Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.) due to its authority and intense presence in the international scientific and broader academic world, exhibits throughout its long history remarkable results in the domain of international relations and co-operations with foreign academic Institutions.
Within such a context, the
Department of International Relations has the responsibility of coordinating and administering
Bilateral Exchange Agreements that the University has signed with 76 other congener Universities or equivalent Institutions of Higher Education in Europe, Balkan and Black Sea countries, Russia, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, the Near, Middle and Far East.
Suggestively some of these Universities are the following: New York University, USA; La Trobe University, Australia; York University, Canada; Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; University of Cyprus; Pierre et Marie Curie University, France; Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany; Jordan University of Science and Technology; National Autonomous University of Mexico; Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia; Ohio University, U.S.A.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki constantly receives proposals for setting up new Bilateral Agreements, some of which are in the process of final approval, as for example with Northern Michigan University, U.S.A., Arab Academy of Sciences Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China, and many others.
This kind of Agreements which cater for all scientific domains are for the benefit of those Faculty members, students and academic Institutions which participate in them.
Moreover, Aristotle University has signed Memoranda of Understanding with Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble,France; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland; China University of Political Science and Law.
According to the content of most of these Bilateral Agreements, Faculty Members of the collaborating Universities are given the opportunity to get in touch with Faculty Members of other universities with the intention of developing research collaborations and projects for the benefit of the academic community, and to realize visits in order to carry out teaching activities and lectures which contribute to the transfer of academic knowledge.
In addition, many of these Agreements offer:
1. a certain number of monthly
scholarships to undergraduate or postgraduate students of collaborating Universities for attending the Intensive Summer Course of the School of Modern Greek Language (16 August to 15 September every year).
Application form.
List of Foreign Scholarship Holders 2010.
List
of Foreign Scholarship Holders 2011.
2. to A.U.Th. undergraduate and postgraduate students scholarships for attending Summer Language and Cultural Courses and for completing part of their studies in any of the collaborating Universities (i.e York University,Canada; Dublin University, Ireland; T.I.M.E. Network, Jordan University of Sciences and Technology and so on).
List of Greek Scholarship Holders 2010.
List
of Greek Scholarship Holders 2011.
Furthermore, the University has joined the Euro-Mediterranean University and the European University Centre at Peking University, which give the possibility to the academic community to co-organize conferences, seminars, summer practice programs contributing to the development of education, science and culture.
The Department of International Relations also takes on an annual basis all necessary actions so as to ensure the participation of A.U.Th., either via its Rectors authorities or via Faculty Members acting as University representatives, in International Colloquia (International Association of Universities, European Association of Universities, Coimbra Group, and so on) so as to keep up with but also contribute to the decisions and actions regarding university studies and Higher Education in general. Its position is also strengthened by its active participation in 30 International Associations and 3 International student Organizations.
International News (Congresses, Announcements, Newsletters etc.)
