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Guest Lecture on Event Management for our postgraduate students in Bucharest
Ms. Elena Bululete, Partner and PR Consultant at Conan PR, delivered a highly practical and interesting guest lecture in Bucharest entitled "Managing Events-A practical guide to success". Ms. Bululete shared with our MA in Marketing, Advertising and PR students details, best practice and practical tips that had helped put together the hugely successful AdPrint European Festival. This inspirational guest lecture took place on the 21st of September and was part of the Festivals and Events Management unit delivered in Bucharest. Guest lecturing from high profile practitioners provides an excellent opportunity to enhance our students' employability, learning experience, professional network and is in line with the International Faculty's aim to bring academia and industry closer together.
07/10/2013
Dr Dimopoulos' dancing robots go to Bulgaria
3rd SEE - Science Festival Dr Kostas Dimopoulos, Lecturer at our Computer Science Department and Adrian Solomon , Researcher at SEERC visited Burgas in Bulgaria in order to participate in the 3rd SEE- Science Festival where Dr. Dimopoulos had one more opportunity to present his dancing robots. The event was held on 26-27 September 2013 in the Cultural Centre Sea Casino of Burgas in view of the spectacular Burgas bay area. The concept of the 3rd SEE Science Festival was ‘SEA OF SCIENCE - explore the sea of science with us’. Within the framework of the SEE-Science project Dr Kostas Dimopoulos has developed an activity for children and young adults where robots dance with humans. The activity was inspired by the popular TV show “Dancing with the Stars”, a dancing competitive game where popular persons (in our case, robots) are matched with dancing instructors (in our case, pilot participants), who after a training period they compete in front of an audience. A number of differently configured robots programmed using Microsoft Kinect - which enables robots to respond to certain movements of the trainer - are used and each participant pairs off with one of the robots. During the dance, the participant changes postures, making the robot appear to dance as well. This activity was designed to boost the young peoples’ interest, and especially women, in science through interactive robot games and activities. This was the third of the four Science Festivals to be organised in total within in the framework of the SEE-Science project. The first festival was organised by SEERC and NOESIS in Thessaloniki last October. Dr Dimopoulos presented his dancing robots with great success in all three SEE-Science Festivals that have taken place so far. Our reserch centre, SEERC, is a partner for the SEE- Science project. More info: https://seescience.eu/festivals
02/10/2013
The International Faculty among the co-organisers of the 6th Panhellenic and the 17th Balkan Conference in Informatics
6th Balkan Conference in Informatics (BCI 2013) 17th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2013) The International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College , the South-East European Research Centre (SEERC) together with the Greek Computer Society (ΕPY), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , the University of Macedonia and the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, successfully organised the 6th Balkan Conference in Informatics (BCI 2013) and the 17th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics (PCI 2013). The two conferences took place in parallel on 19th - 21st of September 2013 in Thessaloniki, Greece at the MET Hotel. Prof. Joseph Sifakis, Director of the “Rigorous System Design” Laboratory at EPF, participated as keynote speaker in both conferences, with an insightful presentation. Both conferences attracted decision-makers, researchers, practitioners and persons concerned with the latest research, scientific development and practice on ICT in Greece and broader Balkan region, aiming at providing an effective channel of communication between these audiences. During the parallel sessions and workshops that took place invited speakers presented interesting papers and case studies generating discussions among participants. Both events were well-attended and concluded with interesting closing remarks. Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis , and Prof. Petros Kefalas , Vice Principals of the International Faculty, participated in the conferences as members of the organizing committees. Related links: http://bci2013.bci-conferences.org/ http://pci2013.epy-mathra.gr/
02/10/2013
Congratulations to Dr. Kapoulas and Miljana Mitic on their Highly-Read Article in International Academic Journal
Mr. Alexandros Kapoulas Congratulations to Dr Alexandros Kapoulas, Lecturer at our Business Administration & Economics Department and to Ms Miljana Mitic, PhD candidate at our research centre, SEERC, whose article on ‘Understanding challenges of qualitative research: rhetorical issues and reality traps’ (Kapoulas & Mitic 2012) appears among the most highly downloaded articles published in the recent years. The article has been published by Emerald’s international academic journal, Qualitative Market Research and has received 1302 downloads to date, being read at an international level. The authors received congratulations from the journal’s editor on their achievement. It is a remarkable academic achievement indeed for academics from the International Faculty to receive such acknowledgement at an international level, a fact that reflects the high-calibre of our faculty members. The QRM journal is considered one of the best in the field and continues to attract researchers, practitioners and academics from around the world allowing it to maintain a high quality research output.
24/09/2013
SEERC Successfully Establishes the Triple Helix Association Chapter in Greece
Our research centre, the South East European Research Centre (SEERC) took the groundbreaking initiative to form a consortium and establish the Triple helix (university, industry, government) THA Chapter in Greece. Triple helix (university, industry, government) interactions are perceived to be key to the fast paced development of the knowledge based society. Building such interactions with proper protocols and missions can lead to innovation progress, entrepreneurial capacities, and enhanced knowledge and technology transfer with the ultimate goal of a successful engagement in regional development. To this end, the Triple Helix Association (THA), organized at a global scale, aims to promote triple helix communications and to spread this vision internationally. Nevertheless, this is not the case in South East Europe and especially in Greece. Harsh economic environment, low communication among the triple helix actors, rigid structures of academic institutions, obsolete regulatory framework, lack of business-oriented culture, limited support for entrepreneurial activities, low innovation score, and severe brain drain, point towards the fact that triple helix interactions are not being performed in this area. Overall, the main aim of the THA Chapter in Greece is to create an effective dialog among national / multi-national entities in order to bolster the innovation and entrepreneurship capacity and engage in the regional development of Greece and the South East European region. More specifically, the THA Chapter in Greece intends to promote analyses and studies on the interaction between universities, firms and government aimed at translating academic models into practical achievements. It will support international exchange of scholars and educate scholars in the field of THA’s mission. It will also organize international symposia of relevant scientific interest, provide a common discussion framework for triple helix actors in order to engage in regional development of Greece and of the South East European Region, boost the innovation capacity, encourage and support entrepreneurship and fight the regional brain drain. Ultimately, the THA Chapter in Greece aims to expand to the wider South East European Region in order to create a solid developmental block with coordinated knowledge resources and activities that will help the SEE region progress.
24/09/2013
MBA alumnus, Dimitris Lakassas becomes new President of Thessaloniki Innovation Zone
Mr Dimitris Lakassas Congratulations to our alumnus, Dimitris Lakassas who was recently appointed as the new President of the Managing Board of 'Alexander Innovation Zone S.A.' in Thessaloniki. Mr. Lakassas is also the President of the Greek International Business Association (SEVE) and a very active entrepreneur serving the role of CEO at Olympia Electronics S.A. Mr. Lakassas graduated from our Executive MBA programme in 1996 and is a distinguished entrepreneur and member of numerous associations, actively involved in the Greek business sector. He has participated in many international conferences, business delegations with the President of Greece in five counties and was awarded by the European Union in cooperation with the Greek Ministry of Development the National Business Excellence Award in 2007. He also received the award "Most influential Business Manager in 2004" by ECO Q. Mr. Lakassas commented on the role he recently assumed: "My goal is to work close with my colleagues with the aim to put the Innovation Zone's mission statement into practice and bring together knowledge, entrepreneurship and innovation through wise management of knowledge". Mr. Lakassas will be the President of the Thessaloniki Innovation Zone for the next three years. Read the article on Mr Lakassas' appointment as President of Thessaloniki Innovation Zone in Kathimerini.
24/09/2013
Winter Graduation Ceremony for Postgraduate Degrees at the University of Sheffield, UK
A graduation ceremony for Postgraduate degrees will be held in Sheffield on Friday 17th of January 2014 at 9:30 am. All graduates of postgraduate programmes that have been awarded final degree results from December 2012 to July 2013 are eligible to attend the graduation ceremony in Sheffield. In case of wishing to attend the graduation ceremony in UK graduates should state their interest to the University's events team until Friday 11th of October 2013 completing a request form . For more detailed information on January 2014 postgraduate ceremony graduates may also address queries at graduation@sheffield.ac.uk All PG and UG graduates of Academic Year 2012-13 should note that degrees will be available from Academic Registrar's office early October.
24/09/2013
Psychology students contribute chapters to Dr. Kalyva’s new book
Social Anxiety by Dr. Efrosini Kalyva We are proud of the recent academic achievement of two groups of undergraduate students from our Psychology Department who contributed two chapters to Dr. Frosso Kalyva's newly published book entitled "Social Anxiety: Perceptions, emotional and triggering symptoms and treatment." Congratulations are in order for our 2nd level students Miltiadis Stefanidis, Charilaos Liampas, Fotis Katimertzopoulos, Vlad Dediu, Christina Zhintro, Victoria Georgieva and Alexander Ilievski who wrote the eighth chapter of the book entitled 'Social Anxiety and HIV/AIDS: Psychological Well-Being and Intervention Effectiveness' and for 3rd level students Stavros Simitsis, Klearchos Konstantinos Stamatoulakis, Valeria Strigkou, Kyriaki Avramidou, Nikolaos Drouboulas- Theodoridis and Pagona Papadimitriou who contributed the tenth chapter of the book on 'Social Anxiety Disorder: The Role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy'. The book is composed of 10 chapters and discusses the phenomenon of social anxiety presenting new research on the ways of assessing it, as well as the role of autonomic arousal in the development of social phobia. The students worked methodically under Dr. Kalyva's close supervision and produced remarkable quality of work. Through her new book Dr. Kalyva encouraged student synergy and presented her students with the opportunity to gain experience in writing and to publish their work. The book is published by Nova Science Publishers and is also available on Amazon.
23/09/2013
8th Annual South East European Doctoral Student Conference by SEERC
8th Annual South East European Doctoral Student Conference by SEERC On 16-17 September 2013 our research centre, SEERC organized the 8th South East European Doctoral Student Conference (DSC 2013) with great success. The event took place at the main campus of the University of Sheffield International Faculty in Thessaloniki and this year was organized in collaboration with the University of Belgrade. With its programme divided in three thematic areas (Research tracks), the aim of the conference was to further facilitate the exchange of knowledge between young researchers and to consolidate the established network of scholars currently undertaking research in South East Europe. Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, Chairman of the conference and Mr Nikos Zaharis, SEERC Director welcomed all the participants and opened the conference with the key note speech by Assist. Prof. Panagiotis D. Bamidis, School of Health Services, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on "Silvergaming for body and mind health: neuroscientific principles, software design, pilot deployment and commercialisation." During the two-day conference more than 40 papers were presented while two workshops took place, one on "Successful Intergenerational Learning in Enterprizes: Demonstration of the DIGL tool" presented by Dr. Ana Vivas, Head of the Psychology Department of the International Faculty and Dr Antonia Ypsilanti, Lecturer at the Psychology Department, and one on "Public Engagement and Impact of PhD Researchers" presented by Dr. Tim Vorley, Dr. Robert Wapshott from the Management School of The University of Sheffield. The event concluded with the best paper awards. Esida Gila Gourgoura received the best paper award of Research Track 1: 'Enterprise, Innovation & Development' for her paper on "Investigating the causality between Financial Development and Economic Growth in the developing countries of Europe: Evidence from Albania and Turkey", Magdalena Kostoska received the best paper award of Research Track 2 "Information and Communication Technologies" for her paper entitled paper "Cloud Service Portability Opportunities" while the best paper award of Research Track 3 : "Society and Human Development : Psychology, Politics, Sociology and Education" went to Dimitra Athanasiadou for her paper "The relationship between dysfunctional patterns of families' response to the illness and symptom severity in adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa at illness onset: A gender specific approach" The Doctoral Conference brought together researchers and succeeded in establishing collaborative links between disciplines, for testing the ground with innovative ideas and for engaging the wider academic community. All papers presented during the event will be included in the conference's proceedings that will be published in due course. For more information visit the conference’s official website.
23/09/2013
Prof. Ketikidis to participate as member of the Scientific Committee of the UIIN Conference in Barcelona
Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, Vice Principal of Research, Innovation & External Relations at the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College, has been invited to join the scientific committee of the ‘University-Industry Interaction Conference’ which will take place in Barcelona, 24-25 April 2014. The scientific committee comprises distinguished academics coming from all over the world. View all members of the scientific committee. This international conference will focus on entrepreneurship and university-industry interaction by the local higher education institutions. The conference is hosted by the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) in cooperation with the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) which represents eight universities in Cataluña with more than 200.000 students and 15.000+ teaching and research staff. During the conference 300 participants will engage in rich dialogues with researchers, lecturers, technology transfer professionals, industry representatives, entrepreneurs and policy makers over three days full of discussions, workshops, presentations, networking and idea sharing.
18/09/2013
Student from the International Faculty undertakes internship opportunity at the University of Sheffield USE, UK
Mr George Sakkiadis What better place for a university student to gain work experience that his University? George Sakkiadis, third level student at the BA (Hons) in Business Studies (Accounting and Finance) programme recently returned from Sheffield, UK where he completed a three-month internship at the University of Sheffield Enterprise Unit (USE) . Aiming at gaining work experience in the field of enterprise, George applied for the internship posted by the University and was selected among other applicants. Over the summer he worked at the University of Sheffield Enterprise Unit were he had the opportunity to assist and contribute in projects undertaken by the USE team. USE is an organisation of the University of Sheffield that helps students and graduates to ‘make their ideas happen.’ It runs events and competitions to improve their skills and help students and graduates to start their own businesses/social enterprises. The USE team works closely with academics to develop enterprise in the curriculum so that all students have access to enterprise education. The Student Affairs Department ensures that students from the International Faculty have access to all these useful resources provided by the University. At Sheffield George enjoyed this skills development opportunity presented by USE. increased his skills outside of his degree course by gaining hands-on real-life experience through the responsibilities he assumed and his involvement in project work. While at Sheffield George enjoyed meeting people and fellow-students from different places and working with them. George said: "It’s been great pleasure for me to be a part of the USE Team this summer. Working at USE as an intern has given me the chance to meet really nice people and to do a lot of interesting and exciting stuff. In my first few months working here I learnt how to deal with new things such as the Open Days at University of Sheffield, the social enterprise events and the start-up Weekend.I learnt so many new things and I have become more confident about my skills and abilities. Perhaps the most important thing I gained while working at USE is to not be afraid to think big, and to be courageous enough to dream that I can achieve whatever I set my mind to. In other words the often used phrase, 'To make my ideas happen'. With this mindset, I am more ready than ever to embark on new challenges and try new things! I look forward to meeting and working with the USE team again." The University aims at providing its students with opportunities to develop their employability skills even before completing their studies and become competitive by demonstrating work experience in the challenging employment market. Read George’s posts on USE website.
12/09/2013
Our Psychology graduates can apply for registration to the HCPC and officially receive the title of Practitioner Psychologist
Further to the legislation of Acts passed in October 2012 in Greece our psychology graduates are now eligible to recognise their degrees as well as gain professional rights and work officially with the regulated title of ‘Psychologist’ in Greece. All our Bachelor alumni from the Psychology Department have eligibility to be licensed as ‘psychologists’, if they have extended their training at postgraduate level and/or have acquired further practical experience that can be documented, and, thus, to make use of the title 'psychologist' in Greece by first applying to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), the British regulating organisation. Applicants that meet HCPC’s requirements and succeed in becoming registered ‘Practitioner Counselling Psychologists’ may then proceed to transfer their professional rights to Greece and acquire their license. HCPC is a regulating organisation in the UK set up to protect the public. The Council keeps a register of health and care professionals who meet high standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health. Any graduate that becomes registered practitioner psychologist by HCPC be eligible to work and practice the profession of psychologist and legally use the protected title of ‘practitioner psychologist’ in the UK and in Greece (or any other European country). He/she will have the same employment rights as holders of Greek public university degrees. Ms. Athanasia Halatzouka We are proud to report the first case of a graduate of the University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, Ms. Athanasia Halatzouka, who became a registered ‘Practitioner Counselling Psychologist’ by HCPC after her successful application and is currently in the process to recognise her degree in Greece to officially acquire the professional title of ‘psychologist’. Athanasia completed the BSc in Psychology at the International Faculty, CITY College and furthered her knowledge by specialising in counselling psychology with the MSc in Counselling Psychology course offered by our Psychology Department, graduating in 2006. For the last three years she has her own office and works as ‘mental health professional’ in Thessaloniki practicing systemic psychotherapy and counselling. She also works at our research centre, SEERC. We believe this is a very important development for our psychology graduates and we encourage them to follow the required procedures in order to recognise their degrees and become licensed ‘psychologists’ in Greece. For further information graduates may contact Academic Director of Postgraduate Studies in our Psychology Department at ssavvidou@citycollege.sheffield.eu or at 2310-224421, 224521 or Mr. Evaggelos Ergen, Head of Administration at ergen@citycollege.sheffield.eu or at 2310 275575, 224186. Example of HCPC Certificate
06/09/2013
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