University of Central Greece

The University of Central Greece (UCG; Greek Πανεπιστήμιο Στερεάς Ελλάδας) was a public university located in Central Greece, which was founded [1] by the Greek Government in April 2003 in the City of Lamia and ceased permanently its operation in June 2013, Presidential Decree 99/2013, Government Gazette 134 A’/05.06.2013. It was comprised the Department of Regional Economic Development and the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics.

Not to be confused with Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece (TEICG) or Central Greece Tech University (CGTU).
University of Central Greece
Πανεπιστήμιο Στερεάς Ελλάδας
TypePublic
Higher Education
Educational Institution
Greece University System
Active2003–June 2013
defunct
Location
City of Lamia,
Phthiotis Region
,
Greece
CampusCity of Lamia,
Livadeia

History

The first students were admitted to the University of Central Greece in September 2004, at which time only the informatics department was in operation. A total of 71 students were enrolled to that department, of whom 11 graduated in October 2008. The Department of Regional Economic Growth, which was founded in 2005, began its operation in the academic year 2005-2006.

The University operated two campuses, in the municipalities of Lamia and Livadeia. The Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics was housed in the former Lamia Academy, near the old municipal hospital and the public aquatics centre. Administrative functions and a cafeteria were housed in the ground floor to facilitate student access. The first floor housed facilities such as lecture classes, two labs, one computer cluster, as well as administrative services and the faculty offices. A library was also available, which was occasionally used by students and for faculty meetings.

The University was abolished in June 2013. The Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics was added to the University of Thessaly with the campus remaining in Lamia, while the Department of Regional Economic Development was merged with the Department of Economic and Regional Development of Panteion University.

Academic evaluation

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

See also

References
  1. "Greek Government Gazette - 11 April 2003" (PDF) (in Greek). usg.gr. Retrieved 2009-03-07.

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