The awarding of the certifications took place at the premises of the University of Piraeus, in a special event, in the presence of the Rector of the University of Piraeus Professor Michael Sfakianakis, the Director of KEDIVIM Professor Sotirios Karkalakos, the KEDIVIM Board Members Professors Foteini Asderaki, Georgios Tzavelas, Dimitrios Sampson and Alexandros Flamos, executives of TÜV HELLAS (TÜV NORD), as well as executives of Priority Quality Consultants.
Specifically TÜV HELLAS (TÜV NORD) certified the Training and Lifelong Learning Center of the University of Piraeus, according to international standards with ISO 9001 (related to Quality Management), ISO 27001 (related to Information Security Management) as well as ISO 27701 (related to Personal Data Management). The Training and Lifelong Learning Center of the University of Piraeus was supported by the specialist company Priority Quality Consultants.
The International Standard ISO 9001:2015 defines the general requirements of a Quality Management System, to which companies/organizations wishing to demonstrate their ability to provide products and/or services should be harmonized. The ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standard defines the requirements for the implementation and continuous improvement of an Information Security Management System, in organizations and businesses that want to secure their data, while the ISO/IEC 27701:2019 standard was designed in order to strengthen the existing information security management system with additional requirements, in order to develop an integrated Information Security and Personal Data Protection Management System.
These are strategically critical certifications, in regard to the security of information and especially personal data, since these are central to the operation of an academic institution of the scope of the University of Piraeus.
At the same time, the collaboration of the leading certification and training body in Greece with the University of Piraeus is part of the broader strategy of TÜV HELLAS (TÜV NORD) to support lifelong learning and the upgrading of skills across the spectrum of academic and professional education.
It is noted that the Center for Education and Lifelong Learning of the University of Piraeus carries out every activity of the University and its members, concerning education, continuing education, training, and in general Lifelong Learning. KEDIVIM organizes and carries out study programs of non-formal education, which lead to the awarding of corresponding certificates, as well as any type of project related to Lifelong Learning.

The Rector of the University of Piraeus, Professor Michael Sfakianakis noted that: "The provision of modern knowledge and skills, based on the development of science, technology and the economy in a rapidly changing external environment, lead to in the continuous strengthening of adult education and training, according to European and international standards. The University of Piraeus, through a modern Training Center, puts Lifelong Learning into practice, with the aim of providing up-to-date knowledge, in full correlation with the demands of the labor market.
Savvas Peltekis, CEO of TÜV HELLAS (TÜV NORD) emphasized that: "Information security and management of personal data is a key pillar for ensuring the smooth operation of any organization, let alone an academic institution. We are particularly happy for our collaboration with the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Piraeus and the University in general, as our organization places great emphasis on education, lifelong learning and the promotion of skills, helping in every way to this direction".

TÜV HELLAS (TÜV NORD) is an Inspection, Certification and Training Organization, a member of the German TÜV NORD GROUP. It has been active in Greece since 1987, providing independent Inspection and Certification services (Third Party Inspection-Certification) across the spectrum of businesses, both in the private and public sector, in the fields of Technology, Quality, Safety, Energy and the Environment. Up to date, it has certified more than 15,000 Quality Systems and provides certificates with international recognition that are a passport of validity in international markets. In the field of Inspections, it participates and decisively determines the present and future of the Quality of Technical Projects, having undertaken the inspection and certification of the largest infrastructure projects in Greece. TÜV HELLAS (TÜV NORD) has offices in Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Crete and Ioannina, subsidiaries in Cyprus and Egypt and a global presence through the certification and inspection of projects around the world.