News & Events

Dr Dimitriadis delivers insightful workshop on Brain Leadership in Lviv, Ukraine

Dr Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Development Director of the Executive Development Institute delivered a successful workshop on Brain Leadership in Lviv, Ukraine. Entitled "Brain Leadership: How to Engage Employees through Neuroscience" the event was organised by the International Faculty, CITY College and the European Business Association (EBA) on 16 June 2016. In his presentation Dr Dimitriadis discussed myths concerning the brain, leadership and management, underpinning that neuroscience techniques can be applied to leadership development and advised participating business professionals on how they can make their brain leadership smarter. He also presented a comprehensive model for applying brain-based leadership. “Today’s managers need to make their brain ‘leadership-smarter’ if they wish to success in the leadership ladder”, said Dr. Dimitriadis. The event was well-attended and intrigued participants to learn more on this new leadership trend.

24/06/2016

Our Executive MBA now in Armenia!

Yerevan is the new destination for our Executive MBA programme. We are happy to announce that The University of Sheffield Executive MBA offered by the International Faculty will start running in Armenia from this academic year and on, making Yerevan our sixth teaching location along with Thessaloniki, Belgrade, Bucharest, Kyiv and Sofia. Managers and entrepreneurs from Armenia who will attend the programme will keep the benefit of integration and networking with managers from throughout the region while getting the benefits of convenience and cost. As in other locations, programme participants in Yerevan will be able to choose between the six available specializations within the MBA programme: Marketing, General Management, Finance, Logistics Management, Healthcare Management and Human Resource Management. Adding Yerevan as a new destination for our Executive MBA, enhances the international character of the programme. Offered since 1993, the University of Sheffield Executive MBA is the only truly international MBA in the region. The programme is scheduled to start in Autumn 2016. To find our more or apply for the programme, interested candidates may contact our local representative at E: lshahzadeyan@citycollege.sheffield.eu, T: +374 94 029449

23/06/2016

Dr Nikolaidis at the 'Financial Forum Innovation' in Sofia

Dr Dimitrios Nikolaidis participated with an insightful speech in the ‘Financial Forum Innovation’ that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria on 14 June 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel. In his presentation, entitled “Services Optimization Through Innovation as a Competitive Advantage for Banks”, Dr Nikolaidis underpinned the impact of the individual on any type of innovation and discussed the elements of reliability, empathy, assurance and responsiveness and their influence in service quality and customer satisfaction. “The people are as a key factor to build a corporate culture which will lead to sustainable development” he said. The panelists of the Conference were experts from the banking sector, not bank financial institutions, hi-tech companies, innovative companies from different areas of business in Bulgaria. Except for Dr Nikolaidis, the event’s panel comprised a number of distinguished speakers, namely: Nina Stoyanova, Deputy Governor in charge of the Banking Department and the Fiscal Services Department and member of the Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank, Peter Andronov, Country Manager of KBC group for Bulgaria, Chairman of the MB of CIBANK, CEO of CIBANK, Chairman of the Managing Board of the Association of Banks in Bulgaria, Petia Dimitrova, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Management Board of Postbank, Levon Hampartzoumian, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of UniCredit Bulbank and Iravan Hira, General Manager, Hewlett-Packard Bulgaria. The event was well-attended with more than 300 participants from the banking and financial sector as well as from other businesses.

22/06/2016

MBA student in Sofia issues the biggest comic album ever published in Bulgaria

Executive MBA student, Marin Troshanov, who attends the programme in Sofia has been part of a very exciting project: Together with 7 of the finest Bulgarian artists he wrote a comic book script and issued the biggest comic album ever created in Bulgaria.  On June 8th the collection named "Above the Rainbow" was presented at a special exhibition held in one of the largest artistic show rooms in Sofia. The event was respected by hundreds of visitors from all ages. Marin opened the exhibition with a short speech on the project's goal - to revive the comic art in Bulgaria. In the next hour and a half he tirelessly signed copies with his colleagues encircled by the broadly smiling faces of the fans. His strip "The Mark" was previously awarded the best traditional comic at the Belgrade International Comics Festival among nearly 300 competitors from 30 countries.  Marin Troshanov has recently signed a contract with one of the most reputable Bulgarian publishing houses for a trilogy of novels that could be defined as mystery thrillers with fantasy elements. The first one will be issued this Autumn and follows the story of a missing girl and the supernatural forces her boyfriend needs to face in the quest of finding her. The International Faculty warmly congratulates Mr Marin Troshanov and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours! Marin Troshanov currently holds the position of an Account Delivery Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and is responsible for a large international client in the energy sector. Throughout his career he has been engaged with people management, training, customer relationship building and projects. In 2015 he was selected by Kapital and karieri.bg as one of Bulgaria’s Next Generations Leaders.

21/06/2016

International Faculty Members presenting in a Conference on Education in Slovenia

Between June 12th and 14th, Prof. Petros Kefalas, Dr Paschalia Patsala and Dr Suzie Savvidou participated in the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END2016), which took place in Ljubljana. During the Conference, speakers from the most diverse countries and educational cultures presented their work towards promoting teaching, learning, pedagogic innovations as well as their applications in Education, with a 27% overall conference paper acceptance rate. Dr Suzie Savvidou discussed in detail a “Framework of Practice for Educating Novice Students to become Professional Counsellors” enjoying her audience’s full attention to this innovative work that Petros Kefalas and Lena Gassi had also contributed to. Dr Savvidou explained the challenges that the design and delivery of a training programme for counsellors involves, as it necessitates considerable enhancement of trainees’ attributes that are key factors for effective counselling. Analysing the academic, practical and ethical issues that arise, she presented a framework developed within a postgraduate programme that not only ensures high-quality academic standards in teaching, learning and assessment, but it also offers students the opportunity to exercise the acquired skills within a real working environment safely, ethically and effectively for both themselves and their clients. During the same event, Dr Patsala and Prof. Kefalas delivered a talk entitled "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly…Practices in Higher Education" which reflected the experience of developing a newly-set-up learning environment within our University, namely the English Studies Department. Drawing on the relevant Western film in a very lively presentation, Dr Patsala and Prof. Kefalas provided the rationale and examples of various practices applied in relation to teaching, learning and assessment, student support, feedback provision, student engagement, and staff development. Practices applied within Higher Education programmes were classified into ‘good’ (worth applying and disseminating), ‘bad’ (to be avoided as ineffective), and ‘ugly’ (positive in principle, yet of questionable value or in need of refinement), and the methods employed to meet the learning objectives of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes were presented in close connection to the Sheffield Graduate Profile promoted in our University. This International Conference on Education and New Developments has also offered a lot of opportunities for networking with scholars who deal with similar educational projects and issues, as well as for exploring new collaborations on joint research and teaching experiences with other educational institutions. Dr Paschalia Patsala with Dr Elina Megalou, Deputy Director of the “Strategy and Digital Educational Content Directorate” of the Computer Technology Institute & Press - Diophantus

21/06/2016

Graduation Party 2016

16/06/2016

SEERC at the University of Sheffield ‘Conference for Research & Innovation Supporters’

Our research centre, SEERC was present at the University of Sheffield's Conference for Research & Innovation Supporters (ShefRICON) that took place on 14th of June 2016 at the university’s campus at Sheffield, UK. SEERC and its representatives, Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, SEERC’s Chairman and Mr Nikos Zaharis, Director of SEERC, shared best practices and contributed to the aims of the conference: Increase awareness and understanding of our ambition and strategic direction on research and innovation within a challenging climate, and the critical contribution that individual professionals make and need to make to this Share and increase knowledge throughout the R&I professional community – of respective roles, perspectives, systems, processes, topics Increase a tangible sense of belonging to a wider community Prof Ketikidis (Chairman of SEERC - right) and Mr Zaharis (Director of SEERC - left) at the ShefRICON16 Conference   For more information about the conference please visit this link: www.sheffield.ac.uk/staff/conference-research-innovation-supporters/about

15/06/2016

MA in Translation and Interpreting

The English Studies Department of the International Faculty, CITY College announces a new Master's programme recently added to its portfolio: the MA in Translation and Interpreting. This postgraduate programme aspires to meet the increase in demand for advanced translation and interpreting in the industry. Translation Studies as a discipline has witnessed unparalleled changes over the last ten years, with new technologies and research developments rapidly transforming the profession. The MA in Translation and Interpreting combines the theoretical issues involved in literary, technical, screen, legal, digital, scientific and commercial translation; or in publishing, localisation and management, with the practical aspects of the translation and the mechanics of the interpreting process. The programme will prepare graduates to pursue a range of career paths as translators, conference or community interpreters, subtitlists, localisers, literary translators, spokespeople, technical/linguistic consultants, editors, applications development consultants, and language project managers. Dr Paschalia Patsala, Head of the English Studies Department, said “Students who attend the programmes of the English Studies Dept. enjoy a challenging journey to a rich academic experience. Our primary goal is to guide and support you, making this a stimulating and constructive experience that will open up for you a wide range of career opportunities in numerous language-related professions. Our passionate commitment to academic excellence, our team of highly-qualified faculty members, our research-informed teaching, the rich opportunities for hands-on practice, and our collaboration with the industry will fulfill all your expectations!” Graduates receive their degree from one of top 100 universities in the world: the University of Sheffield. Admission period is now open! Information / Applications: For more information interested candidates may contact the English Studies Department or our Admissions Office at admissions@citycollege.sheffield.eu, +20 2310 275575.  

14/06/2016

Workshop by Mr Kehaghias on Open Innovation in Kyiv

Mr. Stelios Kehaghias, Senior Lecturer of Strategic Management and Strategic Marketing at the University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, delivered a very interesting workshop to members of European Business Association on June 3 in Kyiv.  In his lively presentation entitled 'Developing competitive advantage through open innovation', Mr. Kehaghias discussed with participants important issues on why open innovation is a strategic option today, how open innovation contributes to competitive advantage, how to attract and motivate contributors and keep an active innovation community.  This event was delivered and supported in frame of the partnership between The University of Sheffield International Faculty and the European Business Association (Ukraine). With more than nine hundred members, the European Business Association (EBA) is the largest premier union of businesses operating in the Ukrainian market. Next event organised by EBA and the International Faculty, CITY College will be held in Kyiv on June 16th.

09/06/2016

New Bachelor's Programme in Hotel and Hospitality

Keeping up with the latest business trends, our Business Administration and Economics Department introduces a new Bachelors programme recently added to its undergraduate portfolio: The BA (Hons) in Business Studies (Hotel and Hospitality) *. The programme gives students the opportunity to acquire - starting from an undergraduate level- specialised knowledge and skills in one of the largest and fastest-growing industries worldwide. Hotel and hospitality businesses represent one of the biggest industries offering exciting career opportunities all over the world. This management track equips the future executive with the theoretical and administrative knowledge to successfully manage hotel and hospitality operations. While learning about all key areas of hotel and hospitality management, students develop the necessary attitude and skills to deliver service excellence in a vibrant global industry. Dr Dimitrios Nikolaidis, Head, Business Administration and Economics Department said: “The new programme opens new doors for a dynamic career in tourism, equipping our graduates with all the necessary skills and competencies: deep knowledge of the particular subject, effective communication, familiarization with cutting-edge technologies, analytical and critical thinking, goal-setting and organizational skills. Our students, through a series of carefully designed modules, enhanced with distinguished guest lecturers, workshops, simulations and case studies, are getting ready to deal with the challenges faced with.” Graduates receive their degree from one of top 100 universities in the world: the University of Sheffield. Admission period is now open! More information about the programme. Information / Applications: For more information interested candidates may contact the Business Administration & Economics Department or our Admissions Office at admissions@citycollege.sheffield.eu, +20 2310 275575. * Subject to approval

08/06/2016

Recent graduate of Digital Marketing finds job in London within 4 months

Interview with Alex Petmezas   Q: What did you study at the International Faculty? When did you graduate? A: I completed the BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and continued with the MA in Digital Marketing and Social Media. I graduated in 2015.   Q: What were your steps right after graduation? A: I had already decided to move abroad for work but I also wanted to get some work experience first so after I submitted my master's dissertation, I started looking around to find an internship. I ended up doing a very useful 6-month internship which helped me a lot during the job hunting process.   Q: How did you decide to move to London? A: I was initially looking at Paris as well as London. However, as far as working in marketing while staying in Europe is concerned, London is really the place to be. A lot of opportunities with many different types of companies. Some are smaller than others but regardless of size, most of them are very interesting and a great kick start to someone's marketing career.   Q: Describe your job-hunting journey. A: Once I was settled in London, I would go on every website with job listings that I could find and applied to any position that was relevant to my studies, my experience and obviously that seemed interesting to me. A large percentage of the jobs were listed by recruitment agencies so I would often talk with recruiters about jobs I had applied for or others that might interest me. Finally, some of the applications turned into interviews and after 2-3 rounds of interviews, the company would make their final decision. After having sent many applications and having talked and been interviewed by a few companies, I was finally made a job offer which I gladly accepted. It took me about 4 months in total to find a job which is usually the average time a recent graduate will need.   Q: What was the biggest challenge? A: Looking for a job can be a pretty stressful and uncertain situation. In my case specifically, I had just moved to a new country, I had very few local friends and I had no job. It was not always mentally easy. However, I tried to remain focused on my goal of finding a job while still getting to know the city and meeting people and in the end it was worth it.   Q: What do corporate recruiters look for? A: From my experience, having a good degree is definitely important. The University of Sheffield degree made a real difference. Moreover, they will also focus quite a lot on the skills and work experience that are listed in your CV and make sure that they match the skills required for the job. If you can also explain how you have applied these skills in a previous internship or job, or even during a personal project, this can also be extremely helpful to show them that you not only have the theoretical knowledge but can also apply everything that you know. Finally, usually in the second interview, a lot of companies will ask you to do a short 10-15 minutes presentation in order to see how comfortable you are with doing the required research in order to create the presentation but also to see how good your presentation skills are.   Q: How did your studies at the International Faculty help you for the jump start of your career? A: Studying at the International Faculty, CITY College has been crucial in my job search. Not only because I acquired all the necessary knowledge and skills, which is the minimum, but also because all the advice I received from every lecturer throughout my studies has been very useful. As students, a lot of times we were wondering why lecturers would often repeat a lot of things about job search, doing good presentations, being able to do good research and many other things which did not seem that relevant at the time. However, most of these things have been extremely valuable after my studies. Also, the professional seminars, company visits and other activities like these have also been beneficial.   Q: What is the job you found about? (job title, duties etc?) A: My job title is Campaign Executive in a large technology company. We work with brands (some big ones like P&G, Nestle, Unilever but also smaller ones) and create and implement their promotional marketing efforts. That includes e-coupons, online competitions, new product trials, social media applications and any other activity that might help these clients with this aspect of their marketing plan. I am involved in some of the planning of these strategies as well as in the implementation, monitoring of ongoing campaigns and reporting results of campaigns that have ended. It is a very good job that can really help kick start my marketing career because I am involved in so many different things as well as be in direct communication with some big clients.   Q: What would you advise future graduates? A: Besides the common advice of focusing on their studies, coursework and exams, another advice I would give would be to read a lot outside of the class material about their area of study to learn more on their subject. Moreover, I would advise students to participate to a lot of different seminars that the Faculty organizes because they can also be very beneficial. Attending the annual career fair and interviewing or talking with some companies is also something that could help or any other job search related event can be very good in order to prepare the students before going into the "real" world after their studies. Additionally, any relevant work experience is probably one of the most crucial things that will allow graduates to find a great job quickly. Furthermore, something else that I believe can be extremely worthwhile for graduates is to move to another country at least for a couple of years. Start a great job in a new city, meet new people, challenge themselves in many ways and after that, they can always go back to their home country if they still wish to do that. Finally, to never stop having fun, learning new things, doing the hobbies that they love because while having a good career is certainly important, having a good balance between work and personal life is what matters at the end of the day.  

08/06/2016

Scholarships for Greek students, Academic Year 2016-17

  Scholarships for Bachelors studies (PDF) Scholarships for Masters studies (PDF)  

08/06/2016