TEI of Crete
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Located in Heraklion, the Technological Educational Institute of Crete
was founded in 1983 to provide higher technological education to the students of Greece. According to laws Ν.2916/2001, Ν.3549/2007, Ν.3685/2008, Ν.3794/2009, it is a higher educational institute (Greek
:Α.Ε.Ι.). Since then, it has expanded considerably and now comprises the following Schools:
They are assisted by the departments of general sciences, foreign languages, and physical education. Students at the TEI follow courses for four years. These courses include lectures and practical work in laboratories. In addition, they complete work placement and dissertations before graduating.
Instruction at the TEI includes training in technological subjects and aims to help students to develop as skilled, responsible and qualified members of society. With a permanent teaching staff of 200 and approximately 10,000 students, the TEI is a thriving academic community with an extensive library, residential halls, sports facilities, and a health center.
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
was founded in 1983 to provide higher technological education to the students of Greece. According to laws Ν.2916/2001, Ν.3549/2007, Ν.3685/2008, Ν.3794/2009, it is a higher educational institute (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
:Α.Ε.Ι.). Since then, it has expanded considerably and now comprises the following Schools:
- Applied Technology (also in ChaniaChaniaChaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...
and Rethimno) - Health & Welfare Services
- Management & Economics (also in Agios NikolaosAgios Nikolaos, CreteAgios Nikolaos is a coastal town on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island's capital Heraklion, north of the town of Ierapetra and west of the town of Sitia. In the year 2000, the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, which takes in part of the surrounding villages, claimed around 19,000...
and IerapetraIerapetraIerapetra is a town in the southeast of the Greek island of Crete and a municipality of Crete region.-History:The town of Ierapetra is located on the southeast coast of Crete, along the beach of Ierapetra Bay. It lies south of Agios Nikolaos and southwest of Sitia and is an important regional...
) and - Agricultural Technology
They are assisted by the departments of general sciences, foreign languages, and physical education. Students at the TEI follow courses for four years. These courses include lectures and practical work in laboratories. In addition, they complete work placement and dissertations before graduating.
Instruction at the TEI includes training in technological subjects and aims to help students to develop as skilled, responsible and qualified members of society. With a permanent teaching staff of 200 and approximately 10,000 students, the TEI is a thriving academic community with an extensive library, residential halls, sports facilities, and a health center.