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