8 Pellinis Street & 107 Patision Street
GR-11 251
Athens, Thessaloniki
Greece
- Youth and education
Mediterranean College entered its fourth decade remaining firmly committed to the proud tradition of bringing the best of higher education in Greece through its collaboration with major foreign universities. Being a private college of – primarily - professional studies, Mediterranean College offers challenging undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and is committed to life-long learning. As a teaching-oriented institution of higher learning, the College emphasises on the provision of high standard teaching services and multiple opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Along with the investment in its resources in accordance with the students’ needs and the pursuit of academic excellence, the College also makes strong efforts in facilitating the needs of its local communities as well as those of the country itself, by initiating projects designed to develop links between its Schools and the local communities, as well as by organising cultural events in or outside the college boundaries.
The main activities and projects of Mediterranean College are:
• Undergraduate and postgraduate Education
• Organisation of educational activities: Seminars, workshops, lectures, etc
• Organisation of major Educational or Social Festivals/ Events (e.g. Xinis Educational Festival, e.g. Valaoritou Project)
• International recruitment activities
• Career Office activities
• Alumni Office activities
• Students’ Union & students services
• Volunteering events and charity actions
• European Student Exchanges
• Participation in research Projects and International Academic Fora
• Student Creative Competitions (eg. Recycling Project)
• Development of Projects with the local authorities (Municipality of Thessaloniki and Athens)
The Contribution of Mediterranean College to the Anna Lindh Network in Greece shall be unique in reaching local youth via the Colleges campus in both Athens and Thessaloniki. Considering the College’s profile of a 34-year history in the Educational field and the continuous communication with young people, Mediterranean College can assist the Greek Network in:
• achieving the goals of transmitting the Euro-Mediterranean values
• promoting cultural cooperation and social dialogue via the implementation of the aforementioned projects
• supporting other projects of the national network
• improving awareness of the network’s work in over 2,000 students of Mediterranean College
• improving awareness of the network’s work in over 5,000 students from other Educational Organisations of Xinis Educational Group
Joining the ALF Network will enable us to share our work with other members around the 43 member countries, exchange ideas and find new partners for our future projects.
Another reason for us to join the Network is the role we wish to play as Mediterranean College in the field of Mediterranean Education and Research.
More specifically, our goals for our first year membership at ALF are:
1) to conduct a survey on Mediterranean youth study preferences
2) to promote informal education and collaborate with other members of the network for the 4th year biggest Educational Festival in Greece, Xinis Education Festival, March-June 2012
3) to meet other members and explore future project partnerships
Both of the above projects aim:
1) to enable local youth to gain qualifications and improve skills by receiving relevant certificates of attendance (via the free seminars/training sessions and workshops of the Festival)
2) to assist Greece and Mediterranean countries overall in raising the number of international student recruitment and intercultural exchanges
3) to expand collaborative opportunities with other members and implement projects together