The Piraeus University of Applied Sciences ( el, Ανώτατο Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Πειραιά Τεχνολογικού Τομέα, A.E.I. Πειραιά Τ.Τ.), also known as Technological Education Institute of Piraeus (TEIPIR), was a public higher education institute supervised by the Ministry of Education and Research. It was created by a special law in 1976 as a merging result of the ''Anastasiadis School'' (founded in 1947) and the ''Sivitanidios School'' (founded in 1957), and was established with the 1983 related law (Ν.1404/1983)."''PUAS is a modern, forwarding looking institution with a clear vision, committed to a process of continuous improvement. Recent successes in developing a research culture and running a wide range of MSc programs have paved the way for the potential introduction of third-cycle degree programs.''" In 2018 TEI of Piraeus merged with TEI of Athens forming the newly established University of West Attica ( el, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής).

Overview

The Piraeus University of Applied Sciences used to provide a high level of technological education and

applied research Applied science is the use of the scientific method and knowledge obtained via conclusions from the method to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted ...

in the equivalent taught areas, offering more than twenty different degrees that range from

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 ...

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...

and Business Administration. The school was one of the independent and self-administrated ''Applied Sciences Universities'' (also known as ''Technological Education Institutes'') in accordance with the related Greek laws 2916/2001, 3549/2007 and 4009/2011. Technological Education Institutes differ from other Greek Universities in the applied character of their studies, placing emphasis on laboratory courses and internships.

Schools and departments

The institution included two Schools, consisting of nine Departments.

Postgraduate education

The Piraeus University of Applied Sciences used to offer several approved graduate courses independently or in cooperation with universities and abroad.

Campus

The university campus is in a grove 100,000 sq.m in the wider area which housed the Academy of Plato. The facilities are accessible with bus services and metro connection to the rest of

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

and are currently used by

University of West Attica The University of West Attica (UniWA; el, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής, ΠαΔΑ) was established in 2018 as a result of the merger of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and the Technological Educationa ...

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