International Hellenic University
Thessaloniki, Greece
www.ihu.gr/en
The International Hellenic University (IHU) was initially established by Law (No 3391/2005), was based in Thessaloniki, Greece and was Greece’s first public university where programmes were taught exclusively in English comprised two Schools which offered twenty-four (24) master programmes. The IHU provides expertise in the field of Bioeconomy, as Postgraduate Programmes as the MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Business, and the MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law and PhD Programmes in the same fields are being offered and taught exclusively in English by the School of HSSE of the University Centre of International Programmes of Studies (UCIPS) of the IHU for seven years. Especially the MSc programme in Bioeconomy is designed to provide knowledge and develop skills for those occupied in public or private services dealing with the consultation, management, studies of Biotechnological products and processes and willing to be involved in Bioeconomy. The Programme aims are the provision of knowledge and skills based on the most modern and innovative developments in Biotechnology, directly linked to the field of Bioeconomy, the understanding and implementation of the basic regulatory rules and laws governing the production and promotion of biotechnological products and the education in the field of Bioeconomy, which at the same time allows the development of all the skills required in the modern labour market at the international level.
Success story / project / good practice
The International Hellenic University (IHU) programme MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law is interdisciplinary, and it has primarily a practical purpose. It provides legal and management expertise, directly usable in all groups of scholars, those with legal education, business, and economical background and those trained in relevant scientific and technological disciplines. The programme is directed to students and executives who desire to expand their specialization in the relevant fields. The courses are taught exclusively in English in distance learning mode. Students of the programme benefit from practical training, on hands activities, case study analyses and guidance from word leading experts. Education is developing these international second and third cycle programmes in categories such as distance learning programme, international summer schools, student and faculty exchange mobility programs. Furthermore, the academic staff of MSc programme organizes training programs, webinars-seminars, workshops, educational excursions, consulting projects and conferences for the Bioeconomy for students and other professionals from the public and private sectors. A lot of academic master dissertations and PHD research focused on real-life issues of bioeconomy, expanding and enhancing the international research programme in area of bioeconomy, producing high quality scientific work which is subsequently published in high-ranking international academic journals and creating the necessary and appropriate conditions and know-how to attract external funding and international research collaborations. The International Hellenic University has already established partnerships with educational institutions in countries. Especially the IHU established Partnership for the MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law with the University of Leiden, Netherlands and Perseus Company, Belgium within the framework of the Erasmus + 2018 Strategic Partnership for the Higher Education Sector. Furthermore, the IHU has also already signed bilateral agreement with universities for student and staff exchange through Erasmus International Mobility. Besides IHU is the only one partner of BIOEAST UNINET from Greece.