About Aegean College

Founded: 1946

Institution type: College, University

Aegean College About

Aegean College is a private Educational Institution based in Athens, Piraeus, Larisa and Thessaloniki. Offers Bachelor's and Master's academic programmes in collaboration with UK universities on the following fields of study: Business, Biology, Allied Health, Social Sciences, Shipping, Tourism, IT and Sports.

Aegean College is part of the OMIROS Educational Group, one of the oldest educational institutions in Greece. OMIROS was founded in 1946 initially as a network of schools specializing mainly in English language education. Since then OMIROS has developed into a multi-faceted educational group, having trained over three million students at its various branches.

Aegean College, a Greek Ministry of Education licensed institution, is renowned for assuring quality in education and is dedicated to developing innovative educational programmes in partnership with the UK Universities: University of Essex, Coventry University, St Mary’s University, Canterbury Christ Church University, and Pearson.

Dedicated to nurturing students’ capabilities through quality education, Aegean College strives to offer the best possible prospects to students and graduates and has been privileged to be the recipient of numerous national and international awards.

Aegean College is also home to international students from the EU, Eastern Europe and Asia. Our international alumni serve as our ambassadors worldwide of the values we place on innovative and quality education.

Our Vision

Aegean College applies the principles of humanistic education in tandem with the most innovative technological means.

Serving society

The vision of Aegean College is to provide high level education and academic programmes considering the Greek and international labour market needs.

Within this framework a strategic plan is created to develop educational services taking into account the constant changing economic and social aspects both in Greece and in Europe.

Students are a priority

Student satisfaction stays at the heart of everything we do. Our focal point is to motivate and develop all of our students’ creative skills as well as personal cultivation and help them become active members in the society and economy.

State-of-the-art technology

Laboratories with advanced equipment, object lessons in auditoriums with the most updated means, modern learning approaches and e-learning.

Aegean College emphasises in particular technology and providing solutions in the educational work.

The vision of Aegean College is to provide educational work and academic lessons of high level always taking into consideration the demands of both Greek and international labour market.

The heart of Aegean College is the student. Our focal point is to motivate and develop all of our students’ creative skills as well as personal cultivation and help them become active members in the society and economy.

Benefits

Special discounts and credit facilities

• At Aegean College, we fully understand the financial difficulties that the average Grek family is currently facing. That is why we offer generous discounts to students from poor backgrounds (multi-child families, unemployed etch) who meet specific financial and social criteria.

Scholarships

• Aegean College runs every year a Scholarship program (partial or full-funded) for those students who don’t have the financial means to study and meet specific financial and social criteria.

Discounts in affiliated companies

• Aegean College students enjoy generous discounts in a number of affiliated companies by only showing their student ID card.
• Publishing houses, airline and tourism businesses, art and culture operators, medical services, clothing, footwear, sporting goods, electronics and new technology, entertainment and recreation companies are some examples of the many companies that offer our students with special prices

Facilities

Library

Aegean College is proud of its library with thousands of titles of books and scientific journals. Moreover, students have access to academic journals, e-books and other educational material through our partner Universities’ electronic libraries which can be accessed either on-site at the college or remotely from the comfort of the students’ homes. Library resources are renewed annually to include the most recent editions of both Greek and foreign publications.

The library is also equipped with computers and internet access and thus it is the ideal place for study groups, meetings with mentors and tutors and undistracted research

Computer Labs

Aegean College’s students have access to sophisticated, ultra-modern computer labs.

They can therefore:

• acquire a personal email account
• have free internet service and multimedia processing
• have wireless internet access within the College’s premises
• have access to an e-learning platform
• study in modern classrooms equipped with the latest audio-visual equipment (projectors, interactive whiteboards, wireless internet access) and in lecture halls equipped with a sophisticated video recording system.

Degree Recognition

Ministry of Education

Aegean College is an institution accredited by the Greek Ministry of Education (Government’s Gazette 1532/Β/27-07-2009) and holds a license to operate  (Government’s Gazette 1311/Β/24-08-2010).

Recognition by the Greek State

Degrees, awarded by overseas Universities to students that have completed their studies in an accredited Greek College, are recognised by the Greek State through the competent Board of the Ministry of Education (“SAEP” – Council for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications).

This Council is responsible to examine the degrees awarded by universities abroad in relevance to those awarded by home universities in Greece and verify whether they are equivalent in terms of the professional rights that are granted to their graduates.

The Colleges’ degrees recognition by the Greek State is enforced by the Ministerial Decree 38/2010 that has been amended with Laws 4093/2012 and 4111/2013.

National Recognition Centre (NARIC)

Aegean College graduates, after the acquisition of their degree,  have the opportunity to gain additional certification from the British Organisation NARIC (National Recognition Centre), corresponding to the Greek qualification recognition body(DOATAP-HELLENIC NARIC)

NARIC is responsible for the recognition of qualifications of graduates who wish to work in Great Britain and is considered one of the most active recognition bodies of European Diplomas “.

These certificates confirm that the diplomas, undergraduate and graduate, awarded to graduates of Aegean College are absolutely equivalent to those granted to graduates of any British University after studying in Britain with regard to qualifications and academic rights.

NARIC’s certification ensures full recognition of European Diplomas “awarded to students of Aegean College. NARIC operates under the supervision of the Government of Great Britain and is the sole official source of information about the recognition of international qualifications.

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

Universities and colleges delivering higher education within the UK are responsible for maintaining the academic standards of their awards.

The QAA is responsible for auditing the management of academic standards and quality assurance by universities and colleges within the UK on a regular basis, to ensure that the institutions are maintaining standards. Both Aegean College and its collobarotive University have undergone thorough audits by QAA and the results of these audits can be found online.

Aegean College is a member of the Hellenic Colleges Association (HCA)

The main goals of HCA are to coordinate the activities of its members on issues such as:

• promoting the recognition of the work done by its members
• collaborations with Universities abroad
• cooperation with the Ministry of Education or other bodies
• upgrading their operating level
• recognition of college graduates’ degrees.

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Top disciplines:

• Business Management
• Shipping

Program levels:

• Bachelor
• Master
• Professional

Financials

Estimated Total/Year14,000.00 €