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BAED students visit AB Vassilopoulos

A group of undergraduate and postgraduate students from the Business Administration and Economics Department (BAED) from the University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, visited the Distribution Centre of AB Vassilopoulos in Thessaloniki, Greece. During the company visit hosted by Mr Dimitrios Dakos, Head of Distribution for Northern Greece at AB Vassilopoulos and alumnus of the International Faculty, our students were provided with hands-on industry experience on Inventory Management. This company visit took place in the frame of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management unit delivered by Mr Adrian Solomon and Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis and proved to be an interesting and educational experience for our students. "Alfa-Vita Vassilopoulos" or simply "AB" is a supermarket chain based in Greece which was established in 1939. Company visits and working with industry are vital to enhance our students’ employability. The intention company visits is to give students, who will soon enter the workforce exposure to business culture, working environments and the world of work.

19/03/2015

Masterclass with Dr Dimitriadis at NOISIS: Brain, emotions and sales

The following event is going to take place in Greek. Το μυστικό των πωλήσεων είναι πιο κοντά σας από ότι ποτέ φανταστήκατε! Είναι μέσα στον εγκέφαλό σας και ο Δρ. Δημητριάδης θα σας δείξει πως να το ανακαλύψετε και πως να το χρησιμοποιήσετε καθημερινά για να πετύχετε τους επαγγελματικούς και προσωπικούς σας στόχους. Όσοι είναι καλοί στις πωλήσεις, στις διαπραγματεύσεις, στην επικοινωνία και στην υποκίνηση ξέρουν καλά ότι οι άνθρωποι σκέφτονται συναισθηματικά και όχι λογικά. Ο εγκέφαλός μας εξελίχθηκε μέσα στους αιώνες ως ένα πρωτίστως συναισθηματικό όργανο συμπεριφοράς και όχι ως ένα λογικό, στυγνό, υπολογιστικό εργαλείο. Η νευρο- επιστήμη μας μαθαίνει ότι πρώτα έρχεται η συναισθηματική ώθηση στο να πάρουμε μια συγκεκριμένη απόφαση και μετά η συνειδητοποίηση του τι θέλουμε τελικά να κάνουμε! Πόσο καλά γνωρίζουμε όμως τους συναισθηματικούς μηχανισμούς του εγκέφαλου μας και πώς μπορούν να μας βοηθήσουν στο να αυξήσουμε τις πωλήσεις μας? Στην εισαγωγική του αυτήν ομιλία ο Δρ. Δημητριάδης θα: Περιγράψει με απλότητα τα βασικά μέρη του εγκεφάλου μας και πως συνδέονται με τις πωλήσεις. Εξηγήσει την σημαντικότητα των συναισθημάτων για τις πωλήσεις, την επικοινωνία και τις διαπραγματεύσεις. Συνδέσει την επιτυχημένη στάση των πωλητών με το μοντέλο της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης. Μοιραστεί συγκεκριμένες τεχνικές του πως να χρησιμοποιήσουμε άμεσα την επιστήμη των συναισθημάτων στις πωλήσεις μας. Η είσοδος στο masterclass είναι ελεύθερη. Δηλώστε συμμετοχή!

16/02/2015

Mr Chris Liassides and Dr Ana Cruz at the 9th Learning & Teaching Conference in Sheffield, UK

Mr. Chris Liassides, Director of Postgraduate Studies at our Business Administration and Economics Department and Dr Ana Cruz, Lecturer at BAED participated as presenters in the 9th Annual Learning and Teaching Conference themed ‘Developing Student Learning Beyond Knowledge Acquisition’ that was held at the University of Sheffield, UK on 6th January 2015. Mr Chris Liassides In his presentation entitled ‘Applying theory through teamwork, Concession and Brainstroming’ Mr. Liassides explained how he managed to engage students with coursework through early stage brainstorming. Mr. Liassides presented the exercise his assigned to his students: “When I introduced the assignment to the students and went through the coursework handout with them, instead of spending 10-15 minutes doing so, I devoted almost 30 minutes and did a little exercise with them.  A little brainstorming session in class.  After explaining what they had to do, I asked them to get a piece of paper out and follow my instructions.  I asked them, there and then, in just 2 minutes, to come up with the idea they had to work on.  They all thought of it as a game, perhaps as an easy way to waste valuable teaching time --fun and games, in other words!”. During his presentation Mr. Liassides explained this learning and teaching practice and noted that the benefit was that it kept students interested throughout the course of the semester and added value to their knowledge with regard to employability, since it prepared them in dealing with similar issues at work. Dr Ana Cruz Dr. Cruz delivered a very interesting online presentation entitled ' Viral Videos: enhancing Students' digital literacy skills and employability' based on student experiential learning assignments that aimed to turn knowledge into skill.  During her presentation Dr. Cruz presented the best student videos produced in 2013 and 2014 in the frame of the ‘Integrated Marketing Communications’ unit. The session provided insights into how students applied theory into action and the students’ performance. In addition, to provide a more comprehensive view, some of the students’ non-assessed self reflections were also presented. In 2014 the students worked with a client. The client’s view was also presented in the conference. Dr. Cruz's session concluded with a critical reflection of the barriers, benefits and lessons learned. Both presentations were particularly insightful and received positive comments by fellow-colleagues at the University of Sheffield.

13/02/2015

BAED lecturers comment on the Greek Elections in online publication of the Political Studies Association, UK

Dr Gkasis and Dr Prodromidou Dr Pavlos Gkasis and Dr Alexandra Prodromidou, both Lecturers at the Business Administration and Economics Department (BAED) and members of the Greek Politics Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association in Great Britain, have contributed with their commentaries to the Specialist Group's online pamphlet on the January 25, 2015 Greek General Elections. Dr Gkasis looks at the nature of the coalition government (no 24) and Dr Prodromidou discusses SYRIZA's victory against other candidate parties (no 15). Dr Gkasis and Dr Prodromidou work on a joined project with the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) on Greece. They are both SPERI Associate Fellows.     

11/02/2015

BAED students visit Athenian Brewery SA

A group of second level students attending the BA (Hons) in Business Studies visited the Athenian Brewery plant in Thessaloniki, the largest producer and distributor of beer in Greece. The company visit took place on 15 January 2015 in the context of Marketing Management and Operations Management units. Escorted by Mr. Chris Liassides, Academic Director of Postgraduate Studies and Senior Lecturer in Marketing Management, the students were warmly welcomed by Mr. Stavros Dimou, Engineer and other members from the company’s management team. They were given a tour around the production line areas and were exposed to the various stages of the production of beer and other beverages. The students had the opportunity to ask questions and the answers provided to them added valuable knowledge to their existing understanding of the business environment. The company visit proved to be an interesting and educational experience for our students. Athenian Brewery S.A. is the largest producer and distributor of beer in Greece. It was established in 1963 by a group of Greek entrepreneurs and it is member of Heineken NV group. Today it sports four plants across Greece, three beer factories in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras and a factory in Lamia bottling natural mineral water IOLI. Company visits and working with industry are vital to enhance our students’ employability. The intention company visits is to give students, who will soon enter the workforce exposure to business culture, working environments and the world of work.

27/01/2015

Seminar on Product Placement by Mr Liassidis

12/01/2015

Guest Lecture 'Goodvidio - A year in the life of a tech startup' by Mr Kourtesis

17/12/2014

Seminar on ‘Writing your Dissertation’ by Dr Kapoulas in Bucharest

15/12/2014

Guest Lecture on Today's Executive by Mr Koupanis

12/12/2014

Guest Lecture on PR Plans by Ms Moraitou

12/12/2014

Guest Lecture on Creating an Advertising Brief by Dr Nikolaidis

10/12/2014

Guest Lecture on Modern Business Etiquette by Dr Koleva

08/12/2014