University of Western Macedonia

The University of Western Macedonia is a multi-campus university in Western Macedonia region of Greece. It was founded in Kozani in 2003. The University of Western Macedonia operates with 7 Schools and 22 Departments, located in 5 cities in the Region of Western Macedonia.

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History

The University of Western Macedonia was founded in Kozani in 2003. The first members of the Interim University Administration were appointed under the Ministerial Decision F 120.61/132/61865/B2/25-06-2003 of the Ministry of Education.
In 2015, after the first elections for a Rector, the University of Western Macedonia became a self-governing institution, and ran courses in 2 cities, Kozani and Florina, with 3 Schools and 6 Departments.
In 2019, the University of Western Macedonia was merged with the Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia. The new University of Western Macedonia runs 7 Schools and 21 Departments in 5 cities. A new campus was constructed in the Active Urban Planning Zone of Kozani and started operating in September 2022.

Schools and departments

The new university runs 7 Schools and 21 Departments in 5 cities in Western Macedonia, offering undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes.

Schools	Departments
School of Engineering	Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Mineral Resources Engineering Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering
School of Humanities and Social Sciences	Department of Primary Education Department of Early Childhood Education Department of Psychology Department of Communication and Digital Media
School of Economic Sciences	Department of Management Science and Technology Department of Accounting and Finance Department of Business Administration Department of Statistics and Insurance Science Department of Economics Department of International & European Economic Studies
School of Fine and Applied Arts	Department of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Agronomy	Department of Agronomy
School of Science	Department of Mathematics Department of Informatics
School of Health Sciences	Department of Midwifery Department of Occupational Therapy

Research

Research is conducted by graduate students and members of the faculty, as well as associated researchers.
In April 2018, the students from the Hyperion Robotics team at the University of Western Macedonia presented an automated system with AI algorithms called "Cronus" claimed to be unbeatable at chess. The project took four months, the idea came from the Dean of the Polytechnic School, Professor Theodoros Theodoulides who is a chess player.
In March 2019, it was announced that the University of Western Macedonia, among 18 research institutes and companies from seven countries, takes part in the project of European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme for research and training in 5G mobile networks, named TeamUp5G. Coordinated by UC3M, the project is being carried out, within the framework of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks, between the year 2019 and 2022.

Academic evaluation

In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave University of Western Macedonia a Positive evaluation.
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency.