Agenda
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Registration
10:00 am - 10:30 am
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Welcome addresses
Professor Raphael M. Sandaltzopoulos, Vice Rector of Administrative Affairs
Professor Marirena Grigoriou, DUTH ERASMUS+ Institutional Coordnator
Eleni Mavridou, DUTH Head of IRO
Dimitris Bardakidis, Europe Direct
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Democritus University of Thrace at a Glance
Professor Marirena Grigoriou, DUTH ERASMUS+ Institutional Coordinator
10:45 am - 11:00 am
11:00 am - 11:15 am
An overview of the program
Eleni Mavridou, DUTH Head of IRO
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Presentation of the participants
2-3 minutes presentation of each University representative - participants are challenged to present their University of origin in just 120 or 180 seconds
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Coffee Break
12:30 pm - 13:00 pm
Aspects on history of Western Thrace as homeland of arts and philosophy
Ioannis Bakirtzis, Associate Professor, Department of History and Ethnology, Democritus University of Thrace
12:30 pm - 13:00 pm
13:00 pm - 13:30 pm
Presentation of the faculties in Alexandroupolis and Orestiada
18:00 pm - 18:45 pm
Crash course in Greek
Zoe Ioannidou, PhD Candidate, DUTH Department of Greek Philology
18:00 pm - 18:45 pm
18:45 pm - 20:00 pm
Walking Tour of Alexandroupolis
20:00 pm
Welcome dinner
20:00 pm
08:45 am
Departure from Alexandroupolis to Komotini
08:45 am
10:00 - 11:30 pm
Walking Tour of Komotini
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
University Campus Tour
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Welcome-presentation of the Faculties in Komotini
12:45 pm - 13:30pm
Light Lunch
12:45 pm - 13:30pm
14:45 pm
Arrival at Alexandroupolis
09:15 am
Departure to Dragana Campus
09:15 am
09:30 am - 10:00 am
Implementation guidelines: Erasmus+ Inclusion and Diversity Strategy
Elina Mavrogiorgou, Communication and Valorisation of Results Unit, Erasmus+ Hellenic National Agency/IKY
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility: Enriching Cooperation Opportunities for Higher Education Institutions
Filippos Koumpounis, International Contact Point (ICP) - Project Manager of International Credit Mobility (ICM) Involving Third Countries Not Associated to the Programme - Committee Member of EC's ICM Working Group, IKY/Erasmus+ Hellenic National Agency
10:00 am - 10:30 am
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 13:00 pm
Parallel Session - Administrative Staff: Workshop on Motivation, emotions & performance
Session for participants that belong to Administrative Staff
Associate Professor Katerina Kedraka, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace
10:45 am - 13:00 pm
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Parallel Session - Teaching Staff: Working with digital tools in the hybrid era
Session for participants that belong to Teaching Staff
Dr. Christos Kaltsidis, ICT Teacher, Democritus University of Thrace
11:30 pm - 13:00 pm
Parallel Session-Teaching Staff: Advancing inclusion and diversity in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Session for participants that belong to Teaching Staff
Associate Professor Maria Mitsiaki, Department of Greek Philology, Democritus University of Thrace
11:30 pm - 13:00 pm
13:00 pm - 13:30 pm
Light lunch
13:45 pm
Arrival to Alexandroupolis
13:45 pm
18:00 pm - 19:00 pm
Greek Dancing Lesson
Professor Dimitris Goulimaris, School of Physical Education and Sports Science of the Democritus University of Thrace
09:15 am
Departure from Alexandroupolis to Xanthi
09:15 am
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Walking Tour of Xanthi
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
University Campus Tour
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Presentation of the Europe Direct Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Irakleia Gkatzini, branch coordinator, Europe Direct EMT
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm
Presentation of the School of Engineering
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm
12:50 pm - 13:20 pm
Presentation of the research and international activities of the University
Professor Maria Michalopoulou, Vice-Rector of Research and Lifelong Learning of Democritus University of Thrace
13:30 pm - 14:00 pm
Light lunch
13:30 pm - 14:00 pm
16:00 pm
Arrival at Alexandroupolis
20:30 pm
Farewell dinner
20:30 pm
09:00 am - 10:00 am
Farewell session: possibilities of further collaboration, feedback on the staff week
09:00 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Certificates of attendance
10:30 am - 14:00 pm
Visit to Soufli - city of Silk (optional)
10:30 am - 14:00 pm