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The English Studies Department Trims the Christmas Tree
The English Studies Department has officially trimmed its Christmas Tree at the Xmas event held Wednesday, 12 December. Students and staff jingled around their lessons in a festive gathering filled with laughter, games, song, and Christmas decorations. Though we did not eat figgy-pudding, we did enjoy an array of pastries, sandwiches, sweet bread, pitas, chocolate and refreshments. We also crafted glittered snowflakes, composed our traditional Syntax-tree, answered holiday related questions, drew on paper plates placed atop our heads, drew names for Christmas gifts, and snapped memorable photos. We even went so far as to create glittered Rorschach tests while others got Xmas related body art designs! It may not be a white Christmas – yet at least – but the ESD family is definitely in the holiday spirit! Happy Holidays to All!!!
17/12/2018
Cookies and Coffee Day
20 December 2018
13/12/2018
Business alumna launches low-cost digital marketing agency
Our business alumna, Anastasia Akimenko, has launched a new venture called True Digitalists (TD), a low-cost digital marketing agency aspiring to help businesses exceed their goals by delivering a range of customer-centered solutions at a low cost. Its mission is to transform the traditional agency-client relationships into an agile, transparent, and cost-effective approach to collaboration. Our alumnus, Gleb Kapusto, who has completed the MA in Digital Marketing and Social Media programme, is also engaged in the development of the venture. Anastasia says: “Apart from the traditional digital solutions, the company also provides free consultation for young specialists and students, concerning a career in digital marketing, which lately became very popular” and continues “The global spending on digital marketing has increased to approximately 100 billion this year. While media consumption habits are changing as well as companies' approach to reach the target audience online, one is thing is clear: the Internet won't vanish overnight”. TD provides a wide variety of solutions, including but not limited to search engine optimisation, website development, competitive benchmarking, opportunity analysis, and social media marketing. Anastasia completed the BA (Hons) in Business Studies (Marketing) last June. As she says her studies helped her put theory into practice in her new venture: “The last year of studies was the most interesting for me. I had the idea of a venture and, fortunately, all my subjects — to some extent — helped me to formulate it completely.” The International Faculty wishes Anastasia best success in her venture.
13/12/2018
E-PROTECT Seminar: Assessing the Individual Needs of Child Victims of Crime during the Criminal Procedure
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13/12/2018
More than 10 IT companies at the closing event of the ReGeneration Academy of Java4Web hosted by the International Faculty
Supporting and facilitating continuing education and knowledge dissemination: The International Faculty CITY College was the Host Sponsor of ReGeneration Academy Welcoming IT companies at our main campus in Thessaloniki Facilitating networking opportunities within the IT industry The International Faculty CITY College was happy to host The ReGeneration Academy of Java4Web training at its main campus Thessaloniki and welcome more than 10 IT companies at the academy’s closing event on 3 December 2018. The training programme was attended mainly by Computer Science graduates and aimed at bridging the gap between academic and industry. At the closing event participating graduates presented their final projects and had the opportunity to meet, have interviews and network with company representatives from more than 10 IT companies so that they can jumpstart their professional life. During the training participants explored and covered extended real-life business case studies and industry scenarios on various topics. The training programme combined theory and hands-on training on real-life projects in the fields of Software Engineering, Web Applications Development and Java technologies. The International Faculty CITY College was the Host Sponsor of the programme in Thessaloniki. Through such initiatives the International Faculty aims at supporting and facilitating the dissemination of knowledge and continuing education. The programme was powered by Code.Hub. For more information please visit the ReGeneration official website
13/12/2018
Psychology for All Series resumes with new interesting talks for academic year 2018-19
The successful ‘Psychology for All’ series of the International Faculty’s Psychology Department restarted for academic year 2018-19 with more interesting topics. The first event of the year was presented on 30 November 2018 by Mr Petros Theodorou, Gestalt Psychotherapist, who delivered a two-hour talk on ‘The Sexual Self: The body’s pleasure or prison?”. In his presentation Mr. Theodorou explained that despite the evolution of the human intellect, we always have the tendency to reconnect to primary sexual self. He then went on to discuss how this internal force sometimes becomes pleasurable and sometimes imprisonment. The audience found the topic particularly interesting and had the opportunity to ask questions to the speaker at the end of his presentation. The Psychology Department of the University of Sheffield International Faculty CITY College has been running successfully for almost a decade (since 2009) the ‘Psychology for All’ open seminar series at our main campus in Thessaloniki. The series hosts 1-hour talks by different guest speakers specialising in different psychology topics. The ‘Psychology for All’ series takes place within the Department’s and the International Faculty’s public engagement activities aiming at giving back to the community. Mr Evangelos Sepetis, Psychologist, Psychodynamic Therapist and Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Counselling Psychology at the International Faculty CITY College is responsible for the organisation of the 'Psychology for All' series.
13/12/2018
ICEIRD 2018 – The ‘International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development’ in Qatar
The ‘International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development (ICEIRD 2018)’ took place this year in the beautiful city of Doha, Qatar on 29-31 October 2018 at St. Regis Hotel. Organised for the 11th consecutive year by the University of Sheffield International Faculty CITY College – this year in collaboration with Qatar University - the event took place with great success and interesting outcomes. Delegates from more than 35 countries participated in the conference and attended more than 100 research projects were delivered in presentation or round tables by distinguished speakers coming from both academia and the industry. ICEIRD 2018 edition built upon the concept of “Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth for Sustainable Development” and addressed the cutting-edge challenges of nowadays society. The conference was addressed at academics, university technology managers, entrepreneurs, policy- makers and businesses interested in the theory and practice of university-industry links as well as innovation, entrepreneurship, and regional development. ICEIRD 2018 chairs were Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, Vice Principal of the University of Sheffield International Faculty CITY College and Prof. Belaid Aouni, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies College of Business and Economics at Qatar University. Prof. Ketikidis commented: “It’s time to act and move towards scale-up companies instead of startups. Every business has potential for growth and development, but some of them need to make radical changes in their business model. It is definitely the time to put emphasis on the duration of innovation and development. ICEIRD 2018 moved towards that direction and so will future ICEIRD conferences.” The event concluded with the announcement of the awards as well as the announcement of the destination of ICEIRD 2019: Montreal, Canada.
12/12/2018
Engaging women in computer science; Our CS students participate in the Hackathon ‘Challenge the Force within Her’
Our Computer Science students, Rina Basholli, student in the MSc in Advanced Software Engineering programme and Rrona Dushi, 3rd level student in the BSc (Hons) in Computer Science programme participated in the Hackathon Challenge that took place in Athens. Themed ‘Challenge the Force within Her’ the Hackathon was addressed only to women involved in the fields of IT, computing and communication and aimed at enhancing women power and gender diversity. The International Faculty CITY College encourages and supports women participation in IT and computing. Plus, it encourages all its students to participate in competitions and events outside the classroom to help them gain a rich student experience and invaluable employability skills.
12/12/2018
Students of Gaming Club having fun
Virtual reality and numerous games for students of the Gaming Club who have great time every time they meet! The Gaming Club is a recent addition to International Faculty student clubs running this year, introduced by the Department of Student Affairs and Alumni. Founded with love by passionate gamers, the Gaming club is focused on having fun and meeting new people. Visit the official website citycollegegaming.club Follow the Gaming Club on Facebook and Twitter. The club meets weekly on Fridays 8th Floor Sofou Building at 14:00-16:00 hrs.
12/12/2018
The English Studies Department Goes (Inter)cultural via Audiovisual Translation
The fourth Personal and Professional Development Seminar of the English Studies Department, held on Tuesday, 4 December, confirms the multiple applications and significance of translation in general, and audiovisual translation in particular. Guest speaker, Dr. Katerina Gouleti, an academic and professional translator and subtitler, delivered a highly informative and multi-sided seminar titled: (Inter)cultural Representations and Practices in Audiovisual Translation. In this seminar, Dr. Gouleti demonstrated the connection between audiovisual translation and the market place, academia as well as education, providing multiple, highly diverse and interactive examples to demonstrate the practices and applications of audiovisual translation. The significance of audiovisual translation can be found in economy, culture and education. Participants were made aware of different types of translation (intralingual, interlingual, intersemiotic) and were informed that the future lies in the practice of transcreation. As Dr. Gouleti informs, in an age of globalization, marketing and translation have taken a turn towards glocalization: customizing for local markets and needs. Thus the role of the subtitler, as well as translator, is becoming more visible and necessary. This can be evidenced in the law just recently passed by the European Union where broadcasters will have to provide customized audiovisual translations, to the booming demands for translators/interpreters due to immigration and the surge of refugees to the ever growing online educational programmes (MOOCs) offered by various institutions the world over. Dr. Gouleti emphasized the tight association between translation and culture, how audiovisual translation can extend to semiotic activism (citing the amongst others, the example of Podemos), how technology has assisted in the development of the field with subtitle glasses – already implemented in the context of the National Theatre of London - to software that can assist in the teaching of languages whilst also promoting active/creative learners and audiovisual literacy. Evidently, the field of Audiovisual translation is expanding, developing and promises to be a fruitful area for academic research, occupational opportunities as well as an area that can provide additional perspectives that can assist in the cultivation of cultural and educational appreciation.
11/12/2018
Language in Focus - International Conference 2019
LIF2019 - The 6th International Language in Focus Conference: “Language, Research, and Teaching in the 21st Century” is organized by Cukurova University – Turkey, The University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College – Greece and the South-East European Research Centre (SEERC), in Dubrovnik, Croatia on May 2-4, 2019. Annual International LIF Conferences have already become an academic platform for exchanging ideas, projects and scientific research between aspiring academics, teachers, university students and well-known researchers thanks to your invaluable contributions. In harmony with this spirit of academic enthusiasm, we would like to invite academics, scholars, representatives of central and local educational authorities, non-governmental organizations, school teachers and practitioners representing an exciting diversity of countries, cultures, and religions to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum encouraging respectful dialogue. LIF2019, to be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, will constitute a great opportunity to meet experts in various areas of ELT and language studies. LIF2019 topics include (but are not limited to): ELT Methodology and Classroom Applications Foreign Language Teacher Education SLA / ELT focused theories ICT in Language Teaching Psychological and Psycholinguistic perspectives in SLA / ELT Content and Language Integrated Learning CLIL and CLILiG Multilingualism / Bilingualism Sociolinguistics Corpus Linguistics and Learner Corpora Syntax, Morphology, and Semantics Lexical Processing Phonology Discourse Analysis Translation and Interpreting Language Policies The abstract submission deadline has been extended from December 14, 2018 to January 11, 2019. You can submit your abstract here. Plenary Speakers: David Singleton (Guest of honour), Trinity College Dublin, the University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungart and the State University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland Guy Gook, King's College London, UK Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, UK Suzanne Romaine, University of Oxford, UK Nina Spada, University of Toronto, Canada Penny Ur, Oranim and Haifa University, Israel www.languageinfocus.org
11/12/2018
Christmas Bazaar 2018 by the Sunrise Movement
10/12/2018
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