Hellenic Open University
| Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο | |
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| Motto | Access to Knowledge for Everyone! |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1992 |
| Chancellor | Vasilis Kardasis |
| Vice-Chancellor | Fragiskos Kolisis |
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Academic staff
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25 permanent, almost 1975 with annual contracts |
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Administrative staff
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250 |
| Undergraduates | 17,786 |
| Postgraduates | 13,330 |
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| Location | Patras, Greece |
| Campus | 10,565 m² |
| Website | www.eap.gr |
The Hellenic Open University (Greek: Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο, ΕΑΠ, EAP) is a multi-school public university run by the Greek State. The institution, which is based in Patras, is unique in the Greek context in that it exclusively provides distance education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. In this it is modelled on the British Open University.
The Hellenic Open University was founded in 1992 in Patras, but remained defunct until 1997 at which time legislation was enacted (Act 2552/97) regarding its operation. The first cohorts of students were admitted in 1999. Further legislation amended the operation of the university by further specifying inter alia its scope, admissions, tuition and academic recruitment procedures (Article 14 of Act 2817/2000, Article 3 of Act 3027/2002 and Article 13 of Act 3260/2004).
HOU is organised in four schools:
The School of Applied Arts offers only postgraduate degrees, while the other three schools offer both undergraduate and postgratuate degrees.
According to Law 2552/1997, HOU consists of the Educational Material and Methodology Laboratory (EEYEM) established and operating as an independent unit of the HOU. The EEYEM supports the University in the implementation of educational, methodological and technological innovations in distance education and the development of teaching materials. The organization and operation of EEYEM is determined by the Internal Regulation adopted at the 167th / 04.21.2008 Meeting of the Executive Committee of HOU
The university comprises four schools, namely a School of Humanities, a School of Social Science, a School of Science and Technology and a School of Applied Arts. Degrees include studies in European or Greek Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, Natural Sciences, Computer Science and Business Administration.
Postgraduate degrees of nominal value are also offered in various subjects such as Master in Education, Adult Education, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Teaching German as a Foreign Language, Teaching French as a Foreign Language, MSc in Quality Assurance, Environmental Design of Cities and Buildings, Environmental Design of Infrastructure, Tourist Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Health National System Services Administration, Banking, Orthodox Theology, Graphic Arts - Multimedia, Waste Management, Construction Management, Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Resistant Structures, Advanced Studies in Physics, Catalysis and Environmental Protection, MSc in Mathematics, MSc in Information Systems, MSc in Natural Sciences for Educators, Administration of Cultural Units, Master in Business Administration and MSc in Engineering of Pervasive Computing Systems. The university offers joint postgraduate degrees in co-operation with the University of Nicosia, the Open University of Cyprus, and the Wrocław University of Economics.
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