Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας | |
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Former names | University of Macedonia Economics and Socials Sciencies (in Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας Οικονομικών και Κοινωνικών Σπουδών) School of Higher Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki (in Greek: Ανώτατη Βιομηχανική Σχολή Θεσσαλονίκης) |
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| Motto | Ποιότητα, Αξιοκρατία, Καινοτομία (Greek)[1] Qualitas, Meritocratia, Innovatio (Latin) |
Motto in English | Quality, Meritocracy, Innovation[2] |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1930 as Evening Business School of Thessaloniki's Chamber of Commerce and Industry[3] 1948 as the Graduate School of Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki[4] 1957 as School of Higher Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki[5] 1990 as University of Macedonia[6] |
| Budget |  2,390,704.60 (2024) |
| Rector | Stelios Katranidis |
Academic staff | 271[7] |
| Students | 19,910[8] |
| Undergraduates | 13,766[9] |
| Postgraduates | 3,340 (including doctoral students)[10] |
| Location | , , Greece 40°37′31″N 22°57′36″E / 40.6253°N 22.96°E |
| Campus | Urban (approx. 40.000m2) |
| Colours | Yellow and Blue |
| Nickname | UoM, Pa.Mak. (Πα.Μακ.), College (Κολλέγιο) |
| Affiliations | EUA, IAU, BAUNAS, Black Sea Universities Network |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | www.uom.gr |
The University of Macedonia (UoM; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας (Πα.Μακ.), Panepistímio Makedonías (Pa.Mak.)) is a public research university in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
Founded as School of Higher Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki (in Greek: Ανώτατη Βιομηχανική Σχολή Θεσσαλονίκης) in 1948 and started its first operation during the academic year 1957–1958, it is the second largest university in the city (following the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). It currently consists of eight departments which deal mainly with social, political, economic sciences and Information Technology.[11]
The language of instruction is Greek, although there are programs in foreign languages,courses both for international and local students, carried out in English, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Albanian, Hebrew, Romanian and Arabic.
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- ^ "University of Macedonia".
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- ^ "University of Macedonia Internal Evaluation Reports" (in Greek). modip.uom.gr. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.