University of Patras
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University of Patras is a university
established in 1964 in Patras
, Greece
. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio
. Covering an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is the third largest in the country.
The university contains:
In particular it comprises five faculties and 22 departments. It also contains the dancing and the theatrical teams/societies.
Until September 2002, it was the only university in the Peloponnese
and Western Greece with the exception of Epirus
.
The university is accessible by GR-8A, and now the new bypass (perimeter highway) with an interchange in the west and a westbound interchange in the northeast, the old GR8 and Papandreou
Avenue (Boulevard) linking Kastritsi
and the Panachaicus. The elevation is around 50 m (164 ft) above sea level.
The campus
has 4 entrances; the Platonos Entrance Eisodos Platonos, the Dionysios Solomos
Entrance Eisodos Dionysiou Solomou, lying to the west next to Papandreou
Avenue which is also a road linking to Kastritsi, Georgios Seferis Entrance Eisodos Georgios Seferis in the east and G. Ritsou Entrance Eisodos G. Ritsou with the old GR-8A (Patras - Corinth
- Athens
) in the north. The mountains are situated in the southeast. The track and field
and sporting grounds are in the southern part.
The facilities lie in the western part, the central part and the northern part. Some schools and colleges are in this part. The far western part, and the eastern part are empty.
Nearby the university property is the Rio Regional Hospital which is situated in the northeast. The parking lots are in the east and the building lies to the west. The School of Medicine lies west of the hospital but smaller in size with the parking lots in the west and downtown Rio, and a river with Papandreou Avenue in its southwest. The Rio/University of Patras/Drepano (northbound) interchange is to the north.
in 1964 and it began functioning in the academic year 1966-67. Its establishment greatly contributed to the decentralization of academic education in Greece.
It was established primarily with the intention to concentrate on science
, technology
, economics
, business administration and social sciences
. In the proposal for a new university, which was the result of an international conference in August 1964, it is stated that the role of the University of Patras is to set an example of a highly qualified Institution of higher learning and serve as a stimulus for the creation of the Greek higher education system. Priority was given to the fields where highly trained personnel should be needed for the realization of the economic development
of the country.
It is the third largest university in the country and the fastest growing one, with 18,500 undergraduate students, 2000 post-graduate students, 670 teaching staff, 369 administrative personnel and 403 teaching and research assistants. The initial emphasis on science and technology has been extended to other academic areas such as health sciences and humanities
. Today, its 22 departments with a large number of sectors and consequently a great range of disciplines, reflect a balanced academic environment.
The University of Patras is ranked at 685 among the world's universities.
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The university campus
is 7 km (4.3 mi) east of the city of Patras
, in the area of Rio
.
It is a self-contained campus in a beautiful location at the foot of Mount Panachaico with a view over the Gulf of Corinth
to the mountains of Central Greece across the water.
The university was initially housed in a building in the centre of Patras. Very soon it became clear that there was need for a new campus to meet the demands of a fast growing university. The wooded campus area of about 600 acres (2.4 km²) was selected in 1968 and was appropriated on behalf of the university.
The first buildings of the new university campus were a unit of 20 small ground level pre-fabricated buildings, still housing some academic and administrative offices. In 1972 the construction of buildings "A" and "B" started. Building "A" houses the administrative services, the rectorship, the Senate's Conference Hall, the University's Ceremonial Hall, a teaching amphitheatre
and seminar halls. The designing of the campus was entrusted to an internationally known architectural firm.
Following the master plan, 25 buildings were eventually built, and many more are under construction for the housing of most of the departments, along with a new library
, a museum of science and technology, a Botanical Garden
, a new Student Centre. Within the campus
are also found the students' residence hall, the Conference and Cultural Centre, a restaurant
, a bank, a bookstore, a stationery
, the Publishing House, cafeterias and kiosks. The University Guest Hall is the only building of the University outside the campus. It is located three kilometres west of the campus.
Today, buildings of a total area of have been fully completed and are functioning. New buildings are under construction. The campus has not been completed yet, although the rate of completion is the highest in the country. The total number of lecture halls in the different building units is 115. Within the campus there is also the Regional University Teaching Hospital
which functions both as the major regional medical centre and as a teaching facility for the Faculty of Medicine. Concurrently there is a continuous effort to upgrade and improve the landscape within the campus, although extensive infrastructure projects, landscaping and athletic facilities have been completed.
Several other facilities are available on campus including a gymnasium and a swimming pool, a nursery school
, a primary and secondary school
for the children of faculty and staff, a post office.
In addition to constructing new buildings, new sites at the surroundings have been appropriated on behalf of the University.
There are free car parks located all over the campus. The campus has many open-spaces, green shady areas covered with characteristically Mediterranean olive grove
s.
activities of a department or a sector may be grouped and concentrated in even smaller operational, not academic units, the laboratories or clinics in the case of medicine
. In its 112 laboratories that boast extensive equipment and facilities, research is conducted by students and teaching staff members.
Apart from regular teaching and research activities, the laboratories are the focal points for the creation of national and international research consortia. The University participates in all major Europe
an research programmes such as ESPRIT, EURECA, RACE, LRE, BRITE-EURAM, IMPACT, LIFE, ENVIRONMENT, COPERNICUS, FAIR, STRIDE, BIOMED
and other programmes sponsored by the D6XII, D6XVI, D6XIII Directorates.
The management of research projects is carried out by the Research Committee and its administration unit. The financial management
of research projects with external funding produces resources for the University, which are used for specific educational and developmental activities, as well as funding of young researchers. In recent years, over 2700 research projects, financed both by the State and the European Union
have been carried out..
and Physics
on 19 October 1966, it was renamed to the School of Natural Sciences in 1983. It comprises the following departments:
Polytechnic, School of Engineering
Founded in 1967, it consists of the following departments:
School of Humanistic & Social Sciences
Founded in 1989, it consists of the following departments:
School of Economics
Under establishment. It consists of the following departments:
For more information, see CEID
.
in the town of Agrinio
. Since 1996-97 all the teaching and research activities of the department have been conducted on the main campus in Rio, and from October 1998 it has permanently relocated there.
The department offers a full undergraduate program leading to a Bachelors Degree in Economics. The undergraduate program is of a 4-year duration. For the award of the Bachelors Degree in Economics, students are required to pass a total of 38 semester-long courses and two foreign-language course units offered by the Department of Foreign Languages of the University. Currently, it has about 1,200 undergraduate students and offers a total of 52 undergraduate courses.
The department also runs postgraduate studies leading to a Master degree and a Ph.D. degree.
A departmental library is situated next to the Departmental Office and has a good collection of Greek and English language books covering all fields of economics. The department subscribes to all the leading economics journals and to a large number of specialized journals related to the research activities of the faculty members. Students and staff members have access to the Central Library of the university, which, in addition to a great collection of books & periodicals covering all the subjects taught in the various departments, also has a European Documentation Centre. The Department of Economics has a new modern Computer Laboratory established on 2006, equipped with all the latest statistical packages and other software.
and applied mathematics
.
Recognizing the need for a broadly based and up-to-date education, the Department of Mathematics has expanded its activities to include teaching and research in a number of areas of current interest in informatics, numerical analysis, operational research, optimization, nonlinear dynamics, fuzzy logic,as well as applications of Mathematics to Physics, Economics and Biology. To support its research activities, the department has instituted an intensive program of graduate studies awarding Master's degrees in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and the Mathematics of Computation and Decision Making. Moreover, the research of several faculties members is frequently funded by Greek Government Agencies and the European Community .
Developing its connections with other European universities, the department has been actively participating in the ERASMUS/SOCRATES Exchange Program since 1989. Under the auspices of this program, several students and faculty members have visited many other European universities, while the Department has also hosted students and faculty coming from a number of European universities. The department was created at the time of the foundation of the University of Patras in 1966. It has an academic staff of nearly 50 members and has one of the largest student bodies, with over 1800 students currently enrolled. Every year the department receives about 250 new students.
Students have the option to major in a particular sub-field of mathematics. This is not compulsory, but if they so choose, students may follow a certain study programme so as to cover the requirements of a particular major.
The Department Divisions and the fields of study that its one of them deals with are as follows :
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
established in 1964 in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio
Rio, Greece
Rio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
. Covering an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is the third largest in the country.
The university contains:
- Academic areas (1 northwest)
- School of EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
/ Polytechnic FacultyPolytechnic (Greece)The Polytechnic is the traditional name for institutions of higher education in Greece, dealing with engineering at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities...
(central) - School of Economic Sciences (south-central)
- School of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- School of Sciences (1 central, western and southern part)
- University office (south and west)
In particular it comprises five faculties and 22 departments. It also contains the dancing and the theatrical teams/societies.
Until September 2002, it was the only university in the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
and Western Greece with the exception of Epirus
Epirus (periphery)
Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The...
.
The university is accessible by GR-8A, and now the new bypass (perimeter highway) with an interchange in the west and a westbound interchange in the northeast, the old GR8 and Papandreou
Papandreou
Papandreou is a Greek surname and may refer to:Family members of a political dynasty that gave rise to three Prime Ministers of Greece:* Georgios Papandreou , former Prime Minister of Greece...
Avenue (Boulevard) linking Kastritsi
Kastritsi
Kastritsi older forms: Kastritsio and Kastritsion are two communities that are divided into Ano Kastritsi and Kato Kastritsi that is located 4 km from downtown Rio and is part of this municipality in the prefecture of Achaia. The distance between the two communities are approximately 4 to...
and the Panachaicus. The elevation is around 50 m (164 ft) above sea level.
The campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
has 4 entrances; the Platonos Entrance Eisodos Platonos, the Dionysios Solomos
Dionysios Solomos
Dionysios Solomos was a Greek poet from Zakynthos. He is best known for writing the Hymn to Liberty , of which the first two stanzas, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, became the Greek national anthem in 1865...
Entrance Eisodos Dionysiou Solomou, lying to the west next to Papandreou
Papandreou
Papandreou is a Greek surname and may refer to:Family members of a political dynasty that gave rise to three Prime Ministers of Greece:* Georgios Papandreou , former Prime Minister of Greece...
Avenue which is also a road linking to Kastritsi, Georgios Seferis Entrance Eisodos Georgios Seferis in the east and G. Ritsou Entrance Eisodos G. Ritsou with the old GR-8A (Patras - Corinth
Corinth
Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
- Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
) in the north. The mountains are situated in the southeast. The track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
and sporting grounds are in the southern part.
The facilities lie in the western part, the central part and the northern part. Some schools and colleges are in this part. The far western part, and the eastern part are empty.
Nearby the university property is the Rio Regional Hospital which is situated in the northeast. The parking lots are in the east and the building lies to the west. The School of Medicine lies west of the hospital but smaller in size with the parking lots in the west and downtown Rio, and a river with Papandreou Avenue in its southwest. The Rio/University of Patras/Drepano (northbound) interchange is to the north.
History
The University of Patras was founded in the city of PatrasPatras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
in 1964 and it began functioning in the academic year 1966-67. Its establishment greatly contributed to the decentralization of academic education in Greece.
It was established primarily with the intention to concentrate on science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, business administration and social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
. In the proposal for a new university, which was the result of an international conference in August 1964, it is stated that the role of the University of Patras is to set an example of a highly qualified Institution of higher learning and serve as a stimulus for the creation of the Greek higher education system. Priority was given to the fields where highly trained personnel should be needed for the realization of the economic development
Economic development
Economic development generally refers to the sustained, concerted actions of policymakers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area...
of the country.
It is the third largest university in the country and the fastest growing one, with 18,500 undergraduate students, 2000 post-graduate students, 670 teaching staff, 369 administrative personnel and 403 teaching and research assistants. The initial emphasis on science and technology has been extended to other academic areas such as health sciences and humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
. Today, its 22 departments with a large number of sectors and consequently a great range of disciplines, reflect a balanced academic environment.
The University of Patras is ranked at 685 among the world's universities.
The Campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
is 7 km (4.3 mi) east of the city of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, in the area of Rio
Rio, Greece
Rio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
.
It is a self-contained campus in a beautiful location at the foot of Mount Panachaico with a view over the Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Corinth
The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece...
to the mountains of Central Greece across the water.
The university was initially housed in a building in the centre of Patras. Very soon it became clear that there was need for a new campus to meet the demands of a fast growing university. The wooded campus area of about 600 acres (2.4 km²) was selected in 1968 and was appropriated on behalf of the university.
The first buildings of the new university campus were a unit of 20 small ground level pre-fabricated buildings, still housing some academic and administrative offices. In 1972 the construction of buildings "A" and "B" started. Building "A" houses the administrative services, the rectorship, the Senate's Conference Hall, the University's Ceremonial Hall, a teaching amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
and seminar halls. The designing of the campus was entrusted to an internationally known architectural firm.
Following the master plan, 25 buildings were eventually built, and many more are under construction for the housing of most of the departments, along with a new library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, a museum of science and technology, a Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
, a new Student Centre. Within the campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
are also found the students' residence hall, the Conference and Cultural Centre, a restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
, a bank, a bookstore, a stationery
Stationery
Stationery has historically meant a wide gamut of materials: paper and office supplies, writing implements, greeting cards, glue, pencil case etc.-History of stationery:...
, the Publishing House, cafeterias and kiosks. The University Guest Hall is the only building of the University outside the campus. It is located three kilometres west of the campus.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
which functions both as the major regional medical centre and as a teaching facility for the Faculty of Medicine. Concurrently there is a continuous effort to upgrade and improve the landscape within the campus, although extensive infrastructure projects, landscaping and athletic facilities have been completed.
Several other facilities are available on campus including a gymnasium and a swimming pool, a nursery school
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
, a primary and secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for the children of faculty and staff, a post office.
In addition to constructing new buildings, new sites at the surroundings have been appropriated on behalf of the University.
There are free car parks located all over the campus. The campus has many open-spaces, green shady areas covered with characteristically Mediterranean olive grove
Olive Grove
Olive Grove was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s first permanent football ground, home to the club for just over a decade at the end of the 19th century...
s.
Research
The teaching and researchResearch
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
activities of a department or a sector may be grouped and concentrated in even smaller operational, not academic units, the laboratories or clinics in the case of medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
. In its 112 laboratories that boast extensive equipment and facilities, research is conducted by students and teaching staff members.
Apart from regular teaching and research activities, the laboratories are the focal points for the creation of national and international research consortia. The University participates in all major Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an research programmes such as ESPRIT, EURECA, RACE, LRE, BRITE-EURAM, IMPACT, LIFE, ENVIRONMENT, COPERNICUS, FAIR, STRIDE, BIOMED
BIOMED
The Biomedical Research Institute was founded on 1 January 1999 to combine the expertise of the former Dr. L. Willems-Instituut with the Medical faculty of the University of Hasselt . The institute is located in Diepenbeek, Belgium.The research topics of the institute are auto-immune disorders, e.g...
and other programmes sponsored by the D6XII, D6XVI, D6XIII Directorates.
The management of research projects is carried out by the Research Committee and its administration unit. The financial management
Managerial finance
Managerial finance is the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques. It is focused on assessment rather than technique....
of research projects with external funding produces resources for the University, which are used for specific educational and developmental activities, as well as funding of young researchers. In recent years, over 2700 research projects, financed both by the State and the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
have been carried out..
Academic structure
The University consists of five Schools, one of which is under establishment, with a total of twenty-two Departments.School of Natural Sciences
Founded as the School of MathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
on 19 October 1966, it was renamed to the School of Natural Sciences in 1983. It comprises the following departments:
- Department of Biology, 1966
- Department of Chemistry, 1966
- Department of Geology, 1977
- Department of Material Science, 1999
- Department of Mathematics, 1966
- Department of Physics, 1966
Polytechnic, School of EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
Founded in 1967, it consists of the following departments:
- Department of Architecture, 1999
- Department of Chemical Engineering, 1977
- Department of Civil Engineering, 1972
- Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics (CEID)CEIDThe was founded in 1980, and was the first in an Engineering School in Greece to offer a 5 year engineering Diploma curriculum in the field of Computer Engineering & Informatics...
, 1980 - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1967 (renamed from Department of Electrical Engineering)
- Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, 1972 (renamed from Department of Mechanical Engineering)
- Department of Engineering Sciences, 1983
School of Health Sciences
Founded as the Medicine School in 1977 and renamed to School of Health Sciences in 1983, it consists of the following departments:- Faculty of Medicine, 1983 (initially as Medicine School in 1977)
- Department of Pharmacy, 1983 (initially in the School of MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
in 1977)
School of Humanistic & Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
Founded in 1989, it consists of the following departments:
- Department of Early Childhood Education, 1983
- Department of Primary Education, 1983
- Department of Philology, 1994
- Department of Philosophy, 1999
- Department of Theatre Studies, 1989
School of EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
& Administration
Under establishment. It consists of the following departments:
- Department of Business Administration, 1999
- Department of Economics, 1985
Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics
The Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics (aka CEID from the initial letters of its name) was founded in 1980, and was the first in an Engineering (Polytechnic) School in Greece to offer a 5 year engineering Diploma curriculum in the field of Computer Engineering & Informatics. An active Alumni Association helps connect the Department’s graduates.For more information, see CEID
CEID
The was founded in 1980, and was the first in an Engineering School in Greece to offer a 5 year engineering Diploma curriculum in the field of Computer Engineering & Informatics...
.
Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (School of Engineering)
Established in 1967. Was renamed from Mechanical Engineering into Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering in 1995, by adding the new specialization of Aeronautics, in the course's curriculum.Divisions & Research Groups
- Applied Mechanics, Materials' Science and BiomechanicsBiomechanicsBiomechanics is the application of mechanical principles to biological systems, such as humans, animals, plants, organs, and cells. Perhaps one of the best definitions was provided by Herbert Hatze in 1974: "Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems by means of...
- Applied Mechanics & Vibrations
- Technology and Strength of Materials
- Biomechanics & Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical engineeringBiomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
- Energy, Environment and Aeronautics
- Technical Thermodynamics and Applications of Statistical Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics and Applications
- Thermomotors
- Nuclear Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Machines' Elements
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing Systems & Automation
- Dynamics and Machines' Theory
- Special Engineering - Stochastic Mechanical Systems & Automation (SMSA)
- Administration and Management
- Operations Research
- Industrial Administration and Production Systems
Department of Economics
The Department of Economics was established in 1985 and began its activities in the academic year 1985-86. During the period between the academic years 1985-86 and 1995-96 it operated in a satellite campusSatellite campus
A satellite campus or branch campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area, and is often smaller than the main campus of an institution....
in the town of Agrinio
Agrinio
Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...
. Since 1996-97 all the teaching and research activities of the department have been conducted on the main campus in Rio, and from October 1998 it has permanently relocated there.
The department offers a full undergraduate program leading to a Bachelors Degree in Economics. The undergraduate program is of a 4-year duration. For the award of the Bachelors Degree in Economics, students are required to pass a total of 38 semester-long courses and two foreign-language course units offered by the Department of Foreign Languages of the University. Currently, it has about 1,200 undergraduate students and offers a total of 52 undergraduate courses.
The department also runs postgraduate studies leading to a Master degree and a Ph.D. degree.
A departmental library is situated next to the Departmental Office and has a good collection of Greek and English language books covering all fields of economics. The department subscribes to all the leading economics journals and to a large number of specialized journals related to the research activities of the faculty members. Students and staff members have access to the Central Library of the university, which, in addition to a great collection of books & periodicals covering all the subjects taught in the various departments, also has a European Documentation Centre. The Department of Economics has a new modern Computer Laboratory established on 2006, equipped with all the latest statistical packages and other software.
Program of Studies
- Undergraduate Program in Economics (Diploma, 4 years of studies)
- Post-graduate Program in Applied Economics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
- Post-graduate Program in Applied Microeconomics and Marketing (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
- Post-graduate Program in Financial Economics (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics teaches a range of courses, which include both classical and modern mathematical methods and theories. The rapid advances of science and technology have multiplied the domains in which mathematics is a prerequisite for a variety of applications in modern technologies. New opportunities for professional advancement constantly appear for university graduates and postgraduate with a strong training in purePure mathematics
Broadly speaking, pure mathematics is mathematics which studies entirely abstract concepts. From the eighteenth century onwards, this was a recognized category of mathematical activity, sometimes characterized as speculative mathematics, and at variance with the trend towards meeting the needs of...
and applied mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
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Recognizing the need for a broadly based and up-to-date education, the Department of Mathematics has expanded its activities to include teaching and research in a number of areas of current interest in informatics, numerical analysis, operational research, optimization, nonlinear dynamics, fuzzy logic,as well as applications of Mathematics to Physics, Economics and Biology. To support its research activities, the department has instituted an intensive program of graduate studies awarding Master's degrees in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and the Mathematics of Computation and Decision Making. Moreover, the research of several faculties members is frequently funded by Greek Government Agencies and the European Community .
Developing its connections with other European universities, the department has been actively participating in the ERASMUS/SOCRATES Exchange Program since 1989. Under the auspices of this program, several students and faculty members have visited many other European universities, while the Department has also hosted students and faculty coming from a number of European universities. The department was created at the time of the foundation of the University of Patras in 1966. It has an academic staff of nearly 50 members and has one of the largest student bodies, with over 1800 students currently enrolled. Every year the department receives about 250 new students.
Divisions
Great emphasis is given to the active participation of the student in achieving his/her objectives. Thus there exists a minimal number of compulsory core courses which cover the basic elements of the various mathematical sub-fields. For each mathematical subfield, there exists a group of courses which covers the basic material of that field and students must choose at least one of each group. Free electives complete the study programme.Students have the option to major in a particular sub-field of mathematics. This is not compulsory, but if they so choose, students may follow a certain study programme so as to cover the requirements of a particular major.
The Department Divisions and the fields of study that its one of them deals with are as follows :
- Division of Applied Mathematics
- Fields of study: differential equationDifferential equationA differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and its derivatives of various orders...
s, mechanics, mathematical physicsMathematical physicsMathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...
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- Fields of study: differential equation
- Division of Theoretical Mathematics
- Fields of study: algebra, geometry, analysis, topologyTopologyTopology is a major area of mathematics concerned with properties that are preserved under continuous deformations of objects, such as deformations that involve stretching, but no tearing or gluing...
, group theoryGroup theoryIn mathematics and abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as groups.The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as rings, fields, and vector spaces can all be seen as groups endowed with additional operations and...
- Fields of study: algebra, geometry, analysis, topology
- Division of Mathematics Education, History and Philosophy of Mathematics
- Fields of study: history and philosophy of mathematics, mathematical logic, fuzzy logicFuzzy logicFuzzy logic is a form of many-valued logic; it deals with reasoning that is approximate rather than fixed and exact. In contrast with traditional logic theory, where binary sets have two-valued logic: true or false, fuzzy logic variables may have a truth value that ranges in degree between 0 and 1...
, problem solving methodologies, didactics and language of mathematics
- Fields of study: history and philosophy of mathematics, mathematical logic, fuzzy logic
- Division of Statistics, Probability and Operational Research
- Fields of study: probability theoryProbability theoryProbability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events: mathematical abstractions of non-deterministic events or measured quantities that may either be single...
, estimation theoryEstimation theoryEstimation theory is a branch of statistics and signal processing that deals with estimating the values of parameters based on measured/empirical data that has a random component. The parameters describe an underlying physical setting in such a way that their value affects the distribution of the...
, mathematical programming, optimization, stochastic processStochastic processIn probability theory, a stochastic process , or sometimes random process, is the counterpart to a deterministic process...
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- Fields of study: probability theory
- Division of Computational Mathematics and Informatics
- Fields of study: numerical analysisNumerical analysisNumerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation for the problems of mathematical analysis ....
, informaticsInformatics (academic field)Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information...
, computer scienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
- Fields of study: numerical analysis
See also
- Education in GreeceEducation in GreeceThe Greek educational system is mainly divided into three levels, namely primary, secondary and tertiary, with an additional post-secondary level providing vocational training. Primary education is divided into kindergarten lasting one or two years, and primary school spanning six years...
- List of universities in Greece
- Polytechnic (Greece)Polytechnic (Greece)The Polytechnic is the traditional name for institutions of higher education in Greece, dealing with engineering at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are currently two polytechnics that operate as independent universities and five polytechnic schools that belong to universities...
- Academic grading in GreeceAcademic grading in GreeceThere are four Grading systems in Greece – four different GPA – one for higher education, one for secondary education, and two for primary education .-Universities – Polytechnics – A.T.E.I.:...
- Bologna ProcessBologna processThe purpose of the Bologna Process is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention...