The connections of the business world of our country with Greek Universities strengthened by the participation of managing directors and presidents of major companies operating in Greece on the advisory committee of the graduate program in business administration Athens University. This is an important decision as it sets a good example and paves the way for similar initiatives. Greek universities and the business world, targeting an area where even bigger and faster steps are needed: the relationship of education to the production process and the relationship of the program to the labor market.

In particular, the aim of EKPA’s interdepartmental postgraduate program in Business Administration – the MBA of the University of Athens, as its English-language name – is to provide the necessary knowledge and development of abilities and skills that will help its graduates take the lead in the business arena. The curriculum is constantly enriched with the ultimate goal of helping its students and graduates acquire useful and necessary knowledge and at the same time develop administrative leadership abilities and skills that will make a decisive contribution to increasing their effectiveness. At the same time, it offers a strong competitive edge in the modern workplace.

In this context, the MBA Advisory Committee is made up of CEOs and/or Presidents of important companies that are successfully operating in Greece. In particular, the members of the advisory committee are Vassilis Apostolopoulos Athens Medical Group, oh Theodosius Michalopoulos Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta, o Evangelos Mytileneos Mytilineos Energy and Metals, o Alexandros Sarrigueorgiou Eurolife FFH, n Costanza Side – Constantinopoulou Phaea Resorts, Melina Travlow shipping and operating companies Neptune Lines, o Theodoros Tryphon Elpen, oh. Vasilis Furlis Furlisa and about Vasilis Hatsikos Siemens.

The interdepartmental master’s degree, which is constantly enriched, paves the way for similar initiatives in Greek universities.

“The distinguished members of the advisory committee will undoubtedly make a decisive contribution to a) aligning our curriculum with the ever-changing needs of the labor market, and b) developing and evolving business leaders who will have the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed. in the world of business,” the related announcement reads. “Our program is in a constant process of adapting to the ever-changing conditions prevailing internationally in the business world and beyond. We are particularly optimistic that, in collaboration with the University of Athens MBA Advisory Board, we will be able to contribute even more to the development of leaders who will lead many important companies,” emphasizes Program Director Associate Professor Dimitrios Balios.

From an entrepreneurial point of view, Mytilineos-Energy & Metals President and CEO Evangelos Mytilineos said: “I have always believed that the connection of education with the production process is one of the most important and essential factors that can accelerate the economic development of our Motherland. Therefore, I feel a special joy and honor that I can contribute to the achievement of this goal.”

Microsoft Managing Director for Greece, Cyprus and Malta Theodosius Michalopoulos said: “Initiatives like this are aimed at bridging the gap between companies and young professionals. By empowering graduates at their first exposure to the job market, we are helping to significantly curb the brain drain, reducing the exodus of new talent abroad and generally increasing the employability of young people.”