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Real-life IT project connecting our business students to industry for luxury hotels of Thessaloniki

A creative Poster Exhibition and Competition by our students Building employability skills while putting theory into practice Connecting students to industry For the third year in a row course leader Dr Andrew Salisbury organised a Poster Exhibition and Competition, which took place at our main campus in Thessaloniki. This year a new project was provided with business students delivering real-life projects for three luxury hotels in Thessaloniki: two five-star hotels, The MET and Lazart Hotel, and one family run 3 star called the Caravan Hotel. Students were asked to design a poster, using the latest IT technology, creating a 5 star hotel – providing both cutting-edge information systems together with a SWOT analysis based on the hotel’s location.  Ideas were innovative and creative including tech like Google Home, Smart mirrors and automatic sensing devices using the cloud from the room itself.  A selection of students had the opportunity to show the managers around the exhibition, whilst eliciting practical information on the day in the life of a hotel manager. The posters were displayed in the auditorium for a week allowing other students and staff to see them, the managers were not only asked to judge the best poster but to give feedback based on their own experience, which was portrayed later to students. The judges were impressed by our students’ creativity, ideas and professional approach. Competition winners received their certificates and awards by Dr Andrew Salisbury and Mr Vassilis Tsoulis, Director of Career, Employability and Enterprise Centre. In addition to certificates winners were also offered a VIP privé visit to the hotels to have first-hand experience of a luxury hotel’s operations and management. The prizes were given to: First prize winners: POSTER “LAVIDIN” - Stagkogianni Athina (middle), Nicoleta Athanasopoulou (middle right) and Smaro Papadopoulou (middle left), Dr Salisbury (on the left) and Mr Tsoulis (on the right).   Second prize winner: POSTER “MY PLACE” - Alexandros Andreanidis (shown) and Apostolos Charalampidis.   Third prize winner: POSTER “THEXENIA” - Jeta Zhaveli (shown) and Maria Filipidou.   Activities like the poster competition are organised frequently within the International Faculty’s programme curriculums aiming at building our students employability skills by offering them the opportunity to work for real-clients on real-life case studies, put theory into practice, as well as bridge the gap between academia and the industry. Special Thanks: Special thanks to Mr Vassilis Tsoulis, Director of the International Faculty’s Career, Employability & Enterprise Centre, Mrs Clio Antoniou, Reservations Manager, The Met Hotel (judge 1), Mr Karapatoglou Alexandros, CEO, The Caravan (judge 2) and Mrs Anastasia Kartsoni, Sales & Banquet Manager, Lazart Hotel (judge 3).  

23/01/2019

Guest Lecture - Fake News, Journalism and the Social Media

12/11/2018

Guest Lecture by Hellas Gold

05/11/2018

Bachelors & Masters in Tourism

Keeping up with the latest business trends, our Business Administration and Economics Department offers a Bachelors programme and a Masters programme focusing on Tourism and Hotel industry. BA (Hons) in Business Studies (Hotel and Hospitality) and   MSc in Hotel & Tourism Management (offered in weekend mode) As there is an increasing need of skilled professionals in this fast growing sector of the world economy, our programmes’ graduates are highly employable regionally and internationally. Both programmes are designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the structure and operation of this global industry and equip them with subject-specific and transferable skills. Students have the opportunity to acquire - starting from an undergraduate level- specialised knowledge and skills and enjoy exciting career opportunities in one of the largest and fastest-growing industries worldwide. Dr Nikos Tsorakidis, Head of Business Administration & Economics Department, comments: “Our programmes prepare students for the global Tourism and Hotel industry opening up opportunities for an international career. Students will gain specialised skills within a solid framework of business studies. Recent reports highlight the lack of skilled staff in this industry especially in the SEE region which creates employment and career opportunities for graduates with the right set of skills and qualifications. Our courses are designed to meet the highest academic standards and - combined with practical projects that equip students with hands-on experience - produce graduates prepared to make a difference in this exciting global industry.” Graduates receive their degree from one of top 100 universities in the world: the University of Sheffield. Admission period is now open! Information / Applications: For more information interested candidates may contact our Admissions Office at acadreg@citycollege.sheffield.eu, +20 2310 224026.  

10/07/2018

Mr. Petros Golitsis honoured with International Award of Poetry by the Writers’ Union of Romania

Mr. Petros Golitsis, Lecturer at our Business Administration & Economics Department has been invited to receive the International Award for Poetry ‘Tudor Arghezi’ by the Poetry Subsidiary of the Writers’ Union of Romania. Mr Golitsis will receive the award at the International Festival ‘Tudor Arghezi’ that will take place in Bucharest 18-20 May 2018. Mr. Golitsis is the author of four volumes of verse, Paper’s memory (2009), The abrading of time (2013), The flesh of the temporary (2015) and Bursting with meat (2017). His poems have been translated into English, German, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, Romanian, Bulgarian and Serbian. The International Faculty congratulates Mr Golitsis on receiving an international award for his poetry and is proud to have a mutli-talented academic among faculty members.

11/05/2018

Deloitte Guest Lecture

25/04/2018

Risk Management Unit continued for our Business Students

On the 16th and 18th of April our undergraduate students (3rd level) from the Business Administration and Economics Department attended the second part of the Risk Management Unit, led by Mr. Athanasios Fourtounas, Trainer, Economist and Director of Logistics in JLSG NATO (Italy). Mr. Athanasios Fourtounas with 3rd level business students During the two-day part topics discussed included. Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis, Plan Risk Responses and Monitor and Control Risks. Moreover, the first two teams of the students presented their assignments on a Stakeholders Case study about the "Swedish Nuclear Waste Management facilities" and an Identify Risks Case Study about the "Renovation of Wembley Stadium in the UK". Guest lecture by Mr Thomas Panagiotou The Risk Management unit concluded with a guest lecture by Mr Thomas Panagiotou, representative of ZeusRFID, a high technology and innovation company. The speaker presented how Risk Management is applied in his company. Students had the opportunity to see how risk management works the real world and gain valuable insights.

24/04/2018

Guest Lecture on European Union Policies

Friday, 27 April 2018  

20/04/2018

Students from Thessaloniki and Sofia jointly attend Corporate Social Responsibility week at our main campus

Second year undergraduate students from our Business Administration and Economics Department - from both Thessaloniki and Sofia - spent two days together jointly attending the Corporate and Social Responsibility module week at the International Faculty's main campus Thessaloniki on 22-23 March. Students worked together on their presentations throughout Thursday and successfully presented their original business ideas and CSR policies on Friday. During preparation time, they also attended two guest lectures and workshops delivered by Mr. Dan Wheatley, Senior Diplomatic Officer, Bahai Community of the UK, Office of Public Affairs on CSR and Lobbying in International Organisations.  Students found the CSR module particularly interesting and enjoyed meeting and attending classes with fellow-students from a different city.

27/03/2018

Career development workshop by PIMCO

On 12th March, a career development workshop was delivered by PIMCO, one of the world's premier fixed income managers, just for the students of the Business Administration and Economics Department.  Special thanks goes to Mr Spyros Michas,Vice-President and Portfolio Manager, who among other things, explained the roles that are available for undergraduate and postgraduate students and Pimco's competency-based approach to evaluating, hiring and managing talent. Reflecting on the workshop, students said that being able to speak directly with a professional in their field of their studies gave them the opportunity to practice the skills that they have been learning on the programme.   

26/03/2018

Seminar on Global Economic Outlook

On 10th of March a seminar was delivered by PIMCO, one of the world's premier fixed income managers. Mr Spyros Michas, Vice-President and Portfolio Manager, kindly accepted the invitation by the Business Administration  and Economics Department and presented a seminar on "Global Economic and Investment Outlook".  The participants, final year undergraduate (Accounting and Finance) and MSc Banking and Finance students had the opportunity to learn and discuss the risks and opportunities across the investment landscape in 2018.

26/03/2018

A Day with Nielsen

On Friday, 23 March 2018, a one-day seminar was delivered by Nielsen, a world’s leading provider of marketing information, audience measurement, and business media products and services. The seminar entitled "Transform Data to Action," included also a 3-hour hands-on workshop, during which Nielsen Group Account Manager Mrs. Vivi Papadopoulou explained, discussed, and applied along with the participants the methodology that Nielsen follows in analysing retail data and the consultation it provides to its clients in how to strategically move in the future. The participants, Level 3 Marketing students, thoroughly enjoyed it and learned how to handle such data and the significance it provides in drafting future success stories in the industry. The Business Administration and Economics Department and all the participants would like to express their sincere gratitude to Ms. Papadopoulou for taking the time, coming all the way from Athens, and spending an entire day with the students, some of whom referred to the seminar/workshop as the most insightful they have ever participated in. Staff from the Business Administration and Economics Department stated: "We hope that this is the start of a very good cooperation with Nielsen and we look forward to more such future events that add invaluable knowledge and skills to the students learning experience."

26/03/2018