The guest speaker was Dr. Konstantinos Kotios, Ph.D. of Athens University of Applied Sciences, Career Consultant of the company EMPLOY and author of the CHOOSE Study guide series.
Dr. Kotios informed students and parents about all the changes in the admission system, the new data regarding the Panhellenic Examinations and the distribution of schools in the 4 scientific fields, helping in the smart selection of the orientation group.
He also analyzed the Schools and the professional rights of the Departments of Computer Science, solved queries on special data such as Special Categories of Candidates, Transfers, Military and Police Schools, Cyprus Computer Science, etc.
The current labor market trends and the professions of the future were discussed and innovative specialties and specializations were presented.
Thematic round table discussions followed (Polytechnic, Medicine, Law, Psychology, Finance, IT, Military, etc.) with the participation of University professors and labor market executives.
The President of the Professional Chamber of Piraeus, Mr. Ioannis Voutsinas, emphasized in his greeting that the conference was an offer of the Chamber in the context of reciprocating services to its members. The event was graced by the presence of the Mayor of Piraeus Yiannis Moralis. The Vice-Rector of the University of Piraeus, Professor Grigorios Chondrokoukis, the President of the Attica Tutors Educators Association, Spyridon Damianos, the President of the Secondary Education School Committee of the Municipality of Piraeus Despina Arvanitou and the President of the Services Department of the Special Educational Staff Mr. Georgios Hasiakis, who had been appointed in charge of the meeting by the Board of Directors addressed the assembly.

Presentation of the University of Piraeus by the Vice Rector Mr. Grigoris Chondrokoukis

Department of Economics
The purpose of the Department is the study and research of Economics and in particular the provision of theoretical and practical training in the entire spectrum of the cognitive field of this science. The body of economic courses taught in the department is complemented by the teaching of general education courses (law, technology, etc.), but also supporting courses, such as mathematics, statistics and quantitative methods in general. In the course program there are directions for both theoretical and practical career pursuits.
The study program aims at imparting knowledge, cultivating students' scientific thinking and orienting them to scientific methods of work and research.
Teaching is accompanied by tutorial exercises, seminars, student assignments and classroom discussions.
The four-year Undergraduate Program consists of a number of courses, core courses and modern electives, which provide both theoretical and empirical knowledge, necessary to understand complex financial statements. In addition, the program provides the opportunity for our students to transfer to corresponding University Departments abroad, through Erasmus - student exchange programs - and to gain a taste of professional experience from renowned companies in the field, through Internship.

Department of Business Administration
The aim of the Department is to provide theoretical and practical training in matters related to the management of businesses in the private and public sector. In the context of this general goal, the curriculum of the department is based on a system of knowledge and methods, which scientifically advances students, familiarizes them with the life and activity of businesses and broadens their professional orientations.
Organizationally, the program includes a large number of courses covering the areas of Accounting and Finance, Production Management, Marketing, Personnel Management, Environmental Management, etc. The Department, monitoring the dynamics of developments in the economy and technology and maintaining the necessary flexibility, has the possibility of adjustments that prepare administrative staff, capable of strengthening the competitiveness of businesses. The Department's Study Program is aimed at students who wish to become senior managers of companies and organizations.
The mission of the Department of Business Administration is: 1. the promotion of excellence in education and the utilization of knowledge, with the aim of creating management scientists with values 2. the development and support of research, which contributes to dealing with modern economic, social and business challenges, as well as the development of innovation in business administration 3. the creation of scientists capable of understanding the challenges of the business environment and contributing to the progress of entrepreneurship 4. the development of administrative staff, with organizational, consulting, communication and social skills, who are able to become senior and top executives of businesses and organizations in the private and public sector 5. the formation of future leaders, capable of playing an important role in wider economic and social life of the country or the international community 6. the promotion of professional specialization and training, through flexible, short programs of lifelong education and training (whether in class or distance learning 7.the promotion of extroversion and cooperation with academic, research, social and other agencies, for the development of entrepreneurship and society.
Based on the general objective of the Department, the study program seeks to:
To transmit the knowledge of the principles, theories and problems of the management of economic units in the context of a broad university education.
To introduce the methods and techniques used to make correct administrative decisions.
To impart the art of effective management of human resources to achieve production goals.
To teach the methodology of scientific study, research and analysis of complex administrative problems.
To emphasize the social dimension of every administrative problem and decision.
To properly prepare those students who aspire to progress to postgraduate levels of studies, in Greece or abroad.

Department of International and European Studies
The academic program of the Department, as it has been renewed, offers the possibility of studying European issues, international relations, strategic studies, global governance, international politics, diplomacy, international conflict settlement and mediation, international law, international trade, international and European monetary policy and institutions, the study of international financial markets, European law, European policies, major global political and economic problems, the study of world regions, the internal political systems and foreign policy of countries, the development aspects of the international economy, international environmental issues, international economics, the management of international businesses and organizations, new technologies.
The academic profile of the Department is clearly interdisciplinary. It is equally based on its three main components: international relations and politics, international economics and European studies. The Department of International and European Studies, in addition to the interdisciplinary nature of the courses, offers the possibility of attending courses from similar academic Departments of the same University. The student has the opportunity during his studies to be taught lessons from all these scientific approaches and to acquire the necessary scientific background that will be useful and necessary for him to compete in the labor market.
Regarding the employment possibilities after graduation, graduates of the Department can seek employment in International Organizations, the Greek Diplomatic Service, other State Services, in government-owned corporations (GOCs) and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), print and electronic Mass Media and Public Relations, International Relations Sectors of productive institutions, Research Centers, Non-Governmental Organizations, Teaching, international business administration, businesses and public importing exporting, management of European research and other development programs, international consulting offices, companies operating in other countries, investment and financial organizations and companies, international legal services, positions of international policy analysts, positions of political analysis and pulse measurements, international marketing fields.

Department of Tourism Studies
The Department of Tourism Studies has as its main purpose to meet the needs of the broadest field of Tourism, with higher university education personnel who will meet all the conditions for an excellent career in middle, senior and top positions in all branches of the Tourism Industry, but also to all tourism interest bodies operating at a macro-level, that is, dealing with the development and policy in Tourism at national, regional and local level.
Graduates of the Department should cover, in particular, the need for university-level executives of Tourism business activities, such as for example hotels, travel agencies, businesses of special and alternative forms of Tourism, etc. Also, the graduates of the specific Department will be invited to cover management and policy issues of tourism development, such as, for example, development and research agencies related to Tourism and Tourism planning and management organizations.
The Department of Tourism Studies aims to "produce" graduates who will become managers with the ability to understand how to capitalize on opportunities, solve problems and overcome difficulties, manage operations, market services and business facilities which will manage and develop excellent relationships with the staff of the businesses or organizations where they will be employed.
The competitiveness of the Tourism Industry passes through its quality and this quality passes through the quality of education for Tourism executives. It is therefore necessary to create competitive tourism education systems and to emphasize issues of quality and efficiency. The Department of Tourism Studies of the University of Piraeus offers a competitive, quality educational environment, responding to the modern, dynamic and challenging field of Tourism.

Department of Maritime Studies
The Department of Maritime Studies is one of the nine (9) independent Departments and historically the 4th oldest Department of the University of Piraeus (Government Gazette Issue 166/16.6.1989).
Graduates of the Department of Maritime Studies can primarily pursue careers as executives in companies of the maritime industry, such as those of maritime transport, port companies as well as companies of the maritime cluster but also in private, state and international organizations in the field of other enterprises of combined transport, coastal and marine industries, as well as in the field of education due to special courses in the Study Program. From the beginning, the Department developed interdisciplinary approaches to the issues related to maritime transport, from the point of view of environmental protection, safety of life and property as well as from that of the overall quality of the service provided, throughout the spectrum of the maritime economy.
The purpose of the Department is:
• To provide students with the scientific theoretical knowledge as well as the practical training to pursue a career as administrative and financial executives in the field of Shipping and Transport.
• To identify existing problems and develop research in the field of maritime transport with extensive, diverse and interdisciplinary research programs.
• To develop international cooperation with other university institutions abroad (Europe, America and Asia) taking advantage of the unique international networking of Greek shipping which is the pre-eminent branch of the Greek economy with a transnational orientation.
Also, the Department developed from the beginning, under the guidance of the founder, the late professor Vassilis N. Metaxas, a significant interest in the Protection of Marine life Environment, Maritime Technology, Oceanography as well as the formation of an international and national legal framework for shipping and sea.

Department of Industrial Management & Technology
The Department of Industrial Management & Technology aims to train, educate and promote executives in the science of Production Management, with an emphasis on the applications of new technologies in production systems. The aim of the Department, with its modern curriculum, is to equip students with the knowledge of scientific methodology required for the analysis, design, implementation and organization of appropriate systems, with the aim of effectively dealing with the complex problems that arise from the interdependencies of the human factor, raw materials or materials, means of production and modern technology in the operation of production.
To this end, the program includes infrastructure courses that refer to the basic units of Physical, mathematical and Socio-economic Sciences, as well as courses oriented towards the main subjects of the specialty, ensuring the fundamental practice and means for the study of phenomena, systems and technology faced by modern production. It further introduces the additional and important dimension of the human factor, its activities, behavior and creativity.
The Department's program is aimed at students who wish to become executives of private and public production units and companies active in the fields of product production and service provision.

Department of Finance and Banking Administration
The Department of Finance and Banking Administration was created in 1989 with the Presidential Decree 377.
It is the only University Department in Greece with the exclusive subject of Finance and Banking Administration and aspires to remain a pioneer in the teaching of the theory and modern applications of the relevant subjects. Studies in the Department of Finance and Banking Administration combine theory with practice, practice critical thinking, encourage competition and cooperation.
In addition to classroom teaching, teaching methods include:
• monitoring international financial developments in real time and writing relevant analyses
• the collection of real data from databases and their analysis by PC
• case studies, mainly from Harvard Business School
• simulations of investment decisions
• student presentations
• lectures by leading executives of companies and financial organizations
The undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs are on par with the world's leading universities. In addition, they are frequently revised to meet the modern conditions of the dynamic and rapidly changing financial and banking sector, where new products are constantly being created and new "players" are emerging while once strong "players" are disappearing.
The innovative teaching methods, the modern curricula, the constant interaction between teachers and students, the constant contact with the "market world" and the excellent research infrastructure of the Department cultivate fertile ground for the education of students.
From the constant interaction between teachers and students, students emerge with the will and discipline for postgraduate studies in the world's leading universities. The professors of the Department provide them with all possible support and guidance in trying to cope with the international competition to be admitted to these universities.

Department of Statistics & Insurance Science
The Department was created and operated for the first time under the name "Department of Statistics" in the Academic year 1977-78 within the framework of the Higher Industrial School of Piraeus (Ministerial Decision 96792/21-9-77, G.G.I. 984Β/8-10- 77). With the Framework Law for H.E.I. and from the Academic year 1984-85 (N.D. 1268/82 and P.D. 43/1984) it functioned as an independent Department of Statistics and Insurance Science.
The Department of Statistics and Insurance Science is the only one with two directions, Statistics and Insurance, which prove to be particularly useful in today's era, insofar as they follow the demands of the labor market, as they provide more possibilities for professional absorption, a key priority in times of economic crisis and prolonged youth unemployment.
In this direction, the postgraduate programs of the Department also help, which correspond to the two directions of study and constitute an additional resource for professional rehabilitation and a successful career, both in Greece and internationally, providing high-level scientific specialization .
The purpose of the Department is to create a high-level scientific potential, well-qualified both academically and in practical skills, in order to cultivate individual inclinations and interests but also through the academic and professional development of its graduates to contribute to the improvement of difficult finances conditions facing our country in recent years.
To achieve this goal, among others, we proceeded to reform the existing curriculum, which is gradually being put into operation from the academic year 2017-18, in such a way that it responds to modern scientific developments and covers the whole range of modern scientific requirements related to the ever-growing and professionally attractive branches of Statistics and Actuarial Science.
With the cooperation and help of everyone, academic, administrative staff and students, and by intensifying our efforts together, we can achieve the further proper functioning, the upgrading of studies and the extroversion of our Department, so that it continues its brilliant course and the his valuable contribution to the University of Piraeus and in general to the Higher Education of our country.

Computer Science Department
The Informatics Department accepts students from the practical and technological direction and has as its subject both theoretical and applied Informatics. Thus, its curriculum covers, according to the changing academic and production needs, the new directions and developments of Informatics. The studies last eight semesters and students have the possibility from the third semester to attend optional courses. From the fifth semester, students choose one of three majors: Software Technology and Intelligent Systems, Internet and Computing Systems, and Information Systems.
Alongside the theoretical infrastructure of the program, special emphasis is also placed on the students' practical training in the Department's Informatics Laboratories, while all students have access to the Internet. Also, by participating in an internship, students expand their knowledge and gain valuable experience in Businesses/Organizations. Through the central University Library, students of the Department can consult electronic libraries through the Internet.
The Department also participates in the inter-university-interdepartmental postgraduate study program entitled "Organization and Management of Health Services-Health Informatics", while a postgraduate study program of the Department is also provided.

Department of Digital Systems
The Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus was founded in 1999 and covers two important branches of the Digital Economy and the Knowledge Society:
• the Network-centric Systems and Services industry
• the field of Telecommunication Systems and Networks
The transition to the Information and Knowledge Society requires the emergence of specialized scientists capable of contributing to the development, implementation and management of modern digital technology systems.
On this basis, the Undergraduate Study Program of the Department has been designed, according to which the following study directions operate:
• "Telecommunications & Networks"
• "Software & Data Systems"
• "Computing Infrastructures & Services"
• "Safety"
The Department of Digital Systems offers a four-year Undergraduate Program which corresponds to 240 credits of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and awards, upon successful completion, a Degree in "Digital Systems".