Το αγγλόφωνο Bachelor of Arts (Hons) του ACT στις Πολιτικές Επιστήμες & Διεθνείς Σχέσεις προσφέρει εκπαίδευση σε ένα πραγματικά διεθνές περιβάλλον. Το πρόγραμμα σπουδών καλύπτει τόσο την αμερικανική όσο και την ευρωπαϊκή πολιτική, εξετάζει το διεθνές δίκαιο και τους διεθνείς οργανισμούς, θέματα φύλου, την παγκοσμιοποίηση, αλλά και ζητήματα όπως οι σχέσεις μεταξύ των βαλκανικών χωρών και των χωρών του Αιγαίου.

Πολλοί από τους καθηγητές του προγράμματος συμμετέχουν και οι ίδιοι ενεργά στα κοινά και είναι σε θέση να προσφέρουν τόσο το θεωρητικό υπόβαθρο όσο και πρακτική γνώση για μία επιτυχημένη πορεία είτε αυτή θα είναι σε κάποιο υπουργείο, σε διεθνή οργανισμό ή ΜΚΟ ή στον ιδιωτικό τομέα.

Τα προπτυχιακά προγράμματα σπουδών του Anatolia προσφέρονται πλέον από το νεοσύστατο Anatolia American University. Για τον λόγο αυτό, το ACT δεν δέχεται πλέον νέα αιτήματα ενδιαφέροντος για προπτυχιακές σπουδές.

Αν ενδιαφέρεστε για προπτυχιακές σπουδές, μπορείτε να βρείτε όλες τις σχετικές πληροφορίες στην επίσημη σελίδα του αντίστοιχου προγράμματος στην ιστοσελίδα του Πανεπιστημίου.

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Το καινοτόμο πρόγραμμα του ACT στα Αγγλικά προσφέρει δύο σύγχρονες κατευθύνσεις: στη Γλώσσα & Λογοτεχνία και στην Επικοινωνία & Νέα Μέσα. Μέσα από μαθήματα που ξεχωρίζουν, όπως δημιουργική γραφή, σπουδές κινηματογράφου, ψηφιακά μέσα και storytelling, θα αποκτήσετε ακαδημαϊκές γνώσεις αλλά και δεξιότητες που θα σας βοηθήσουν να ακολουθήσετε μία επιτυχημένη καριέρα τόσο στην εκπαίδευση, όσο και στις εκδόσεις, τη δημιουργία περιεχομένου, τα μέσα και την επικοινωνία. Χάρη στην ευελιξία του αμερικανικού συστήματος, μπορείτε να επιλέξετε τα μαθήματα που σας ενδιαφέρουν περισσότερο και να προσαρμόσετε το πτυχίο σας στις δικές σας ανάγκες.

Απόφοιτοι του προγράμματος BA in English από το ACT έχουν το δικαίωμα να αναγνωρίσουν την επαγγελματική ισοδυναμία του τίτλου σπουδών τους με αυτόν που απονέμεται από τα ελληνικά δημόσια πανεπιστήμια, καθώς και να υποβάλουν αίτηση για άδεια διδασκαλίας. Απόφοιτοι του BA in English έχουν ήδη λάβει επαγγελματική αναγνώριση του πτυχίου τους, καθώς και άδεια διδασκαλίας.

Τα προπτυχιακά προγράμματα σπουδών του Anatolia προσφέρονται πλέον από το νεοσύστατο Anatolia American University. Για τον λόγο αυτό, το ACT δεν δέχεται πλέον νέα αιτήματα ενδιαφέροντος για προπτυχιακές σπουδές.

Αν ενδιαφέρεστε για προπτυχιακές σπουδές, μπορείτε να βρείτε όλες τις σχετικές πληροφορίες στην επίσημη σελίδα του αντίστοιχου προγράμματος στην ιστοσελίδα του Πανεπιστημίου.

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Σήμερα η αγορά απαιτεί από τα στελέχη στη διοίκηση επιχειρήσεων πέρα από γνώσεις επάνω στο αντικείμενο, να έχουν και σφαιρική μόρφωση γύρω από την πολιτική, τις επιστήμες, την ηθική, την πληροφορική και την ιστορία. Το αγγλόφωνο πρόγραμμα BS in Business Administration του ACT, με διπλή πιστοποίηση σε Ευρώπη-Αμερική μπορεί να βοηθήσει την επαγγελματική σας αποκατάσταση, εξελίσσοντας ταχύτερα την καριέρα σας και οδηγώντας στην ανάληψη θέσεων υψηλότερης ευθύνης.

Με καθηγητές με βαθιά εμπειρία της αγοράς και ένα διευρυμένο επιχειρηματικό δίκτυο διεθνών συνεργατών, το ACT σας δίνει την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσετε στην πράξη τα όσα διδάσκεστε στην τάξη, προσφέροντας ολοκληρωμένη εκπαίδευση καθώς και 4 σύγχρονες κατευθύνσεις που εστιάζουν σε διαφορετικές πτυχές του κλάδου. Στόχος του είναι να διαμορφώσει σκεπτόμενα στελέχη, ικανά να αναλάβουν τα ηνία επιχειρήσεων και να ανταπεξέλθουν στις όποιες αλλαγές στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό. 

Τα προπτυχιακά προγράμματα σπουδών του Anatolia προσφέρονται πλέον από το νεοσύστατο Anatolia American University. Για τον λόγο αυτό, το ACT δεν δέχεται πλέον νέα αιτήματα ενδιαφέροντος για προπτυχιακές σπουδές.

Αν ενδιαφέρεστε για προπτυχιακές σπουδές, μπορείτε να βρείτε όλες τις σχετικές πληροφορίες στην επίσημη σελίδα του αντίστοιχου προγράμματος στην ιστοσελίδα του Πανεπιστημίου.

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On Tuesday, June 25th, 2019, Bissell Library at ACT- American College of Thessaloniki hosted the Award Ceremony of the 6th Annual «John and Mary Pappajohn Business Plan Competition». More than 135 teams from all over Greece applied to the Competition, which was organized by the Entrepreneurship Hub at ACT. Five winning teams each received €4,000 for the development of their business ideas, an award which was generously donated by Greek-American entrepreneur John Pappajohn. Apart from the award—generously donated by Greek-American entrepreneur John Pappajohn—the winning teams will have access to a variety of events organized by ACT. The Pappajohn Business Plan Competition is one of the major projects led by ACT’s Entrepreneurship Hub, which serves as a start-up accelerator that disseminates valuable know-how and innovative entrepreneurial spirit to the wider community.

The five winning teams of the Competition were:
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This year’s judging committee included Mr.Thrasos Makios (Deputy CEO, Makios Logistics), Evita Gantina (Professor of Marketing, ACT, & President, Sector of Women Managers and Entrepreneurs – TOGME), Katerina Sarri (Professor & Director of the Entrepreneurship Lab, UOM), Christos Georgiou (Director of Validation & Research (SBE) , Sotiris Siagas (Vice President, i4G), Dimitris Kourtesis (Program Manager & Startup Coach, Ok!Thess).
Kurt Haier, Professor at the University of Iowa and Director of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and special guest of the event addressed the 14 finalists and shared with them valuable advice and input from the entrepreneurial world.

In fall 2018, ACT launched the division’s first Career Development Program (CDP) that was designed and facilitated by Mr. Dimitris Diamantis, ACT’s Head of Business Liaison, Career Services, and Alumni Relations Office (BLCSAR), under the auspices of the Associate Dean for Administration and Student Affairs, Dr. Gregory Baglavas. The program was a year-long contest, which gave students the opportunity to accumulate points for their extra-curricular and career-related activities. The students who accumulated the most points enjoyed the following benefits:

· Get awarded a Certificate of Completion

· Attend a full-day Leadership Accelerator workshop

· Have a private meeting/dinner with a prominent local executive

· Be team leaders and mentors for the Fall 2019 incoming class

The preparation began in the previous year, clarifying the activities that would count towards this program, creating a point system for each, setting up the logistics and communications, and publishing the program’s webpage (www.act.edu/cdp).

Each activity had point assigned, which the students were collecting once the activity was completed and verified. Students could also double the points of any activity if they provided a reflection paper for that activity. The activities that counted towards the CDP were:

· Completing any professional certification

· Attending a job search workgroup

· Writing on ACT’s online newspaper

· Preparing a cover letter

· Preparing a resume

· Conducting a mock interview

· Applying for an internship or job

· Being invited for an interview for an internship or job

· Working (internships, part- or full time)

· Volunteering (on- or off-campus)

· Participating in the college’s “Service – Learning” program

· Attending an event (on- off- campus)

· Having systematic coaching from the BLCSAR office

· Reading a book

· Attending a club (MUN, Makers, etc)

Winners

Overall, 67% of the student body participated with at least one activity, with 26% being more engaged and the top 10 receiving the awards. The winners of the program were (listed in order of points collected):

-Daniel Kalemi (sophomore)

-Christiana Smyrli (junior)

-Ahmad Al Khalil (freshman)

-Elisavet Katmada (freshman)

-Anastasia Tertlidou (freshman)

-Despoina Stoikou (freshman)

-Maria-Eleni Athanasiadou (senior)

-Giannis Maragkakis (freshman)

-Panagiotis Pichas (junior)

-Nikos Pilitsis (sophomore)

* Ahmad Al Khalil, Elisavet Katmada and Nikos Pilitsis are not depicted above, as they couldn’t make it to the Leadership Accelerator.

The activities:

A wide spectrum of activities was eligible for awarding points to students:

· Completion of professional certifications

· Participation in career workshops (career purpose, job search, resume, cover letter, etc)

· Participation in the Career Week’s events

· Writing for the ACT Online newspaper

· Preparing their resume or cover letter

· Conducting a mock interview

· Working in any capacity (full- or part-time, internship)

· Volunteering (on- of off-campus)

· Attending any academic or professional related event (on- or off-campus)

· Applying for a job or internship

· Having a job or internship interview

· Receiving a systematic career coaching

· Reading books

· Participating in school clubs or SGA

· Participating in school’s Service Learning program

The Leadership Accelerator

A full-day Leadership Accelerator, designed and facilitated by Dimitri Diamanti, offered to the winners of the year-long Career Development Program. Clarity of purpose, storytelling, personal branding, public speaking - and amazing interaction, connection, and results. The workshop was complemented by the presentation of Ms. Katerina Zougli, introducing our students to the world of storytelling and personal branding, and the contribution of ACT’s Theodore Maleas, who offered his creative touch in documenting this event.

Meeting with the Director of Mediterranean Cosmos

The group of students had the privilege to meet with ACT Alumni and Director of the Mediterranean Cosmos Center, Mr. Kyriakos Kontaxian. Following a tour of the facilities, the students had the opportunity to get an insight into Mr. Kontaxian’s career, share their concerns and acquire useful and practical advice.

The ACT Business Liaison, Career Services and Alumni Relations Office

BLCSAR is a vibrant office, helping ACT students enhance their career readiness with a wide spectrum of initiatives, programs, and activities. Students who systematically follow the office’s activities not only have scored interviews and offers, even from the first year of studies, but they have the privilege to choose jobs. This empowerment increases in significance, if one considers high levels of youth unemployment.

For the 5th consecutive year, the American College of Thessaloniki organizes its Summer Music Performance Program in collaboration with Georgia State University, the Music Society of Macedonia and under the auspices of the Regional Authority of Central Macedonia. The program consists of Master Classes (piano, flute, violin, cello, voice/opera, composition, chamber music), Lectures, Discussion Panels, Student and Faculty Concerts, an Opera Production and the 2nd International Composition Competition. The Summer Music Performance Program will take place from June 27th through July 7th at the premises of ACT and Anatolia College.

In the 10 days of the program, students will have the opportunity to meet world-class artists and gain valuable knowledge and experience while working and collaborating with them in performances. The program which started in 2015 with great success has gained international recognition and attracts students from all over the world (Greece, Ghana, Cyprus, USA, Australia, Armenia, Belgium, France, Lithuania, Canada, The Bahamas, etc.)

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A group of 10 students from Salem State University in Massachusetts visited Thessaloniki in late May with their Professor, Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, to observe local and European elections and learn first hand about politics and electioneering in Greece. The Dukakis Center, in the persons of Director David Wisner and ACT alumnus Harry Lalatsis, were on hand to welcome them and to host a discussion session on the current Greek political scene.

Mr. Lalatsis (ACT Class of 2004, ACT MBA 2008), delivered a showcase presentation based on data on political opinions his marketing company has gathered over the years in collaboration with Dukakis Center friend and collaborator Giorgos Siakas, University of Macedonia. The subsequent discussion focused on the climate in which parliamentary elections will be held on July 7, and the principal differences between Greek and European politicking on the one hand, and political behavior in the USA on the other.

Professor Duclos-Orsello had spent the 2015-16 academic year in Greece as a Fulbright scholar and featured at the Dukakis Center's April 2016 conference on "Civic Engagement and the Practices" at the Met Hotel. She coordinates regular study trips to Greece with students from Salem State.

On Wednesday evening, May 22, the public screening of the iconic film Thelma and Louise (directed by Ridley Scott in 1991) served as a prompt for an open discussion at Ypsilon Café. The event was organized by the English Department of ACT as part of the continuous efforts by ACT’s BA in English to bring academic discussions out of the classroom into the public sphere.

More than 80 people enjoyed the film and engaged in a lively discussion. The discussion was led by ACT professors Yvonne Kosma (PhD Sociology of Culture) and Emily Bakola (PhD Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies) who triggered an interesting debate and offered fascinating and valuable insights around the film and behind the scenes.

Ridley Scott’s film exploded on the screen in the early 1990s, challenging the ways genre and gender politics alike defined Hollywood’s narrative style. The film gained prominence in academic circles, as it forced audiences, critics, and scholars to
confront their own definition and understanding of masculinity, femininity, morality, friendship, justice, crime and punishment.

Almost thirty years later, this film still raises questions without offering clear answers: is it really a story of female empowerment? What are the most significant ways that it allows for a feminist reading? In what ways can the film be seen, at the
same time, as a case of female disempowerment?

As the event’s discussion testified, some see this film as an attempt to empower women and redefine gender politics in the postmodern era. Others disagree. Clearly the debate goes on... In the words of Katerina Dimitriadou, ACT English major present at the event, “For students of ACT, challenging our minds and worldviews is a common and familiar stage as this happens during our class time; for some members of the audience, it was a taste of embracing ideas and diversity. The only odd thing for an ACT student, was addressing our professors in Greek, but innovative initiatives such as this event and using ordinary activities to dive into crucial matters while exchanging views through productive conversations, was just another day at the ACT family!”

To mark the completion of the first academic year of the reintroduction of the Psychology degree, ACT offered two wellness workshops to its students. The workshops were held at the end of May and aimed to help the students in view of their final exams.
The first workshop was coordinated by Dr. Elina Kazi, a psychologist for the Parent Academy, Life Long Learning at ACT, who discussed the methodology and the secrets of time management. Dr. Kazi incorporated exercises into her presentation that highlighted ways in which the attendees could free up their time through the goal recognition process.

The second workshop coordinated by Ms. Nelly Florentin, a psychologist at ACT’s Counseling Center, discussed stress management. During this experiential workshop, the participants had the chance to discuss daily stressors, to recognize common triggers and to exchange ideas regarding coping mechanisms. It was a great opportunity for them to further develop their positive thinking patterns in order to manage daily stress more effectively.
After the positive response and enthusiasm shown from both students and faculty, ACT aims at organizing many similar workshops and presentations during the next academic year.