[…]books include Two Suns in the Heavens: the Sino-Soviet Struggle for Supremacy (Wilson Center Press & Stanford UP, 2009) and Unwanted Visionaries: the Soviet Failure in Asia (Oxford UP, 2014). Dominique Reill Dominique Reill is a Professor of Modern European History in History at the University of Miami. She is the author of Nationalists Who Feared the Nation: Adriatic Multi-Nationalism in Habsburg Dalmatia, Trieste, and Venice (2012), which received the Center for Austrian Studies’ Book Award and Honorable Mention from the Smith Award, and The Fiume Crisis: Life in the Wake of the Habsburg Empire (2020), which received an […]
[…]a range of financial information from students and families, including employment, income, assets, number of dependents, number of students in school, extraordinary circumstances etc., to determine the level of financial need, Why is ACG committing to covering 100% of “VAT Demonstrated Need”? (show) As noted above, the College is prepared to share the burden of the VAT cost with students and families. Once a student and/or family have credibly demonstrated that they do not have the resources to pay the VAT expense, presumably the only option is to withdraw from ACG. Under this circumstance, we believe that a 100% VAT […]
[…]scientific findings, the United States and Brazil are among the countries with the highest number of cases (Eichengreen, Aksoy and Saka 2). The negligence on behalf of right-wing Republicans for scientific findings of the pandemic and their reluctance to accepting health measures advised by the scientific community highlights another prominent issue when assessing the American public’s trust toward scientists and their research: misinformation and disinformation. As described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on their website under the section titled, “How to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation”, one must differentiate between misinformation and disinformation: people who spread misinformation do […]
[…]MerkourisDivision, Year: Deree ’07Job Title: Head of Information and Cybersecurity Services, Athens International AirportPanagiotis is a Deree 2007 alumnus. He is currently Head of Information and Cybersecurity Services at the Athens International Airport. As an executive leader, he possesses an in-depth experience for over 16 years in the industry. His expertise includes information security transformation, implementing cyber security framework, enterprise risk management, business continuity strategy and data protection frameworks.Dimos MichailidisDivision, Year: Deree ’02Job Title: Head of Marketing and Revenue Operations, LegiStormDimos Michailidis is a Deree 2002 alumnus, graduating with Distinction and holding a B.S. in Accounting and Finance. He has […]
Alumna Profiled: Nassia (Anastasia) Papamanoli Graduated: PIERCE ‘73 Lives in: Kifissia, Greece Current Position: Director and Sole Partner, SORISO LTD “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass… it is about learning to dance in the rain!” NASSIA PAPAMANOLI was born in Athens, Greece and graduated from PIERCE – The American College of Greece in 1973. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from DEREE – The American College of Greece and a Master’s Degree in Marketing from the New York University. She speaks English, French and Italian. Upon her return in Greece in 1980, she started a […]
Alumna Profiled: Hiro Athanassiou Graduated: PIERCE ‘77 Lives in: Athens, Greece Current Position: Chairman of ELAIS – Unilever Hellas S.A. “TA KAΛΑ ΚΟΠΟΙΣ ΚΤΩΝΤΑΙ” HIRO ATHANASSIOU graduated from The American College of Greece, with a postgraduate degree in Economics from the London School of Economics. Hiro has a long career at Unilever, in different roles and regions. In her last years with Unilever abroad, she had the role of Executive Vice President Operations for Latin America, South-Eastern Europe, Turkey, Israel and Russia, as well as Member of the Global Executive Board of Unilever Food Solutions. She returned to Greece to […]
[…]of Attendance In order to be awarded the Certificate of Attendance from the Deree – Center of Professional and Continuing Education, participants will need to attend at least 7 out of 10 sessions. Course feesRegular single participant fee: €320Members of the ACG Community, Professional Education past participants and the unemployed: €290 Haris Vlavianos, Ph.D.Haris Vlavianos was born in Rome in 1957. He studied Economics and Philosophy at the University of Bristol and Politics, History, and International Relations at the University of Oxford (Trinity College). His doctoral thesis, entitled Greece 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War, was published by Macmillan (1992).He has published fourteen […]
[…]to Greece, President Obama addressed the Greek people at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in a speech that was broadcast live, with over 1.6 million online users from Facebook alone tuning in across the globe, but with only few guests having the unique opportunity to attend the event in person. The American College of Greece is honored to have been among the few academic institutions invited to attend. ACG was represented by 45 students from Pierce and Deree, as well as ACG Administrators, who were there as President Obama delivered a most impactful, inspiring, and hopeful speech. “I […]
When: October 2, 2023 | 18:30 Where:Center for the Arts Auditorium Organized by: School of Liberal Arts | Cinema Studies | Communication Programs About the event Join us for a captivating evening of cinematic exploration of the award-winning feature film documentary, “Final Year,” directed by esteemed Deree alumnus Lucas Paleocrassas. This event promises not only a thought-provoking cinematic experience but also an exclusive opportunity to engage with the director himself through a Q&A. Language of the Screening: Greek with English subtitles The event is open to the public, tailored for students in the fields of Cinema Studies, Communication, Sociology, Visual and Performing Arts, and Psychology. […]
The American College of Greece is honored that S&B is such a critical and inspiring partner in DEREE-ACG’s International Internship and Study Abroad Program (IISAP) Through S&B’s participation in DEREE-ACG’s IISAP, two DEREE students interned with S&B in Philadelphia, USA in 2014. This year, two more DEREE students are interning with S&B in their offices in Philadelphia, from January through end June, and they are thrilled. “Every new beginning is a journey. In every journey you need luggage,” says Grigorios Vasileiou, a DEREE Management student, who interns with an S&B company in Philadelphia in the Human Resources Department. He advises “Get […]
