Department
28 January 2024 2024-01-28 20:50
- January 28, 2024
- 8:50 pm
Department
About Department
The vision of the Department of Business Administration is to establish itself as one of the leading and internationally-recognized departments of business administration, and to be at the forefront of business education in Greece, producing managers with a high level of training, innovative thinking, and business intelligence.
Mission
The mission of the Department of Business Administration is to:
- promote excellence in education and to make the best use of knowledge in order to produce management graduates with values
- engage in and support research which can meet contemporary economic, social, and business challenges and foster innovation in business administration;
- produce graduates who are capable of recognizing the challenges in the business environment and can contribute to entrepreneurial progress;
- develop managers with organizational, consulting, communication, and interpersonal skills, who are able to become mid-level and senior managers in businesses and organizations in the private and public sector;
- shape the leaders of the future, who are able to play a vital role in economic and social life at the national and international level;
- encourage professional specialization and training through brief, flexible lifelong learning education and training programmes (on either an attendance or distance learning basis); and
- cultivate an outward-looking approach and collaboration with academic, research, social, and other institutions to advance entrepreneurship and benefit society.
Strategy
Strategy of the Department of Business Administration
All members of the Department adhere to the enduring values that the Department has adopted and promotes and make an essential contribution to the effective achievement of its objectives. The strategic pillars and individual objectives of the Department are closely aligned with the strategy of the University. These are:
- To create, disseminate, and apply vital knowledge and continuously adapt the curriculum for all programmes in light of academic developments and the needs of society, while adhering to the principles of research ethics. In particular, the Department aims:
- to produce graduates with values, who will help to overcome contemporary research, social, and economic challenges;
- to promote and disseminate its work (educational, research, cultural, and social) to the academic community and society;
- to develop and expand the academic fields and areas covered by the Department;
- to ensure that the fields of study of the Department are up to date and in line with new research trends and academic developments;
- to maintain and enhance the Department’s competitive advantage in developing applied knowledge in the fields of business administration, management, marketing, production, accounting and finance;
- to attract and retain high-calibre academics with an international reputation; and
- to provide incentives to recognize and promote excellence.
- To provide a high standard of education and training to students. In particular, the Department aims:
- to incorporate innovation in the education process;
- to encourage students to adopt an analytical, synthetic, critical, and creative way of thinking in all subjects;
- to enhance students’ active participation in the education process;
- to use modern methods, techniques, and tools, with an emphasis on ICT and open educational resources, in order to improve teaching and facilitate access to knowledge;
- to strengthen the role of the Department’s Internal Evaluation Committee to ensure the quality of its undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes;
- to develop and put in place a system to modernize and upgrade the curriculum for all programmes in accordance with the latest educational approaches and international standards; and
- to develop foreign-language educational activities (undergraduate, postgraduate, lifelong learning, and summer school programmes) in fields that will attract international students.
- To create a favourable environment to encourage and support staff and students. In particular, the Department aims:
- to support academic and research staff;
- to support administrative staff;
- to shape a culture that fosters continuous improvement of knowledge and skills among members of the Department and develop ways to achieve this;
- to strengthen the faculty mentorship programme;
- to attract funding in order to be able to provide scholarships and financial support to students;
- to strengthen the role of internal evaluation, involving all parties and using the results as a means of improving the academic standing of the Department.
- To promote research and innovation, helping to strengthen the link between applied research and industry. In particular, the Department aims:
- to expand the Department’s research laboratories and attract new research staff;
- cultivate academic research and increase the Department’s research performance;
- support new researchers, doctoral candidates, and teaching staff to produce research of a high standard;
- to advance departmental and interdepartmental research collaboration;
- to promote research collaboration with respected universities and research centres;
- to foster collaboration between the Department’s researchers and public and private enterprises and strengthen the relationship between research and industry; and
- to disseminate the research achievements of the Department.
- To cultivate an outward-looking and international approach, extending and strengthening international networks and strategic alliances with academic and other bodies. In particular, the Department aims:
- to attract high-calibre students;
- to promote strategic alliances with academic departments of international standing;
- to encourage student mobility through Erasmus+ programmes;
- to develop foreign-language courses for EU Erasmus+ students; and
- to build a dynamic community of alumni with close links to the Department.
- To improve and extend infrastructure and services to ensure that the Department has the necessary logistical resources and can function effectively and efficiently. In particular, the Department aims:
- to accelerate its digital transformation in order to develop more effective and efficient services; and
- to use additional resources to ensure the Department’s strong position through collaborations, initiatives, and educational and research programmes.
- To strengthen ties with the local community and extend the social impact of the Department’s activities. In particular, the Department aims:
- to develop alliances with local and national bodies to transfer knowledge, thus helping to overcome social and economic challenges;
- to build ‘entrepreneurial bridges’ with the local business and financial community; and
- to create and implement a powerful communication strategy.
Quality Assurance
“The Department of Business Administration of the University of Piraeus recognizes quality as the principle means of achieving high standards in education and research. The Department’s quality culture is shown by the commitment of its academic, research and administrative staff, as well as its students, to this goal. The members of the Department work and collaborate in accordance with the values and objectives of the Department, embrace its vision and mission, adopt common policies and practices, and participate in continuous improvement processes.”
Department of Business Administration Declaration of Quality
The Department of Business Administration is committed to ensuring quality in all its academic, educational, and research activities, offering up-to-date and competitive programmes of study, focusing on innovation, and using applied research to its advantage. Moreover, the Department is aware of the importance of quality as a means of promoting equal access to knowledge, an outward-looking approach, international recognition, and collaboration with industry.
Department of Business Administration Quality Policy
The Department has implemented a Quality Policy which supports its academic identity, is aligned with the orientation of its programmes of study, promotes its mission, and supports the fulfilment of its strategic objectives. Within this framework it applies quality processes to ensure the continuous improvement of the courses offered, research activities, and administrative services, with the aim of raising its academic and general standards.
The aim of the Quality Policy is to fulfil the Department’s mission and strategy. The processes that ensure excellence in education and high-level research are central to this policy.
The Department of Business Administration is fully committed to ensuring that its objectives are fulfilled. All members of the Department adhere to the enduring values that the Department has adopted and promotes and make an essential contribution to the effective achievement of its objectives. The quality culture that has developed within this framework is shown by the commitment and collaboration of its academic, research, and administrative staff, as well as its students, to this goal.
The Department’s Quality Policy:
- is based on international quality standards;
- is aligned with the University’s Quality Policy and reflects the strategic goals of the Department on the academic, research, and administrative level;
- is accepted and supported by all members of the academic community;
- is specified and monitored through the setting of specific goals.
The aim of the Department’s Quality Policy is to ensure the high standard and continuous improvement of its education and research, in accordance with international best practice.
In order to implement and apply this policy, the Department of Business Administration is committed to processes which will ensure:
- courses with appropriate structure and organization;
- learning outcomes and qualifications which are in accordance with the European and National Qualifications Framework for higher education;
- continuous improvement of the education process and teaching effectiveness;
- teaching staff with appropriate qualifications;
- the encouragement of quality and quantity in the research of academic staff;
- a link between teaching and research;
- a demand in the job market for the qualifications earned by its graduates;
- the quality of support services, for example, administrative and academic services (libraries, laboratories and so on) and student welfare services.
The members of the Department’s Internal Evaluation Committee, in conjunction with the University Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP), ensure that the Department’s Quality Policy is implemented through an annual review and internal audit.
The members of the Internal Evaluation Committee help to:
- monitor the implementation of quality objectives;
- align the Quality Policy with the wider strategic objectives of both the Department and the University, where necessary;
- make decisions in order to continuously improve the quality of the Department’s teaching, research, and administration;
- take corrective action in case of divergence from these objectives;
- conduct the internal evaluation;
- collaborate effectively with the Quality Assurance Unit of the University of Piraeus.
Through the aforementioned process the Department aims to respond on a continuous basis both to the international challenge of excellence in education and to the expectations of its students, alumni, and teaching, research, and administrative staff.
The Quality Policy is published on the Department’s website and electronic and printed versions are distributed to all parties (teaching and research staff, students of all programmes, administrative and technical staff, external partners, recipients of scholarships, and professional, research, academic and social institutions which are allied with the University). By communicating the Quality Policy in this way, the Department aims to secure the support and the active involvement of all its members in the prescribed processes.
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The evaluation of the Curriculum by the undergraduate students aims at the continuous improvement of the curriculum and the teaching work of the Department and the University in general. The evaluation is conducted by filling in a special questionnaire designed for this purpose. The assessment questionnaire for each course is completed by the students in the last weeks of each semester.
View the aggregated statistical results of the evaluation for the academic years 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, by clicking here (text in Greek).
In order to improve the quality of the curriculum, a study for the evaluation of the experience of the graduates of the Department of Business Administration of the University of Piraeus was conducted in the academic year 2018-2019.
To view the analysis of the data collected in this study please press here (text in Greek).
