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Prof. Ketikidis invited speaker at the European Angel Investment Summit in Brussels
Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, Vice Principal for Research and Innovation at CITY College and Co-founder of the Hellenic Business Angels Network has been invited to participate as speaker in the European Angel Investment Summit which will take place 25-26 November 2019 in Brussels. Prof. Ketikidis will join a team of distinguished speakers who will be presenting solutions to Europe's main challenges on stage. Prof. Ketikidis will do the opening speech and moderate the panel “Leveraging EU Instruments to solve venture capital challenges through public-private investor partnerships’ and participate in another panel “Investment in the Mediterranean (THE NEXT SOCIETY)” More about the event: www.europeanangelsummit.com
13/11/2019
Successful startups at the ‘Entrepreneurs Talk’ Seminar at CITY College
In this year’s ‘Entrepreneurs Talk’ seminar presented guest speakers from four successful startups that came at CITY College to present their ventures and discuss startups with our students. The seminar took place 1 November 2019 at our main campus in Thessaloniki and was addressed to final year undergraduate students as part of the ‘Entrepreneurs & Small Business’ unit. The guest startups that participated in the event were Elektronio, EMBIoTS, Octappush and Oviview. Their representatives shared in the classroom insights from the market regarding the way startups work and provided practical knowledge about startup creation and success. Our students had the opportunity to ask questions and engage in fruitful discussion with the speakers. Representatives from the industry are often invited at CITY College to share their experience with our students and better prepare them enter the market as well as combine theory with practical application. The event was organised by the Career, Employability and Enterprise Centre within the framework of activities aiming at bringing students closer to the industry, infuse industry-based skills into education and help students gain the practical know-how.
12/11/2019
1st Gaming Tournament at CITY College
The 1st Gaming Tournament at CITY College took place on Saturday 9 Novembers 2019 at Seven Spots gaming store. The group of student-gamers who participated and competed with each other enjoyed the Mortal Kombat 11 tournament. Petros Aleksikos battled his way to the top and became the winner of the Tournament. The winner received a money prize and also a Funko Pop figure. All participants had fun during the Tournament and are looking forward to the next one! The Tournament was organised by students of CITY College’s Gaming Club. Mr Petros Aleksikos, winner of the Tournament
12/11/2019
Kick-off event for the Professional Development Seminars Series 2019 of the Computer Science Department
The Professional Development Seminar Series of the Computer Science Department of CITY College kicked-off on 31 October 2019 with the first seminar of the year on “Project Management using Scrum”. The seminar was delivered by our Computer Science alumna, Ms Agapi Chrysi Kyrtsidou, who returned to CITY College to talk to our final year students attending the BSc (Hons) in Computer Science about Scrum, a process framework for effective team collaboration while working on a problem. Ms Kyrtsidou is now completing her postgraduate studies in Management & International Business at the University of Bristol, UK, and was happy to share her knowledge and experience on Scrum, a tool that she got acquainted with during her Masters studies as well as during her internship in Project Management in an IT company in France. The Professional Seminar Series run by our Computer Science Department is a very successful series of seminars, running each academic year, presented by different guest lectures on range of topics. The Series aims at furnishing our students with more practical and technical knowledge and better preparing them for real life challenges in their future working environments.
12/11/2019
Training Sessions by the Library Staff to empower students’ research needs
To support our students’ research needs, the library staff of CITY College organised as series of Training Sessions for all new undergraduate and postgraduate students. As our Library - the Information and Learning Commons (ILC) - offers so much more than the physical spaces and print resources, it is essential for students to acquire those skills that will enable them to exploit the variety of information resources and to retrieve, and use this information effectively. Each session included the presentation of: Library Catalogue searching ILC Electronic Resources (databases, e-journals, e-books) Sheffield Library: electronic resources for IF students Setting up MUSE Accounts Findit@sheffield: linking Google Scholar with Sheffield Library Online Bibliographic Tools (Endnote, Mendeley, Orion) 301 Skills Centre During the training sessions students had the opportunity to submit their own questions and discuss with librarians ideas for further training opportunities. By empowering students to develop their research skills, the library can contribute to their academic success and help in the process of our graduates becoming independent and successful lifelong learners. “So….whether you are a student writing an assignment or you are preparing for your dissertation, the library is here to help provide a strong foundation for your search for information”. If you need further instruction, please Book an Appointment with a librarian.
12/11/2019
The English Studies Department Acknowledges Alternative Assessment Forms
The English Studies Department of CITY College is highly aware that assessment is a great and important part of education at all levels. The second Personal and Professional Development Seminar delivered on Tuesday, 5 November, 2019 touches upon this issue. Our guest speaker, Dr Ifigenia Kofou, through her seminar titled: “Alternative Language Assessment Forms” raises our awareness towards the importance of assessment and the alternative forms it can take. When we hear assessment our minds immediately go to items like tests, exams, grades. Alternative assessment as Dr. Kofou highlights also incorporates reflection: how do we assess, why do we assess and what do we assess? Alternative types of assessment include: portfolios, journals/diaries, think-aloud protocols, project-based learning and rubrics. Given the learner-centered context that is becoming ever more prevalent in teaching/learning practices, both teachers and learners need to learn or become more aware of reflecting on practices as well as assessment in comparison to their prior or past knowledge, skills and abilities. Alternative forms of assessment can certainly assist as a continuous informal procedure that enhances cooperative learning, engages and motivates students towards active participation, teaches them life-skills and enables them to become more autonomous. Dr. Kofou in the area of portfolios placed added focus on the European Language Portfolio that consists of a Language Biography (where learners can exhibit any/all languages they know and/or are learning), a Dossier (containing student work thus demonstrating competences/achievements) and their Language Passport. In addition, journals or diaries – as they draw on actual everyday practices and are thus considered the most common type of alternative and reflective assessment – come in various types such as dialogue journals, learning journals, diaries of attitudes/feelings and can be used by both students and teachers. The Think-Aloud protocols as Dr. Kofou informs can assist students in understanding and becoming more aware of what they are learning, where they have difficulties and what these difficulties are as well as how they can solve these problems. Students essentially become more aware of how they are learning. Projects can pose as a more dynamic approach and contribute towards collaborative teaching across disciplines. As with all types of assessment so too all the aforementioned need to align with goals, Learning Outcomes, clear instructions and criteria of assessment as well as reflection for future adjustments and improvement. In other words as Dr Kofou stresses, alternative assessment does not exclude testing but actually requires the implementation of testing so as to validate alternative assessment forms and by extension prove that they are reliable. Hence, Rubrics are also a valuable component not only in informing students of what they are being assessed on and how but also to enable teachers to provide descriptive assessment and productive feedback as well as help students and themselves to engage more in reflective learning/teaching practices. By extension there are different types of rubrics such as: critical thinking, analytical, general, task-specific, etc. Overall, Dr Kofou points out that alternative assessment by being sensitive towards students’ backgrounds, skills, strengths and weaknesses allows through personalized profiles and diverse tools and practices for a richer and more varied way to assess our students but also ourselves, our strategies and our materials. Assessment reform should be, in other words, an ongoing, continuous effort.
07/11/2019
English Studies Department students go to the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
On Monday, November 4, Level 1 and Level 2 students of the English Studies Department had their session for the Introduction to Film Studies unit at the premises of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Following an initiative by their lecturer, Dr. Thomas Mantzaris, the students were introduced to the inner workings of the festival by the Head of the Agora department, Ms Yianna Sarri, who provided valuable insights into the industry. Students not only deepened their knowledge of the film industry by familiarizing themselves with the context and operations of the 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, but also managed to relate class discussions on film production, distribution, and exhibition to one of the most significant cultural events that takes place in Thessaloniki every November. Ms Yianna Sarri exposed students to the professional side of the festival, highlighting the challenges of filmmaking in the twenty-first century as well as underlining the festival’s commitment to encourage young filmmakers and bring them to the forefront. Students took advantage of this unique opportunity in order to address questions, and enhance their overall understanding of the film industry.
05/11/2019
Professional Development Seminar: Agile Framework
Thursday, 7 November 2019
01/11/2019
Launching a strong industrial collaboration with INECOBANK at the MBA Induction in Yerevan
• A Memorandum of Understanding signed with INECOBANK, a leading South Caucasus bank in Armenia Thursday 17 October marked the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CITY College and INECOBANK, one of the leading South Caucasus banks, headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia. The MoU was signed by Mr. Aren Naltakyan, CEO of INECOBANK and Mr. George Efstathiadis, Director of the Executive Development Institute (EDI) of CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, at the Marriott Hotel after the Induction of the 4th year of our Executive MBA in Yerevan. The purpose of the MoU is to set forth increased levels of collaboration between the two parties and serves as a good foundation common activities, training initiatives, joint projects and many more. Mr. Aren Naltakyan, Inecobank`s CEO and also graduate of the Executive MBA programme, commented that the Executive MBA is a wonderful opportunity for managers wishing to obtain practical knowledge and apply it to their work. As he said, the idea to cooperate with CITY College was born during his studies. “This is the beginning of cooperation, through which we combine Inecobank`s success and knowledge with applied knowledge provided by professors teaching at the University of Sheffield Executive MBA programme. Due to this combination we will provide opportunities to many people – both Inecobank’ s employees and other induviduals to participate in training sessions, acquire new knowledge and new opportunities”- Mr. Naltakyan said. Mr. George Efsthadiadis, Director of EDI, placed emphasis on the value of the cooperation between universities and the industry and noted that due to such joint activities real challenges can be overcome. “The Executive MBA programme prepares Armenian managers become specialists and leaders, supports their professional growth so that they help their companies become more competitive, subsequently increasing the competitiveness of the Armenian economy. The industry’s development contributes to the development of people in Armenia. We have an aim to educate managers to secure and promote this development”, Mr. Efstathiadis added. INECOBANK management, employees and the corporate clients of the bank were present at the event. The event was also attended by The Charge D’ Affairs of the British Embassy, Ms. Alison Chick aiming at supporting the CITY Colelge and its activities in Armenia. Mr. George Efstathiadis - Mr. Chris Liassides Mr. George Efstathiadis Mr. Chris Liassides Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding the two parties will be organising a variety of activities such as training sessions, conferences, open classes and many more. Ms Anna Bannahyan, Head of Training and Development of Inecobank commented: “The cooperation also envisages that Inecobank employees will have the opportunity to join the Executive MBA programme, while CITY College’s Bachelors and Masters students will have internship and employment opportunities at Inecobank.” Dr Ioannis Asimakopoulos - Dr Kerry Sullivan Dr Ioannis Asimakopoulos Dr Kerry Sullivan The signing of memorandum was followed by presentations by academic staff teaching in the University of Sheffield Executive MBA, namely Dr Kerry Sullivan, Senior Lecturer of Finance, University of Surrey, UK, Dr Ioannis Asimakopoulos, Lecturer in Corporate Financial Management at CITY College International Faculty and Mr. Chris Liassides, Senior Lecturer in Marketing Management at CITY College. This recently launched cooperation is in line with CITY College’s philosophy to deepen the ties between academia and industry as well as to promote extroversion and internationalisation in education. The initiative took place in the frame of the Executive MBA programme offered with great success in Yerevan since 2016. Video - Signing of MoU with INECOBANK Related articles: Article in Banks Portal Article in Banks News Portal Announcement in INECOBANK website
31/10/2019
CITY College Lime-Riders across Thessaloniki seafront
CITY College Lime Riders enjoyed lovely rides across Thessaloniki seafront on two consecutive Sundays enjoying the nice weather and good company. CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield together with Lime organised a series of activities exclusively addressed students and staff. Lime-S Scooters representatives hosted a briefing where students and staff were introduced to this new green way of urban mobility and the Lime app used to rent a Lime scooter. During the briefing participants were also able to book their places so as to join the Lime Training Days. Lime instructors and participants met at the White Tower for two exciting Lime Training Days. CITY College Lime-Riders were trained on how to use Lime scooters properly and were given the Lime helmet for free to ride safely. All participants enjoyed a great ride across Thessaloniki seafront. The event was endorsed by the Career, Employability and Enterprise Centre of CITY College. Keep calm and Lime it up!
30/10/2019
Announcement of the 2019 'Boris Trajkovski' EMBA Scholarships
For the final results of the 2019 'Boris Trajkovski' EMBA scholarships, please view the announcement.
30/10/2019
'Entrepreneurs Talk' for our undergraduate business students
Contact: Mr Vassilis Tsoulis Director of Career, Employability & Enterprise Centre vtsoulis@citycollege.sheffield.eu
29/10/2019
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