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Source: A. Avdelas photo archive<br />
Source: A. Avdelas photo archive<br />
’’ATHENS’’ students<br />
visit Meteora.<br />
“ATHENS” students<br />
visit the TOPOLAB.<br />
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ta<strong>in</strong>ed; this is done through an exam<strong>in</strong>ation organised<br />
by the Host Institution and evaluated accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to its own system <strong>of</strong> grad<strong>in</strong>g. Each complete Session<br />
is generally worth 2 to 3 ECTS credits.<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> the ATHENS Programme is to<br />
provide students com<strong>in</strong>g from a certa<strong>in</strong> Institution<br />
the possibility to get to know another European pedagogical<br />
system. The Programme permits students<br />
from different <strong>in</strong>stitutions to briefly <strong>in</strong>tegrate <strong>in</strong>to<br />
courses <strong>of</strong> high scientific level. When possible, local<br />
students also participate <strong>in</strong> these courses. This<br />
experience, <strong>in</strong> many cases, gives students the desire<br />
to carry out studies <strong>of</strong> a longer duration (Master’s or<br />
PhD level) at an <strong>in</strong>stitution different from their Home Institution, and thus favours<br />
exchanges between students <strong>of</strong> the major European technological <strong>in</strong>stitutions.<br />
The ATHENS Programme was established with the support <strong>of</strong> the SOCRATES<br />
European Community Programme, receiv<strong>in</strong>g an annual subsidy <strong>of</strong> 50.000 Euros<br />
from 1997 to 2001. Today, f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the Programme is cont<strong>in</strong>ued by the member<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions, with the help <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustrial partners and local authorities.<br />
In order to participate <strong>in</strong> a Session, candidates are asked to do the follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
Choose three or more possible courses <strong>in</strong> order <strong>of</strong> priority, tak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to account<br />
the background knowledge (prerequisites) required <strong>in</strong> order to fully benefit<br />
from the course selected (additional <strong>in</strong>formation can be obta<strong>in</strong>ed from the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor organis<strong>in</strong>g the course, see the Course Description, and by consult<strong>in</strong>g<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essors at the Home Institution).<br />
Fill <strong>in</strong> the Registration Form on the Web (found on either http//www.athensprogramme.com<br />
or http://www.paristech.org), and <strong>in</strong>dicate, <strong>in</strong> addition to<br />
the course selected as first choice, a second and third choice as well, <strong>in</strong> order<br />
to have a strong chance <strong>of</strong> participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Session. ParisTech students will<br />
be asked to fill <strong>in</strong> up to six choices, depend<strong>in</strong>g on their <strong>in</strong>stitution.<br />
Fill <strong>in</strong>, pr<strong>in</strong>t out and sign the Registration Form and the Commitment and return<br />
both forms to the ATHENS coord<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> their Institution. The coord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />
is <strong>in</strong> charge <strong>of</strong> verify<strong>in</strong>g that candidates have sufficient knowledge to follow<br />
the courses selected and <strong>of</strong> decid<strong>in</strong>g whether or not to propose a student for<br />
the Programme.<br />
Take special note <strong>of</strong> the dates, hours and different European Dimension Programmes<br />
organised at each <strong>in</strong>stitution. These programmes are an <strong>in</strong>tegral<br />
part <strong>of</strong> an ATHENS Session.<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g at AUTh <strong>of</strong>fers, with great success, two ATHENS<br />
courses: “Genetic algorithms and related biological metaphors <strong>in</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
and “Impact <strong>of</strong> Metro construction on the long term susta<strong>in</strong>ability <strong>of</strong> a Metropolitan<br />
city: The case <strong>of</strong> Thessaloniki”.<br />
The Coord<strong>in</strong>ator <strong>of</strong> the ATHENS Programme for<br />
the School <strong>of</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, AUTh, is pr<strong>of</strong>essor Aris<br />
Avdelas <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(avdelas@civil.auth.gr).<br />
Based on data from the ATHENS Programme web<br />
page:<br />
(http://www.athensprogramme.com/ma<strong>in</strong>)<br />
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