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3.11.2021

PRESS RELEASE

COLLABORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUEB AND SEV (HELLENIC FEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES)

A new era begins with the collaboration of students, young scientists, Universities and Greek enterprises with actions which will be immediately realized

The administrations of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and SEV (HELENIC FEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES) signed a pioneering collaboration agreement, with direct benefits for young scientists and students, at a meeting held yesterday (Tuesday, 2/11/2021) at its Head Offices. The agreement opens a new chapter in the cooperation between academic and research institutions and enterprises in our country.

The cooperation between AUEB and SEV includes immediately realized initiatives and actions involving 3 + 5 pillars, including education, research, and interconnection with the labor market, and aims at modernizing, strengthening, and upgrading our country's human resources.

The signing of the collaboration agreement between AUEB and SEV adopts the will for wider cooperation between academic institutions and companies. It strengthens the possibility of cultivating modern skills, which are necessary for the digital and green transition of companies, but also the possibility of transforming the high levels of research conducted at AUEB, into innovative products and services.

Further, it marks the cooperation in a wide range of actions between institutions that stand at the forefront of the industry’s effort for digital transformation, connecting production with acquired knowledge and responding to the present challenges, which impose new ways of cooperation between academia and business, with more interaction and exchange of information, views, and experiences. Simultaneously, it places higher education at the heart of the development process in the knowledge economy, digital transformation and green transition, while it can make the greatest contribution to education, training, research, and business to adapt to the requirements of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The agreement between AUEB and SEV constitutes an emblematic initiative, and follows a series of successful SEV efforts (focusing on industrial doctorates at the University of Patras, internships with members of the Federation, the AI ​​Minds academy in collaboration with SAS at home universities, as well as other initiatives), but also AUEB’s efforts (collaborations in research, education and innovation with the Athens Chamber of Commerce, the Athens Traders Association, ELSTAT, etc., as well as with prestigious institutions of higher learning at home & abroad).

AUEB-SEV cooperation begins with immediately realized initiatives in the following 3 + 5 pillars:

1. "Applied Doctoral Research" on topics related to the interests/fields of SEV members, through the preparation of applied doctoral dissertations by AUEB students. With 50% co-funding by companies, the Program aims to link AUEB research with the needs to improve the competitiveness of SEV members. Six (6) research positions on Digital Transformation and cutting-edge topics in Information and Communication Technologies, Management Science and Business Administration in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, Statistics, Accounting and Finance, Economics, Marketing in the digital era, will be announced shortly.

2. "Teaming up with research" with analyses and studies on issues that concern enterprises - SEV members, via postgraduate dissertations, but also postdoctoral research, with limited co-financing by companies. Affiliations on the same topics begin immediately with the case of applied doctoral research.

3. "Teaming up with Industries" via internship programs for AUEB students by SEV member companies. The action starts immediately with the aim of better connecting students with the market and providing the opportunity to empower companies with new executives who possess modern skills.

In addition, AUEB-SEV collaboration concerns the following:

4. "Skills upgrading" with specialized AUEB programs for digital skills, required in the labor market.

5. "Digital transformation" with training programs for business executives, but also with a specialized AUEB team that will mentor enterprises for their digital transformation.

6. "Connection with innovation" via programs, for start-ups and operating enterprises, for the conversion of new ideas into products and services in Greece and abroad, assisted by the services of AUEB’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

7. "Connection with the labor market" with meetings with business executives and visits to company headquarters to transfer experiences from the market to the students.

8. "Exchange of Expertise" between the two organizations and companies for continuous improvement of the established link between education and research with the labor market.

After the signing of the memorandum of collaboration, AUEB’s Rector, Professor Dimitris Bourantonis, stressed: "Our cooperation with SEV, as well as with other bodies of Greek entrepreneurship, opens new horizons for students and the new generation as well as for enterprises and their employees. It is the realization of the connection between the academic community and the real economy. This substantial connection that begins today can only bring benefits to the entire ecosystem of the Greek economy. These benefits will emerge immediately through the pioneering actions that are being implemented between the Athens University of Economics & Business and SEV. It really marks a new era for a better future for the country's young scientists and enterprises”.

The President of SEV’s Executive Committee, Mr. Efthymios O. Vidalis stated: "In the new era of knowledge and in a changing world, the cooperation of companies with higher education and research institutions is a critical condition for the connection with the labor market, the acceleration of the digital transformation, the green transition and the utilization of innovation in production. The AUEB-SEV collaboration creates very positive benefits for students, young researchers, and businesses. It focuses on immediate implementation of actions such as applied industrial PhDs, postgraduate theses on fields of interest to SEV members, internship programs for AUEB students offered by  SEV member companies, but also the link of AUEB graduates with the labor market ".

Present at the event were the Vice Rector for Research and Lifelong Learning of AUEB Mr. George Lekakos and the Deputy General Manager of SEV Mr. George Xirogiannis, who will undertake the coordination of the collaboration program.

Note for journalists: See the attached Information Sheet which includes interesting facts regarding the connection between education and the job market and production.

Visit the link: https://youtu.be/wqp-hCPtzhs to watch videos with statements delivered by AUEB & SEV delegates

For photographic material visit the link: https://www.aueb.gr/el/content/symfonia-synergasias-metaxy-opa-kai-sev-fotografies

Athens, October 20, 2021

Press Release

Athens University of Economics & Business receives an International Distinction

in Social Sciences

According to the annual ranking of Universities by the international rating agency Round University Rankings (RUR) for 2021, the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) is for another year in the 1st place among the respective Greek Universities in the field of Social Sciences. It should be noted that it is the only Greek Institution in the "Copper League" category.

20 evaluation criteria were used to form the ranking of the University, which are divided into the following areas: teaching, research, international diversity and economic viability.

RUR collects data from "Clarivate Analytics", which conducts research on the academic reputation of Universities and collects data from different research databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar etc) and Universities.

The Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Personnel, Professor Vassilios Vasdekis, stated: "The results justify the high quality of the education and research offered by the academic community of AUEB and reflect the persistent effort made by each of its members to implement the strategic pursuit of the University for Excellence, Quality and Extroversion”.

For more information, use the link: https://roundranking.com/ranking/subject-rankings.html#world-social-2021

Office of Public Relations

For more information contact: Nikos Kyrezis Athens University of Economics & Business, tel. + 30 210 8203297, + 30 210 8203216, e-mail: nkyrezis@aueb.gr, pr-office@aueb.gr

AUEB Photographic material

The Athens University of Economics and Business hosted the HERMES annual Conference for 2021

This year, the HERMES network annual Conference was organized by AUEB on October 14 and 15, 2021.

The HERMES network, founded in 1997, today consists of 26 well-known universities in 15 countries (3,589 courses, 754 teachers).

AUEB has been a member of the HERMES network since 2010, under which it has already signed - since December 2020 - the first dual degree cooperation agreement between the Department of Statistics and the University of Pavia.

The Vice Rector for International Cooperation and Growth, Professor Vasilios Papadakis, stated: “The Athens University of Economics and Business is the only Greek University that participates in the international universities network HERMES. It is a network of high-quality Universities not only from Europe but also from the United States of America and China. It is our honour to host HERMES annual conference, while expanding as much as possible the possibilities of cooperation both at the research level and at the level of exchange of students and administrative staff. An important goal for AUEB is the dual degrees development at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, such as the recent cooperation with the University of Pavia. Such, value-added collaborations, offer the possibility to our students to receive a degree both from the AUEB and a collaborating academic institution of high quality. Our strategic goal remains internationalization with a focus on quality”.

Office of Public Relations at AUEB

For more information, please contact:

Kyrezis Nikos, Athens University of Economics and Business, tel. + 30 210 8203297,
e-mail: nkyrezis@aueb.gr, pr-office@aueb.gr

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3rd OPA Run

Sunday, October 31, 2021

"All together for Pedion of Areos"

The OPA Run, the Road Race of our University, will take place in a month and the registrations continue!

The 3rd OPA Run is organized for the 3rd consecutive year by the Athens University of Economics and Business on Sunday, October 31, in the park of Pedio of Areos. The co-organizing authority is the Attica Region.

The race is open to everyone, to every member of the academic community of AUEB, but also to any sports fun. The event is under the auspices of the Municipality of Athens and is held with the support of the International Olympic Truce Center, the Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Municipality of Athens and the Panhellenic Gymnastics Association.

The purpose of this year's event is to promote Pedio of Areos as a place friendly to citizens, as well as to promote a healthy lifestyle. It is part of AUEB’s social contribution strategies, an action of the Volunteer Program "AUEB Volunteers", as its organizing team consists mainly of AUEB students.

This year, for the first time, OPA Run focuses on the importance of environmental protection and specifically on recycling, in order to further enhance its social impact.

Participants will have the opportunity to warm up with 4 training sessions in the weeks before the race, by the experts of Cosmos Sport, sponsors of the 3rd OPA Run.

Watch the trailer of the 3rd OPA Run here and secure your place in the 5 km road race with just one click at

https://www.ticketservices.gr/event/opa-run-2021/. Participation cost is 3 euros.

We kindly ask all interested parties and candidate participants to read carefully, the Terms of Participation and the accompanying Health Protocol on the official website www.aueb.gr/oparun.

We are waiting for you on the last Sunday of October to run "All together for Pedion of Areos"!

Sponsors of the 3rd OPA Run: Cosmos Sport SA, Melissa, HAITOGLOU BROS SA, Natural Mineral Water ZAGORI, the Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Technology and Mavrogenis SA.

Communication Sponsors: ERT, First Program 105.8, ERA SPORTS 101.8, Chillout Magazine, DeBop.gr, Ipop, iRun, LoveGreece.com, Neolaia.gr, Pepper 96.6 fm, Popaganda, Rise Tv, Run247.gr, Runnermagazine.gr, Runningn .gr, Skywalker.gr, Sport24.gr, Sportevent.gr, ATHENS 9.84, Dromos 89.8 fm and STASY.

For more information about the conduct of the 3rd OPA Run, visit: www.aueb.gr/oparun 

Successful implementation of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Program (2108 Project)

at the Athens University of Economics and Business

The Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Program (2108 Project), which was funded by the European Commission through the Hellenic National Agency, was implemented successfully at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB).

The Program, which had a thirty eight months duration (01/06/2018 - 31/07/2021), contributed significantly to the further development of international collaborations of our University at an academic and research level and enhanced the already existing academic bonds with Partner Universities, located in non-EU countries.

AUEB, as the Project Coordinator, signed Inter-institutional Agreements and carried out the exchange of thirteen (13) students, teaching and administrative staff members with the following non-EU Higher Education Institutions:

1. Stetson University, School of Business Administration, Florida, USA
2. Stevens Institute of Technology, Howe School of Technology Management, New Jersey, USA
3. Université du Québec à Montréal - École des sciences de la Gestion, Canada
4. Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

More specifically, the following types of mobility took place during the Project:

a)            first and second cycle students carried out a student mobility period at a Partner Institution with full academic recognition of their learning outcomes through the implementation of the ECTS credit system

b)            teaching staff members  carried out successfully a short duration teaching mobility period abroad

c)            teaching / administrative staff members carried out a training mobility period

The impact of the above mentioned Program to students and staff was significant and led to an increase in the demand for participation from these groups. AUEB, focused on its internationalization strategy and taking into consideration the increasing interest of students and staff to participate in the Program, aims to enrich its partnerships with more non-EU Universities under the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Program, by adding new Inter-Institutional Agreements to the already existing ones.

                                                                                                                                                International Relations Office

For more information:

Elena Kanderaki, Athens University of Economics and Business, tel.:+30 210 8203250,

email: internationalmobility@aueb.gr

Athens, 15 September 2021

Press Release

Global Recognition for the Postgraduate Programs of the Athens University of Economics and Business for 2022

According to the annual ranking of Universities by the international rating agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the Postgraduate Programs of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) are classified among the top University programs in the world for more than one year now.

Specifically, the post graduate programs:

• in Marketing & Communication was ranked 76th in the world

• in Business Analytics was ranked 78th in the world

• in Accounting & Finance was ranked 97th in the world, and maintained the highest position among all respective Greek post graduate programs

• in Business Administration - MBA International received a ranking position between 111-120 worldwide, and, was ranked 36th in Europe. It also emerged in the highest position among the respective Greek post graduate programs

The ranking criteria for the aforementioned evaluations are: the reputation of the University in the international academic community (thought leadership), the employability perspective of its graduates, the return on investment, the views of large company executives that cooperate with the post graduate programs (Alumni Outcomes) and the percentage of both women and foreigners in the student population and academic staff of the post graduate programs (Class & Faculty Diversity).

It is worth noting that the above mentioned post graduate programs scored significantly higher than the global average in most stated criteria.

The Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Personnel, Professor Vassilios Vasdekis stated: “These results highlight the high-quality work offered by the academic community at AUEB and characterize the persistent effort contributed by each member to implement the strategic goal of Excellence ".

For the classification of the post graduate programs operating at AUEB, visit the links:

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/mba-rankings/global/2022

                                                                                and

https://www.topuniversities.com/business-masters-rankings/2022?utm_source=topnav

Office of Public Relations at AUEB

For more information, please contact:

Kyrezis Nikos & Argyropoulou Alisia, Athens University of Economics and Business, tel. + 30 210 8203297, + 30 210 8203216, e-mail: nkyrezis@aueb.gr , alicia@aueb.gr , pr-office@aueb.gr

AUEB Photographic material:

Maraslio Megaron (Main Campus Building)  -  Troias  Building

Athens, 13 September 2021

Press Release

Innovative collaboration of the Athens University of Economics & Business with the University of Quebec

The Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Quebec (UQAM) in Montreal. UQAM is one of Canada's leading Public Universities, with a 60 year history for its distinguished quality programs, the originality of its research and its orientation towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

The memorandum of collaboration of the two Universities aims at the successful partnership of the two Institutions both at undergraduate and postgraduate level, with special reference to:

• participation in research projects

• exchanges of faculty and staff in the fields of teaching and internship programs

• student exchanges

•  joint publications

•  design of curricula for student research and practice

• exchanges related to work methodologies and academic organization

• organization of summer courses and

• organization of scientific meetings/conventions based on common interests

The Memorandum was signed on behalf of the Athens University of Economics and Business by the Rector, Professor Dimitris Bourantonis, on Wednesday, September 6, 2021.

AUEB’s Vice Rector for International Cooperation and Development , Professor Vassilis Papadakis, has stated regarding the future of this collaboration: "AUEB’s collaboration with the University of Quebec aims at the development of innovative programs through joint research and academic activities, while also contributing to the University’s internationalization and implementation of its strategic plan."

Office of Public Relations at AUEB

For more information, please contact:

Kyrezis Nikos & Argyropoulou Alisia, Athens University of Economics and Business, tel. + 30 210 8203297, + 30 210 8203216, e-mail: nkyrezis@aueb.gr , alicia@aueb.gr , pr-office@aueb.gr

AUEB Photographic material:

Maraslio Megaron (Main Campus Building)  -  Troias  Building

PRESS RELEASE

AUEB Professors link “vanity” plates in Greece

with “conspicuous corruption”

Statistical analysis, conducted by Associate Professor Panagiotis Louridas and Professor Diomidis Spinellis, suggests existence of an illegal market for purchasing distinctive license plates

In Greece, drivers cannot legally purchase custom vanity plates. However, a new study confirms an open secret: that the country has an illegal market for acquiring license plates with distinctive number patterns, perhaps as a form of “conspicuous corruption.” Associate Professor Panos Louridas and Professor Diomidis Spinellis, of the Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, report their findings in the respected open-access journal PLOS ONE. Their article, entitled “Conspicuous Corruption: Evidence at a Country Level”  is available online.

Through the widespread practice of conspicuous consumption, people may purchase certain products—such as jewelry, art, or vacations—as status symbols. Previous research has also found evidence for various associations between unethical actions and higher wealth or social class.

For the new study, Mr. Louridas and Mr. Spinellis explored one intersection between conspicuous consumption and dishonest behavior. They conducted a statistical analysis of Greek license plates to test a subjective observation that distinctive license plates, such as those with repeating numbers, appeared more often on luxury cars than would be expected from the random process by which the plates should be issued.

The analysis showed that, indeed, distinctive license plates appear more often on cars from luxury brands and cars with larger engines than on other models. This finding is in line with other evidence from the Ministry of Transport in supporting the open secret that a market exists in Greece whereby drivers can engage in bribery to obtain more desirable license plates.

Mr. Louridas and Mr. Spinellis suggest that Greece’s vanity plate market represents the practice of conspicuous corruption, in which part of the value of a status symbol arises from hinting that the owner “knows the ropes” and is above the rules.

Indeed, the authors note, the cost of a distinctive plate in Greece is not prohibitively expensive, suggesting that the hint of rule-breaking has significant value as a status symbol. Further research could explore the nature of similar markets for conspicuous corruption in other countries, and which cultural characteristics are associated with the practice.

Athens, December 29, 2020

PRESS RELEASE 

Agreement for the Provision of a Double Master’s Degree by the Department of Statistics of the Athens  University of Economics and Business, and the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Pavia 

The Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) in the context of international cooperation, and adhering to its strategic internationalization plans, proceeded to its first dual degree program agreement with the University of Pavia (Italy). 

The University of Pavia was founded in 1361 and is one of the oldest Universities in the world. The Department of Economics and Management (DEM) of the University of Pavia has already contracted with Universities in Europe and around the world to create 20 dual degree programs. 

More specifically, full-time students from AUEB’s Department of Statistics MSc in Statistics program will have the opportunity to also complete the postgraduate program Laurea Magistrale in Economics, Finance and International Integration (MEFI - Finance stream) at the University of Pavia. The mobility of students will also be funded by the ERASMUS + program. Similarly, postgraduate MEFI students from the University of Pavia will also be able to attend the full-time MSc in Statistics program at AUEB. 

Double degree programs are pioneering, comprehensive study programs organized between two University institutions in different countries. These programs provide for a mandatory mobility period of one yea, during which participating students attend courses for one year in each University.  

In specific the double degree program agreement between AUEB and the University of Pavia includes: 

• Transfer of full-time postgraduate students from the MSc in Statistics program of the Athens University of Economics and Business to the postgraduate MEFI program offered by the University of Pavia. 
• Transfer of students and graduates of the postgraduate MEFI of Pavia to the postgraduate STATISTICS of the Athens University of Economics and Business. 
• of student travel via ERASMUS +
• Waiving of tuition for AUEB students at the University of Pavia. 
• Joint dissertations between the two Departments. This action will promote cooperation betweeninstructors and researchers at a fundamental research level. 

The agreement was signed by the Rector of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Professor Dimitris Bourantonis on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. 

The President of the AUEB Department of Statistics, Professor Ioannis Ntzoufras, referring to the event noted: "This pioneering agreement paves the way for additional collaborations and the internationalization of the Department of Statistics at AUEB, while at the same time confirming the high quality of teaching and research of the Department.” 

The Vice Rector of International Cooperation and Development of AUEB Professor Vassilis Papadakis, referring to the agreement, noted that: “This agreement is the starting point for a new era where AUEB’s strategic goal is to strengthen its international presence and recognition, and the fundamental internationalization of study programs through strategic partnerships with internationally renowned Universities from abroad". 

More details on AUEB’s full-time MSc in Statistics: https://aueb-analytics.wixsite.com/msc-stats  

November 11^th, 2020

Press Release

The Digital Innovation Center of the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEXGroup) begins: Invitation to submit

“ATHEX Innovation Program” is an ATHEX Group initiative with the aim of supporting entrepreneurs, startups and researchers on topics of mutual interest. The Program is organized with the support of the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and aims at engaging talent and exploring emerging digital trends and innovative services for the Greek capital market. Recognizing an ever-growing need for entrepreneurship and innovation, we invite you to submit your ideas for innovative services and models using the latest trends and technologies in market infrastructure and Fintech.

Apply   here   until November 30^th 2020.

The main objectives of the program are:

• To support the participants with coaching, mentoring, and training to successfully join the Digital Innovation Center of the Stock Exchange, and
• To highlight new innovative digital services, to achieve the exchange of new ideas and solutions that lead to the digital transformation of the ATHEX Group and its members.

Who can participate in the program:

Startup - Entrepreneurial Stream

Startups that have already validated their solution, but the market fit and business models are still in progress, and entrepreneurial teams that just launched their idea and have not validated it.

Research Stream

Research Teams or Independent Researchers (with research results in the context of doctoral, scientific research or dissertation) wishing to take the outcome of their research efforts to the market.

Graduate Talent Stream

Talented scientists or individuals with strong tech/AI/financial background, knowledge and/or work experience.

Participants will be invited to participate in workshops on emerging technologies, current practices and future challenges of Capital Market Infrastructure and Fintech with experts from ATHEX Group. Also, present their technology and business solution, meet the experts and get feedback on how to adapt their innovation so that it best meets the ATHEX Group’s needs.

Here are some of the challenges you are invited to address when participating in the “ATHEX Innovation Program” in the general areas of Capital Markets Infrastructure and FinTech:

• Big data analytics

• Artificial intelligence applications
• Blockchain applications
• Software engineering tools/ low code automation
• Cloud computing
• Applied Mathematical models
• Intelligence-driven Decision making
• HPC – High performance computing

As the CEO of the Athens Exchange Group, Socrates Lazaridis has declared “ATHEX Innovation Program will help young and talented entrepreneurs and researchers, whether on their own or with their team, to get acquainted with the Greek capital market and its experts with the aim of discovering and promoting innovative ideas and accelerating the digital transformation of the market.”

You can find more information on this email “acein@aueb.gr“ and this phone number 210 8203827.

More information for ATHEX Group

Athens Exchange Group (ATHEX Group), provides support to the Greek Capital Market. Operates the organized equities and derivatives markets, the alternative market and performs clearing and settlement of trades. Offers financing tools and solutions to companies, expands investor choice by providing a safe, stable and easy environment in full alignment with international practices and the European regulatory framework.

More information for Athens Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin)

As part of its strategy towards innovation and entrepreneurship, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) has recently established the Athens Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (commonly initialized as ACEin), the University’s new incubation center. Key strategy of ACEin is to support newly established very small and small companies, operating in innovative fields, such as e-commerce, ICT, social entrepreneurship, etc. Within the framework of ACEin these companies are offered training on how to establish and run a start-up, services from experts in fields such as accounting and taxation issues, legal issues, etc., mentoring and networking.