University – Industry Collaboration Committee (UICC)

UICC reports to the CITY College Executive Board and its responsibilities are:

To define, monitor and review CITY’s “University – Industry Collaboration” strategy, goals and actions
To define a Value Proposition for the cooperation of CITY College with industrial and societal actors
To promote, monitor and enhance CITY, Departmental and SEERC “University – Industry Collaboration” activities
To inform CITY’s strategy and strategic planning on issues related to University – Industry Collaboration
To facilitate Staff’s engagement with external stakeholders: industrial and business actors, society and local communities in Thessaloniki, Greece and the countries of South East Europe
To enhance student experience by informing curricula with industry and society needs and views
To promote student engagement with industry and society
To facilitate student placements, internships, work experience and career promotion with industry and society
To engage our Alumni in facilitating wider cooperation with their own activities and networks
To ensure smooth cooperation with relevant services within our parent University aligning strategies and activities for “University – Industry Collaboration”
To actively promote community engagement of CITY staff and students
To promote University – Industry Knowledge Exchange as a two – way interaction
To establish monitor and review University – Industry Collaboration Metrics across CITY College and Departmental activities.
To ensure the effective implementation of the University’s and the CITY College policies related to University – Industry Collaboration
To provide support for staff development on methods and tools to actively engage with industry and society, promoting knowledge exchange
To ensure that our teaching and research are informed the latest developments, needs and perspectives of industry and society
To ensure that CITY staff have access to resources needed to engage in a constructive dialogue and knowledge exchange with industry, communities and society
To identify and disseminate good practices in “University – Industry Collaboration” and public engagement within and outside CITY College and the University
To oversee the development of an annual UIC report covering all the relevant developments and activities and defining goals for the next year

MEMBERSHIP

Deputy Vice-President for External Engagement and Partnerships (Chair)	Dr Nikos Tsorakidis
Vice Principal for Research and Innovation	Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis
Director of SEERC	Mr Nikos Zaharis
Director of Executive Development Institute	Mr George Efstathiadis
Head of Public Engagement & Corporate Services	Ms Ioanna Kapnopoulou
Director of Student Services and Alumni	Ms Theofano Kyriakou
Director of Career, Employability & Enterprise Centre	Mr Dimitris Kiakidis

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