The academics field of the Department are:

Economic Science: provides students with an overall theoretical and applied knowledge in all the basic areas of Economics which are taught in economic departments: Microeconomic Theory; Macroeconomic Theory; Public Finance and Fiscal Policy; Economic Development and Growth; Monetary Theory and Policy; International Economics; Industrial Organization; Economic Policy; Labor Economics; and The History of Economic Thought; etc.
Regional Science: provides students with specialized knowledge in the field of Regional Science, in the broadest sense, with the basic subject areas of: Urban and Regional Economic Policy; Location Models of Productive Activities; Transportation Economics; Environmental Economics; Spatial Planning; City Planning; Cultural Development; Economic and Urban Geography; the Institutional Framework of Regional Development; Cultural Policy; Natural Planning; and Regional Policy of the EU.
Quantitative Analysis: the basic subject areas are: Mathematics; Descriptive and Inductive Statistics; Econometrics; Quantitative Methods of Economic Analysis; Methods of Regional Analysis, Cartography; Geographical Information Systems and the software of Statistical and Econometric applications.

Graduates of the Department of Economic and Regional Development have all the qualifications and skills which allow them to work in both the private and the public sectors. They are members of the Greek Chamber of Commerce and thereafter have all the professional rights of an economist, which entitle our graduates to compete for advertised regional economist positions in the Local Administration of the Public Service as well as in the broader public service within this field as members of working groups or undertaking research. In addition, they are entitled to join the Association of Greek Regionalists which is in the process of officially recognizing the specialization of Regionalist. In the private sector, graduates of the department work in Greek and International Banks (JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, etc.), in domestic and international consultant companies (KPMG, PwC, Delloite, etc.); as independent researchers; and as executives in firms which undertake regional development studies at the local, regional, and sectoral levels. In the public sector, graduates of the department work as executives in the Central Administration (in Ministries) and in Public Corporations and Organizations, Their work focuses on subjects related to development, national and regional planning, policies of the European Union; Local Administration (Municipal and Regional), and the Decentralized Regional Administration. Some of them pursue careers in Universities and research centers in Greece or abroad. They are also qualified to teach political economy in secondary schools. Finally, the completion of undergraduate and graduate studies in the Department broadens our graduates’ horizons as they are able to compete for positions in the European Union and in international organizations which are concerned with economic issues and with development on the international, national, regional, or sectoral level.

Once an individual registers in a Greek university, he/she acquires official student status which comes to an end when he/she receives his/her degree. A student can defer his/her studies by making an application to the Department. This deferral must then be endorsed by a General Meeting of the Department. During the course of this deferment, the individual is no longer considered a student and all his/her rights and privileges as a student are rescinded. Student status can be re-acquired with another application to the Department by the interested party. Students have the right to use all the facilities and means with which the university is equipped in order to complete their education, in accordance with the regulations of the University and the Department, as well as the decisions of the appropriate body responsible. Given the conditions detailed below, students are entitled to:

1. Free textbooks and/or other teaching aids
2. Facilitation of their transportation (student tickets).
3. Full medical, pharmaceutical and hospital coverage
4. Free board
5. Housing
6. National Scholarships
7. Loans
8. Computer Laboratories

The above are also provided to students who transfer from universities abroad and within Greece, as well as to students who have graduated from universities abroad and are allowed to enter the program and begin in a specified term in accordance with a decision of the National Centre for Accreditation.
For the graduates of Universities, Technical Education Institutes and so on who register following placement exams and for top students from the Technical Educational Institutes who register without taking exams, there is no provision for transportation, national scholarships, or loans..

Student Services are provided for eight terms from the time of a student’s initial registration at the university. This is the period of compulsory attendance. The period over which students receive services can be increased by four terms (half of the compulsory attendance period), provided that the student does not receive his/her degree before this total period has expired. If student status is rescinded, it is not counted as part of this period. Some of the student service provisions still hold during military service (health coverage, board) and/or a serious illness (board).

Graduates of the Department of Economic and Regional Development have the possibility of employment in both the private and the public spheres. They are registered in the Greek Chamber of Commerce and have all the professional rights of an economist, as well as the right to participate in competitions for positions in the Public Sector in Economic and Administrative Services, as well as in Regional and Local Administration. Furthermore, they have the right of membership in the Association of Greek Regionalists, which is pursuing the recognition of Regionalist as a professional specialization.

The Internship Program of the Department is designed to help students acquire work experience in Greece. The interns are able combine theoretical knowledge from their studies with the practical application of that knowledge in work environments in related fields. The students have the opportunity to become familiar with work environments including: Greek enterprises; financial institutions; accounting offices; research centers; local government; Regional Planning agencies; and so on. In this way, closer and more permanent ties are created between the Department and the potential work places of our graduates. Internships last for three months. In the course of each academic year, two internship periods are available, one during the winter term and one during the spring term. Any student who has completed his/her second year of studies is eligible to take part in the Internship Program. However, students may participate only once during the course of their undergraduate studies. Participation is not compulsory, nor is it connected with the writing of a bachelor’s thesis. It is recognized as work experience and appears on the student’s transcript but is not calculated as part of the final average mark.

• Law concerning qualifying exams

• Government Gazette 3185 2016

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