The Hellenic Mediterranean University ( H.M.U ., Greek : Ελληνικό Μεσογειακό Πανεπιστήμιο. ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ.) is a public tertiary education institution in Greece, with headquarters in Heraklion , Crete, and branches in Chania , Rethymno , Agios Nikolaos , and Sitia .
9-401: The Hellenic Mediterranean University was founded on 25/04/2019. As of February 2024 it consists of six Faculties, with more than 12,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and approximately 400 teaching staff and research staff. The Hellenic Mediterranean University is a continuation of the dissolved Technological Educational Institute of Crete . The departments of this university are for
18-540: The Institute laboratories. Graduates can also continue with Postgraduate Studies at the Institute or at cooperating Universities in Greece and abroad, with the active support of TEI Crete professors. Spiritual, artistic and entertainment activities in and around the Institute are varied and shared by students and staff, with the financial support of TEI Crete. Personal care and advice is provided to new incoming students by
27-674: The International Office and skilled staff at the Schools. The university includes five Schools, consisting of fifteen Departments, to be reduced to thirteen by 2018. (Heraklion) (Heraklion) (Chania) (Heraklion) The language of instruction at the TEI is Greek. Therefore, a good knowledge of Greek is essential for regular students. However, special arrangements are made for a certain number of courses for Erasmus students who wish to follow regular courses. After consultation with
36-436: The efficacy of the study programmes, learning outcomes, publicity of the degrees, successful graduate placements, the student halls and the six restaurants of the Institute. Local communities fully support the branches of the Institute and the resident students. There are opportunities for active student participation in research and development projects, for student exchanges with over 100 foreign universities and for paid work at
45-564: The most part the same as those of the National Technical University of Athens and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki . 35°31′08″N 24°02′33″E / 35.5190°N 24.0424°E / 35.5190; 24.0424 Technological Educational Institute of Crete The Technological Educational Institute of Crete ( TEI CRETE ; Greek : Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Κρήτης )
54-692: The newly established Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) in Crete (Greek: Ελληνικό Μεσογειακό Πανεπιστήμιο ). TEI Crete, with its 400 teaching staff and technical and clerical staff, provides education to more than 14,500 students. Education is delivered at the base campus in Heraklion city and at five branches in towns of Crete (Chania, Rethymnon, Aghios Nicolaos, Ierapetra and Siteia). Degree Courses comprise Engineering and Informatics, Business Administration and Economics, Agriculture, Health and Welfare. The Institute and Schools administration concentrate of
63-537: The teaching staff, students can register for certain courses, must study from English literature, and will be given a separate examination at the end of the term. Additionally, a few courses are taught in English, and there are plans for more. In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave Agricultural University of Athens a Positive evaluation . An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities
72-613: Was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA). TEI of Crete has always welcomed foreign students, participating in all major European programmes (Socrates, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Tempus, Alpha, EC/US and others). The ECTS grading system and the Diploma Supplement (DS) have been successfully implemented in all of their Departments and facilitate the recognition of studies for both incoming and outgoing students. Today it
81-603: Was founded in 1983 to provide higher technological education to the students of Greece. It is located in Heraklion and has branches in other towns of Crete , Chania , Rethymnon , Ierapetra , Sitia and Agios Nikolaos . According to laws Ν.2916/2001, Ν.3549/2007, Ν.3685/2008, Ν.3794/2009, it is a higher educational institute ( Greek : Α.Ε.Ι.) with full University status. The TEI of Crete abolished in May 2019 by law 4610, article 23, Government Gazette 70 A'/07.05.2019, and founding
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