The Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese ( el, Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Πελοποννήσου; formerly Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Καλαμάτας, TEIKAL) was one of the 15 Technological Educational Institutes in

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."''Institution’s vision is well articulated and fosters a sense of commitment. The TEIPEL should respond effectively to the needs of the society and the economy at regional and local levels in consistency with the mission of the TEIs. In this regard, it needs to work and take initiatives in order to improve the tripartite cooperation between TEIPEL, the University of the Peloponnese and the Region of the Peloponnese.''" Its main campus and administrative centre was located in

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and one department was located in

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History and departments

It was founded by Presidential Decree 94/1988 as an off-campus faculty of the TEI of Patras. The first department of the faculty was the Electrical Engineering Department which started its operation in the spring semester of the academic year 1987-88. In 1989, a further Presidential Decree established the TEI of Kalamata as a separate institution, comprising two schools, further subdivided into departments: * School of Agricultural Technology ** Department of Crop Production, opened in the spring semester of the academic year 1989-90 ** Department of Greenhouse Crops and

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, opened in the fall semester of the academic year 1993-94, renamed in 2009 as the Department of Organic Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture * School of Management and Economy ** Department of Health and Welfare Unit Management, opened in the spring semester of the academic year 1989-90 ** Department of Local Government, opened in the fall semester of the academic year 1993-94 Two new departments were founded in 1999, one in each School: * The Department of Agricultural Product Technology within the School of Agricultural Technology, which began operating in the fall semester of the academic year 2000-2001 * The Department of Finance and Auditing at the School of Management and Economy, which began operating in the fall semester of the academic year 1999-2000. Ιn 2004, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications was established as an off-campus department at

and in 2009, the School of Health and Welfare Professions, comprising the Department of Speech Therapy. By Law 4610/2019 the

Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece } The Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece ( el, Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Δυτικής Ελλάδας) was a Greek tertiary educational institution, based in Patras with more than 20,000 stud ...

was abolished and its School of

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

was absorbed by the

University of Peloponnese The University of Peloponnese (UoP; '' el, Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου'') is a Greek tertiary educational institution, composed of campuses in Tripoli, Corinth, Kalamata, Nafplio, Sparta, and Patras with 24,000 students ...

Schools and departments

The "ATHENA" Reform Plan restructured Higher Education programmes in 2013. The institute comprises four Schools, consisting of six Departments.

Academic evaluation

In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave TEI of Peloponnese a ''Positive evaluation''. An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA).

References

External links

Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese - Official website

Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA)

TEIPEL Internal Quality Assurance Unit

"ATHENA" Plan for Higher Education

Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET)

Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link)

okeanos (GRNET's cloud service)

synnefo - Open Source Cloud Software (GRNET)
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History and departments

Schools and departments

Academic evaluation

See also

References

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