University of Macedonia

The Graduate School of Industrial Studies was established in 1948 by decree No 800/1948 under the surveillance of the Ministry of Education. In 1958 it was renamed to Graduate School of Industrial Studies in Thessaloniki and became equivalent with all the other universities in Greece. During that period, the curriculum changed from a three-year program to a four-year program. From the academic year 1971–1972 the Graduate School of Industrial Studies had two departments: the Department of Economics and the Department of Business Administration. In 1990 the Graduate School of Industrial Studies in Thessaloniki was renamed to University of Macedonia Economic and Social Sciences.[2]

The University of Macedonia is located on 156 Egnatia Street. The campus is made up of a group of buildings with a total area of approximately 40,000 square meters, consisting of amphitheaters, teaching and seminar rooms, offices and the areas of the administration sections, a restaurant (which operates during the whole academic year), a gymnasium and a book-store; also a child-care station will soon be operating. There are also two guestrooms where 4-8 persons (mostly official visitors) can be accommodated.

The university has recently added a main auditorium that will also host cultural events of the city.

The University of Macedonia is divided into four academic schools, which are further divided into eight departments.[3]

In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave University of Macedonia a Positive evaluation.[4]

An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA).[5]

• Department of Economics (2014)[6]
• Department of Business Administration (2010)[7]
• Department of Accounting and Finance (2014)[8]
• Department of International and European Studies (2014)[9]
• Department of Balkan Slavic and Oriental Studies (2014)[10]
• Department of Music Science and Art (2014)[11]
• Department of Educational and Social Policy (2013)[12]
• Department of Applied Informatics (2013)[13]

University of Macedonia has created two new departments, the Technology Management Department in Naousa, and the Marketing and Operations Management in Edessa, where the respective departmental Libraries also operate.

University of Macedonia also supports the development and enrichment of the Library of the Experimental School.

A Local Committee of AIESEC, the first one in Thessaloniki, is in operation and is active with promoting AIESEC's scopes.

Also a local section of Erasmus Student Network, ESN UOM Thessaloniki (the first section in Thessaloniki) is active in promoting, developing and supporting the Erasmus community.[14]

The University of Macedonia is a good business school with strong regional influence according to Eduniversal, it has received 2 palmes of excellence by the ranking agency.[15]

University of Macedonia is currently member of the following associations/organizations:

• Member of European University Association (EUA)
• Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link)
• EMAS - Green University
• OLYMPIA - Summer seminars

• Anna Korakaki, 2016 Summer Olympics gold medal winner in the 25m pistol

• List of universities in Greece
• List of research institutes in Greece
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the largest university in the Balkans, established in 1925.
• Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, a technological oriented institute, established in 1970.
• Education in Greece
• Academic grading in Greece
• Balkan Universities Network
• Open access in Greece

• University of Macedonia - Official Website (in Greek and English)
• University of Macedonia Internal Quality Assurance Unit (in Greek)
• The Library - University of Macedonia (in Greek and English)
• University of Macedonia DASTA Office (Career Office & Innovation Unit) (in Greek and English)
• L.L.P. ERASMUS International and Public Relations Department - University of Macedonia (in Greek and English)
• ESN UOM Thessaloniki|Erasmus Students Network of the University of Macedonia
• AIESEC in University of Macedonia
• Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) (in Greek and English)
  • Department of Business Administration, HQAA Final Report, 2010 (in English)
  • Department of Educational and Social Policy, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (in English)
  • Department of Applied Informatics, HQAA Final Report, 2013 (in English)
  • Department of Economics, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (in English)
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (in English)
  • Department of International and European Studies, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (in English)
  • Department of Balkan Slavic and Oriental Studies, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (in English)
  • Department of Music Science & Art, HQAA Final Report, 2014 (in English)
• "ATHENA" Plan for Higher Education (in Greek)
• Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) (in Greek and English)
• okeanos (GRNET's cloud service) (in Greek and English)
• synnefo - Open Source Cloud Software (GRNET) (in Greek and English)
• Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) (in Greek and English)
• Kallipos (e-books Greek academic publishing) (in Greek and English)
• Department of Applied Informatics - Information Security Group