THE UNIVERSITY e-AUTH

Long queues put an end to the secretariats of the declarations courses already started streaming events, hoping to move directly off digital ... courses and is the first Greek university has created its own website on Facebook. Aristotle takes the title comfortable e-university.

The technology and facilities it provides in our daily lives do not ...could not be exploited by the larger, in population and number of subjects-university in the country. Indeed recently, namely on 27 October staged its own page ( www.facebook.com / Aristoteleio ) to favorite social networking site for young people in Facebook, wanting to cover even the slightest gap information of thousands of students. By doing this becomes the first Greek institution chooses to communicate differently with young men and women attending one of the 42 sections. Of course in foreign universities use so-called social media is widespread. For example, the London School of Business, in an effort to attract students, has enabled Facebook users to attend free courses postgraduate program. The online ... Students will be required to pay tuition fees if they want to be evaluated formally.
"our openness to social networks is another effort of the university and extroversion contact with the large number of our students, for whom there is no other way to communicate beyond social networks. Mostly, however, is linking the university to society as a whole, which now monitors the Internet more than any other medium. So the great response of our friends who watch the daily happenings of the university through Facebook, shows the success of this venture, which will continue into the future and even extended and expanded to other networks, "said the" I "the Rector of AUTH John Mylopoulos.
through the page including users can be informed about the events of Aristotle, the decisions of the Senate and the daily menu of the club. According to the evidence so far 10,366 users monitor the site monthly, 8112 made ​​it «like». More than half, namely 66% are women, while only 33% men. The main age group 18-24 years is monitored (60%) and followed by an age group of 25-34 years (25%).
Also noteworthy is the fact that on days in which the university had manifestations webcast (live stream ) visited the Facebook page went up sharply (eg 17/11 and 6/12). This may, in people's institution, it means that people back page of Facebook, to be updated in real-time what happens in the event.

Fewer complaints, more economy
"Until Christmas secretariats dealing only with statements of courses and books. In subjects in which there was a numerical ceiling students gathered outside the secretariats of the morning to catch a good position. With electronic statements economy did on paper and man hours.They also have reduced complaints, "said the head of education Helen Chrysovelidou.
Generally AUTH and parts of many years involved in activities and funding, eg OP for the development of technological services. He was briefly leader in implementing various programs, which then "copied" and others. For example, the Department of Electrical Engineering has implemented electronic returns first course and after the "Eudoxus," the Ministry of Education.Moreover, students can find on the internet, depending on the section and the areas of different material classes, learn their scores (which have been informed that exit via sms), have access to digital libraries, etc. Electronic settled now and many administrative tasks, eg and soon signed the protocol. In the 'Clarity' indeed (to enhance the transparency with the mandatory publication of laws and acts of government, administrative bodies and local authority on the Internet) has ranked fifth, after four ministries.

Go for wireless internet
"The AUTH is a pioneer in the Greek reality in relation to services provided to members of the university community," noted the deputy chairman of the Network Communications and Informatics of AUTH Mitkas Pericles. The immediate objective of the committee is to develop a wireless network across campus. At the same time members hope to eventually offer digital lessons, which will be available to the public outside the academic community in the context of lifelong learning. But as Mr. Mitkas is difficult as it requires an institutional framework for the issue of copyright. Generally, the professor added, "we perceive the university as an electronic environment where students have the opportunity to see much of the educational process and their transactions with the administration."

Welcome to RateYourProfessor.gr!
In the pleasant surroundings of  created in Greece, the student can identify the teacher who likes or dislikes, read the opinions of fellow students and, most importantly, to publish own opinion and rating. The aim of the site, he said, is to fill the gap that always existed in the Greek public education, that constructive criticism on the faculty of the stakeholders, the students themselves (pp something like informal but meaningful evaluation that is). It is worth noting that there is an official organ. However the electronic tests last week, the ten teachers who received the most positive comments (pp which change often) were Charidimos Vergos (University of Patras), Nick Pleros (AUT), John Pollalis (University of Piraeus), Athanasios Kehagias ( AUTH), Panagiotis Stamatopoulos (Athens University), Apostolos Giannopoulos (University of Athens), Michael Filippakis (University of Piraeus), Elias Savas (TEI Larissa) Vozikis Athanasios (University of Piraeus) and Athanasios Tsakalidis (University of Patras).