Student news and events

Successful Summer Schools at the International Faculty in Thessaloniki

Three amazing summer schools, that run in parallel, marked the end of summer 2015 at our main campus in Thessaloniki. Built on the success of the previews years, this year’s summer schools, brought together students from the University of Sheffield, UK, the International Faculty, Greece as well as other countries like Serbia, Kosovo, Armenia, Romania and Bulgaria, creating a truly international dimension. Themed, ‘New Media, New Tech-tools, New Opportunities: from Pinterest to LinkedIn’, ‘Developing an International Employability Profile’ and ‘Cognition and Emotion’ the summer schools included daily classes, excursions to cultural and natural sights, as well as other activities which added a different dynamic to the learning experience. The third summer school was jointly organised by the Psychology Department of the University (UK) and the Psychology Department of the International Faculty (Greece) and was attended only by psychology students studying in two departments. As part of the summer school programme students to relax and spend a day on the sandy beaches of Chalkidiki on an daily excursion organised by the International Faculty. The summer schools concluded with a field trip to Vergina, the internationally famous burial site of the kings of Macedon, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. Feedback from students illustrated how the summer schools offer an opportunity to get a taste of studying in Thessaloniki and the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield and get a flavour of the Greek summer while studying a subject of their interest. One student that attended the Summer School said: “I mostly enjoyed the panel interview; it was a unique hands-on experience! I had the opportunity to "compete" with other candidates in fully realistic conditions. Another Summer School milestone was the interview preparation with Dr. Nikolaidis, who shared with us his rich personal experience, which motivated me in a big way!” while another added “I enjoyed the lectures, since they covered interesting topics. I also enjoyed meeting new people with different cultures and backgrounds. But the most wonderful experience for me was the visit to Vergina.”   The summer schools at the International Faculty proved to be a truly international, educational and cultural experience to all participating students. Summer school photo gallery

30/09/2015

Exciting student trip to the University of Sheffield (VIDEO)

Watch the video created by our students, sharing their experience from their trip to The University of Sheffield!

17/06/2015

New Students’ Union (CSU) elected

The International Faculty has new leadership for its Students’ Union (CSU) as a result of the electoral process that took place last week. The new CSU Board and appointed Officers are: President Ms. Theodora Theodoridou Welfare and Educational Officer Mr. Vassilis Kikalos Sports and Events Officer Mr. Fotis Karagiannis PR Officer Mr. Konstantinos Karagiannis Together with the Vice President who will be elected by postgraduate students and the class representatives, they will represent the voice of our students for the academic year 2015-2016. The current and the next CSU team The current CSU will hand over as of October 2015 to the new Board. Congratulations to the new CSU. The International Faculty wishes them best success!

11/06/2015

Internal Football Tournament by CSU

In May 2015 our Students Union (CSU) organised with great success an Internal Football Tournament for the International Faculty, CITY College.  Participating teams competed against each other at the Y.M.C.A.court in Thessaloniki. During both semi-finals and finals all players shared moments of excitement, fun, fair play and struggle for the victory. Many spectators from the International Faculty joined the tournament to cheer and support the teams. Congratulations to the winning team and everyone that participated in the tournament!

11/06/2015

Our students in Sofia volunteer in the GoBio Annual Festival

Our students studying in Sofia participated as volunteers in the GoBio Annual Festival which took place on the 17th of May 2015. 14 students in total contributed to this very important event for GoBio Bulgaria were involved in many pre and post-event activities. During the GoBio Festival they showed high level of professionalism, excellent organizational and teamwork skills as well as very high motivation to contribute and carry out tasks assigned to them.  Their performance exceeded the organizers’ expectations and they made a very good impression as young and responsible modern citizens. Ms Elena Filipova from GoBio Bulgaria commented: "We would like to thank CITY College and its students for the trust and for the participation of all volunteers who took part in the GoBio Festival 2015. Together we managed to popularize for another year the idea of a greener, healthier and environmentally friendlier life. Thank you!" Congratulations to our student-volunteers for their initiative, hard work and ethos: Eva Daneva, Lilly Markova, Milena Uzunova, Krum Alexandrov, Magdalena Sarafova, Savina Balabanova, Elena Bogdanova, Anton Paskalev, Raya Tsvetkova, Katrin Kanledjian,Ivelina Draganova, Tsvetelina Petkova, Madlen Ivanova, Yordan Chaev.

20/05/2015

14th Student Spring Symposium 2015

Students had their say and shared their passion! The 14th Students’ Spring Symposium took place with great success and interesting research outcomes at our main campus in Thessaloniki, 15 May 2015. This was the 14th consecutive year for this student event-tradition to be organised and bring together students from many academic institutions to share their passion and have their say. Billed as ‘by students for students’, the event took place with more than 140 students participating from the University of International Faculty, CITY College, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and the University of Macedonia (UOM) and presenting their research work and achievements. The event was a big celebration from an academic aspect featuring 19 inspirational presentations. At the conclusion of the event the best presentation entitled ‘Impossible is nothing in Armenia’ by Ms Arevik Hayrapetyan was awarded a tablet from the event’s sponsor ‘PLAISIO’. Also a draw among the event’s participants gave a tablet to Ms Miruna Carmen. However, the real story of this conference is the significant power of our student-volunteers who carried it out from the beginning until its completion under the guidance and support of Dr Kontantinos Dimopoulos, Dr Alexandros Kapoulas and Dr Antonia Ypsilanti.  Congratulations to our student-interns for the excellent organisaion and success of the event: General Secretariat Nita Skenderi Tringa Krasniqi Miruna Carmen Barbu Dimitra Petridou Vivian Ntotsi Vasiliki Salvari Marketing Team Vassilis Nikolaou Drin Krasniqi Mamica Skenderi Spivak Vachik Mikayelyan Mpampis Trasanidis Creative and Technical Team Genc Agushi Daryna Lysenko Enxhi Ago Donat Mehmeti Foteini Gkodosidou Athanasios Doulgeris Andjela Stojanova Arieta Shabani Arlind Avdullahi Also, numerous individuals, companies, and organisations all contributed to the success of the conference. The 14th Student Spring Symposium was supported by our research centre, the South East European Research Centre (SEERC), and the Greek ACM Student Chapter. We wish to warmly thank our sponsors, todaylicious for the coffee breaks and lunch they offered during the event, as well as Plaisio for the two tablets it offered to best presentation winners. Official website: S3-15 More photos from the event are available on Picassa   Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters

20/05/2015

The International Faculty goes to Sheffield: a fantastic trip for our students!

For the first time students from our Faculty travelled to the UK to visit the University of Sheffield and they had a blast! The trip took place 22-25 April 2015 and was organised by our Students’ Union (CSU). Our students, escorted by Ms. Maria Matiaki, Director of the Department of Student Affairs, spent four days in Sheffield full of activities, events, and – of course – fun! Upon their arrival students were welcomed warmly by Prof. Paul White, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. They didn’t even miss the opportunity to get a ‘selfie’ with him. In the frame of visit, a tour of the university’s campus took place as well as a tour of the Student’s Union building. Students also strolled around Sheffield in the ‘city walking tour’ escorted by Dr Tim Cooper, International Student Support Officer. They also attended a USE Workshop by Gary Wood, Enterprise Learning Development Officer. One day before their departure our students had the opportunity to do some sightseeing and visit Chatsworth House, the magnificent home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. CSU President, Vachos Xantinidis said: “The Trip to Sheffield was successful and went very well. Participants spent an amazing time doing different kind of activities and workshops. I hope that this trip was the beginning of a new 'tradition' that the CSU (2014-15) initiated for the International Faculty, for the years to come.” Mpampis Trasanidis, Sports and Event Officer, who went on the trip, added: “It was great chance to meet and live for three days with students of other faculties, departments and programmes of our university. Students from the International Faculty should try and organize a trip to Sheffield once per year. It’s an experience not to be missed!” Students returned to Thessaloniki excited from the trip to Sheffield, with memories to share and photos to show to their fellow-students and lecturers.

08/05/2015

Faculty Victory over Students in Friendly Basketball Game

A different basketball game took place on Sunday 22 March 2015 at Ivanofio indoor hall in Thessaloniki between our faculty and students, a game that concluded with the faculty’s victory. The friendly rivalry started with a variety of challenges between the faculty and the students. Both teams played particularly well. However the students’ team was not that lucky with their shots leaving the faculty men lead the game. In the end, the faculty men prevailed with a win of 38-32. The faculty team comprised Prof. Panayotis Ketikidis, Vice Principal of CITY College, Dr Dimitris Nikolaidis, Head of the Business Administration & Economics Department (BAED), Mr. George Efstathiadis, Director of the Executive MBA programme, Dr George Eleftherakis, Senior Lecturer at the Computer Science Department, Mr. Alexandros Charalampidis, Lecturer at the BAED, Mr. Nikos Ergen from the Executive MBA, and ex-basketball player and Lecturer at CITY College, Mr. George Pavlidis. “It wasn’t about winning, it was all about having fun; that was the goal of the game and we made it: we did have a lot of fun! Faculty members and students, we all became a big team and learnt from each other, with team spirit being the greatest lesson of all” said Prof. Ketikidis at the end of the game. Students, faculty and administration members from the International Faculty CITY College cheered for both teams during the game. Mr. Pavlidis, who was also the coach of the faculty’s team commented: “It was a really nice game, where staff, lecturers and students competed in equal terms. Both teams tried really hard and gave their best. It was noticeable that there is much room for improvement; something that I am certain can be accomplished by systematic training. Nonetheless, the fans created an excellent atmosphere for us. Well done to all!”  From his side Dr Nikolaidis made a clever parallelism of business and sports: “In Sports, as in Business you should never underestimate an opponent; even if they are weak, and they don’t look that fit, adding: In sports as in Business you succeed if you work collectively, as a team. You might have excellent players with a talent, but it is necessary to make them a team and work as a team.” Read all business lessons learnt from the game as outlined by Dr Nikolaidis. At the end there were no losers or winners as everyone enjoyed the game. Now the students are looking forward for the re-match! The faculty/students friendly basketball game was organised by the CITY’s Student Union (CSU).   Business Lessons Learnt from the Faculty/Student Friendly Basketball Game You win a game in the field and only after putting 100% of your effort. No game is won, even the easiest one, unless you fight for it until the end. Setting goals is not enough. YOU NEED TO stay focused and FIGHT FOR THEM hard!   A SWOT analysis is always useful. Recognizing your Strengths and using them to win the game is rather crucial. Students' strength was the speed, the endurance and the good technique. However it was NOT to play inside or close to end line.   Identifying the opponent’s Weaknesses and taking advantage of them by striking there is rather imperative and can give you a great boost. Staff were heavy, moving not very fast and lack endurance.   Identifying the opponents Strengths and not allowing to unfold is also a critical point.   In Sports, as in Business you should Never underestimate an opponent; even if they are weak, and they don’t look that fit.   In sports as in Business you succeed if you work collectively, as a team. You might have excellent players with a talent, but it is necessary to make them a team and work as a team.  

24/03/2015

Blood donation at the International Faculty

13/03/2015

Nutrition Seminar by the CSU

13/03/2015

Referee Seminar by the CSU

13/03/2015

Christmas Charities by our students

It's Christmas all over our campus and within this holiday spirit our students led charities to help those in need and spread the love. Like every year, students of the Sunrise Movement run a charity to collect food and clothing items for SOS Children's Village. The community of the International Faculty responded warmly to their call and helped collect goodies for the children. Also, students of our Marketing Club sold T-shirts in support of the DOWN Syndrome Association, an association that they support every year at Christmas through their activities.  These initiatives demonstrate that our students understand and appreciate charitable giving and citizenship and we are proud to have such passionate students who go beyond the classroom during their studies with us.

18/12/2014