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University of Alabama & Aristotle University College of Arts and Thessaloniki Sciences Alabama Greece Initiative May 5th – May 12th, 2019 ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

The International Relations Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Scientific Collaboration with UA College of Arts and Sciences Helen Baxevanidou, Head – International Relations Department ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

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Int ntern ernational ational Re Relations ions Dep epartment artment Main Ma in activities ivities Strengthen our status by managing Inter-University Agreements Enhance our presence by facilitating staff and student mobility Participate in international organizations integrating an international dimension Disseminate information promoting international awareness Participate in international events ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Aristot istotle le Un Univ iversity: sity: A uni nive versi sity ty wit ith in inte ternat nationa ional l outr treach ach • International Inter – University Agreements with foreign 174 Universities. • Academic Staff Mobility 2005-2018: • Incoming Academic Staff 780 1200+ • Outgoing Academic Staff 509 • Student Mobility 2005-2018: • Incoming Student 604 1000+ • Outgoing Students 482 • International Students 4000~ ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 6

The Th e main in ob obje jectives tives of of thes ese e agree reements ments are: e: Exchange of faculty members Exchange of undergraduate and postgraduate students Development of research collaborations and projects Promotion of summer language and cultural courses ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Inter-University Agreements, through the years 1977 1 st 2019 1987 1997 2003 2007 2012 2013 Agreement with St. 18 55 62 75 107 129 174 Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Int nter er-unive universit sity y agreements eements for or academic emic coo ooper peration ation 174 Inter-University Agreements: • Balkan and Black Sea Region • Europe • North and South America • Middle East and North Africa • Asia-Australia ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Existing Active Agreements of Academic Cooperation Countries • Albania, Algeria, Australia, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, • Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, • Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, FYROM, Germany, • Ireland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, • Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Palestine, Poland, • Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, U.S.A. , United Kingdom, Ukraine • ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Agreements eements hav ave been n conc ncluded luded wit ith th the follow llowing ing in inst stitu itution tions, s, am among ngst st oth thers: ers: • Jordan University of Science and • The University of Alabama, Technology, Jordan U.S.A. National Autonomous University of • York University, Canada • Mexico, Mexico • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, • Institute of Sharia Sciences, Oman China Lomonosov State University, Russia • • City University of Hong Kong, China • Moscow State Institute of International University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Relations, Russia • Arab Academy for Science, • University of Cologne, Germany Technology & Maritime Transport, University of Okayama, Japan • Egypt ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Int nter er-un university iversity A gr gree eements ments for or A cade demic mic C oo ooperatio peration All the signed Agreements or Aristotle University are uploaded at the website of the Department of International Relations, with all details i.e. Scaned original Agreements, Schools involved, obligations, duration etc.  http://international-relations.auth.gr/en/active-agreements ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & the Universities in the United States • The University of Alabama • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard University • Colorado State University • Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies • Holy Cross – Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Boston • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Maryland • North Dakota State University • Salem University • Southern Illinois University of Carbondale • Stockton University • Stony Brook University ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & the Universities in the United States • Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station • Texas A&M University • The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) • The University of California – Berkeley • The University of Massachusetts Boston • The University of South Florida • The University of Central Oklahoma • University of Delaware • University of Massachusetts Lowell ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Mobility in the frame of Scientific Co-operation with University of Alabama over the last 5 years . 2013 – 2018 General Table Number of Incoming & Outgoing Persons 101 Total of Incoming Academic Staff 45 Total of Outgoing Academic Staff 13 Total of Incoming Students ~ 50 ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 15

Short history of the Alabama Greece Initiative • 2010 and 2012. Brief study abroad programs for students were organized by professors from the College of Arts and Sciences in cities of Greece as Dr. Tatiana Summers (Modern Languages & Classics)and Dr. Russell McCutcheon (Religious Studies). ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 16

Professor and Dean Robert Olin funded the UA Department of Religious Studies to bring two Greek doctoral students to Tuscaloosa for one semester (Vaia Touna and Spyros Perakis) to work as Instructors with UA faculty members. ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 17

2011 Two Professors from AUTh were invited for lectures to UA : • Angeliki Ziaka – Lecture “ Muslim Presence in Greece “, and • Danae Stefanou – Lecture: “ Improvising Greece “ And a “Greece and Global Culture Symposium” on “the relation of Greek culture to other areas of the world” was organized in cooperation with Tatiana Summers (Modern Languages & Classics), David Michelson (History), Richard Richards (Philosophy), Robert Mellown (Art & Art History). Summer 2011: Visit of Tatiana Summers to AUTh and discussion on establishing collaboration between our Universities. Preparation of the visit of Dean Olin next year. ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 18

• May 2012 Visit to AUTh of Dean Robert Olin and Associate Dean Luoheng Han. Meeting with senior administrators and productive discussions on setting up a formal collaboration between the two Universities. • April 2013 Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between University of Alabama and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki • Summer 2013. Visit of Tatiana Summers to AUTh discussions for the future of our collaboration, preparation of the 1 st Alabama – Greece Symposium at AUTh • The story keeps going on, due to the generous support, vision and inspiration of Dean Robert Olin. Productive years are following from 2014 until now. • A lot of exchanges, research collaborations, meetings with faculty working in related areas, organized lectures, exchibitions ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 19

May 2012: Visit of Dean Prof. J. Olin and Assoc. Dean Prof. Luoheng Han to AUTh Meeting with Prof. J. Ganoulis, Chairman of the Committee of International Relations ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 20

Letter from Teresa E. Wise, Associate Provost, International Education and Global Outreach, January 18 th , 2013 along with the signed MoU ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 21

2014 ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 22

Prof. Tatiana Summers visit to AUTh May 2013 • Meeting with Ms. Baxevanidou, Head of the International Relations Department • Discussion on the topics: – Invitation of an AUTh Professor to UA for two weeks in spring of 2014 – Dean Olin’s visit to AUTh, with a delegation of UA Professors in 2014 ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 23

Delegation visit to AUTh from the UNIVERSITY of ALABAMA College of Arts and Sciences, 5 - 10 May 2014 ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 24

1 st UA – AUTh – Greek Initiative Symposium Thessaloniki, May 6, 2014 ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

1 st UA – AUTh – Greek Initiative Symposium Thessaloniki, May 5, 2014 ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Participants Andrea Cevaso, School of Music. Collaborator : Dora Psaltopoulou Ibrahim Cemen, Andy Fitch, Department former Chair of the of Theatre and Dance Department of Collaborator : Lila Geological Karakosta Sciences. Collaborator: Spyros Pavlides ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 27