News & Events

Successful event by CITY College and Y.M.C.A on Violence against Women

An event organised on the occasion of the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’ (25 November) On Monday 21 November CITY College, University of York Europe Campus in collaboration with YMCA successfully organised an event on domestic violence on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November). Dr Kalliopi Megari, Lecturer and Programme Lead of postgraduate programme in Clinical Psychology at Psychology Department of CITY College, presented interesting but at the same time particularly worrying statistics and data. Dr. Megari discussed the topic 'Domestic violence and mental health: Data from the international and Greek area' referring first to the different forms of violence, pointing out how important it is to recognise it: “"Domestic violence is any kind of physical, sexual or psychological violent behaviour towards the victim." During her presentation she highlighted that according to the Council of Europe, domestic violence is the main cause of death and disability for women aged 16-44 and causes more deaths than cancer, traffic accidents and war, while she did not fail to mention that children are also victims of violence against women as they usually are exposed to domestic violence. At the closing of the event, Dr. Megari referred to the ways in which violence against women can be dealt with, urging women to speak up and seek help while stressing that there should be zero tolerance for violence. The event concluded a vivid discussion with the audience as Dr. Megari accepted questions and shared her views on the topic. Representatives from CITY College and Y.M.C.A. The event took place within the frame of the social action of CITY College and Y.M.C.A. and was supported by Diotima. View all events  

24/11/2022

Masterclass by Dr Serafini on Creating a future-ready leadership pipeline A strategic HRM approach at HR WEEK 2022

Monday 21 November 2022 the HR Week 2022 virtual conference (which CITY College, University of York Europe Campus is supporting as academic sponsor) kicked off and saw Dr Giovanni Oscar Serafini contributing insights on future-ready leadership. While this is a must for any organisation, the development of top talent is an ongoing challenge. Although staggering amounts are spent to improve the pipeline of future-ready leadership, still the return on training investment (ROI-Training) is rather poor. This masterclass reviewed the key reasons behind the frequent training failure to deliver real and lasting impact. These range from participant-related to the training program itself, and the work environment. Namely, research has identified social support (by the supervisor, colleagues, and subordinates) as being the most crucial determinant toward high motivation to transfer what learned in training sessions to the workplace. Furthermore, while HRM needs to offer a strategic solution by enabling a favorable context, succession planning and leadership development require also the commitment at the very top of organisations. This masterclass concluded by highlighting that, as companies with a future-ready workforce outperform their competitors, they require talented, future-ready leaders.  

22/11/2022

CITY College supports ‘Boroume – saving food, saving lives’ charity organisation

With the initiative of our Business Administration and Economics Department, CITY College adopted a farmers market in Thessaloniki to help reduce food waste, save leftover food   Many student volunteers have joined the initiative offering valuable help every Friday We are happy to announce that the Business Administration and Economics Department has initiated a collaboration with the charity organisation ‘Boroume – saving food, saving lives’ by ‘adopting’ a farmers’ market in Thessaloniki to help reduce food waste, save leftover food and offer it to charitable organisations. More specifically, students and staff volunteers support the action “Boroume at the farmers market”. The first groups of volunteers visited the Petrou Syndika farmers’ market on Friday 11 and 18 November accompanied by Dr Alexnadra Prodromidou and Dr Nikos Tsorakidis respectively and helped the collection of fruits and vegetables donated by vendors from the market stands and their distribution to those in need. Indicatively, the first time our students joined the cause they collected 339 kilos of fruits and vegetables and a crate with fish. These amounts produce 1.406 meals. The experience was very rewarding! Students and staff from CITY College’s community will be visiting the market in Petrou Syndika every Friday. CITY College is both happy and proud to support ‘Boroume’ and its cause to strengthen solidarity, reduce food waste and donate food to people who are experiencing acute food insecurity. CITY College student volunteers in action! Mr. Athanasios Fourtounas, Assistant Professor at our Business Department with student volunteers (1 December 2022)   Call for student volunteers! CITY College students are welcome to join as volunteers and support this initiative! Join now!   CITY College, University of York Europe Campus supports 'Boroume'  

22/11/2022

Students of the Humanities Department visit innovative foreign language school

In the framework of the module Practice in English Language Teaching, final-year students of the Humanities Department who are studying English Language, Linguistics and Literature, have visited the English Drama Microschool owned by Ms. Maria Polychrou. During their visit, the trainees had the chance to observe teaching of English to young students and experience a unique way of instruction based on drama techniques and the use of innovative teaching methods and approaches which promote active and experiential learning, creativity, imagination and fun, among other things. After all, learning a foreign language is not only about getting the certificate, but mainly about cultivating love for learning itself!

21/11/2022

Professional Development Seminar: FOSS: A development methodology or perhaps a social movement?

16/11/2022

Guest lecture on 'Teams: Building Trust and Managing Conflict & Change'

On Tuesday 15 November 2022, second-year undergraduate students of the Business Administration & Economics Department of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus had the extraordinary opportunity to attend a guest lecture by Mr Naoum Liotas (Gestalt Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Business Coach based in London, UK). Same as last year, he joined us live from London (UK) to discuss building trust and managing conflict and change in teams, as part of the Organisational Behaviour module led by Dr Giovanni Serafini. A particular highlight of this fascinating presentation was the role of trust, which represents the glue that keeps teams together. Thus, trust is co-created, negotiated between everyone involved, and helps teams be effective. Most importantly, trust creates psychological safety, whereby it's all right to question someone if this is for the best of an organisation. In conclusion, as Mr Liotas stressed, in the current VUCA context change is incessantly top-down and bottom-up, yet it has to be emergent, relational, and happening through dialogue. It was an outstanding learning experience bringing key insights on OB and business best practices to classes at CITY College, University of York Europe Campus.  

16/11/2022

Professional Development Seminar: Neural Networks and Deep Learning

16/11/2022

Personal & Professional Development Webinar: Rhetoric in the digital era: beyond persuasion

Tuesday, 22 November 2022    Join and share! Online Participation Form Join the Webinar     Ready to join? - Join via your mobile device, laptop or PC - Enter the event 10' earlier by clicking on the 'Join' button (you will be requested to enter your email to join in) - Make sure that you have your camera and microphone turned off - Make sure you PIN the presenter's image so you can have a full screen view. Join the Webinar  

15/11/2022

Football Tournament at CITY College

Our Football Tournament has started! All participating teams are ready. Come to the Y.M.C.A. to cheer for your favourite team! See you there!   CITY College, University of York Europe Campus is organising a Football Tournament! Join the games or come watch our teams compete with sportsmanship spirit! Rules: Every team should have a name (no offensive names allowed) Only 1 person (the captain) should fill out the form for the whole team Every team should have 7 players and 1 goalkeeper (7 + 1) Players need to be polite and show respect to themselves, other players, officials and coaches at all times while at games. Disparaging comments, teasing, and/or the use of foul language will not be tolerated at any time towards any player, official or coach. DEADLINE: Friday, 18th November Please make sure to fill out the form by then!  The winner will represent CITY College at the Universities Tournament in Thessaloniki! PARTICIPATION FORM    

15/11/2022

Events by CITY College & YMCA | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The following events are going to take place in Greek.   To CITY College, University of York Europe Campus και η Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. σας προσκαλούν σε μία σειρά εκδηλώσεων με αφορμή την Διεθνή Ημέρα για την Εξάλειψη της Βίας κατά των Γυναικών.  Ομιλία | 21.11 Ενδοοικογενειακή βία και ψυχική υγεία: Δεδομένα από το διεθνή και Ελληνικό χώρο Δευτέρα, 21 Νοεμβρίου 2022 18:00-20:00 "Θεατράκι" Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. Η Ομιλία εντάσσεται στο δωρεάν πρόγραμμα Ομιλιών Ψυχοεκπαίδευσης στη Χ.Α.Ν.Θ.   Ομιλήτρια Δρ. Καλλιόπη Μέγαρη - Λέκτορας και Επικεφαλής του μεταπτυχιακού προγράμματος στην Κλινική Ψυχολογία, CITY College, University of York Europe Campus - Μεταδιδακτορική ερευνήτρια ΑΠΘ - Γενική Γραμματέας της Ελληνικής Νευροψυχολογικής Εταιρείας (ΕΝΨΕ) Δήλωση Συμμετοχής Add to Google Calendar   Γυναικεία αυτοάμυνα - Taekwon Do Open Class | 25.11 Ανοιχτό Μάθημα Taekwon Do Παρασκευή, 25 Νοεμβρίου 2022 16:30-18:00 Kλειστό γήπεδο της Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. ‘Μίμης Τσικίνας’ (αίθουσα του Taekwon Do) Προπονητές: κ. Γιάννης Ουζούνης, κα. Ευτυχία Πλασκασοβίτη Στα πλαίσια της δράσης θα πραγματοποιηθεί ανοιχτό μάθημα γυναικείας αυτοάμυνας κι αυτοπροστασίας από την ομάδα του Taekwon Do της Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. Add to Google Calendar   Βιωματικό Εργαστήριο από τη Διοτίμα | 28.11 Δύναμη μας η στήριξή μας: απαντώντας στη βία κατά των γυναικών Δευτέρα, 28 Νοεμβρίου 2022 18:00-20:00 "Θεατράκι" Χ.Α.Ν.Θ. Δήλωση Συμμετοχής Add to Google Calendar  

11/11/2022

International Business Strategy Week

14-16 November 2022 The Business Administration & Economics Department is organising the 'International Business Strategy Week', 14-16 November at the main campus of CITY College, University of York Europe Campus. Our students will be exposed to the most recent trends related to IBS through a series of events presented by distinguished guest lecturers. The events are going to take place in the context of the International Business Strategy module led by Dr. Lenia Papadopoulou-Kelidou. Download the agenda (PDF)  

11/11/2022

Introducing our new Students’ Union Board (CSU) 2022-23

We are happy to introduce the new Students’ Union (CSU) Board 2022-23 of CITY College, University of York Europe, elected by the entire student body at our main campus in Thessaloniki. The elected officers are: President Ahmed El Fawal Vice President Maja Lazic Welfare & Education Officer Anastasija Pavlovska PR & Communications Officer Anna Khotsanyan Sports & Recreational Activities Officer Gerti Thaci Congratulations to all students who have taken part either by standing, being part of a campaign team or voting! Congratulations to the elected officers! CITY College wishes its new CSU a very successful academic year ahead!  

10/11/2022