Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece

The Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Central Greece (Greek: Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Στερεάς Ελλάδας) was a university founded in 2013, had a main campus 15.81 acres (0.0640 km2) in the City of Lamia, Phthiotis, Central Greece, and four branch campuses. The name variants include Technological Institute of Central Greece, Central Greece Institute of Technology, Central Greece University of Applied Sciences, TEI of Central Greece, TEICG, TEISTE. An institution of higher education of the State University System of Greece, having full self governance and functions under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, laws 2916 on 11.6.2001 and 3549 on 20.3.2007. Technological Institute of Central Greece has abolished on January 29, 2019 and ceased to be a university in its own name status by an Act of Hellenic Parliament, Law 4589/29.01/2019.[1][2] Educational departments absorbed by the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), University of Thessaly (UTH).

Technological Educational Institute
of Central Greece
Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα
Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Former names
Technological Educational Institute of Lamia
(1994–2013)
Technological Educational Institute of Larissa at the
City of Lamia
(1983–1994)
TypePublic
Higher Education
Educational Institution
Greece University System
Established2019 – Abolished
2013 – Technological Educational Institute
of Central Greece
Students20000 (all campuses)
Location
Main campus
City of Lamia
Phthiotis Region

38°52′30″N 22°26′17″E
CampusSuburban
AffiliationsUniversity of Thessaly
University of Limoges
University of Manchester
MascotHeniokhos and Thermopyles
Websitewww.teiste.gr

It offered 4-year (full-time) undergraduate degree programmes with awarded qualification πτυχίο (latinised version: Ptychion), in line with the Bologna process legally equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, and 1½ years, one-and-a-half-year full-time or 3-year part-time, postgraduate degree programmes with awarded qualification μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα ειδίκευσης, postgraduate specialised diploma, legally equivalent to a Master's degree. The postgraduate programmes have statutory tuition fees.[upper-alpha 1] The undergraduate degree studies was previously 3½ years, three-and-a-half-year (law 1404/24-11-1983, 1983-1995) confers a legally equivalent to an Ordinary Bachelor’s degree (Ord). The Centre of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM; Κ.Ε.ΔΙ.ΒΙ.Μ.; Κέντρο Επιμόρφωσης και Δια Βίου Μάθησης),[3][4] a separate unit within TEICG, is a continuing and professional adult education division offers Lifelong Learning courses with tuition fee to individuals, offered off-campus online by distance e-learning and/or on TEICG's campus. It is certified by the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP; Greek: Εθνικός Οργανισμός Πιστοποίησης Προσόντων και Επαγγελματικού Προσανατολισμού; Ε.Ο.Π.Π.Ε.Π.).

History

The TEI of Larissa was an institution of higher education which was founded in 1983 under Parliament Act 1404/1983 for TEIs. In 1994, the City of Lamia regional campus of the TEI of Larissa became the independent university of the TEI of Lamia awarding its own name degrees. In 2015, TEI of Lamia and the TEI of Chalkida agreed to a merger, Presidential Decree 100, Government Gazette 135 Α'/05.06.2013. The founded institution was named TEI of Central Greece with the City of Lamia Campus becoming the university main campus. As the European Union determined, in October 2017 the Ministry of Education specified all TEIs will be merged with the corresponding universities and each TEI department will be absorbed by a corresponding department. On January 17, 2019 the Hellenic Parliamentary Committee Session has voted the submitting draft law on December 28, 2018, and corresponding law 4589 has been published on the Government Gazette No 13 Α'/29.01.2019.[1]

The TEI of Central Greece abolished and admitted its last students in the 2018-2019 academic year. Subsequently, the University of Thessaly absorbing the Departments of Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Nursing, Physiotherapy, and the TEI of Central Greece Main Campus in the City of Lamia was transferred and joined to University of Thessaly at the City of Lamia Campus[upper-alpha 2] (that was formerly the main campus of the University of Central Greece (UTH) existed from 2003 to 2013) and became its campus part. The campus has, since the integration, been located into two parts, on the North Site and on the South Site in what has since become the main campus of the University of Thessaly at the City of Lamia.[5][6][7][8][9] University of Thessaly, City of Lamia, is the most southerly branch campus of the University of Thessaly (UTH).

University of Thessaly (UTH) Departments[upper-alpha 3] Campus
Faculty of Science[10]
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications
  • Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics
 North Site[11] (urban). Address: 2-4 Papasiopoulou str, 351 31, City of Lamia. Attached to the 16th Primary School’s building. Located beside the forested hillside of Saint Michael and Gabriel. 1.2 klm from the city centre. 300 m close to Town Hall. Galaneika district. 5 klm from South Site.

Map Coordinates: 38°54′45″N 22°25′41″E

General Department (postgraduate)
Faculty of Health Sciences[13] Departments[upper-alpha 3] South Site[14] (suburban). Address: 3rd Km Old National Road Lamia - Athens, 351 32, City of Lamia. At nearby old airport. 4 klm from the city centre. Nea Ampliani district in the South End suburb of the city.
Map Coordinates: 38°52′30″N 22°26′17″E
  • Department of Physiotherapy[15]
General Department (postgraduate)
The General Department refers to a Division of Graduate Studies or Graduate School offers postgraduate programs with granted qualification μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα ειδίκευσης (ΜΔΕ), postgraduate specialised diploma, equivalent to a Master's degree. Not to be confused with Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip). A postgraduate diploma typically has 120 ECTS of postgraduate courses, whereas a full master's degree is usually 180 ECTS. The Departments of Computer Science and Telecommunications, and Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics offer in collaboration the Interdepartmental postgraduate degree program in Informatics and Computational Biomedicine. The campus refers to the two sites of the north and the south into which the campus is divided.

Organisation

The academic year is divided in two semesters, a semester lasts 13 full weeks and it can be extended up to two weeks, Law 4009/2011, Government Gazette 195/A, 06.09.2011. One academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS credit points (Greek: Πιστωτικές Μονάδες ΠΜ, Μονάδες Φόρτου Εργασίας). For UNESCO's ISCED[17][18] International Standard Classification of Education, European Qualifications Framework (EQF), and National Qualification Framework (NQF) of Greece named Hellenic Qualification Framework (HQF),[19][20] the classification of qualification level for Bachelor‛s degree (240 ECTS, pass degree 210 ECTS) is at Level 6 and for Master‛s degree (90 ECTS) is at Level 7. The Senior Project has 20 ECTS. A graduate of specially engineering disciplines only, it can hold the state-granted and approved professional title of "Licensed Engineer", when meet the criteria and pass the qualification exams by the National Engineering Accreditation Council of Greece State Department of Regulatory Authority. A professional qualification is indicated by the post-nominals LEng designation authorizes a regulation and licensure in engineering with a number of register ID license. The Technological Educational Institute engineering graduate is a technological or technologist engineer, known as engineering technologist. The Licensed Engineer LEng (registered engineer, a prerequisite licence to practicing) should not be confused with Technologist Engineer (academically qualified) which is legally regulated and limited to Technological Education Institute (TEI) graduate.

Specialisation semester

The Co-operative Education Employment-integrated Programme (curricular internship), also known as specialisation semester of supervised experiential learning work (practicum). It is an off-campus undergraduate semester where the student is a trainee-in-practice has employment and practical training for 10 ECTS credits, 960 hours (8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 24 consecutive weeks) in a specialised subject of free-choice. It can also be a concentration splits into specialisations within the internship subject. TEI Internship is a government subsidy industry placement of fixed-term contract for students recruited by employers. The students should find itself an internship term placement. The TEIs are not responsible for finding internships. The Educational Collaboration Agreement of internship is a paid CDD employment contract signed between a student (intern; student qualifies as trainee), and the co-op (cooperative) employer, accredited by the university, under the tutelage of a supervised TEI professor. It is funded by the Workforce Employment Organisation of Greece - OAED (Greek: ΟΑΕΔ). The co-op employer must register internship student into the Social Security System, while at the internship end receives reimbursement.

Εxchange programme

An exchange student is an incoming from abroad or outgoing to abroad, at an affiliated HE Institution of the TEI of Central Greece. The duration of exchange is 1 term (semester) or 1 academic year. The affiliated institution can be a partner HEI located in Erasmus partner countries through inter-institutional agreements between HEIs.[21][22] Official language of instruction at ΤΕΙ is Greek. It generally requires a B2 English Language Level (the level is according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages -CEFR), unless it is stated otherwise in the Inter-Institutional Agreement. The B2 English Language level is equivalent to a total score of 72 in TOEFL or a total score 6 score in IELTS. Before applying to the TEICG's Erasmus Office, it needs to be nominated by student's home institution having a valid bilateral agreement between TEICG institution.

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) from their home countries is obligatory for Erasmus EU/EFTA students. If they do not have national health insurance in their home country (it cannot obtain the European Health Insurance Card) then have two options, they can purchase health insurance in their home countries or join the Greece National Health System. Students from any other non-EU/EFTA country must have a private health insurance. The TEI does not offer accommodation, and students have to make house arrangements by themselves. Non-EU/EFTA students must follow the visa regulations foreseen for every specific country. The TEICG has a student restaurant in its South Site where Erasmus students can have meals at a reduced price. The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Greece is a non-profit organization for the Erasmus Student Affairs.[23][24][25]

Academics

Undergraduate

Graduate

Diploma supplement

As part of the Bologna Process, European Commission, the Europass Diploma Supplement (Greek: Παράρτημα Διπλώματος)[26] is issued and awarded by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) upon graduation of a course of studies, free of charge, in both Greek and English, accredited by National Europass Centre (NEC) of Greece, the EOPPEP organisation. A Diploma Supplement (DS) is an accredited document has a standardised description of the content and status of the studies completed by its holder that are commonly easily understood, especially outside the country where they were awarded – it is not a substitute qualification for the original, nor a CV, nor guarantee recognition.

See also

Notes
  1. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) undergraduate programmes are government funding which can be attended without any payment of tuition fee.
    Especially, about 1 out of the 4 (one-fourth of) HEIs postgraduate programmes offered free without tuition fee, and also a 30% percentage of students can be entitled without
    tuition fee (non fee-paying students) to attend all the statutory tuition fee postgraduate programmes after they be assessed on an individual basis of criteria as set out in the
    Ministerial Decree 13175/Z1/10.08.2018 of Ministry of Education in the Government Gazette 3387 B’/10.8.2018, and law 4485/2017 Government Gazette 114 Α'/04.08.2017.<ref name='Law 4485/2017 Government Gazette 114 Α'/04.08.2017'>"Law 4485/2017 Government Gazette 114 Α'/04.08.2017". Hellenic Parliament. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. The Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications is since 2019, it formerly was named the Department of Computer Science 2013 to 2018.
    The Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics is since 2004-2005 academic year.
  3. University of Thessaly (UTH) Faculties and Departments

References
  1. "Law 4589, Government Gazette 13 Α'/29.01.2019". Hellenic Parliament. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)(in Greek), "Synergies between National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), University of Thessaly (UTH) with the TEI of Thessaly and TEI of Central Greece, Panlimniako Fund and other provisions"
  2. "Greece Education System Legislation and Official Policy Documents". Eurydice Network.(in English)
  3. "University of Thessaly, KEDIVIM, City of Lamia". (in Greek) Centre of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM) with the KEK Easy Education
  4. "KEK Easy Education". (in Greek) Centre for Lifelong Learning (KEK)
  5. "Greece Open Data Government". Greece Data Government. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Central directory of public data that provides access to databases of Greek government authorities in according to the European Union guide of 2013/37/ΕU. (in Greek)
  6. "Greece Geodata Government". Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Open geospatial data and services for Greece, serving as a national open data catalogue. Developed in the context of the EU-funded project PublicaMundi, as well as the international Open Source community. (in English and Greek)
  7. "Greece Geodata Government Maps". Information Management Systems Institute (IMSI) / Research and Innovation Center "Athena". Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (in English and Greek)
  8. "Greece Open Government". Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Minister of Interior (in English and Greek)
  9. "Open Government Partnership Member of Greece". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)(in English)
  10. "University of Thessaly, School of Science".(in Greek)
  11. "University of Thessaly, City of Lamia, North Site Campus".(in Greek)
  12. "University of Thessaly, Informatics and Computational Biomedicine Postgraduate Program". (in Greek) "General Department (postgraduate programs)"
  13. "University of Thessaly, School of Health Sciences".(in Greek)
  14. "University of Thessaly, City of Lamia, South Site Campus".(in Greek)
  15. "University of Thessaly, Department of Physiotherapy".(in Greek)
  16. "University of Thessaly, Advanced Physiotherapy Postgraduate Program". (in Greek) "General Department (postgraduate programs)"
  17. "International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011" (PDF). Unesco Organization.(in English)
  18. "ISCED-F 2013 Fields of education and training – Detailed field descriptions" (PDF). Unesco Organization.(in English)
  19. "Hellenic Qualifications Framework (HQF)". EOPPEP Organisation. National Qualification Framework (NQF) of Greece (in Greek and English)
  20. "Hellenic Qualification Framework (HQF)". Hellenic Qualification Framework. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)(in Greek)
  21. "EU Erasmus Plus Higher Education Charter". European Commission.(in English)
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  23. "Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Greece".(in English)
  24. "Help and advice for EU nationals and their family". European Commission. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Travel, Work retirement, Vehicles, Resident formalities, Education, Health, Consumer (in English and Greek)
  25. "JoinUp by European Commission". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)(in English)
  26. "Law 3374, Government Gazette 189 A'/02.08.2005". Hellenic Parliament.(in Greek) "Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Transfer and Accreditation System, Diploma Supplement". Under law 4250/2014, Government Gazette 74 Α'/26.03.2014, documents of all Greek government authorities submitted to other Greek government authorities are not required to be originals or certified copies.
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