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Source: A. Zabaniotou photo archive<br />
T.I.M.E aims at Double<br />
Degrees and <strong>in</strong>-depth,<br />
bi-cultural, mobile,<br />
flexible, high-quality<br />
learn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The university campus at Centrale.<br />
- a degree from the <strong>in</strong>itial <strong>in</strong>stitution (that <strong>of</strong> orig<strong>in</strong>), and<br />
- a degree from the university chosen abroad (that <strong>of</strong> reception).<br />
For this purpose, it is obligatory to attend the programme <strong>of</strong> studies at both<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions. More specifically, it is necessary to attend 8 semesters at the <strong>in</strong>stitution<br />
<strong>of</strong> orig<strong>in</strong> and two years (or four semesters) at the foreign technical university<br />
<strong>of</strong> reception. Semester distribution is decided <strong>in</strong>dividually by the two contract<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions. In order to ensure the cross-cultural and European character <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>education</strong>, exchanges are planned so as to <strong>of</strong>fer, with<strong>in</strong> the framework <strong>of</strong> the total<br />
body <strong>of</strong> courses, studies that merge the best elements <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>structive programmes<br />
<strong>of</strong> each <strong>in</strong>stitution.<br />
The criteria that need to be fulfilled by <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong> order for them to enter<br />
T.I.M.E. are:<br />
• High level <strong>of</strong> scientific eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>education</strong>, correspond<strong>in</strong>g to the greatest<br />
duration <strong>of</strong> <strong>education</strong> for acquisition <strong>of</strong> the degree.<br />
• National and <strong><strong>in</strong>ternational</strong> recognition <strong>of</strong> supremacy <strong>of</strong> <strong>education</strong>al level.<br />
• International recognition <strong>of</strong> research achievements.<br />
• Constant correlation among <strong>in</strong>dustry, <strong>education</strong> and research.<br />
History <strong>of</strong> the School <strong>of</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> AUTh <strong>in</strong> Τ.Ι.Μ.Ε.<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, AUTh, after an honorary proposal on behalf <strong>of</strong> the<br />
found<strong>in</strong>g members <strong>of</strong> the network, was <strong>in</strong>cluded typically and substantially <strong>in</strong> the<br />
T.I.M.E. network <strong>in</strong> September 2004.<br />
The Dean has created a special committee with representatives<br />
from all Departments <strong>of</strong> the School. The aim <strong>of</strong> this committee is<br />
to co-ord<strong>in</strong>ate and organize student exchanges and the T.I.M.E. network<br />
<strong>in</strong> general.<br />
In 2005, 3 students from the School <strong>of</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Thessaloniki,<br />
Charoula Moka from the Chemical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Department,<br />
Carolos Vidalis from the Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Department, and Thanasis<br />
Kollias from the Mechanical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Department, were chosen<br />
by École Centrale de Paris as double-degree students for the years<br />
2006-2008. These students came back to AUTh <strong>in</strong> June 2007.<br />
In 2007, a fourth student, from the Mechanical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Department,<br />
became a Τ.Ι.Μ.Ε. student for the period 2007-2009.<br />
In 2008, a fifth student, also from the Mechanical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Department,<br />
became a Τ.Ι.Μ.Ε. student for 2008-2010.<br />
The first 3 students obta<strong>in</strong>ed their diploma from École Centrale<br />
on 12-12-2008.<br />
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Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Forum<br />
at Centrale.<br />
Source: A. Zabaniotou photo archive<br />
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