News & Events

BAED students experiment with 3D Holographic Technology as part of a real-life project
Students of CITY College’s Business Administration and Economics Department, namely Elena Ntouni and Dimitris Kokkalis, were enthusiastic to experiment with 3D Holographic Technology, a cutting edge technology provided by Hypervsn, an award-winning technology company, for the needs of our students’ project. Elena and Dimitris are currently working on a marketing real-life project to assess applications of this amazing technology in different industries. In addition, they research how it improves brand awareness and customer satisfaction. Students at CITY College have the opportunity to work on real-life projects, practice their skills and knowledge, and better understand the links between business theory and practice in actual settings. University-industry cooperation integrated in the education of students is highly promoted in all CITY College’s academic programmes and proves a real asset for our students.
18/09/2020

Welcoming you back on campus!
Face-to-face education for the new academic year We are pleased to inform you that the Ministry of Education of Greece announced that all institutions of higher education in Greece can return to face-to-face teaching. All courses will therefore be delivered in person in class, and the library and labs will be open and accessible to students. The safety and security of all students and staff is our absolute priority and we will fully implement all suggested safety measures across the campus. As outlined by the Ministry's announcement, all students and staff must wear face masks inside the building during classes. Students and staff will be issued with a personal washable face mask, there will be hand sanitisation dispenser stations easily accessible to all around the buildings, and all other necessary precautions according to the nature of the class or lab will be kept. Please note that heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems have been cleaned and treated according to health regulations and that all premises are and will be sanitised regularly. Our wish and commitment is to have a great academic year and to make sure that there is: A smooth return to campus life, ensuring all safety measures are followed by everyone Safety equipment easily available On-going student support and counseling services Opportunities for safe social interaction On-going online resources and support for all Looking forward to welcoming you all to the new academic year. See you soon. Note: COVID-19 has created a number of serious challenges regarding the traditional face-to-face teaching and research at higher education, as well as the overall university life. In view of the general lockdown of educational institutions, CITY College introduced tools that provided online real-time teaching in all its programmes, thus gave the opportunity to students to continue their studies from home. Moreover, CITY College has and is offering all its services online (library, careers, student affairs, fitness classes, students’ clubs etc.) in order to maximise the student experience. All the CITY College academic and administration staff were fully operational to offer personal support to all prospective students during the lockdown. According to the new decision of the Ministry of Education, we will return back to face-to-face education in full accordance to all health measures suggested by the relevant local and international authorities. If you are a new student and wish to see more about our online provision during the lock-down of the Coronavirus pandemic, please visit our News at Classes Online, Library Online, Services Online, Students Life Online, Career Days Online, Counselling Services via Skype, or go through our Events webpage to see the numerous webinars offered in various topics and audiences. Health and Safety Measures Learning and Teaching Arrangements Back to CITY College tips
18/09/2020

Scholarships Announcement for students from Kosovo 2020-21
CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield is offering fifty (50) scholarships - 50% nominal tuition fee scholarships - to students from Kosovo for Bachelors, Masters and Executive MBA (part-time) studies (Admission year: 2020-2021). Undergraduate (Bachelors) Postgraduate (Masters) Executive MBA (part-time, 1 weekend per month) To view the Scholarships Announcement click here Information on requirements, selection criteria and how to apply Under this initiative, CITY College aims at supporting tuition of students from Kosovo who wish to study at CITY College in Thessaloniki, Greece and pursue a globally recognised degree from a world-class university. Important Information: Scholarships Application Deadline: Sunday, 20 September 2020 Applications should be submitted by email to: admissions@citycollege.sheffield.eu Contact: Interested candidates who wish to receive more information about the scholarships may contact Ms Hana Hoxha, Country Manager for Kosovo, at: Tel. 048 123 234, email hhoxha@citycollege.sheffield.eu
04/09/2020

Information for Prospective Students
We are pleased to inform you that the Ministry of Education of Greece announced (24/8/2020) that all institutions of higher education in Greece can return to face-to-face teaching for the new academic year starting in October. All courses will, therefore, be delivered in person in class, and the library and labs will be open and accessible to students. As always, the safety and security of all is our absolute priority and we will fully implement all suggested safety measures across the campus. We are happy to welcome you all physically back on campus. "How to apply" webpages Frequently Asked Questions for prospective students How can I get more information about CITY College and the programme of my interest? You can call the College on (+30) 2310 224 026 or (+30) 2310 224186 and you may receive information over the phone or arrange a personal meeting. OR You can send a request email to acadreg@york.citycollege.eu and we will reply with the information you are asking. If you wish, you may include your telephone number and we will call you the soonest possible. Can I meet a Representative of CITY College personally? Yes. Follow the above procedure and ask for a personal meeting. This meeting will take place at the CITY College premises following the protocol for safe contacts, as described by the authorities. If you are in another country, you may meet the CITY College Representative in your region. You may find the nearest Representative Office here. Please call or write to CITY’s Representative in your region and ask for a personal meeting. How can I apply? You may arrange a personal meeting at CITY College or any Representative Office abroad and a CITY officer will help you with the application process. Please follow the guidelines above to arrange this appointment. OR You can download an application form (Bachelor’s Application Form or Master’s / MBA Application Form), save it, fill it in, and send it, along with any scanned required documents that you have available at the moment to the Admissions Office (admissions@york.citycollege.eu) OR to CITY College’s Representative Office in your region. OR You can apply online. Please see the detailed procedure here. I cannot provide certain required documents now. Can I still apply? Yes. You may attach any scanned documents you have available at the moment and you will provide the rest at a later stage, when normality has been restored. I do not have any required English Language certificate yet and I am unable to take IELTS or TOEFL exams at the moment. Can I still apply? Yes. You can take the exams for an English Certificate later. We need your English Certificate before the course starts, that is in late September. When is the best time to apply? We strongly advise you to apply as early as possible so that you can secure a place in the programme of your interest. Do I need to pay my registration fee when I submit my application? Yes. Each application form must be accompanied by the payment of the registration fee. The fee can be paid through bank (contact us for the bank account). When does the upcoming academic year start? The Bachelors and Masters courses start at the end of September 2020. The MBA courses start later. Will I be expected to attend classes physically or will I be able to attend my course online? All courses at CITY College require your physical presence on campus. The Ministry of Education of Greece has recently announced that all institutions of higher education in Greece can return to face-to-face teaching. All courses will therefore be delivered in person in class, and the library and labs will be open and accessible to students. I am a non-European Union student. Will I be able to get a student visa? We do not have any different information than in the past. Non-European Union students are expected to receive a student visa based on fulfilling the government requirements.
26/08/2020

14th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference by SEERC, a research centre of CITY College
The 14th Annual Postgraduate Research Conference (PGR2020), organized by South East European Research Centre (SEERC), the research centre of CITY College, was successfully held online during 22nd - 26th June 2020. More than 50 participants attended this year’s 20 research presentations –classified under four research tracks and accepted based on the extended abstracts submitted–, 4 research workshops and the 3MT (3-minutes thesis) competition. Almost all participants were extremely active in the online platform posting more than 150 questions and comments, which were collected during the presentation sessions by the session chairs. These were further forwarded to the presenters as additional feedback, complementarily with the oral and written feedback that more than 10 experienced researchers provided as discussants at the end of each presentation. In order to facilitate the above process, 8 sessions were designed for including 2 or 3 papers maximum with no parallel sessions evolving concurrently, thus offering considerable time for discussion after each presentation maximizing the attendance and creating an environment that also boosts interdisciplinarity. On average, 21 participants attended each of the 20 presentations and every session received on average a 4.8 out of 5 evaluation score in the polls taking place at the end of each session and attracting 275 votes. All the above, combined with at least 2 reviews that presenters received towards their submitted extended abstract, contributed to achieving one of the two main goals of the PGR conference; to offer high-quality feedback to the participating young researchers, either PhD students or MSc/MA students that their MSc/MA thesis was on a research-oriented topic. The other aim of the conference has been to offer high-quality research training to participating young researchers. To facilitate this, PGR2020 further included 4 Research seminars and workshops provided by experienced researchers (achieving on average a 4.9 out of 5 evaluation score) and the 3MT (3-minutes thesis) competition (enabling students to think and identify the most important points of their research to effectively communicate them in 3 minutes). Finally, students received training regarding valuable employability skills since they organized the conference completely by themselves under the guidance and mentoring of a few experienced researchers. We would like to thank all participants, session chairs, discussants, research workshop organizers, presenters, and organizers for enabling an ecosystem to achieve research excellence through an enjoyable atmosphere. We look forward to the next one (PGR2021), where we aim to use this year's experience and offer another successful hybrid event maximizing participation and engagement. Research is about asking the right questions, an aspect accurately reflected by the word cloud of the more than 150 questions and comments from all the participants.
07/07/2020

Best Paper Award to Prof. Szamosi and Prof. Psychogios at the Academy of Management Conference in Vancouver
Congratulations to Prof. Leslie Szamosi, Executive MBA Director at CITY College and Prof. Alexandros Psychogios, Professor of International HRM, Birmingham City University (UK), and Visiting Lecturer in our Executive MBA, on winning the highly prestigious Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management Conference in Vancouver in the Management Consulting Division. The Academy of Management Conference is considered the pre-eminent management conference globally. Prof. Leslie Szamosi and Prof. Alexandros Psychogios The award winning paper, co-authored by R. Prouska and J. Gruda, entitled "Can we trust them again? A framework for repairing trust in SMEs in an Economic Crisis Content” was awarded the Benedictine University Award for Outstanding Paper on Ethical Issues in Consulting. Prof. Szamosi and Prof. Psychogios have published extensive research work in HR and OB related to both our region and globally.
07/07/2020

Mr. Chris Liassides receives Teaching Achievement and Excellence Award 2019-20
Warm congratulations are in order for Mr. Chris Liassides, Senior Lecturer at CITY College’s Business Administration and Economics Department, on receiving the Teaching Achievement and Excellence Award 2019-20. This exceptional award was presented by Quality Strategy and Enhancement Committee (QSEC) of CITY College in recognition of Mr. Liassides’ exemplary education provision, the innovations he applied in learning and teaching as well as the unlimited support he provides to his students. QSEC members endorse Mr. Liassides’ nomination statement by Prof. Leslie Szamosi, Director of the Executive MBA: "Chris Liassidis exemplifies the best of our Faculty and University’s culture and ethos; his continued and expanded dedication to students, “can do” and “we can do even better” attitude, and readiness to assist make him more than worthy of this award." The Teaching Achievement and Excellence Award is awarded to staff members of CITY College who demonstrate an exceptional contribution in the area of teaching and enhance the student learning experience. CITY College extends its warmest congratulations to Mr. Chris Liassides on his achievement and thank him for being a great asset to the College all these years. Mr. Chris Liassides is Senior Lecturer in Marketing Management and Operations Management in the Department of Business Administration and Economics Department at CITY College.
29/06/2020

1st year of project for the Special School at Pefka successfully concluded by our Psychology students
Students from the Psychology Department of CITY College successfully completed a very special project this year for the Special School at Pefka. The conclusion meeting took place at our main campus in Thessaloniki with school representatives, Mr Evangelos Sepetis, Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Counselling Psychology and Mr Vassilis Tsoulis, Director of the Career, Employability and Enterprise centre reflecting on this very special project and its outcomes. The project involved supporting children with special needs social life and activities. Our students were meeting with the school’s young students in their free time and organised different outings to help them socialise, engage in social activities and develop social skills necessary for their social integration, quality of personal relationships and level of happiness. During spring semester the situation created by coronavirus pandemic meetings and outings became unfeasible, so our students shifted to online communication with the students with special needs thus helped them go through this particularly difficult time with their support. During the conclusion meeting, participants evaluated the evolvement of the project, examined the benefits of all students involved as well as discussed the feedback given from students and Psychology students, as well as feedback from the academic staff of the Psychology Department that supervised and guided our students. The project proved an invaluable opportunity for our students to get hands on experience from their involvement with children with special needs. This specific activity is another way in which the Psychology Department and CITY College overall give back to the community and put themselves at the service of those in need. At the closing of the meeting both parties expressed their intention to continue the collaboration in the next academic year with new initiatives and activities.
26/06/2020

Open MBA Webinar: "Organisational and Individual Change Triggered by the Pandemic"
Working Through Extreme / Revolutionary Change CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield cordially invites you to the Open MBA Webinar on " Organisational and Individual Change Triggered by the Pandemic: Working Through Extreme / Revolutionary Change " Thursday, 2 July 2020 18.00 EEST Speakers: Prof. Leslie Szamosi Executive MBA Director CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield Mr Gregory Dikaios, BA, MBA Director of Recruitment CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield Webinar Agenda: In the frame of the Open MBA Webinar participants will have the opportunity to attend a short presentation of the Executive MBA programme offered by CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield. 18.00 – 18.10: Short presentation of the Executive MBA programme offered by CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield by Mr Gregory Dikaios 18.10 – 18.50: Organisational and Individual Change Triggered by the Pandemic: Working Through Extreme / Revolutionary Change by Prof. Leslie Szamosi 18.50 – 19.00: Questions & Answers Book your free attendance now Webinar Overview: In our time together we will look through the lens of the current pandemic and crisis and its impact on change management and the role of Human Resource Management going forward in terms of change. We will review the principles of change management with a focus on resistance to change and how to motivate people during times of extreme / revolutionary change. The focus throughout will be on how to leverage change, minimize resistance to change (becoming resilient) in order to impact top line growth during a time of digitalisation. Key topics are: The pandemic and how it is impacting HR Processes of change A model of resistance to change How to support our workers through times of change The importance of employee voice (overcoming employee silence) Outcome: Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how the pandemic is impacting HR and its ability to manage change. New data will be presented related to extreme working conditions and employee voice. Book your free attendance now Registration Deadline: 1 July 2020 The link to join the webinar will be sent to all registered participants on 2 July 2020 after 15.00 o’clock.
25/06/2020

Professor Panayiotis H. KETIKIDIS at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo
The ‘Venture Investment’ course of the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo and the international organization of investors INVESTORO will have Prof. Panagiotis Ketikidis as a guest speaker together with Greg Kidd, co-founder and CEO of Globalid, the first angel investor in Twitter, Square, Ripple and Coinbase. The course entitled “The best theories and practices of investments in the early stages” will be delivered online on June 15, 2020.
15/06/2020

Prof. Szamosi delivers webinar in Kyiv on HR challenges raised by the pandemic
Prof. Leslie Szamosi, Director of the Executive MBA of CITY College delivered a very comprehensive and timely seminar on HR challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic. The event took place on 3 June 2020 in Kyiv. During the webinar entitled “Organisational and Individual Change Triggered by the Pandemic: Working Through Extreme/Revolutionary Change”, Prof. Szamosi discussed the impact of the current pandemic on change management and the role of HR Management in terms of change. During this very interesting webinar he reviewed processes of change, the principles of change management with a focus on resistance to change and the ways companies may motivate people during times of extreme change. Prof. Szamosi focused his presentation on how to leverage change, minimise resistance to change in order to impact top line growth during a time of digitalization and gave useful tips. Many HR Managers, senior managers and business professionals attended the webinar and gained a clearer understanding of how the pandemic is impacting HR and its ability to manage change. The event was organised together with the European Business Association (EBA), the ‘educational partner’ of CITY College in Ukraine.
10/06/2020

Career Days Online 2020
A successful shift from traditional offline to online career event, with more than 20 companies and organisations participating in Career Days 2020. A unique bridge between our students and graduates with the industry. Opportunities for internships or full-time jobs. Particularly positive feedback on our students’ professionalism, level of knowledge by recruiters Testimonials: What company representative and students said With the coronavirus pandemic creating an unprecedented situation, the Career Days this year adapted to the new reality and successfully took place online moving from its traditional offline status. Companies from Greece and – many this year from abroad - and students responded positively and joined the event that has been serving for years as a bridge, bringing together students and alumni with company representatives and recruiters from a variety of industry sectors. Aspiring to shape their future, our bachelors and masters students had the opportunity be interviewed online, showcase themselves to potential employers, explore industries, connect personally with company representatives, and talk to recruiters from many different industry sectors and countries. Company representatives interviewed students and graduates to be selected for full time or internship positions, collected CVs for future openings, while at the same time helped them gain deeper insight into the process of getting a job. Company representatives gave particularly positive feedback on our students’ professionalism and level of their knowledge and readiness for the job market. Career Days is often the jumpstart of a successful career for many of our students and graduates. The event is annually organised by the Career, Employability and Enterprise Centre of CITY College. CITY College would like to warmly thank all companies and organisations that participated in Career Days 2020 online: List of participating companies in alphabetical order: A1 Bulgaria Amazon Apifon Deloitte Greece Exandia Human Value Inecobank CJSC ISON Foreign Language Centers Job Trust Metagenesis MONETA SH.P.K OIP OKTA PROPER ICT Randstad Stonewave The Port 3ds Testimonials: What company representatives and students said "We would like to express our gratitude for our cooperation with CITY College. Career Days was a wonderful and exciting experience for us. We think our collaboration with some students could be continuous and productive for both sides. We would especially like to thank CITY College for its willing approach and consistency. It was an honour for our organisation to participate and from now on we hope that we will have many opportunities to cooperate again.” Inecobank (Armenia) "I really appreciated the invitation to join Career Days at CITY College. We had interesting interviews and career advice sessions with students even though some of them were from different fields. I really enjoyed discussing with them. I am really eager to continue collaboration with your students.” PROPER ICT (Kosovo) "It was a good opportunity to meet some young fine future professionals and give them few guidelines needed for the time they start looking for a job to enter the labour market. Even though at this point we couldn’t offer to all of them an internship or job opportunity in the Bank, I hope that they will benefit from the mock interview we had and they are satisfied by their participation at the event. We will keep in touch for further cooperation opportunities.” Halkbank AD (N. Macedonia) "I would like to thank CITY College and the organising team of the Career Days. The event was a truly fantastic experience, full of interesting companies and recruiters. Career Days enabled us to connect with companies and professionals from all around Europe, despite these challenging times. CITY College has once again showed us that it is an honour to be part of its community!” Masters student "It was such a great pleasure to meet with Amazon at CITY College’s Career Days. Very positive attitude and great help for all students. I am impressed!” Masters student "Amazing opportunities to extend your network and contacts.” Masters student
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