request. Accordingly, afterhe has completed his studies, he must also file a certificate of stud-ies so as to terminate the deferral. For more details, students may contact the recruiting offices. For more information about military issues (deferral, exceptions,draft evasion, etc.), students can contact the Public Relations Officeof the Ministry of Defence in Thessaloniki. The Office is located at 1Vas. Georgiou Street, next to the Scout Centre. The office hours are:7:30-15:00 during the winter and 7:00-14:30 during the summer.
INFORMATION Tel: 2310/850-060, 894-464, 894-563Website: www.mod.mil.gr
University Student Pass
Every undergraduate or postgraduate student is eligible for reduced farein road, rail and marine means of transport in Greece, in accordancewith the terms and conditions set out in Presidential Decree 265/85. Eligible students are given their pass from the School secretariatafter registration. The pass is strictly personal and valid for one aca-demic year. In case of loss, theft or destruction, a new pass isissued two months after the date the loss, theft or destruction wasdeclared to the School secretariat. The reduction is valid for the entire academic year, and for the num-
ber of years necessary for the normal duration of studies plus halfthat period. Reduction depends on the means of transport and itranges from 25 to 50%. Students studying for a second degree arenot eligible for the pass. For more information about public transport in Thessaloniki, visitthe website: http://www.oasth.gr.
Health Care Service
All university students, either undergraduate or postgraduate or PhDcandidates, are entitled to health care services, including medicalcare, hospitalization and medication, in accordance with the rele-vant provisions of Presidential Decree 327/83 (Official Gazette117/9-9-83 iss. A)The newly registered students of the abovementioned categorieshave to undergo chest x-ray screening free of charge.The undergraduate students will lose their rights to the health careif the duration of their studies exceeds the minimum predeterminedduration of studies increased by half the respective duration. Thesame applies to postgraduate students. As far as the last year ofstudies is concerned, health care is extended after the official endof the academic year till December 31st for students who have notreceived their degree by that time.
INFORMATION Secretariat: Tel: 2310/99-2642General Practitioner: Tel: 2310/99-2653Consulting Station: Tel: 2310/99-2643
Expenses covered
Students are provided with free medical care. Second class hospi-talization is provided, which is calculated based on the cost whichapplies for civil servants.The cost of health care is covered by the university budget or thebudget of the Student Club. Health insurance includes:• Check-ups and other medical examinations• Hospital tests • Medication• Clinical tests
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• Examination at home• Childbirth• Physiotherapy• Dental care• Orthopedic aids. The following expenses are not covered:• Hearing aids• Basic medication• Medical equipment and instruments• Corrective lenses exceeding the amount of 8,80 euros and con-
tact lenses exceeding the amount of 29,35 euros• Spectacle frames exceeding the amount of 16,42 euros• Cosmetics• Spa therapy • Payment for a visiting nurse• Plastic surgery.
Student Health Booklet
All students are entitled to hold an individual Student Health Book-let. The Student Health Booklet is given to students upon registrationat A.U.Th., following an application to the School Secretariat and pro-vided they have not chosen another insurance. In case of loss, it canbe replaced after a period of 2 months. The Student Health Bookletis renewed by the School Secretariat each year.Where is medical care provided?Students who require medical care may go (on weekdays at thedesignated working hours) to either the Health Centre of the Stu-dent Club (corner of Nea Egnatia and September 3rd streets), to thedoctor in the State Health Service of A.U.Th., or to a private doctorwho cooperates with the university. Students should produce theStudent Health Booklet (S.H.B).Medical care is provided within the Greek territory and, more specifi-cally, to:• Students in the city where the University is located• Students who participate in university excursions or who under-
take practical training or conduct a thesis outside the city wherethe University is located, in the place where they undertake suchtraining or conduct their thesis or wherever the need for hospi-talization may arise.
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• Students who are in need of special treatment which is not avail-able in the city where the University is located. In this case, anopinion is required either by the doctor from the Student Club orby a doctor from the University’s Health Service or by a doctorwho cooperates with the University, as well as the approval ofthe respective Executive Committee of the School.
• Students who are outside the city where the University is located,provided their condition is serious. In this case, students shouldnotify the Health Service of the Student Club or their School’sExecutive Committee of their condition within two working days.
For the approval of expenses, in addition to other supporting docu-ments, a certificate from a doctor from a public Health Service(hospital, rural clinic, etc.) as well as approval from the StudentClub Board or from the Executive Committee of the School con-cerned are also required.
Choice of Insurance
In case the student is directly or indirectly entitled to health insur-ance from another organization, s/he can choose his/her healthinsurance organization by submitting a form to the university.Thus, expenses are covered by the health insurance agency ofhis/her choice. In case the health insurance agency covers only hos-pitalization and medical treatment, or part of hospital expenses, thenthe university or the Student Club cover the remaining expenses.
Hospital Care
Hospital treatment is provided in public hospitals or preferably in Uni-versity Clinics. Such treatment can also be provided in private clinicsbut only in the event that public hospitals cannot cater for a particu-lar case or when there are no beds available in an emergency. Insuch a case, only the cost of second class hospital accommodationis covered.Admission to the above institutions requires a special ticket, whichis provided at the Health Service Office of the Student Club.The above procedure can only be circumvented in the followingcases:• When the Health Service Office is closed. • When there is an emergency.
In these cases, the Health Service Office of the Student Club shouldbe notified by either the patient himself, one of his relatives or theclinic where the student is hospitalized within no more than twoworking days following admission to the clinic, so that the StudentClub doctor can decide whether the incident was urgent or not.In case of failure to notify or if a certificate is not provided by thedoctor from the Student Club or the University, then the full cost willbe incurred by the student himself/herself.The results of a student’s medical examinations or tests are released onlyto himself/herself or to his/ her parents, upon the student’s consent.
Dental Treatment
Dental treatment is provided at the laboratories of the Faculty ofDentistry of A.U.Th. and in state Hospitals with a Dental Department.Such treatment includes curative work and corresponds to the treat-ment civil servants are entitled to.The laboratories of the School of Dentistry may refer students to aprivate dentist for a tooth extraction or for treatment of infectiousmouth diseases, but not for additive dental work.
Medication
Prescriptions, which are written on the S.H.B, can be given by:• Doctors from the Student Club• Hospital doctors• Private doctors.
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In the two latter cases, the prescriptions given have to be counter-signed by the inspecting doctor either from the Student Club or fromA.U.Th. within two working days from the date they were issued,otherwise they are invalid. The student’s full name, the School, theregistration number, the doctor’s opinion, the date, the signatureand the doctor’s stamp should be clearly shown on the prescription.Prescription drugs are bought from certain pharmacies which co-operate with A.U.Th. The prescription is signed by the student whenthe medicine is collected.
Clinical Tests
These tests are conducted in university laboratories, where avail-able, or at the laboratories in the Student Club, where available, orat the laboratories of public hospitals or at the laboratories of pri-vate hospitals upon referral by the Health Service of the HigherEducation Establishment.In the event that the means are not available, or of heavy workloador failure, such tests may be carried out in private clinics or labora-tories upon justified referral by the Health Service of the HigherEducation Establishment.
Medical Examination at Home
When the patient’s condition makes it impossible for him/her to goto a doctor’s surgery, then s/he can call a doctor from the StudentClub to visit his/her house during working days and between work-ing hours. The doctor is obliged to visit the patient on the same day.In an emergency, the doctor will visit him/her immediately. If the doctor is unable to visit the patient or if the Health Service isclosed, provided the patient’s condition is particularly serious, thenthe patient can be admitted to the hospital on duty or to a privateclinic. In this case, the Health Service of the Student Club has to benotified within two working days at the latest.
Childbirth
In the event of natural childbirth or a Caesarean birth, in addition tocovering the expenses incurred, a childbirth benefit is provided tofemale students. This benefit amounts to that provided to civil ser-vants as long as the student herself or her husband do not receive
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an allowance from any other source. In the event of a Caesareanbirth, the procedure for hospital care applies.
Physiotherapy
Students who are in need of physiotherapy treatment following anaccident or other condition should submit an application along withthe attendant doctor’s opinion to the Student Club Health Service.Such applications are examined by the Health Service, which willmake the final decision. Physiotherapy treatment is carried out inphysiotherapy departments of public hospitals or private hospitalsupon referral by the Student Club Health Service. If the above institutions cannot provide for the patient’s needs, thenphysiotherapy treatment can be delivered in private clinics or spe-cial physiotherapy clinics. In such a case, the reason for the referralshould be clearly stated on the student’s health form.Orthopedic Equipment The cost of orthopedic equipment is only covered in the event thatthe need has arisen due to an accident or a disease, in accordancewith the terms which apply to civil servants.The student should submit an application with an orthopedic doc-tor’s opinion, which will then be examined by the Health Servicebefore a final decision is made.
Treatment Abroad
Treatment abroad is justified in exceptional cases, e.g. students whosuffer from very serious conditions which cannot be diagnosed andtreated in Greece. The final decision is taken by the competent com-mittee of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity, following theapproval of a Professor or the Head of Clinic of a public university hos-pital or the Head of a Private hospital, and upon recommendation ofthe Health Service and agreement of the Executive Committee of therelevant School.The cost of hospitalization, the transfer of the patient and their escort,etc. will be covered by the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity.
European Health Insurance Card
When students who have a Student Health Booklet visit an EU mem-
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ber state, they can get a European Health Insurance Card, whichwill simplify the procedure when receiving medical assistance dur-ing their stay in a member state. For more information, contact the health service of the Student Clubor School secretariats.Students who have chosen another insurance agency can get this cardfrom their insurance agency. This card is not valid for medical trips.
Student Ombudsman
The mission of the Student Ombudsman Office is to mediatebetween university students or people who have lost or intend toacquire the student status (either at an undergraduate or a post-graduate level) and all the academic and administrative servicesand bodies of A.U.Th., in order to defend their rights, fight againstmaladministration and finally abide by the law.Moreover, it intends to inform students about the rights and the privi-leges they are entitled to as members of the university community. Itmay also offer confidential advice in relation to issues which are of con-cern to students, as well as relevant information for their resolution.The purpose of this office is to promote the principle of equal treat-ment –without any discrimination whatsoever- and to defend therightful interests of the student community of A.U.Th.The office is not responsible for any issues which can be judged sci-entifically. The main principles of the Student Ombudsman are:• the principle of neutrality• the principle of independence• the principle of confidentiality• the principle of the informal mediation procedure.
INFORMATION Student Ombudsman Office Administrative Building Annex ‘K. Karatheodori’3rd floor, office 307 Tel: 2310/99-1361 Fax: 2310/99-1362
Traffic Office
The Traffic Office operates under the auspices of the Maintenanceand Facilities Operation Directorate and it is responsible for the con-trol of use, traffic and maintenance of A.U.Th. cars, as well as for
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the issue of special badges for the parking of vehicles in the areaof the campus.A prerequisite for the issue of the special badge is that the carbelongs to the student himself or his/her parents and that the stu-dent has not exhausted the normal duration of studies.The necessary documents are:• car licence (original and in photocopy)• driving licence (original and in photocopy)• student card or certification by the School/Department of studies.
Office Hours: 12:00-14:00 daily Tel: 2310/99-6832, 99-6806
A.U.Th Scholarships Scholarships to Foreign Students
A.U.Th. grants scholarships every year through the Department ofStudies to:a) Foreign students and economic migrants at an undergraduateand postgraduate level as long as they fulfil the requirements setout in the rules approved by the Senate. These scholarships areeither for studies or for research carried out for the Schools of theFaculties. The number of new scholarships as well as the amount ofthe monthly grant are determined by the Senate upon recommen-dation made by the Studies Committee. Currently the monthly grantis 450 euros for postgraduate students and 350 euros for under-graduate students. The scholarships are announced in the dailypress so that students can be updated and informed. Scholarshipsfor undergraduate studies are granted to a) first year students, fromone (1) to three (3) per School for each Fuculty financial year andthey can be extended for as many years as the legislation stipulatesas the minimum attendance at each School, b) students at any yearof studies under similar terms as those that apply to first year stu-dents.Scholarships for postgraduate studies are granted from one (1) tothree (3) per Faculty for postgraduate studies at any A.U.Th. Schooland are divided in a) two-year grants for the acquisition of a post-graduate degree according to the courses offered at every Schools,b) three-year grants for the completion of a doctoral dissertation.
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Scholarships for postgraduate studiesare initially granted for one (1) yearand may be extended for up to three(3) years on the whole.b) Foreign students, of Greek or non-Greek descent, studying at universitiesabroad at an undergraduate or post-graduate level, so that they can attendthe intensive summer course of theModern Greek Language School (16August-15 September).c) Foreign students, of Greek or non-Greek descent, living abroad, versedin the Greek language and graduatesof Departments of Modern Greek Studies who come from the coun-tries of Southeast Europe etc., so as to acquire a postgraduatedegree through relevant courses offered at A.U.Th. or to supportresearch activities of A.U.Th. students who are already registeredin such courses.
Scholarships to Greek Students
• The Department of Studies grants every year scholarships to stu-dents at an undergraduate or postgraduate level of specificA.U.Th. Schools so as to attend monthly summer language andcultural courses at universities abroad within the framework ofreciprocal academic cooperation agreements.
• Furthermore, the Research Committee of A.U.Th. also grants forty(40) scholarships of distinction (one for every School) to post-graduate students who are candidates for a PhD and ten (10)scholarships of excellence to postdoctoral researchers of A.U.Th.
• The Bequest Department of A.U.Th. grants scholarships, awardsand financial support to A.U.Th. undergraduate students (bychoice or competition) and graduate students, for postgraduatestudies either in A.U.Th. or abroad, from the income made by thebequests and the donations it manages. Such students mainlycome from the area mentioned in each bequest or donation, fromfinancially weak families and generally excel in their studies.
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Other Scholarships
The State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) grants scholarships to:• Undergraduate students who excelled in the university entrance
or promotion exams (information at the Studies Department or atIKY, Mr. Papagiannakis, tel: 210/3726360)
• To the student who excelled above all the others at every postgrad-uate department after the end of each year of studies (informationMrs. Xarhoulakou, Soboni, tel: 210/3726352,210/3726355)
• To graduate students for postgraduate studies or specializationabroad (information Mrs. Adamantiadou, Adamopoulou, Metaxa,tel: 210/3726303, 210/3726326, 210/3726327)
• To graduate students for postgraduate studies or specialization inGreece (information Mrs Kourkouta, Kotti, Diamantopoulou tel :210/3726308, 210/3726353)
• To PhD holders for postdoctoral research in Greece (informationMrs. Soboni, tel:210/3726355)
• To Greek graduates for research at the European Institute of Flo-rence in the departments of humanistic and social sciences(information Mrs. Delli, tel: 210/3726328)
Finally, IKY offers programmes of:• Exchange of foreign or national undergraduate and postgraduate
students of the Faculty of Theology “Timios Stavros” of the Col-lege of Boston and Greek students/graduates of the Schools ofthe Faculties of Theology in Greece. (information Mrs. Kourkouta,tel: 210/3726308)
• Scholarships to:a) Foreign students of Greek or non-Greek origin for postgraduateor PhD studies, postdoctoral research, specialization, collection ofresearch material, attendance of Modern Greek Language and Cul-ture courses in Greece (information Mrs. Mikedaki, Hristodoulou,Karakatsani, tel: 210/3726301, 210/3726325, 210/3726324)b) Cypriots for undergraduate studies in Greece (information Mrs.Horti, tel: 210/372359)c) Financial support to students of Greek origin and Palestinian stu-dents of Greek Universities (information Mrs. Mikedaki, Mama,Hristodoulou, tel: 210/3726325, 210/3726324, 210/3726333).
The Ministry of Education grants scholarships to Greek students
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for postgraduate studies, research and language learning throughthe Students Care Department and the Directorate of InternationalEducational Relations. For more information on scholarships,bequests, awards and financial support to Greek students or grad-uates for studies or research in Greece or abroad, as well as toforeign students for studies or research in Greece, you can visit thedatabase of the Careers Office Department or the informationallibrary of the Department of Studies. www.ypepth.gr
Academic Calendar
The academic year starts on September 1st every year and ends onAugust 31st of the following year. The educational work of every academic year is structured in twosemesters, the fall semester and the spring semester, each of whichcomprises 13 weeks of teaching and two or three weeks of exams. Fall semester courses start in the last week of September and endin late January, followed by the first exam period of the fall semester. Spring semester courses start in mid-February and end at the end ofMay, followed by the first exam period of the spring semester. The exact dates are determined by the University Senate. In extraor-dinary cases, however, upon recommendation of the Senate, the startand end dates of the two semesters may be fixed by the Minister ofEducation, so as to ensure the required number of teaching weeks.Every semester has two exam periods: Fall semester courses are examined during the exam period Janu-ary-February and re-sit exams are held in September; Spring semester courses are examined during the exam period ofJune and re-sit exams are held in September.
HolidaysNeither courses nor exams are held in July and August, the twomonths of summer holidays. Holidays also include: Christmas Holidays: December 24 to January 7. Carnival Holidays: from Thursday before Lent to the day after LentMonday. Easter Holidays: from the Monday of Easter Week to the Sundayafter Easter Sunday.
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Other HolidaysOctober 26: Saint Dimitrios Day, Feast of the city’s Patron Saint.Liberation of Thessaloniki from the Ottoman rule (National Holiday). October 28: National holiday Commemoration of the “No” to Ital-ian fascism. November 17: Student’s uprising in the National Technical Uni-versity of Athens against the junta in 1973. January 30: The Three Patron Saints of Education Day. March 25: National Anniversary of the revolution of 1821 againstthe Turkish rule. May 1: Labour Day. Holy Spirit Day: (Monday after Pentecost).
A.U.Th. Postgraduate Courses
Rapid developments in all disciplines in the past decades and theprospects for further innovations in the future have resulted in theemergence of new knowledge and technologies, as well as in theestablishment of new fields in almost all disciplines. Aiming at broadening the knowledge offered to A.U.Th. graduates inspecial fields of their disciplines, most A.U.Th. Schools and Facultiesare running postgraduate courses that lead to MAs, MScs or PhDs. A.U.Th. had been running postgraduate courses since the 60s. How-ever, it was law 2083/92 that defined the overall framework for theoperation of Postgraduate Courses and enabled Interdepartmentaland Interuniversity Courses. Law 3404/2005 laid down a co-oper-ation framework between Greek and foreign recognized highereducation establishments so as to organise and run common post-graduate and PhD courses.For a detailed presentation of A.U.Th. Postgraduate Courses, pleasevisit the website of the Studies Department http//dps.web.auth.grand the website of the Career Services Office www.cso.auth.gr
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Student Week
Student Week, an institution that was revived in 1999, is a seriesof student activities and performances held each year in the monthsof May, June and November. Student Week aims at promoting student pursuits in culture andpolitics, encouraging the expression of individual and collectivecreativity, and supporting human relations and social solidarity. A.U.Th. currently boasts approximately 60 student groups from allSchools, whose interests include music, theatre, cinema, photography,dance, sports, etc.Events are open to all members of the academic community and theentire city, and are held in venues inside and outside the campus.
INFORMATION F. Alopoudi tel.: 2310/99-7168 e-mail: [email protected]
Culture groups
Drama
• Drama Group of the School of History-Archaeology, “DressRehearsal”
• Drama Group of the Union of Cretan Students in Thessaloniki • Interdepartmental Drama Group “Paramythia”• Drama Group of the School of Psychology “Theatrastheneis” • Drama Group of the School of Biology• Drama Group of the School of Medicine, “H.N.O.Y.” • Drama Group of the School of English, «Bald Theatre» • Drama Group of the School of English “Requiem ATEI Thessaloniki”• Drama Group of the School of Mathematics • Drama Group of the School of Physics • Experimental Artistic Expression Group “Absent” • Drama Group of the School of German • Interdepartmental Drama Group “Porphyra” • Drama Group of the School of Law “Quinta”• Drama Group of the Aesthetic Education Department, School of
Early Childhood Education, ‘’Free Puppet Stage’’.
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Fine Arts
• Students’ Union of the School of Visual and Applied Arts, Facultyof Fine Arts
Music• Students’ Union of the School of Music Studies, Faculty of Fine
Arts• Music Group “NIGMA” • Mousiko Polytropo• Chorus of Chanters of the Faculty of Theology, A.U.Th.• Music Group of the Faculty of Engineering
Film • Students’ Union of the School of Film Studies• Cinergy • Architecture on Site 4Χ4
Games • Chess Club of the School of Mathematics • Initiative of young people involved with Games of Strategy, Phan-
tasy and Scale Modelling • A.U.Th. Argumentation and Debating Club• A.U.Th. Group of Comics Artists.
A.U.Th. Orchestra
The A.U.Th. orchestra was established in February 1999, when itwas realized that academic life can go beyond courses, laborato-ries, reading rooms, clinics and libraries; it was considered thatmusic could establish a more direct and lively communicationamong the members of the academic community and foster closerties between the academic community and the city of Thessaloniki.A.U.Th., as a living body, has always pursued an extrovert policythrough a diffusion of cultural events to the city. In the first four months since its establishment, the orchestra num-bered approximately forty members, students of various universityschools. Its dynamic has grown stronger since then, and the stu-dents’ interest is ongoing.
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The orchestra presents symphonic music works in cooperation withA.U.Th. choirs, on the major feast days of the University (October26th, Christmas, March 25th, Student Week, etc.). The orchestrahas given concerts in many Greek cities and it has also participatedin international events and festivals, invited by foreign agencies andorganizations. Presently, the orchestra repertoire includes works of the pre-clas-sical, classical, and modern period, with a special focus on Greekcomposers. Financial support to the orchestra is provided by theUniversity Property Management Agency.
G. Mandakas A.U.Th. Choir
A.U.Th. Choir was founded in 1953 by Giannis Mandakas aiming atcultivating music among university students. After the death of itsfounder it was renamed into G. Mandakas Choir of the Aristotle Uni-versity of Thessaloniki. For many years, the choir was the backbone of the Music Depart-ment of the university Student Club. Later, it developed into anorganization with diverse activities and a significant factor in thecity music life, gaining national and international recognition. The choir gives regular concerts for the public of Thessaloniki, itparticipates in events organized by the Aristotle University (studentweek, official feast ceremonies, awards, conferences, etc.), it givesconcerts in other Greek cities in cooperation with local bodies, andit also has a regular presence in international choir events.
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Milestones in the History of Thessaloniki
315 B.C.Cassander, king of Macedonia, founds the city of Thessalonikibringing together 26 small villages from the cove of the ThermaikosGulf 148 B.C.Macedonia becomes a roman province with the city of Thessalonikias its capital 304 A.D.Ceasar Galerius Maximianus chooses the city of Thessaloniki as thecapital of his district and builds large, imposing buildings. 6th cent A.D.Many barbaric races attempt to conquer the city with no success9th cent A.D.Cyril and Methodius of Thessaloniki christianize the Slavs and cre-ate the Slavic alphabet
904 A.D.Conquest of Thessaloniki by Saracen pirates. Thousands areslaughtered or enslaved. The city is destroyed and looted. 1185 A.D.Around 80,000 Normans besiege and conquer Thessaloniki. Thecity faces more slaughters, lootings and destructions. It is liberatedthree months later by the Byzantines. 1204 A.D.The Byzantine state is broken down by the Crusaders. Thessalonikiis conquered and becomes the capital of a Roman fief under Boni-face of Montferrat.1222 A.D.Thessaloniki is taken back by the despot of Epirus Theodore IDoukas Comnenus.1342 A.D.The Zealots movement. The lower social classes seize power andestablish a regime of equality before the law. For 7 years the city isautonomous, independent from central authority. The movement isrepressed by emperor Ioannis Kantakouzinos in 1349 A.D.1430 A.D.The final capture of Thessaloniki by the Ottoman Turks led by Murad II.The city is looted and destroyed. Its residents are slaughtered andenslaved. The population is dramatically reduced to 6,000 inhabitants. 1492 A.D.Waves of Jewish refugees arrive in Thessaloniki following expul-sion from Spain. 1821 A.D.With the 1821 revolution in Southern Greece, a campaign of perse-cution is launched against the Greeks of Thessaloniki.26th October 1912 The Greek army liberates the city of Thessaloniki from the Turks. 5th March 1913King George I is assassinated in Thessaloniki.17th March 1916The ‘Movement of the National Defense’ is launched in Thessa-loniki. Venizelos establishes a temporary government.
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5th August 1917A big fire destroys the largest part of the city and causes incalcula-ble damage.1922 A.D.The Asia Minor catastrophe. Thousands of refugees inundate thecity of Thessaloniki increasing the population from 170,000 to245,000 people.May 1936Bloody uprising of the labour movement in Thessaloniki. 9th April 1941German troops seize the city. The German occupation begins. 1943Atrocities of the German conquerors against the city Jews. 55,000Jews are deported to Nazi camps.30th October 1944 Liberation of Thessaloniki from the German conquerors. 20th June 1978A major earthquake hits Thessaloniki unsettling its residents andtheir economic and social activities for many months.
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Monuments
The Roman Forum in Dikastiria Square, the Galerian complexfrom the era of Roman dominance: Kamara (Galerius Arch),Rotonda and the archaeological site with the palace remains inNavarinou Square.
The churches of Ahiropoiitos, Saint Dimitrius dedicated to the city’spatron saint, Saint David (Latomou Monastery) in Ano Poli, SaintSophia, are some of the monuments which date back to the 4th upto the 7th century A.D.The churches of the Panagia Halkeon (Virgin Mary of copper arti-sans), Saint Panteleimon, Saint Aikaterini, Saint Apostles, SaintNicolas the Orphan, Taxiarhes, Metamorphosis tou Sotiros, ProphetElias and Vlatades monastery are dated after the first millenniumand before the Turkish rule.
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Ancient Agora
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The walls with their towers, Eptapyrgio, the Vardarios fort, and thelandmark of Thessaloniki, the White Tower, are part of the city’ sfortification. Loutra Paradisos (Bey Hamam), Alkazar, Bezesteni, Alatza Imaret,Louloudadika (Yahudi Hamam) and Aegli were constructed underthe Turkish rule. More recently built monuments, after the late 19th century, include:
Saint Dimitrios Rotonda
Aheiropoietos Saint Sophia
Rotonta, detail of mosaic
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the metropolitan temple of Grigorios Palamas, the building of theGreek Consulate (currently the Museum of the Macedonian Strug-gle), the Papafeio Orphanage, the building of the Old School ofPhilosophy, Konaki (currently the building of the Ministry of Mace-donia and Thrace), Stratigeio, the Customs at the port area, YeniTzami, villa Allatini, Casa Bianca, villa Mordoch which currentlyhosts the Municipal ArtGallery, the old Governors’Mansion which currentlyhosts the National and FolkMuseum of Macedonia, villaAhmet Kapanci which iswidely known as the 5thBoys Highschool and hoststhe Art Gallery of theNational Bank of Greece.
Panagia Halkeon Saint Apostles
Saint Nicolas Orphanos Loutra Paradeisos
Galerios’s Arch
The most important museums of Thessaloniki are the following: • Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki (YMCA Square). It is
one of the most important archaeological museums in the coun-try; its major exhibits include the artistic treasures of ancientMacedonia from the archaic to the Roman period.
• Museum of Byzantine Culture. The building of the museumwas completed in 1993 and it is located at the junction of Stra-tou Avenue and Tritis Septemvriou Street.
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Museums in Thessaloniki
Archaeological Museum
Museum of Byzantine Culture
• Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (at the corner of Ag.Sofia and Prox. Koromila streets).
• Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia, 68 Vas.Olgas st.
• Museum of the Jewish Presence in Thessaloniki (13 AgiouMina Street).
• Water Works Museum of Thessaloniki. It is located at 49 Octo-ber 26th Street, in the Sfageia district.
• Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-ByzantineMusical Instruments. It is housed in a restored building at 12-14 Katouni Street in the area of Ladadika.
• Historical Archives of Macedonia. It is located in Papanasta-siou Street.
• Ecclesiastical Museum of the Metropolitan Church of Thes-saloniki, located in Kouskoura Street.
• Thessaloniki Science Centre and Technology Museum,located in the area of Thermi.
• Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, located in theThessaloniki International Fair grounds.
• State Museum of Contemporary Art. It was established in1997 and it is housed in the Lazaristes Monastery and in Ware-house B1 at the port of Thessaloniki.
• Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki. It is housed in villa Mor-doch, at the corner of Vas. Olgas and Martiou 25th Streets.
• Art Gallery of the National Bank of Greece in Vas. OlgasStreet.
• The Telloglion Foundation of Art of A.U.Th. It is housed at159a Agiou Dimitriou st.
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Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art Jewish Museum
• The Art Gallery of the University of Thessaloniki, which ishoused at the building of the Faculty of Philosophy and includesportraits of professors created by well-known Greek painters.
• The Art Gallery of the Society of Macedonian Studies. It ishoused on the last floor of the mansion which also hosts theNational Theatre.
• Agioritiki Estia It is housed in Egnatia Street at the Nedelkosbuilding
• Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki, Warehouse A, in the port ofThessaloniki
• Museum of Photography, Warehouse A in the port of Thessaloniki• Sports Museum of Thessaloniki at the junction of Ag. Dimitriou
and Tritis Septemvriou Streets
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Photo Museum State Museum of Contemporary Art
Thessaloniki Science Centre and Technology Museum
University MuseumsThey form part of the relevant laboratories and include exhibitsrelated to the field of study of the particular laboratory. These muse-ums include: • Folklife Museum (Faculty of Philosophy)• Museum of Casts (Faculty of Philosophy) • Museum of Modern Greek History (Faculty of Philosophy)• Museum of Architecture (Faculty of Engineering)• Palaeontology Museum (Faculty of Sciences)• Museum of Embryology (Faculty of Medicine)• Museum of Wildlife and Freshwater Fish Aquarium (Faculty of
Forestry and Natural Environment).
CULTURE AND ART ORGANIZATIONS/INSTITUTIONS• Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (TSSO)• Thessaloniki Municipal Symphony Orchestra • National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG)• State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (SCT)• Opera of Thessaloniki• Thessaloniki Concert Hall• Experimental Art Stage ‘’Tehni’’• Society for Macedonian Studies • ‘Tehni’ Macedonian Artistic Society • Thessaloniki Cultural Centre, National Bank of Greece Cultural
Foundation • Institute for Balkan Studies (Greek acronym IMXA)• Vafopoulion Cultural Centre• Demetria, days devoted to art and culture, every autumn • Thessaloniki Film Festival, every autumn
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National Theatre of Northern Greece Thessaloniki Film Festival
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1. FACULTY OF THEOLOGYSchool of Theology, School of Ecclesiastical and Social Theology
2. FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY2a old building2b new building2c new wing2b,2c School of Philology2b School of History and Archaeology2a,2c School of Philosophy and Pedagogy2a,2b,2c School of Psychology2b,2c School of English Language & Literature2a,2c School of French Language & Literature2a,2c School of German Language & Literature2b,2c School of Italian Language & Literature
3. FACULTY OF SCIENCES3a School of Mathematics3a School of Physics3b School of Biology3a School of Geology3c School of Chemistry3a,3b School of Informatics3d Meteorological Station3e Observatory3b Network Operation Centre
4. FACULTY OF LAW, ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCESSchool of Law, School of Economics, School of Political Sciences
5a Faculty of Agriculture5a Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment5b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine6a Faculty of Medicine6b Faculty of Dentistry3b School of Pharmacy
6c AHEPA University Hospital
7. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING7,7b,7c,7h School of Civil Engineering7,7a School of Architecture7c,7g School of Rural and Surveying Engineering7a,7d,7e,7f School of Mechanical Engineering7b,7d,7h School of Electrical and Computer Engineering7b,7d,7e School of Chemical Engineering7,7c,7g School of Mathematics, Physics and Computational Sciences
8. FACULTY OF FINE ARTSSchool of Visual and Applied Arts, School of Drama
9. FACULTY OF EDUCATIONSchool of Early Childhood EducationSchool of Primary Education
10. FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORTS SCIENCESchool of Physical Education and Sports ScienceA. STUDENT CLUBB. CENTRAL LIBRARY - READING ROOMC. UNIVERSITY SPORTS CENTRED. “CONSTANTIN CARATHÉODORY” A.U.Th. ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGE. CEREMONY HALL
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