Western Greece University of Applied Sciences

The Western Greece University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Western Greece) was established the 6th of June, 2013 as a result of merging the former T.E.I. of Patras established in 1983 and former T.E.I. of Mesolonghi established in 1983, too. The Western Greece University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Western Greece) is a State Higher Education Institute autonomous and self-governed by its Academic & Administration Bodies.

The Technological Educational Institutes (T.E.Is), along with the Universities are subject to the Greek frame - Law of Higher Education. In particular, the T.E.Is constitute a sector parallel, equivalent and complementary to the Universities. The Western Greece University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Western Greece) is oriented to Applied Sciences and Technology, while the Universities are mostly committed to Academic Studies and Theoretical or Basic Research.

The Administration and Management of the Western Greece University of Applied Sciences is based on three main bodies:

• The Senate
• The Rector and his /her Vice Rectors
• The Council and its President, the President of the Counci

The Senate is mainly responsible for the Academic and Research issues, while the competences of the Council are the Strategic Planning, the Economics and Management, in general.

The Western Greece University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Western Greece), in the context of its autonomy, has set out specific targets to satisfy its own Role and Mission. The Western Greece University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Western Greece) has as a Role to collaborate with other Higher Educational Institutes in Greece, the rest of Europe, and in other countries, too, as well as with its social partners, in order to contribute to regional and national development, along with human resources development. Its strategic target is to provide services such as High Quality Education, Life Long Learning opportunities and take initiatives in R.T.D. and Innovation projects, to meet the requirements and expectations of its internal and external customers.

The Western Greece University of Applied Sciences (TEI of Western Greece) has elaborated a Strategic Plan compatible to its Mission in order to “see” its Vision concretized; that is, to contribute to Regional Development, Human Resources Development and become a sustainable, competitive and recognized Academic Institution.

The following objectives of the strategic plan are specified:

• To offer High Quality Education and Training for competitive graduates
• To establish a sustainable platform for collaboration and research in order to develop and transfer knowledge, technology and know-how, through schemes of joint ventures and other customized initiatives.
• To integrate and update the academic themes as drivers of innovation and development with emphasis the Region of Western Greece.
• To identify knowledge trends and future national needs and act upon them to serve the 1st target.
• To continuously reinvent the education portfolio of its departments in order to ensure that it is innovative, radical, suits to student needs and harmonizes to regional development and to strategic national priorities, too
• To strengthen and manage on quality principles the Western Greece University of Applied Sciences services so as to become an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary, streamlined research intensive and collaborative Higher Education Institution, with a focus to innovation.
• To be a contributor to the development of Green Energy and Sustainable Development and the use of new and I.T. technologies.
• To develop a radical, sustainable and appropriate strategy for revenue growth
• To empower the commitment to the Greek social, cultural and economic development
• To secure a number of strategic alliances with national and international partners, especially under the European Union’s values and principles.
• To introduce strategic planning to all processes towards an effective Total Quality Management System
• To run a policy such that the European component may surely provide an added value to the Western Greece University of Applied Sciences students, graduates, staff, departments & faculties.