Τhe ACT Division of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service organize:

The Intercollegiate Workshop on the Contemporary Practice of Diplomacy

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020
Venue: Mediterranean Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki

The Consul General of France, Philippe Ray, the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Sibylla Bendig, and the US Consul General, Gregory W. Pfleger, Jr. will discuss their experiences in diplomacy and consular affairs and the skills most needed in their respective foreign services in a roundtable discussion, where students can also raise questions about current events.

This session will be followed by a workshop where students will be invited to work to resolve a case study crisis using insights gained from the roundtable.

The event is free of charge.

Program

10:30 - 11:00 Registration and coffee

11:00 - 13:00 Roundtable discussion of the four diplomats on diplomatic skills and consular experiences followed by a Q&A

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 - 15:30 Working groups / Parallel sessions on a case study crisis

15:30 - 16:30 Discussion and concluding remarks

Registration

Register here

For more info, please contact:

Dr. Maria Kyriakidou
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Tel: 2310398233

On January 31, 2020, Thessaloniki will be one of more than 140 cities worldwide to hold a "Why Think Tanks Matter Forum." The Dukakis Center and Transparency International Greece, in collaboration with the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania (TTCSP), will host local think tanks, research institutes, and NGOs with a research and advocacy capacity to participate in an open house and pitch session/press conference at the Manolis Anagnostakis Room, Municipality of Thessaloniki, from 4 to 7 PM.

Last April, the Dukakis Center, and Transparency International Greece organized the first Greek Think Tank Summit in Athens, with James McGann, Director of the TTCSP, and representatives from several Athens-based think tanks and NGOs.

Our objective in this new event is to draw public attention to the breadth and depth of scientific and social-scientific talent and capacity in Thessaloniki and to link our city with a global network of think tanks and research institutes. The "2020 Thessaloniki Why Think Tanks and Civil Society Matter" Forum will be convened by Dr. Anna Damaskou, Chair of the Board of Transparency International Greece, and Dr. David Wisner, Executive Director of the Dukakis Center. Working languages will be Greek and English. The forum will be open to the general public and will reach out particularly to youth active in civil society. We will be looking particularly to gather organizations that engage with the general public and produce or commission research conceived to inform policy decisions by local and national authorities.

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Program

16:00-16:30 Open House

16:30-17:15 Pitch session

17:30- 19:00 Panels

1. Core values and civil society

What are the principal activities and contributions of think tanks and other institutions of civil society? How do we measure their impact? To what extent is civil society a sphere of competing voices?

Virginia Tzortzi, Center for International and European Law

Giorgos Kokkas, Entrepreneurship Hub at ACT

Anastasis Drosou, Information Technology Institute (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas)

Moderator: Vassilis Christakis, American Universities Alumni Association of Northern Greece

2. Helping civil society

What are the requisites for a healthy civil society? What input is required from the public at large? To what extent does competition for scarce resources and lack of coordination impact the contribution of think tanks, research institutes, and NGOs?

Giorgos Siakas, Public Opinion Research Unit, University of Macedonia Research Institute

Aris Paraschou, United Societies of Balkans

Nikos Zaharis, Southeast European Research Centre

Moderator: Lambrini Nassis, ACT-Dukakis Center

3. Civil society in Greece – the way forward

How does your organization assess the future of civil society? What needs to be done? What might your contribution be?

Nikos Filippou, Neo Revma - Neo Orama

Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, Millennium Project Greek Node and UNESCO Chair on Futures Research

Angelos Kaskanis, Navarino Network

Christina Papazoglou, UNHCR

Moderator: Anna Damaskou, Transparency International Greece

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• 36 credits
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  • thesis
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• 5 academic terms
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Main Courses

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• Conflict Management & Resolution
• Introduction to Industrial/Organizational (I/O)
• Organizational Leadership & Change
• Positive Psychology & Well-being Coaching
• Psychological Testing & Measurement 
• Psychology of Group Dynamics

Electives

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• Executive Coaching & Leadership Mentoring 
• Sports Coaching 

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• An interdisciplinary program inviting eager learners and professionals from various walks of life
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• An important management and life skill that will help you become more self-reliant and communicate more effectively. Through coaching you’ll gain more job satisfaction, communicate more effectively and become more productive and motivated.
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• Hands-on experience through internship opportunities as part of the curriculum

I/O Psychology is a growing field. Organizations will need psychology graduates to fill positions in many areas. Even in a tough job market, employment of I/O psychologists was expected to grow 26% through 2018 according to the U.S Bureau of Labor and Statistics. This growth rate is higher than in most sectors, which is a clear indication that I/O psychology will continue to play an important role in driving the growth of companies and organizations.

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Anatolia College is part of a consortium under the SPO – Sport, Action SCP - Collaborative Partnerships Proposal, Call for Proposals 2019 - EAC-A03-2018 titled: Basketball for Life Skills (BASKI). The proposal was approved in September 2019. Our network consists of seven partners from six different European countries (among which the Center for Social Innovation, Cyprus, co-founded by Dr. Sotiris Themistokleous (ACT'07)), with the Cyprus Basketball Federation as the leader of the consortium.

According to the Chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at ACT, Dr. Maria Kyriakidou, who was part of the international team involved in the drafting of the BASKI proposal, the project envisions developing a training program for basketball coaches, sports educators, sports and education decision-makers on how to promote basketball among primary school students as a medium of life skills development, with emphasis on civic participation. The project outcomes will encourage young people to set the right foundations for a lifelong sports involvement, develop major life skills such as collaboration, empathy, leadership, decision making, planning, and visioning and eventually empower their active social contribution. 

To be considered for admission, candidates must:

• Hold a Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrate competency in the English language

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The Career Office at ACT, under the direction of Mr. Dimitris Diamantis launched, in Fall 2019 it’s Research Program, conducting primary research for exploring career-related issues.

In the period of October to December 2019 the Career Office shared a questionnaire with Greek recruiters and HR executives, 53 of whom responded, exploring (at a high-level) the career readiness of college students and young professionals. Though the responses where limited in number and we should be cautious about generalizing the results, still the niche respondent profile provided us with some very interesting insights.

The respondents were asked to share their overall experience regarding the interaction they had with college student and recent graduates in the following areas:

• The quality of their resumes
• The quality of their cover letters
• Their ability present succinctly who they are (elevator pitch)
• Their ability to build and cultivate professional relationships (networking)
• Their ability to perform during a job interview
• Their ability to negotiate a job offer
• Their clarity with regards to what they want from a specific job
• Their clarity with regards to what they looking for in their career
• Their drive, spark and motivation
• Their overall preparedness & readiness for employment

In the interactive graph below you can explore their responses:

Additionally, the respondents shared the key challenges they are facing when recruiting and working with young professionals. Although they wording was different for each one, we grouped together those whose meaning was similar, creating a list of the most common themes:

• Lack of awareness and understanding of the world of work: they overestimate their abilities and have unrealistic expectations, they are impatient, unable or unwilling to adapt to the work environment, lacking perseverance
• Lack of relevant skills (both soft and hard)
• Lack of motivation, engagement or commitment
• Lack of clarity with regards to their career path and career goals
• Lack of professional attitude and behavior
• Lack of prior experience (paid, volunteer, internships, or extra-curricular activities)

Ο László Moholy-Nagy, σπουδαίος καλλιτέχνης και δάσκαλος του Bauhaus, έγραφε τη δεκαετία του 1920 πως στο τέλος του 20ου αιώνα αγράμματος θα είναι όχι αυτός που δεν ξέρει γραφή και ανάγνωση αλλά και εκείνος που δεν θα ξέρει να διαβάζει εικόνες. Κλείνοντας τη δεύτερη δεκαετία του 21ου αιώνα γνωρίζουμε πλέον πως η ρήση του έχει επαληθευτεί, καθώς μας περιβάλλει μια συνεχής ροή εικόνων τις οποίες απολαμβάνουμε ή οι οποίες σιωπηλά ζητούν από μας πράγματα χωρίς πάντα να μπορούμε να τις αναχαιτίσουμε, ούτε να τις κατανοήσουμε. Αυτό γιατί ενώ ο ανεπτυγμένος κόσμος έχει πλέον πολύ υψηλό δείκτη γραμματισμού, η εικόνα προβάλλει ως κυρίαρχη γλώσσα επικοινωνίας. Μπορούμε να κατανοήσουμε βασικές έννοιες από τη γραμματική και το συντακτικό της γλώσσας των εικόνων; Είναι η εικόνα μια διαφορετική μορφή κειμένου που μπορούμε να αρχίσουμε να διαβάζουμε;

Σε ποιους απευθύνεται

Το πρόγραμμα απευθύνεται σε σπουδαστές Φωτογραφίας, Καλών Τεχνών, Δημοσιογραφίας, σε φωτογράφους, φιλότεχνους, όσους οι σπουδές ή η επαγγελματική τους ενασχόληση εμπλέκει την επικοινωνία με εικόνες, το ευρύ κοινό. Δεν υπάρχει προαπαιτούμενο επίπεδο γνώσεων.

Πώς θα ωφεληθείτε

Τα μαθήματα προσφέρουν σε κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο βασικές γνώσεις στην ανάγνωση της γλώσσας των εικόνων, είτε πρόκειται για φωτογράφο, επαγγελματία στη δημιουργία ή την εμπορική προώθηση της εικόνας, φιλότεχνο ή κάποιον που επιθυμεί να πλοηγείται άνετα στον κόσμο των εικόνων.

Περιγραφή του προγράμματος

Aναλυτική Θεματολογία

Ημέρα 1^η : Εισαγωγή / Έννοιες της οπτικής αντίληψης  

• Εισαγωγή στην έννοια του οπτικού γραμματισμού.
• Ομοιότητες και διαφορές ανθρώπινης όρασης / φωτογρ. μηχανής.
• Θέματα και στοιχεία οπτικής αντίληψης και ψυχολογίας της όρασης (χρήση της γραμμής, ισορροπία, βάθος, σχέση θέματος-φόντου).
• Ο ρόλος της τεχνικής στην ανάγνωση μιας εικόνας.

Ημέρα 2^η : Τεχνική / Αισθητική / Η σχέση με την Ιστορία

• Η ανάγνωση στοιχείων αισθητικής της φωτογραφίας.
• Η σημασία του τρόπου παρουσίασης.
• Η φωτογραφία μέσα από τις Ιστορίες (της φωτογραφίας, της τέχνης, του πολιτισμού, των κοινωνιών). 
• Η φωτογραφία και ο λόγος . 

Ημέρα 3^η : Διαβάζοντας τη φωτογραφία 

• Η φωτογραφία ως καθρέφτης της πραγματικότητας (το reality effect).
• Η διαρκής επέκταση του βλέμματος / ο εκδημοκρατισμός της όρασης.
• Η φωτογραφία ως οικουμενική γλώσσα.
• Αλλάζοντας χρήση / αλλάζοντας νόημα. 
• Σύνθετα παραδείγματα εικόνων προς συζήτηση.

Μεθοδολογία του σεμιναρίου

Η ανάλυση εικόνων στο σεμινάριο θα γίνει με μια σύνθετη δέσμη εργαλείων, αξιοποιώντας στοιχεία από την τεχνική και την αισθητική της φωτογραφίας, την ιστορία και τη θεωρία του μέσου, τα ιστορικά και κοινωνικά συμφραζόμενα των εικόνων, την οπτική αντίληψη και την ψυχολογία της όρασης.
Θα χρησιμοποιηθούν παραδείγματα εικόνων από διάφορα πεδία και εφαρμογές του φωτογραφικού μέσου.

Εισηγητές

Ο Ηρακλής Παπαϊωάννου γεννήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη το 1962. Σπούδασε Φυσική στο ΑΠΘ, φωτογραφία στο New York University (Master of Arts), ενώ είναι Διδάκτωρ Φωτογραφίας του Τμήματος Δημοσιογραφίας και Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης του ΑΠΘ. Από το 1999 εργάζεται ως Επιμελητής του Μουσείου Φωτογραφίας Θεσσαλονίκης. Το διάστημα 1993-2006 υπήρξε οργανωτικό στέλεχος του ετήσιου διεθνούς φεστιβάλ φωτογραφίας Photosynkyria. Δημοσίευσε μεγάλο αριθμό κειμένων και δοκιμίων για τη φωτογραφία. Έχει επιμεληθεί μεγάλο αριθμό εκθέσεων, ενώ έχει διδάξει φωτογραφία για περισσότερα από 20 χρόνια. Μετέφρασε στα ελληνικά έργα για τη φωτογραφία των Susan Sontag, Ian Jeffrey, Villém Flusser, Julian Stallabrass. Έχουν εκδοθεί τα βιβλία του «Οι φωτογραφίες Marlboro και η χλιαρή Άγρια Δύση» (2009), «Η ελληνική φωτογραφία και η φωτογραφία στην Ελλάδα» (επιμ., 2013), «Η φωτογραφία του ελληνικού τοπίου, μεταξύ μύθου και ιδεολογίας» (2014), «Περί φύσεως και αληθινότητας» (2017). 

Συμμετοχή

Κόστος συμμετοχής: 240€

Εγγραφειτε εδω

Ειδικές τιμές

Super Early bird (έως 5 Μαρτίου 2020): -20%

Early bird (έως 10 Μαρτίου 2020): -10%

Απόφοιτοι Anatolia High School & ACT: -10%

Δικαίωμα αθροιστικής έκπτωσης μέχρι 20%, εφόσον τηρούνται οι παραπάνω προϋποθέσεις.

Το ποσό με την έκπτωση του 10% προσαρμόζεται στα 216€, ενώ με την έκπτωση του 20% στα 192€.

Μετά την αποστολή της αίτησης συμμετοχής, ένας εκπρόσωπος του Lifelong Learning Center του ACT θα επικοινωνήσει μαζί σας για τη διαδικασία της εγγραφής σας στο πρόγραμμα και την πληρωμή.

Μετά την ολοκλήρωση του προγράμματος, οι συμμετέχοντες θα λάβουν ένα πιστοποιητικό παρακολούθησης από το ACT.

Περισσότερες Πληροφορίες

Μπορείτε να επικοινωνείτε με το ACT Lifelong Learning Center στο τηλέφωνο 2310 398 430 ή μέσω email στο This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. με την ένδειξη "Οπτικός Γραμματισμός".