Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece
| Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Δυτικής Ελλάδας | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2013 |
| President | Socratis Kaplanis |
| Students | 20,000 |
| Location |
Patras Messolonghi, Greece |
| Website | Official website |
The Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece (TEIWEST; Greek: Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Δυτικής Ελλάδας) is a Greek higher-educational institute founded in 2013.
History
TEIMES
Technological Educational Institute of Messolonghi (TEIMES; Greek: Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Μεσολογγίου) was a higher education public institute (university) specialized in applied technologies, located 4 km outside the city of Messolonghi. It was founded in 1981.
The institute had two campuses, the main campus in Messolonghi Area and the second campus in the city of Nafpaktos.
The institute comprised 3 schools, each consisting of 8 departments:
- School of Management and Economics
- School of Technological Applications
- School of Agricultural Technology
TEIMES also had the following research laboratories:
- Department of Applied Informatics in Management and Finance
- Department of Telecommunication Systems and Networks (Nafpaktos Campus)
TEIPAT
The Technological Educational Institute of Patras (TEIPAT; Greek: Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Πάτρας) was founded in 1970 as a higher technological educational center, located 4 km from the city center of Patras, in a 100 acres (0.40 km2) campus. It was founded as an independent and self-governed public body that belonged to the Greek higher education according to Laws 2916/2001, 3549/2007, 3685/2008 and 3794/2009.
TEIPAT comprised the following faculties:
- School of Technological Applications
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Renovation and Restoration of Buildings
- School of Management and Economy
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Tourism Management
- Department of Business Planning and Information Systems
- Department of Informatic Applications in Management and Economy (at Amaliada)
- Department of Marketing (at Amaliada)
- Department of Informatics and Means of Mass Communication (at Pyrgos)
- Department of Museology, Museography and Exhibition Planning (at Pyrgos)
- School of Healthcare Science
Merge
TEIMES and TEIPAT were merged in 2013 to form TEIWEST.
Academic evaluation
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities will be conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) in the following years.[1]
See also
- University of Patras, a university located in Patras, established in 1964
- University of Peloponnese, a university located in various towns of Peloponnese, established in 2002
- List of universities in Greece
- List of research institutes in Greece
- Education in Greece
- Academic grading in Greece
References
External links
- TEIWEST
- TEIMES
- TEI of Messolonghi - Official Webpage (in Greek) (in English)
- TEI of Messolonghi International Relations Office (in Greek) (in English)
- TEI of Messolonghi NOC Office (Information Technology and Communications Office) (in Greek) (in English)
- Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) (in Greek) (in English)
- TEI of Messolonghi IEEE Student Branch
- TEI of Messolonghi FOSS Community
- TEIPAT
- Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) (in Greek) (in English)
- TEI of Patras Official Website (in Greek) (in English)
- TEI of Patras DASTA Office (Career and Innovation Office) (in English) (in Greek)
- Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) (in Greek) (in English)
- okeanos (GRNET's cloud service) (in Greek) (in English)
- synnefo - Open Source Cloud Software (GRNET) (in Greek) (in English)
- Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link)) (in Greek) (in English)
- ePrints.rclis.org
- Library.certh.gr
Coordinates: 40°39′26″N 22°48′15″E / 40.6572°N 22.8041°E