Technical University of Crete
| Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Rector | Vasileios Digalakis |
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Administrative staff
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270 |
| Students | 3443 |
| Undergraduates | 2897 |
| Postgraduates | 546 |
| Location | Chania, Greece |
| Campus | Kounoupidiana Campus, 7 km east of the city of Chania |
| Nickname | TUC |
| Affiliations | CESAER |
| Website | www.tuc.gr |
The Technical University of Crete (TUC; Greek: Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης, Polytechneio Kritis) is a state university under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Education and was founded in 1977 in Chania, Crete. The first students were admitted in 1984. The campus is located on a panoramic site in the peninsula of Maelehas (ancient Keamon, also known as" Akrotiri) and covers an area of 750 acres (3.0 km2), 7 km Northeast of Chania. Library, cafeterias, and students' dormitories are located on campus. The purpose of the institution is to conduct research, to provide under-graduate and graduate educational programs in modern engineering fields as well as to develop links with the Greek industry.
The Technical University of Crete ranks highly among the Greek technical universities in terms of research productivity, research funding, scientific publications and citation per faculty member. In addition, the Technical University of Crete is among the first and top Greek institution with the highest rate of research publications per faculty member.
The emblem of the Technical University of Crete is Daedalus.
The Technical University of Crete comprises five Engineering Schools, all of which offer undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes.
Production engineering and management is a broad discipline involving the design of effective systems and methods used to develop production resources to their full potential. Production and management engineers draw upon the knowledge of mathematics, physical and engineering sciences, production systems, operations research, computer science, management and behavioral sciences to function as problem solvers, system designers, innovators and managers.
Divisions: Production Systems , Decision Science , Management
Laboratories:
Computer Aided Manufacturing , Intelligent Technological Systems , Computer Aided Design , Robotics , Environmental Engineering and Management , Dynamic Systems and Simulation , Decision Support Systems , Data Analysis and Forecasting , Financial Engineering , Management Systems , Work Safety and Cognitive Ergonomics
The Department of Production Engineering and Management offers M.S and PhD Programs in Engineering Management, Operations Research and Production Engineering.
The objective of the department of sciences of the Technical University of Crete is to provide courses in basic disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics and social sciences, thus providing curriculum support to all departments. The department also promotes research in applied sciences and engineering.
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