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Π.Μ.Σ στη «Χρηματοοικονομική Τεχνολογία (FinTech)»

M.Sc. in Financial Technology (FinTech)

Department of Banking and Financial Management
University of Piraeus

| Infrastructure and Services

Teaching

Courses are organized per semester and on a weekly basis. The description of the courses is offered on the site of the Graduate Program. The official language of the program is the English language, while the official language of the Thesis is also the English language. The teaching activities are organized on a hybrid basis. The graduate students must attend their classes in either manner (face-to-face or distant). The percentage of each teaching method will be determined by the General Assembly. The distant teaching method ensures that special needs students can ensure their access to all teaching activities. The University offers all the equipment for those students to have full access to teaching rooms and places, as well as to all electronic sites.

E-Learning Regulation

Classrooms

The educational activities of the Graduate Program occur in classrooms that offer all types of necessary equipment suitable for efficient teaching activities, such as computers, projectors etc.

More specifically, classes are offered to the following spatial places:

Central Building of the University of Piraeus (Karaoli & Dimitriou 80, Piraeus)

This central building is the location of staff offices, classrooms, administration offices etc. More specifically:

  • Underground space: Library, Reading Room
  • Lobby: Medical Office, Computers rooms, Cafeteria
  • 1st Floor: Secretariat Office of the Department of Banking and Financial Management
  • 1st-3rd Floors: Classrooms
  • 3rd Floor: Staff Offices of the Department of Banking and Financial Management
  • 5th Floor: Rector’s Office, University Administration Offices

 

Nikaia Building «Themistoklio Compound» (Kyra tis Ro 4, Nikaia) 

The 2nd Building is the location of Staff Offices, Classrooms, etc.

Building on Gr. Lambraki street 21 & Distomou

This 3rd building is the location of Staff Offices and Classrooms.

Computer Lab / Dealing Room

All students, including the undergraduate students, have free access to the Department’s Computer Lab (Room 325, 3rd Floor, Central Building, University of Piraeus). The Lab offers 35 computer stations, 15 projectors, 6 laptops, 2 internet printers, 3 interactive boards, access to the database of Refinitiv Eikon και Refinitiv Datastream, as well as access to various softwares, such as Microsoft Office, Matlab, Eviews, SPSS, R, R Studio, Python, Anaconda3, Gretl, Microsoft Power BI, and PSPP.

In the Lab, students are able to download real-time data for their homeworks and theses. Staff members can also download real-time data for their research papers and other educational activities.

The Lab is open from Monday to Friday 9am-9pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm. During the Lab hours, a permanent worker specialized in Informatics is available, along with a graduate or a doctoral student who is under the Program’s payroll. These particular persons are ready to provide any assistance to the users of the Lab.

Other Locations

Neoclassical Building & Students’ restaurant (Tsamadou 78, Piraeus)

This Building is the location of Classrooms, a University’s Computer Lab, and Administration Offices in relevance to the Department of Industrial Logistics and Technology. It is also the locations of the students’ restaurant.

 

All classrooms offer easy access to Handicapped People

Supportive Services for Graduate Students

The graduate students enjoy a welcome meeting in which they develop their first communication with the Department’s people and in which they receive information about their new environment. They also keep receiving constant information and announcements about any news related to their program throughout the duration of their studies, as well as after their graduation through the alumni activities.

Departmental Services

The Department has developed certain internal structures that efficiently support the entire educational activity and substantially improve the educational outcomes of the program. In particular, 

  • Computer Lab and databases, 
  • Five research Labs,
  • A fellowship and rewards program, 
  • Academic seminars,
  • Speeches by people from the private sector associated with the scientific areas of the program,
  • Speeches from distinguished members of the market community,
  • Open eClass operation (http://eclass.unipi.gr),
  • Case studies from top universities,
  • Electronic notes, use of Power Point and interactive boards, 
  • Use of statistical/econometric software (R, Gretl, Matlab, PowerBi),
  • Use of Microsoft software,
  • Certificate of computer hardware/software knowledge,  
  • Welcome students’ reception,
  • Academic advisors,
  • Open «Career Day» only for the students of the Graduate Program (including the alumnis,
  • The activity of enterprise@bankfin

Moreover, the Department has contributed to the launch of the Team of Graduates of the program (2002) (ΣΥ.ΜΑ.ΧΟ) whose primary goal is to secure the professional and scientific competitive recognition of its members and to promote to the business sector the quality of the program, as well as to contribute to the presence of strong links across the program’s graduate, while it will bridge the communication channels across them. 

This team has developed many activities so far, such as scientific meetings, networking activities, the promotion of the graduate program etc. It is highly crucial that all graduates join this Team and become active members. To this end, all graduates are encouraged to join the Team here.

University Services

The University of Piraeus also offers a number of services to the graduate students, such as:

  • Library, all undergraduate and graduate students have free access to:
  • All library books,
  • Certain databases, such as International Trade by Commodity Statistics (ITCS), Shipping Intelligence Network, Classification Web, Computer & Applied Sciences Complete, ECONLIT, ICAP, Internation-al Financial Statistics Online Service, JSTOR, Journal Citation Reports 2008 Edition, MathScience, LAW,
  • Seminars associated with the efficient use of the Library:
    • Library services,
    • Strategic methods of information search,
    • Literature issues:
      • Copyright,
      • Plagiarism,
      • Book and paper styling (APA, Harvard, MLA),
      • Citations programs (Mendeley, Zotero).

The Library offers to the graduate students the following specific seminars in:

  • Guidance in writing a thesis (structure, literature review, keywords),
  • The depository room for theses,

The depository room of Dioni offers the copyright production of the University of Piraeus – undergraduate and graduate homework papers and theses, course notes, and other. The submission of both graduate and doctoral theses is mandatory for the owners of hose theses,

  • Internships and Job Office, it offers advisory assistance to graduate students and support in relevance to vacant jobs (both in Greece and overseas) at various stages, such as interview preparation, Resume preparation etc.
  • Office of International and Public Relations, it governs the implementation of the Erasmus+ Student and Staff Mobility program. The ERASMUS+ program is the new program the European Committee offers to all EU university students with the aim at supporting the development of students’ skills across to certain supportive programs, such as the Lifetime Educational programs,
  • Students’ Support, where students receive information about catering issues, 
  • Advisory Center, it offers advice on active educations, efficient adjustment in new needs and requirements, social dexterities, relationships and family, coping with stressful issues, health prevention issues, and the development of skills necessary for a successful professional career. The advisory psychological activities occur either on a group or individual basis, or through certain seminars that support and promote the academic adjustment of students’ population,
  • Medical Office, it offers 1st Degree Health Services,
  • Accesibility Unit, it offers:
    • Tutorial services. This particular service activity offers supportive teaching to those students who feel weak in certain classes. In this manner, the failure rate in exams significantly drops, thus shortening the period till graduation.
    • Advisory support for career jobs and psychological support that includes:
      • Workshops in professional development, decision making, and career design. Such activities include CV planning and cover letters, 
      • Additional support for skills development (e.g., “Mock Interview”), 
      • Individual meetings about career planning and development, skills development, and problem-solving decisions, as well as information on fellowship opportunities.
    • Services related to library access techniques and activities, such as the one on talking books.

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