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Hellenic-American scholarships for Study Abroad students

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ACT awards a number of partial tuition scholarships to eligible Hellenic American applicants.

The award does not cover housing, orientation, field trips and study abroad fees. Criteria of selection are based on a personal essay on the candidate's Hellenic heritage and its meaning to the development of his/her personality and on academic performance judged by a student's transcript and two letters of recommendation. For more information, please click here or contact Ms. Roula Lebetli, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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30% and 50% scholarships for undergraduate studies

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Especially for students in Greece who live outside Thessaloniki and will eventually have to move to the city for their studies, as well as for exceptional High School alumni with high grades.
Our new scholarships program aims to support even more prospective students:

  • Students coming from other cities will automatically receive a financial aid of 30% on their tuition upon application, given that their high school diploma was issued by a Greek High School that is not in the prefecture of Thessaloniki.
  • Students that hold a High School Diploma from Greece with a graduating grade of 17.5 or above may receive financial aid up to 50%* on their tuition upon application.
*This may not be applicable to students with substantial family income. Please contact the ACT Admissions Office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +30 2310 398 239 for more information.
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Centers

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Lifelong Learning Center

The Lifelong Learning Center (LLC) at ACT - The American College of Thessaloniki, recognizing the need for high-quality, flexible training opportunities, offers a variety of educational programs for those who wish to advance professionally, or seek an opportunity for self-improvement. Designed with a strong emphasis on real-world application, our programs engage individuals to improve their individual and organizational effectiveness skills. The Lifelong Learning Center draws heavily on the expertise of leading professionals as well as ACT's faculty and alumni network to ensure an unmatched learning experience!

The Lifelong Learning Center programs are currently available for Greek speaking audiences as they are almost all exclusively taught in Greek. Please check the ACT homepage regularly for announcements on any programs taught in English.

Visit the Lifelong Learning Center

Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service

The mission of the Dukakis Center is to inspire young people to become involved in public affairs; train youth for leadership roles in regional and international affairs; and contribute discreetly through academic instruction, applied research, and professional outreach to US-Greek relations and cooperation in Southeast Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the larger Euro-Atlantic community.

Visit the Dukakis Center

The Entrepreneurship Hub

The Entrepreneurship Hub aims to bridge existing gaps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and leverage on existing structures. Entrepreneurship is a team sport and the Entrepreneurship Hub acts as the glue to bring ecosystem stakeholders together and provide with a sturdy springboard for entrepreneurial activity to launch.

Visit the Entrepreneurship Hub

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Gap Year at ACT

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A Gap Year is a period when students, who have recently graduated from High School, take some time away from their routine to explore themselves and a new part of the world while earning college credit, meeting new people, gaining life experience and diversifying yourself from the crowd! It could be one summer, one semester or one year.  It is a time when students open their minds to new experiences in a location that facilitates exploration and cultural engagement and offers the opportunity to become actively involved in the community.  

This program is ideal for recent high school graduates who need a change of pace, a change of scenery, new motivations and horizons to reach into and explore.  This program is for someone who wants to break out of their routine and live abroad; to taste, touch, smell and live the experience.

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Go Greek in Greece

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Make the most of your summer abroad with a 3 week, 3 credit immersive cultural and service journey in the student hub of Greece at ACT - The American College of Thessaloniki.

Experience Greek hospitality, heritage, and culture while earning three humanities credits in Understanding Greek Life and Culture through faculty led experiential learning and “filotimo” (Greek for "paying it forward").  Explore ancient and modern Greece through organized trips, events, and service opportunities. Live your own Greek adventure in Greece’s cultural capital, Thessaloniki!

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ACT Oversight Committee Members

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Markos Papageorgiou, Chair

Since 2001, Mr. Markos Papageorgiou has served as President and Managing Director of MABIZ SA, the sole feedstuff producing industry for Mink farms in Southeast Europe. He is also a shareholder in Bosman Mink Farm SA, which operates five mink farms in Greece, and Vendavel Energy SA, a company active in the development and operation of wind farms and alternative energy sources in Greece with a portfolio in excess of 100 Mw. Additionally, Mr. Papageorgiou has considerable interests in shipping as well as commercial and residential property management companies in Europe and North America. Through his membership on the Board of Directors of the Papageorgiou Foundation, a charitable institution with donations in excess of $30 million over the past 10 years, he continues his family’s tradition of philanthropy and social responsibility in the fields of health, education, and religion. Mr. Papageoriou is an alternate member of the Board of Directors of Papageorgiou Hospital of Thessaloniki, a member of several cultural associations, former president of the Siatista Gymnastics Club for 10 years, and has served as president of the Kozani Nautical Club since 1998. Mr. Papageorgiou received his B.A. in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Lambros Anagnostopoulos

Lambros G. Anagnostopoulos led the 2011 recapitalization and serves as CEO of the London Stock Exchange (AIM)-listed SECURE Property Development and Investment Plc (SPDI), an income-producing property company currently active in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Ukraine. In 2007, he founded SECURE Investments, a private equity platform investing in property projects in the same region. In 2000, he set up LAMDA Development, a real estate developer listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, where he served as CEO and Director from the company’s inception until June 2006. In parallel, he was party to setting up GRIVALIA (then EFG Properties), the leading Greek REIT, listed on the ASE, where he served as the Vice-Chairman of the board until 2007. In the 1990’s Mr. Anagnostopoulos was an executive of the Latsis Group, based in Geneva, Switzerland, where, among others, he was director of the Group’s business planning. Between 1988 and 1992, Mr. Anagnostopoulos worked as a management consultant with Pugh-Roberts Associates, a division of PA Consulting Group, in the USA and Great Britain. He is a graduate in naval architecture, marine and mechanical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (1986) and received post-graduate degrees in shipping at MIT (1988) and in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management (1989).

Dimos Arhodidis

Dimosthenis (Dimos) Arhodidis (‘87), General Manager and member of the Executive Board of Eurobank, was appointed Head of Global Markets & Wealth Management in February 2015 and Head of Wealth Management (Private Banking Greece, Eurobank Private Bank Luxembourg SA and Eurobank Asset Management SA) in 2013. He joined Eurobank in 2001 as Head of Global Markets Sales and was appointed Head of Group Private Banking in 2008. His banking career started at Bankers Trust London in 1997. After the acquisition of Bankers Trust by Deutsche Bank, he worked in the Structured Credit Derivatives Group of Deutsche Bank London. He has also worked for strategy consulting firm Monitor Company on projects in the U.S.A., U.A.E. and Greece in 1995-96. Dimos received the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Business Economics (Ph.D. and MBA) from Harvard University and Harvard Business School on a full fellowship. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hamilton College where he received a double major in Economics and Mathematics. He received honors in both fields leading to his admission to the Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) Academic Honor Society for excellent academic performance. He also spent a year as a visiting student at the London School of Economics.

Yannis Assael

Dr. Yannis Assael (‘08) is a Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind working on Artificial Intelligence, he is featured in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” distinguished scientists of Europe. In 2013, he graduated from the University of Macedonia and with full scholarships, he did an MSc at the University of Oxford, where he finished first in his year, an MRes at Imperial College London, and in 2016, he went back to Oxford for a DPhil (PhD). Within the first year of his doctorate, a series of research breakthroughs and entrepreneurial activities led him to join Google DeepMind. Today, his research in Artificial Intelligence focuses on projects for contributing and expanding the greater good, ranging from medical applications to culture.

Gregory Galopoulos

Greg Gallopoulos is Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of General Dynamics Corporation, a diversified defense and aerospace company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. Before joining General Dynamics in 2008, Mr. Gallopoulos served as national managing partner of Jenner & Block LLP, an AmLaw 100 law firm. He is a member of the American Bar Association, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a member of the International Bar Association. He is a trustee of WETA, Inc., a director of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, a trustee of The Supreme Court Historical Society, a trustee of the Foundation for International Law, and board member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Mr. Gallopoulos holds a JD, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School (1984) and an AB with the highest honors from the University of Michigan (1981).

Anna Greka

Anna Greka (‘93) is a physician-scientist who serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and as an Institute Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Dr. Greka leads a program focused on defining fundamental mechanisms of disrupted cellular homeostasis that drive kidney, metabolic and degenerative disorders across the lifespan. Dr. Greka is the recipient of many honors including the Seldin-Smith Award for Pioneering Research from the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Dr. Greka was Anatolia High School Commencement Speaker in 2018 and she annually sponsors an Anatolia student each summer to study in her lab in Boston.

Vasilis Kafatos

Vassilis Kafatos (‘86) is a Partner of Deloitte in charge of Strategy. He is the Clients & Industries Leader for Greece and Chairman of the Deloitte Alexander Competency Center. He has extensive consulting experience in various sectors of the economy. He has supervised major projects in the fields of corporate & digital strategy, business model transformation, financial restructuring, mergers & acquisitions and operational excellence. In addition to the Board of Trustees of Anatolia College, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American - Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and as an Executive Committee member of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece. He holds a degree in Economic Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an MBA in Corporate Strategy from the University of Texas at Austin and postgraduate diplomas in Business Leadership from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne.

Charis Plakantonaki

Charis Plakantonaki (’97) is the Chief Strategy Officer at Star Bulk Carriers Corp., the largest dry bulk shipping company listed today on the NASDAQ. Previously she worked forseven years at Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc., a leading global operator of oceangoing vessels, first as Strategic Projects Manager and subsequently as Head of Corporate Communications. Prior to Thenamaris, she was a Senior Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, and before that she has worked at the multinational FMCG company DIAGEO and at the Organizing Committee of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic & Paralympic Games. She holds an MBA from INSEAD (2003) and a BS in International & European Economics & Politics from the University of Macedonia (2001), where she graduated as valedictorian. Since 2001, Charis is a Board member of her family’s business which is active in real estate development and solar energy investments in Greece.

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ACT Alumni Association Board

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President Evripidis Konstantinidis (SBALA 1990)
Vice President Kyriakos Kontaxian (‘94)
General Secretary - Professional Networking Fanis Kontoulis (‘98) 
Special Secretary Maria Tsapatsari (MBA 2019)
Treasurer Xristos Xefteris (MBA 2020)
Special Treasurer Kostas Kotikas (’95)
Social Media Marina Triantafyllopoulou (2019)
Professional Networking Evita Gantina (SBALA 1987)
Member - Public relations Alexandros Raptis (MBA 2019)
Alt. member - Social media Athina Nousiopolou (MBA 2019)
Alt. member Christina Ioannidou (’90)
Alt. member Georgia Vamvakidou (MBA 2022)
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Career & Alumni Services

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ACT Student Placement

Class of 2017 
(Placement at the time of graduation) 

Class of 2017 
(Placement after 12 months of graduation)
  

Employed (full time, part time, freelancing, internship)

73%

Employed (full time, part time, freelancing, internship)

40%

Not employed, pursuing studies

0%

Not employed, pursuing studies

40%

Not employed, looking for a job

7%

Not employed, looking for a job

0%

Other

20%

Other

20%
  

Class of 2018 
(Placement at the time of graduation) 

Class of 2018 
(Placement after 12 months of graduation)
  

Employed (full time, part time, freelancing, internship)

74%

Employed (full time, part time, freelancing, internship)

75%

Not employed, pursuing studies

0%

Not employed, pursuing studies

25%

Not employed, looking for a job

5%

Not employed, looking for a job

0%

Other

21%

Other

0%
  

Class of 2019 
(Placement at the time of graduation) 

Class of 2019 
(Placement after 12 months of graduation)
  

Employed (full time, part time, freelancing, internship)

58%

 

  

Not employed, pursuing studies

42%

    

Not employed, looking for a job

0%

    

Other

0%

    
  

Class of 2020 
(Placement at the time of graduation) 

Class of 2020 
(Placement after 12 months of graduation)
  

Employed (full time, part time, freelancing, internship)

36%

 

  

Not employed, pursuing studies

60%

    

Not employed, looking for a job

0%

    

Other

4%

    

ACT Career Services

ACT has long-established relationships with leading businesses and organizations across Southeast Europe, where many of the school's alumni hold positions of influence. The school's Career & Alumni Services office helps students and alumni alike with career planning and coaching, CV and resume writing, internships, job-search tactics, and preparation for interviews. The office organizes recruiting events and provides ongoing career development advice to current students and alumni. All ACT graduates can rely on Career Services support throughout their lifetime.

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ACT Alumni Relations

logo act alumni grayThe Alumni of ACT remain forever part of the school's life and represent it in the community in Greece and abroad. As such they are an important part of the school's outreach efforts. ACT is committed to maintaining close contact with all alumni and encourage you to be sure that your personal contact information is maintained current.

There is an active association of Anatolia alumni in Thessaloniki and we encourage all alumni to become contributing members of this association. The ACT Alumni Association is hosted on campus. The representatives of the association use office 20 (just across the career services office) in the Niarchos Technology Center. They can be accessed at 2310 398343 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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