As part of the parallel events of the exhibition “160 years Made in Greece. Industry, Pioneering, Innovation”, hosted at Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens and the Industrial Gas Museum , an event dedicated to the role of the human factor was organized by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub of Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens INNOVATHENS, on Wednesday 7/3/2018, in order to inform the public about the new trends in the educational process and how they can lead to better preparation of future employees.

The subject of the event was “The role of the human factor. Engineers, technicians, employees and their education” and in this context, representatives from academia and industry presented their views on issues concerning developments in the educational process of engineers and technology graduates and how they relate to the requirements and needs of modern Greek industry. Among the representatives of academia, the presence of Assistant Professor of NTUA A. Tsakanikas stood out, who spoke about the ways in which the education of young engineers serves as a prerequisite for the productive reconstruction of the country.

The speakers who spoke at the event included:

• Yiannis Nikolaou, Professor of UBA, Education in the modern management of production units
• Angelos Tsakanikas, Professor of NTUA, The education of engineers as a prerequisite for productive reconstruction
• Prodromos Tsiavos, OBI, Creating the conditions for the development of Industrial Property in Greece
• Representative of SEV, The role of education in the development of new skills
• Case study from Mytilineou Group entitled: Education and experience of executives: Engineers in Practice Programme

The presentation by Professor of NTUA, G. The presentation of G. Kalogeros, Professor G. Kalogeros, can be found here (pdf file).

The presentation by Assistant Professor of NTUA, A. Tsakanika can be found here (ppt file).