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University of Piraeus
Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς
Established	1938
Type	Public
Rector	Georgios Economou
Undergraduates	8000
Postgraduates	1300
Location	Piraeus, Greece
Website	http://www.unipi.gr/

The University of Piraeus (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς) is a university located in Piraeus, Greece and it is currently one of the leading academic institutions in the country. ^[1]

Originally founded in 1938 by the Industrialists and Tradesmen Association under the name "School for Industrial Studies", it was latter renamed "Graduate School for Industrial Studies” and its original aim was the training of managerial executives. Since then the university has evolved from its original sole focus on business management and added additional academic fields such us Statistics and Informatics. In 1966, it became a public university, and in 1989 it received its present name. Currently under proposal with the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs is the inclusion of additional fields of study such as Medicine, Social Administration, European Legal Studies, Primary Education, Infant Education, and Tourism Economics.

The University is also home to The University of Piraeus Research Center (UPRC) which, since its founding in 1989, has participated in technological research on a national and international level, particularly in areas related to networking and internet technology.^[2]

Academic structure

University of Piraeus main entrance.

Each of the following departments offers an undergraduate program with a corresponding Bachelor of Science degree at its completion:

• Department of Economics
• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Financial Management and Banking
• Department of Maritime Studies
• Department of Industrial Management
• Department of Statistics and Insurance Science
• Department of informatics
• Department of Digital Systems
• Department of International and European Studies

Postgraduate studies

University of Piraeus primary building.

Each of the following postgraduate programs offers a Master of Business Administration or a Master of Science degree at its completion:

• M.B.A. with Specialization in Finance and Accounting or in Marketing
• M.B.A. Focused in Total Quality Management
• M.B.A. Focused in Tourism Management
• M.Sc. in Finance and Banking Management
• M.Sc. in Applied Statistics
• M.Sc. in Actuarial Science and Risk Management
• M.Sc. in Organization and Management of Industrial Systems
• M.Sc. in Maritime Economics
• M.Sc. in Economic and Operational Strategy
• M.Sc. in Health Management
• M.Sc. in Didactics of Technology and Digital Systems
• M.Sc. in Techno-economic Management and Digital Systems Security
• M.Sc. in Advanced Information Technology Systems
• M.Sc. in Information Technology
• M.Sc. in International and European Studies
• Part Time Executive M.B.A.
• Part Time Executive M.Sc. in Finance and Banking Management

Governance

The university is managed by a voting senate, which includes administrative staff and faculty as well as student representatives. Meetings of the senate are overseen by the General Secretary of the University, although the secretary does not participate in voting.

See also

• List of universities in Greece

Source

• Official site

Notes

Coordinates: 37°56′30.10″N 23°39′10.92″E / 37.941694°N 23.6530333°E / 37.941694; 23.6530333