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  • Overcoming Adversity: A Bright Future Ahead at Deree for Syrian Refugee

    In 2017, Amar Abu Asaf escaped his war-torn homeland, Syria, and arrived in Greece as an unaccompanied minor. He enrolled in school and didn’t speak any Greek. With his sheer determination, he not only managed to read and write Greek but, with the help of his teachers, graduated high school.…
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  • ACG Recognized as a Leader in Sustainable Electronics Procurement with 2023 EPEAT Purchaser Award

    The American College of Greece (ACG) has been recognized as a 2023 EPEAT Purchaser Award winner, celebrating leaders in sustainable electronics procurement. The award comes from the Global Electronics Council (GEC), the non-profit organization that manages the EPEAT ecolabel. EPEAT allows ACG to efficiently address the lifecycle impacts of the…
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  • More Taste, Less Waste at ACG

    Did you know that 1/3 of all food globally goes to waste? Wasting food also means wasting the water used to produce the food and the land on which the food has been produced (28% of the world’s agricultural land), while 9.9% of the human population is undernourished. Due to…
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  • Pioneering Excellence: A Vision of The American College of Greece

    In an interview with eKathimerini, Dan Smith, the new chairman of the board of The American College of Greece (ACG) and former US ambassador to Greece, emphasized the numerous advantages and future plans of ACG. Smith highlighted that ACG offers students an education comparable to that of American universities, and…
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  • Students Honor Children’s Memory in Tree-Planting Ceremony

    On Wednesday, July 12, at 6:30 PM, University of Washington students who are currently attending ACG as part of a faculty-led program gathered at the ACG open-air theater for a poignant tree-planting ceremony to honor all children who have tragically lost their lives to Covid, migration, human negligence, famine, war,…
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  • Deree and KPMG Collaborate to Uncover Insights on People Analytics in Greek Organizations

    In a collaborative effort, Deree and KPMG conducted an extensive research study on the utilization of people analytics among organizations operating in Greece. This groundbreaking study delved into the practice of collecting and processing data about people and businesses in order to drive organizational success. The research, based on a…
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  • ACG Awarded Second Consecutive Gold Rating for Sustainability Practices

    The American College of Greece (ACG) has once again demonstrated its commitment to sustainability by earning a prestigious STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). This recognition marks the second consecutive time that ACG has achieved this esteemed rating, highlighting its ongoing…
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