University of Western Macedonia

University of Western Macedonia

Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Type	Public university
Established	2004
Location	Kozani, Florina (Western Macedonia), Greece
Website	http://www.uowm.gr

Τhe University of Western Macedonia (UoWM; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας) is a multi-campus university in Western Macedonia region of Greece. It was established on 2004 by four departments that had previously formed part of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Faculties and departments

As of January 2016, UoWM consists of the following faculties and departments:

Faculty of Educational Sciences:

• Department of Elementary Education (Florina)
• Department of Nursery Education (Florina)

Faculty of Engineering:

• Department of Mechanical Engineering (Kozani)
• Department of Engineering Informatics and Telecommunications (Kozani)
• Department of Environmental Engineering (Kozani)

Faculty of Arts:

• Department of Applied and Visual Arts (Florina)

HQAA evaluation

An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities will be conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) in the following years.^[1]

See also

• List of universities in Greece
• List of research institutes in Greece
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the largest university in the Balkans, established in 1925.
• University of Ioannina, a university established in the city of Ioannina, established in 1970.
• Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia
• Education in Greece
• Academic grading in Greece

References

External links

• University of Western Macedonia - Official Website
• University of Western Macedonia DASTA Office (Career Office & Innovation Unit) (Greek)
• Department of Mechanical Engineering - UoWM
• Department of Informatics & Telecommunications Engineering - UoWM
• Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) (Greek) (English)
• "ATHENA" Plan for Higher Education (Greek)
• Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) (Greek) (English)
• okeanos (GRNET's cloud service) (Greek) (English)

Universities in Greece
Attica	Agricultural University of Athens Athens School of Fine Arts Athens University of Economics and Business Harokopio National and Kapodistrian University of Athens National Technical University of Athens Panteion University of Piraeus
Central Greece	University of Central Greece (defunct)
Central Macedonia	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki International Hellenic University University of Macedonia
Crete	Technical University of Crete University of Crete
East Macedonia and Thrace	Democritus University of Thrace
Epirus	University of Ioannina
Ionian Islands	Ionian University
North Aegean and South Aegean	University of the Aegean
Peloponnese	University of Peloponnese
Thessaly	University of Thessaly
West Greece	Hellenic Open University University of Patras University of Western Greece (defunct)
West Macedonia	University of Western Macedonia
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Coordinates: 40°18′10″N 21°47′35″E / 40.3027°N 21.7931°E / 40.3027; 21.7931