Career Week 2018
See the full schedule below and register to the presentations of your choice:
Monday, March 5
All Monday presentations will take place at the Bissell Library.
12:00 - 13:00
Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
Dr. Konstantinos Karasavvas
The fundamental concepts and benefits of blockchain technology will be presented together with use cases to provide real-life context of the technology.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499161
13:00 - 14:00
The selection interview process
Ms. Georgia Routsou
The below will be analyzed and in the end there will be an example as well for a certain position.
Recruitment: The engaging of the number of people required by the company
Selection: The act of choosing a person who will give the company the results that it wants for a particular job. Selection is therefore concerned with measuring quality Recruitment and Selection is the beginning of a process that can have a far-reaching effect on the operation, both positive and negative.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499170
14:00 - 15:00
Entrepreneurship in Greece and how to start you new venture with Venture Garden, Anatolia's accelerator
Mr. George Kokkas & Ms. Athina Noussiopoulou
Join a presentation and discussion about the startup ecosystem in Greece - and specifically in Thessaloniki - and learn how the Anatolia's accelerator - Venture Garden - can help you bring your business idea to life.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499890
15:00 - 16:00
Brain drain
Mr. Kostas Poulopoulos
Enter the world of branding with the help of Mr. Kostas Poulopoulos, account manager at BeetRoot, who will not only share his work with BeetRoot but also his insight on a great career issue, that of Brain Drain.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499188
16:00 - 17:00
International business: Challenges and required skills
Ms. Angelos Papageorgiou
As national markets are becoming more and more integrated with the development in technology, international trade and business have become very important parts of our lives. Understanding of cultural issues and the importance of adapting company’s strategy to the new global environment becomes crucial for multinational enterprises. To thrive in the world of international business today demands an entirely different set of skills than was expected even a decade ago. While strong technical know-how is still essential, it’s the “soft skills”that can mean the difference between survival and true success in international business.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499179
17:00 - 18:00
Accounting for startups (in Greek)
Mamaras & Associates
Mamaras & Associates will lead a discussion especially for new and aspiring entrepreneurs who wish to gain an insight to key accounting issues they will have to face as they create their new venture
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499197
18:00 - 19:00
Financing opportunities for startups (in Greek)
Mr. George Kokkas
Financing opportunities for new ventures in Greece.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499215
19:00 - 20:00
Legal issues for new ventures (in Greek)
Mr. Periklis Botsoglou
Periklis Botsoglou, a seasoned lawyer of Thessaloniki, will introduce aspiring entrepreneurs to the key legal issues that you have in mind when starting their new venture.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499233
Tuesday, March 6 - English, Communication & New Media Sessions
The following English, Communication & New Media presentations will be held at the Bissell Library.
11:00 - 12:00
Copywriting: Drawing on the power of words
Mr. Thomas Mikroulis
Love the power of language and have a passion for creativity? Maybe a career as a copywriter is what you're really after! Explore what it means to be a copywriter in the offline and online world, see examples of inspiring works and learn what it takes to succeed in the business!
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499449
12:00 - 13:00
A day in the life of a copywriter
Ms. Tania Minogianni
What would I have liked to know when I first started writing for a living.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499458
13:00 - 14:00
Media copywriting: media & qualifications - is it a dreamy job with a rotten reality?
Ms. Eleni Omirou
We will scan together the various media existing in Greece today – print, web, TV and radio. We will examine the how this area operates in today’s reality and go through the options.Also discuss how to get an early start in the field. Journalism, Marketing,Social Media; we’ll see how they are all interconnected nowadays and what are the needs and opportunities in this area.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499467
14:00 - 15:00
Creative writing: how ιt should and how ιt should not be taught, prospects and options of teaching it
Ms. Chloe Koutsoubeli
- Definition of creative writing
- How creative should creative writing really be?
- When did Creative Writing first appeared as a course? Where is it being taught in courses of D. Is writing a matter of inspiration or a matter of technique?
- What can be taught and what cannot be taught in a course of creative writing.
- Why should someone choose a creative writing teaching job?
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499476
15:00 - 16:00
Student Initiative | English & Communications
Vasili Gialantzis, ACT Newspaper
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/500547
Tuesday, March 6 - Technology Sessions
Technology sessions to be held at the Stavros Niarchos Technology Center, Bissell Library
10:00 - 11:00
3D Printing
Mr. Antonis Tsarsiotis
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499287
11:00 - 12:00
Medical Engineering
Dr. Alexander Astaras
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499350
12:00 - 13:00
BREAK
13:00 - 14:00
Artificial Intelligence in our lives: trends and prospects
Dr. Stamos Karamouzis
Dr. Stamos Karamouzis, a seasoned AI expert, will guide us through the world of Artificial Intelligence, the ways it changes our lives and the future prospects.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499386
14:00 - 15:00
Starting a career in the video games industry
Mr. Chris Loukovikas
A brief talk about my initial impressions of studying towards an MSc in Computer Games Technology in London, and some insight about do's and don'ts that helped me land my first job in the video games industry. “How different is the education system in the UK?”, “What is it that you do when working with video games?”, “Is it always raining in London?” are some of the questions that I’ll be doing my best to answer throughout this presentation."
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499404
15:00 - 16:00
Student Initiatives | Technology
John Mazanis, Questionnaire mobile app
Konstantinos Theodoridis, PENDING
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/500538
Wednesday, March 7
All Wednesday presentations to be held at the Bissell Library.
11:00 - 12:00
Finding your career path in International Relations
Dr. Sotiris Serbos
The aim of the talk is to help students identify various career options in the field of International Affairs. A discussion will follow on skills required and abilities needed in order to progress in a multidisciplinary and highly competitive marketplace.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499683
12:00 - 13:00
A career in political communication and policy-making: applications in scientific research, politics and media
Dr. Panagiotis Paschalidis
The fields of political communication and policy-making are not only quintessential to the globalized democracies of modern time; they are two of its most dynamic aspects that highlight the evolution of public sphere in the context of our Information Societies. Just as the technological platforms converge in order to unify the channels of numerous media contents, so have the boundaries between various forms of communication become much more flexible. A researcher who adopts the strategies of political communication and the logic of mass media in order to maximize the impact of his/her work and disseminate it more effectively; a politician or consultant who tries to build convincing narratives and attractive as well as effective policies combining scientific data and the views of public opinion; a journalist who in the effort to inform must constantly provide a synthesis of all the above are some of the most powerful examples of the multiple roles and tasks that one has to perform in order to fit into a very competitive and ever evolving public sphere.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499692
13:00 - 14:00
Political Science as a Vocation in our times
Dr. Harris Mylonas
Dr. Harris Mylonas will share with you his experience in the field and discuss career options and paths for political scientists.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/500178
14:00 - 15:00
BREAK
15:00 - 16:00
Student Initiative | International Relations
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/500565
16:00 - 17:00
Energy
Ms. Evangelia Tsoukalidou
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499701
17:00 - 18:00
Misinformation, Disinformation and International Relations: the importance of understanding media ethics in NGO work’ / : the importance of ethical media engagement in NGO work
Ms. Ruth Sutton
The CDRSEE, working in the fields of education for social change, and democratic media engagement is at the forefront of the drive to uphold critical thinking and multi-perspective media literacy in Southeast Europe at a time of unprecedented distrust in the media and a time of a rapid rise of extremism and media fragmentisation.
‘Fake news’ is not a new phenomenon; it has been with us for hundreds of years in the manner in which each country teaches its own history (in school text books and via informal means in museums, parades, national memorials and celebrations) and upholds its national identity at times of crisis (through propaganda). What is new in recent years, is the manner in which news is not only consumed, but also produced. We, the citizens, can not only choose what to read, see and hear, but we can also produce news –via blogs, Youtube, social media etc-and influence it, via how many times we share, re-tweet etc. Due to the 24 hour news cycle and instantaneous news updates online, journalistic ethics and standards have fallen drastically in recent years and the ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ mentality of journalism has become ever more prominent as channels compete for viewers, without necessarily checking sources (the old journalistic ‘norm’ was to have guarantees from 2 reliable sources, prior to publication). These issues, together with the ability for polarised groups to form ‘media echo-chambers’ with like minded people globally, combine to create a new, immediate and rapidly rising danger in which people only see, hear and experience what we already agree with and label rational argument and fact as ‘fake news’ as it suits us.
Working with civil society, NGOs, political groups and interest groups to influence social change, it is essential to be able to identify not only ‘disinformation’ but also ‘misinformation’ and to be able to discern not only WHAT the truth is, but also WHY someone deliberately constructs false news and what its effects may be and its ramifications on international relations.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499710
18:00 - 19:00
Panel discussion: Working with international NGOs
Ms. Iana Nazarenko, Ms. Magdalena Tosheva
Iana Nazarenko and Magdalena Tosheva, ACT alumni who currently work with NGOs focusing on refugee issues, will share their experience from the field.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499719
Thursday, March 8
The following presentations will take place in New Building’s Conference Room (1st floor).
10:00 - 12:00
Service Design: creating meaningful customer experiences
Ms. Janet Kostrevski
PENDING
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499899
12:00 - 15:00
From Lego Serious Play to leadership ideals, co-creativity and effective teamwork communication
Person - Group - System
The intervention aims to foster the development of leadership and team building skills to all participants through the innovative use of the Lego bricks. The term intervention is preferred to the term workshop, because through experiential exercises, the participants will come to understand their strong and weak sides, and evolve in order to lead a healthy work group and build a high performance team. All these skills are of high importance in any job position you might find yourselves in the future. The duration of the intervention is 3 hours and no prior experience in leadership or team building training is needed to attend it. Only your passion and readiness to evolve. The intervention is implemented by the medical company Person – Group – System (www.persongroupsystem.com) which is specialized in the development of Wellness Programs for the workforce of companies and organizations. It is going to be a 3 hour intervention, with 2 breaks or more if needed. The participants are expected to arrive at least 30 minutes before the beginning of the intervention.
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499728
CAREER FAIRS
Bissell Library
Monday, March 5
13:00 - 15:00
Startup fair
Within our Career Week we have invited local companies (mostly startups) who are interested in meeting with students and alumni and offer internship and/or entry level job opportunities.
If you are interested in attending this StartUp Fair, please register and don't forget to bring your resume!
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/499917
Wednesday, March 7
13:00 - 15:00
Contribution Fair
Within our Career Week we have invited NGOS and local social organizations who are interested in meeting with students and alumni and offer volunteer, internship and/or entry level job opportunities. If you are interested in attending this Contribution Fair, please register and don't forget to bring your resume!
Details & Registration: https://guestli.st/500529
