Governance

Governance

•  Council
•  Rector
•  Institution’s Academic Board (Senate)

School Administrative bodies:

•  Dean
•  Council
•  School Assembly

Department Administrative bodies:

•  Department Head
•  Department Assembly

The Council is comprised of eleven members: six internal and four external members, and also one student representative. The Council members serve a four-year term, whereas the student representative only one.

Council Chair: John Vergados, Emeritus Professor, University of Ioannina

Deputy Chair: Nicholas Tsounis, Professor, Department of International Trade, TEI of West Macedonia

Internal Council Members:

1. Bisbas Antonios, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering

2. Rigakis Panagiotis, student representative

External Council Members:

1. Gakis Dimitrios, Physician

2. Karakassis Emmanuel, Economist

3. Nikou Antonios, Electrical Engineer

Non-voting members

1. Anastasia Elissaiou, representative of the Administrative staff

2. Efthimios Kotsidis, representative of the Technical-Lab Staff

The Council is entitled to:

•  determine the strategic development of the TEI
•  participate in streamlining the Greek academic map
•  develop the self-governance regulatory framework of the TEI
•  designate the administrative bodies and the TEI Secretary General
•  approve budgets and annual reports
•  transfer funds to other expenditure codes
•  manage the TEI assets and research funds
•  organize committees to examine or carry out issues within their competence
•  supervise and sanction procedures

The Institution’s Academic Board (Senate) consists of the Rector, the Deans, up to two Department Heads, an undergraduate student representative and one representative for each staff category entitled to vote only for issues in their own office.

Chair of the Academic Board (Senate)

Dr Nikolaos Asimopoulos, Rector

Senate Members:

1. Dr Athanasios Triantafyllou, Dean, School of Engineering

2. Dr Simeon Karafolas, Dean, School of Business and Finance

3. Dr Vassiliki Pappa-Michailidou, Dean, School of Agricultural Technology and Food Technology and Nutrition

4. Dr Georgios Charalambidis, Head of the Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control Engineering Department

5. Dr Georgios Lappas, Head of the Digital Media and Communication Department

6. Dr Dimitrios Zissopoulos, Head of the Business Administration Department (Kozani)

7. Dr Theodoros Monobasilis, Head of the International Trade Department

8. Krikelas Nikos, student representative

9. Vasileios Vasiliadis, representative of the Specific Teaching Staff, entitled to vote only for office issues

10. Kyros Koios, representative of the Technical-Lab Staff, entitled to vote only for office issues

11. Anastasios Kagkaris, representative of the Administrative Staff, entitled to vote only for office issues

The Rector acts as the TEI representative and is also responsible for managing the TEI in cooperation with the Senate.

Deputy Rectors:

1. Dr Charitoudi Georgia, Vice Rector (Financial Planning) and Chair of the Committee of the Special Account for Research Funds

2. Dr Evangelos Siskos, Vice Rector (International Relations and Student Welfare)

3. Dr Paraskevi Mitliagka, Vice Rector (Academic Affairs)