When: Wednesday, 26 March, 2025 | 14:30 – 15:30 Where: Arts Center Auditorium, Deree Organized by: The Communications Society, International Relations & European Affairs Society (IREA Society), The American College of Greece In collaboration with Institute of Global Affairs, The American College of Greece About the event This event responds to student requests for guidance on how to navigate the increasing problem of misinformation and struggle to find sources of information one can trust. To this end, the Communications and IREA Societies have invited Dr. Skoulas to address the question of ‘How misinformed are we and what can we do […]
When: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 14:30-15:20 Where: Arts Center Auditorium A presentation by Mr. Adam Markakis, CEO and founder of Kineo About the event An overview of how micromobility can improve our lives, our cities and the environment as well as lessons learned from Kineo’s journey. Adam Markakis Adam is the CEO and founder of Kineo, a startup that enables flexible ownership for micromobility. He reads, writes, and speaks about cities and sustainable urban mobility, and through all of his activities, he strives to communicate the human-centered values that can make our cities friendlier, healthier, and happier. He studied in […]
[…]credentials). Click on the “Students” tab. Choose from the left column “Student Success Center” → Medical Certificate for the Use of Athletic Facilities form. Download the English/Greek medical form for having it stamped and signed by the doctors. Upload the files to the same section. Upon the approval of the documents by the Student Success Center, they can activate their ACG ID card at the Office of Athletics & Recreation (Monday-Friday 09:00-2100). ACG faculty and staff: Those who have already been registered last year should update the required medical certificates in their profile HERE (no ACG ID card activation is needed). New faculty […]
The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Center of Excellence in Sustainability of Deree – The American College of Greece, in collaboration with the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, and the European Citizens Association, under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), organized and materialized a Course entitled “Climate Change and Security”, which took place on May 16-18, 2022, at the ACG premises. This masterclass was addressed to senior-level decision-makers and experts – both civilian & military- from EU Member States, relevant EU institutions and agencies, as well as […]
[…]presidency of Deree in 2008, which coincided with the start of the crisis. During these years ACG services have grown significantly. Which do you think is the most important achievement in this decade? It is true that ACG has grown and developed in many ways since 2008, for example, our total enrollment has grown by essentially the same percentage (25%) as the Greek economy has shrunk in this time period. In my mind, three of our achievements in higher education (excluding Pierce, our high school, which has made huge gains since 2008) stand out. The first is the increasing academic […]
[…]as an editor at various radio stations, including FLASH, Polis, VimaFm and EPA 4. He has written a number of articles on politics for newspapers Ta Nea, Epochi and the magazines Anti and Politis’. He also contributed to the Encyclopedia of the Greek Press. Political career Filis is a member of the Central Committee of Syriza. In March 2015, Filis was one of only five Syriza MPs to turn down the offer of a state car. In an interview with Mega TV in May 2015, Filis stated that: “A state must be ready for every eventuality. A Greek default is a concern […]
[…]Russia). In September 1996, he was appointed sales manager at Edenred Greece (formerly: Accor Services Greece) and, since 1998, has been the company’s CEO. Yannis is an active member of the Association of Chief Executive Officers, the Hellenic Management Association, the Greek People Management Association and the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises. He was a volunteer at the 2011 Special Olympics in Athens. Yiannis Is married to fellow DEREE alumna Despina Ioannidou. They have a daughter and a son. INTERVIEW Q.: What are three enduring values Deree has taught you? No pain, no gain Never give up The sky is the limit […]
[…]Methods for the Social Sciences, Columbia University, MA, MPhil, PhD in Economics, The Graduate Center, CUNY Dr. Leventis joined the Department of Economics at Deree College in 2016. Before that, she had taught at Baruch and Hunter Colleges and worked as a quantitative analyst at IBM in New York. At Deree, she has taught courses in the areas of economic theory, econometrics, financial economics and mathematical economics. Her current teaching involves such courses as Mathematical Economics, Applied Statistics, Money and Banking and Economic Principles. Her research interests include systemic risk, financial and macro linkages, and spillover effects, financial crises, and […]
Alumnus Profiled: Yiannis Giannopoulos Graduated: Deree ‘92 Lives in: Athens, Greece Current Position: General Manager, Red Bull Yiannis Giannopoulos was born in Piraeus, Greece, and graduated from Deree in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management, and furthered his studies, earning an MBA in Financial Studies from the University of Nottingham. He began his career in the marketing sector as a Brand Manager for WSK–Brown-Forman B.W. and moved on to Ericsson Hellas. His next step was to work for Imperial Tobacco Hellas, swiftly moving through roles of increasing responsibility. In 2004, he undertook the position of Marketing Manager […]
[…]of Genetics and contributed significantly to the organization of the largest Genetic Medical Center in Greece. Besides teaching, she has been involved in Cytogenetics and Molecular genetics on a research and diagnostic level. Her special interest focuses on Non Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis from fetal cells and fetal DNA in maternal circulation and towards this goal she collaborates with various research Institutes in Greece and abroad. She is the recipient of several International and Greek distinctions, including that of the Athens Academy and is the author of numerous scientific research papers and book chapters. She is married to Dimitri Mavros and […]
