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Congratulations to Ms. Dialechti Fotopoulou
Congratulations to Ms Dialechti Fotopoulou, PhD student at our research centre, SEERC, for successfully defending her PhD entitled ‘The Impact of Foreign Higher Education on Management Practices: The Case of MBAs in Greece’. Ms. Fotopoulou’s supervisors are Dr Alexandros Psychogios, Senior Lecturer at the International Faculty’s Business Department and Prof. Geoffrey Wood, Professor in Human Resource Management at the Management School of the University of Sheffield.
11/07/2013
Graduation party 2013
Graduation is a time to celebrate! On 21 June graduates of year 2013 celebrated the conclusion of their studies and said ‘goodbye’ with a party organised by our Students’ Union (CSU). The graduation party was held at ‘Les Zazous’ Bar restaurant in Thessaloniki.
02/07/2013
'Life is fun' VIDEO by our Students' Union (CSU)
Watch the video produced by our Students' Union (CSU) and see how fun it is to study with us! Congratulations to CSU for organising and producing this video and to all students who participated in it! You may view the video on vimeo or right-click here to download it.
28/06/2013
12th Students’ Spring Symposium
The 12th Students’ Spring Symposium took place successfully at the University of Sheffield International Faculty main campus in Thessaloniki, 24 May 2013. The event took place for the twelfth consecutive and was organised by students of all departments of the Faculty. In the frame of the symposium students presented very interesting papers on different scientific subjects and exchanged ideas. The event also included a workshop entitled ‘Teaching a robotic partner to dance’ propelling knowledge and innovation and attracting everyone’s attention. An interesting closing discussion themed ‘I have an idea’ gave the opportunity to both presenters and the audience to engage in a fruitful dialogue and draw interesting conclusions. The 12th Student Spring Symposium was sponsored by our research centre, the South East European Research Centre (SEERC), and the Greek ACM Student Chapter.
07/06/2013
Our student volunteers collect medicines for the Doctors of the World
For the third consecutive year student volunteers of CITY College’s ‘Sunrise Club’ run successfully a public collection of medicines in support of the Doctors of the World (DoW). The collection took place at the centre of Thessaloniki on Friday and Saturday, 24 and 25 of May 2013. The project was supervised by Ms. Panagiota Skoulariki , Lecturer at our Business Department . The public responded to our students’ call and supported the collection of medicines. Non-expired medicines, including sealed syrups and ointments, sealed and opened boxes of tablets and capsules, that were surplus to households in Thessaloniki, were collected. Instead of throwing them away causing pollution, people chose to donate these medicines to the Doctors of the World. Congratulations to Ms. Skoulariki and to our students on this initiative, showing that CITY College not only joins but also initiates and carries out charities. Story in the press: 23.05.2013 Makedonia Student Volunteers collect medicines for the Doctors of the world
29/05/2013
Career Fair 2013
Themed ‘Out There, Are They Looking for a Rockstar: Your Chance to Dazzle the World!’ the Career Fair 2013 was successfully organised by the Student Affairs and Career Planning Department on the 24th of April, bringing together students and alumni of the International Faculty with company representatives from a variety of industry sectors. The event took place at the Information and Learning Commons (ILC) at the main campus of the Faculty in Thessaloniki, creating a very special and warm atmosphere for all participants.
28/05/2013
Sheffield’s SURE scheme 2013
Congratulations to our students namely, Alexandra Cristina Patrascu, second level student at our Computer Science Department and Florenta Iuliana Solomon, second level student at our Business Administration and Economics Department , who received research funds through the University of Sheffield’s SURE (Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience) 2013. Alexandra won the research scholarship with her project entitled ‘Pre-college girls - perception about Computer Science’ while Iuliana’s winning paper is entitled ‘An Integrated Model for eHealth Implementation Analysis and Simulation in South Eastern Europe’. The scholarships came through ‘SURE - Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience’ , a scheme of the University of Sheffield which invites undergraduate students of the university to conduct research in subject areas of their interest and offers scholarships to the best research proposals submitted. Alexandra commented on her success: “My research area of interest focuses on women in computer science, since I am one of the founding members of ‘Muses, ACM-W Student Chapter’ at CITY College. This chapter mainly aims at increasing the number of women interested in studying computer science and building a career in IT. Unfortunately, women are underrepresented in the disciplines of Science, Technology and Engineering and this is a consequence of many factors such as the influence of society, the misconception that IT is only for men, which determine pre-college girls to avoid choosing Computer Science as field for studies. The project that I proposed for the SURE Scheme intends to reveal the actual perception of females about a possible career in IT. As an interdisciplinary project, during my research, related studies from other disciplines will also be used (e.g. Psychology for the study of human behaviour). The whole experience will help me in the final year project, where I intend to continue the work that I am starting now, but it will also help me better coordinate the activities of the ACM-W Chapter that will be more oriented towards the needs of the computing society.” Iuliana said: “I applied to SURE 2013 because I thought it was a good opportunity to explore other research areas except for business. SURE represents an interdisciplinary project and I chose my topic on eHealth Implementation and Simulation because it combines multiple areas of knowledge that I wish to explore. Nowadays there is an increase in the demand for online, low cost and user-friendly applications for personal care and monitoring health status. My research project will focus on the South-East European region and I intend to create a model of eHealth solutions for the population of this region. This project combines the disciplines of Psychology, Computer Science and Business, making it truly interdisciplinary. I plan to continue my research in this area even after SURE and I aim to publish it either as part of a conference or as an individual journal article. My supervisor for this project, Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, offers me great support and access to all the resources necessary for a successful research outcome. Finally, I believe that with all the support that I get from my supervisor and from the staff of the University of Sheffield International Faculty, my project conclude with positive outcomes. I believe that SURE offers a great opportunity for students to explore more options for their future careers.” Many students from the International Faculty have received funding from SURE in the past and produced quality research papers while gained experience in research at the same time.
28/05/2013
Our students claim satisfaction at the UK National Student Survey 2013
According to the recently released results of the UK National Student Survey (NSS) for Spring 2013 the overall student satisfaction for the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield almost reached the absolute 100%! The NSS was conducted at the International Faculty Departments in the period 19 March to 21 April 2013 for all 3rd year students. The participation was 63% for the overall Faculty. In 40 out of 44 questions the satisfaction was increased up to 27% compared to the NSS 2012 (on average 12%). An overall report for the University including all Departments and Faculties will be released in Autumn 2013. The National Student Survey is a national online survey open to over 400,000 final year undergraduate students across the UK. NSS provides an opportunity to give their opinions and assessment on the overall quality of courses within their institution. NSS provides an excellent opportunity for students’ voice to be heard in the benefit of academia. The International Faculty would like to thank all students who participated in the NSS survey and we welcome their feedback. We are happy to have happy students!
07/05/2013
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