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AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of Agribusiness
& Supply Chain Management

The course will give students practical experience in addressing real-world supply chain challenges in an international context and will help them develop important cross-cultural communication and collaboration skills required to operate effectively in global supply chains. In addition, an interdisciplinary perspective is promoted, as the requirements of an international supply chain project intersect with many business disciplines, allowing students to apply knowledge from other courses. Examining the complexity of international supply chains with the contribution of project management will enhance students’ analytical and problem-solving skills.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: develop and implement integrated strategies for managing complex international supply chain projects, demonstrating proficiency in project planning, risk assessment and cross-cultural collaboration. Analyze global supply chain networks and design optimal solutions that balance efficiency, responsiveness and sustainability in various international environments. Applies advanced technological tools and innovative approaches to solve real-world supply chain challenges, demonstrating the ability to leverage emerging technologies in international supply chain operations. Creates and presents reports and presentations on international supply chain projects, demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to articulate complex ideas to various stakeholders

The aim of the course is: 

This course will introduce students to the creation, transfer and enforcement of negotiable instruments (e.g., checks and promissory notes) and the creation, priority and enforcement of security interests in personal property. This course will therefore cover Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as relevant Common Law and certain provisions of the Greek Bankruptcy Code. 

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  1. synthesize multiple sections of the UCC to solve problems. 
  2. translate factual scenarios and business problems into legal issues. 
  3. apply the UCC to hypotheticals. 
  4. simplify complex processes and analyses. 
  5. assess issues and arguments presented in hypothetical problem 

The aim of the course is: 

Understanding and interpreting the application of regulations and legislation related to Occupational Safety and the introduction of students to the basic concepts so that he can distinguish, explain and evaluate the factors for a safe job.

Finally, the aim of the course is for students to understand the importance of Occupational Safety and to be able to solve related problems and apply the relevant legislation.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

General Competences:
• Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
• Adaptation to new situations
• Decision making
• Autonomous work
• Teamwork
• Working in an International Environment
• Work in an interdisciplinary environment
• Promotion of new Research Ideas
• Respect for the Environment
• Project Design and Management

• Respect for Diversity and multiculturalism
• Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
• Exercise criticism and self-criticism
• Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

The aim of the course is: 

The purpose of the course is to provide students with theoretical training in animal nutrition, since it is universally accepted that nutrition is a critical factor affecting animal health, welfare and productivity, production costs and quality of animal products.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Distinguishes the basic principles of farm animal nutrition

• Understands the basic "tools" for dealing with theoretical and practical problems that arise in the modern business environment

• Identify problems and propose alternative solutions related to the actions of each organization 

• Distinguishes the main axes of the subject of modern management and its affinities with related scientific disciplines as well as the characteristics of the Manager of the future. 

• Understand the importance and the way of operation of the examined public and private organizations

The internship aims to inform the students about the problems of agriculture in the various regions of the country.

It is carried out in the laboratories of the Foundation, in laboratories of state institutions, in services and institutions of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food or other Ministries with a related subject.

It is also carried out in agricultural cooperatives or in private companies and laboratories that, at the discretion of the Foundation, have the possibility of providing systematic experience and knowledge.

The internship is four months long and is carried out by the 3rd and 4th year (6th and 8th semester), 10th semester and graduate students, who each year carry out a two-month internship (in two consecutive years) or consecutively. Specifically, 3rd and 4th year students (6th and 8th semesters) can do the internship after the end of the spring semester exam and until September 30. Part of the internship, up to two (2) months can be carried out during the 10th semester of studies.

The relevant decision is taken by the General Assembly of the relevant Department based on specific requests of the students and criteria, which will be determined in accordance with the current legislation.

Students who have completed the 10th semester but have not completed the required time of practical training, can carry it out throughout the year.

The first two months of the internship is dedicated to gaining experience in agricultural practice and takes place outside the Institution.

The second two months of the internship can be done in the Foundation's workshops and tutorials as long as the necessary conditions for providing experience and knowledge are ensured.

The process of student internships is the responsibility of the Department, which determines the internship locations and the allocation of students to them, depending on their interests.

Learning Outcomes

The aim of the course is: The course builds on the modules of Accounting and it has a twofold aim: to acquaint students with the methods used to analyze the financial condition of an agricultural business; and to inform them in the manner by which firms can raise funds in order to finance their activities. In this context, the different forms and sources of business financing are examined with a detailed discussion of their individual characteristics.

Then, the discussion extends to Financial Statement Analysis and Business Finance by examining the methods used to assess the financial position and liquidity of an agricultural enterprise.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Use the knowledge provided to select appropriate methods of Financial Analysis for the evaluation of agricultural enterprises.
• Utilize available techniques in corporate finance in order to gather, analyze, and interpret data related to the valuation, management and possible restructuring of an investment portfolio.
• Apprehend the range of possible financing tools for an agricultural enterprise and assess
the potential risks involved in each case.
• Develop critical thinking for the collection and interpretation of financial data and the selection of appropriate analysis methods to assess the financial requirements of agricultural enterprises.

General Competences:
Adapting to new situations Decision-making
Working independently Teamwork
Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas Teamwork Project planning and management
Respect for difference and multiculturalism Respect for the natural environment
Showing social, professional, and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

This is an introductory course in the main concepts, methodologies and practices of didactics with emphasis on vocational/occupational education and esp. agricultural education

By successfully completing the course students will be able to:

Cooperate with peers to collect appropriate materials so as to put together and present a piece of work related to the course contents/interests.

The aim of the course is:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

● Understand the basic concepts and importance of business strategy and policy
● Recognize and analyze the parameters of the company's internal and external environment that affect its strategy.
● Analyze the factors that lead to the achievement and development of a sustainable competitive advantage
● Organize strategic goals and analyze the processes and methods to fulfill them.

General Competences:
● Working independently
● Teamwork
● Decision-making
● Working in an Interdisciplinary Environment
● Production of New Research Ideas
● Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

The aim of the course is:

The aim of this course is to help students understand what Digital Marketing is, how it works and how it can help them optimize their marketing campaign by leveraging the challenges, techniques and tools of Digital Marketing. The combination of ICT & digital technologies and their various possibilities leads to a very wide range of options that come to enrich and reshape the strategy, development policy and the mix of Digital Marketing.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

General Competences:
Adapting to new situations Decision-making
Working independently Teamwork
Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas Teamwork Project planning and management
Respect for difference and multiculturalism Respect for the natural environment
Showing social, professional, and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

The aim of the course is:

•  To develop the skills of students to choose the appropriate techniques for      managing risks and possible crises, including those of mass communication and information.

Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to:

• Recognize the systemic approach to risk management and the effective management of emerging crises in an organization.

• Analyze and examine the full range of risks faced by businesses in the 21st century.

• Recognize the roles and responsibilities of directors in managing an event before it causes the crisis.

• Identify problematic leadership behaviors, and inappropriate crisis management strategies

• Familiarize yourself with implementing emergency plans and developing and implementing a Business Continuity Management (BCM) strategy

• Distinguish ways of dealing with the crisis in communication.

• Identity the psychological factors that affect crises management.

• Explain the supply chain's practices and techniques for dealing with and managing a crisis.

General Competences:

• Adapting to new situations
• Decision-making
• Working independently
• Teamwork
• Working in an international environment
• Working in an interdisciplinary environment
• Production of new research ideas Teamwork
• Project planning and management
• Respect for difference and multiculturalism
• Respect for the natural environment
• Showing social, professional, and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
• Criticism and self-criticism
• Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

NEWSLETTER

The Department was created in 2019 (article 20, Law 4589/2019) and is an evolution of the Supply Systems Management Department (D.S.E.). Housed in a 770 sq.m. building. within a plot with a total area of 8,000 sq.m. in facilities with extensive research and teaching spaces.
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