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The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT)
Dear ACT Visitor,
As you may know, ACT is the higher education division of Anatolia, an integrated educational center now well into its second century of service to Greek and international youth. Our school evolved from a seminary established near Constantinople in 1840, took the name Anatolia College in 1886, and was relocated to Thessaloniki, Greece in 1924. ACT offers a four-year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science program and 1-2 year MBA with 500 students from over 20 countries and accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the accrediting body for Harvard and MIT. We are proud to have the Bissell Library, inaugurated in 2002 and one of the most sophisticated facilities of its kind in Southeast Europe, including also the Stavros Niarchos Technology Center.

For international visitors to the site, I would like to call your attention to opportunities for regular undergraduate or graduate enrollment at the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT), and to the Study Abroad Program, which also includes a well-built and popular summer program. ACT is international in scope, and 35% of its graduates go on to prestigious graduate programs in the U.S., such as the Harvard Business School, or study in Europe while others go directly into Greek, regional and international businesses. Costs are as little as one fifth those of U.S. colleges, and a growing number of US students are drawn by the prospect of a fully accredited US degree at an affordable tuition in this safe and welcoming Mediterranean environment. Our various Study Abroad options, including the summer sessions, are an ideal opportunity to “rehellenize” and to discover the beauties of ancient and modern Greece, its people and language. Our host city, Thessaloniki, named for the sister of Alexander the Great, is a paradise for young people - safe, friendly, and rich in history.

With a truly international student body, ACT provides a global learning environment. Greek students acquire the business and technology skills, as well as the peripheral vision, to compete on an equal footing with counterparts across the EU. Balkan students find ACT to be the preferred springboard to jobs with multinationals and NGOs or to graduate studies abroad. Americans, in turn, are able to experience the globalization phenomenon firsthand and to see the United States from a European perspective and as it looks to the world abroad.

I hope you'll take time to explore our website - thanks for visiting.

Richard L. Jackson
President
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MBA

The MBA program is a general program aimed at university graduates of various disciplines including of course those with degrees in Economics, Business and related disciplines. The program aims to accommodate working professionals and the degree requirements may be completed in one or two years. Concentrations are available in Marketing, Management, Finance, and Entrepreneurship.


why do mba?
You may want to remain competitive within your own company, or you may want to change companies – or careers – altogether.
You may be striving for pure personal growth, or you may want to start your own business.
You may be pursuing a top management position in your company, or you may already be there – without the advanced business training the position demands.
An MBA can help you improve your effectiveness, expand your potential, accelerate your advancement, and raise you value – to yourself, to your current employer, or to a future employer.
An MBA can help accelerate your career and MBA graduates can usually command higher salaries.
 
Re: Greece UNI:Why choose the MBA at ACT?

Why choose the MBA at ACT?


• A challenging program of study that develops practical skills immediately applicable in a global market.
• A flexible program that’s tailored to your needs. A program you can pursue evenings or weekends and can complete in less than a year.
• Courses taught by seasoned professionals with exceptional academic credentials and substantial managerial and executive leadership experience in organizations across the world and including Greece and Southeast Europe. They are in touch with current business issues, and bring a wealth of practical business knowledge, and pragmatic thinking, to the classroom.
• The only program in Northern Greece that’s accredited by NEASC, the agency that accredits most prestigious universities such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Brown.
• World class facilities on a true college campus.
• A program with a distinct international flavor with students from Greece, the U.S., Bulgaria, FYROM, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Germany, and Austria among others.
• A program that provides access to the network of over 10,000 Anatolia and ACT alumni that lead industry and government organizations across the world.
• The only program backed by 120 years of experience in education and the name ANATOLIA.
 
Re: Greece UNI:Who should choose the MBA at ACT?

Who should choose the MBA at ACT?

Individuals who are now in management positions and wish to refine their skills and advance their careers. Managers at various levels, including senior executives, from small and large companies across industries including Manufacturing, Wholesale or Retail Trade, Transportation, Banking and Insurance, and others have successfully completed the MBA program at ACT.

Individuals with a university degree in Business, Economics or a related discipline who wish to hone their knowledge and learn the practical skills necessary to distinguish themselves in business and stand out from the crowd in pursuing managerial and other leadership roles.
Individuals whose university education is in an area other than business, but who wish to work in business and pursue managerial or leadership roles.

Professionals, whether attorneys, architects, pharmacists, engineers, dentists, or English language teachers (as examples) who recognize that to succeed in their chosen professions they must possess strong, practical business and leadership skills.

Individuals who are associated with a family business, have started and manage or wish to launch their own business. The entrepreneurship concentration is tailored for you.

Individuals whose work demands an understanding of the broader Balkan market, including not only the fundamental business skills but also the particulars of doing business in the Balkans and effectively working with, managing in, and trading across countries of Southeast Europe.
 
Re: Greece UNI:MBA in Banking and Finance

MBA in Banking and Finance
Brief Description: The courses in the Banking and Finance Concentration are carefully structured to support the learning needs of entry-level and experienced staff in the commercial banking and financial fields. Participants gain knowledge of analytical tools and related real-world concepts, that are discussed from a decision-making stand point. Courses include topics such as financial markets, advanced financial statement analysis, cash flow analysis, investment analysis, corporate valuation techniques, techniques of bank asset/liability management, commercial lending practices and procedures, credit risk analysis, international finance and lending, as well as current bank management issues.
General Education Requirements
Requirements: Quarter One

# MBA-ACCT501 - Managerial Accounting
# MBA-COM515 - Leadership Communication Skills
# MBA-MIS550 - Management Information Systems
# MBA-STAT505 - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions

Quarter Two

# MBA-ECO510 - Managerial Economics
# MBA-FIN 540 - Corporate Finance
# MBA-MAN520 - Organizational Behavior
# MBA-MARK530 - Marketing Management

Quarter Three

# MBA-BUS570 - International Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-MAN521 - Organizational Leadership and Change
# MBA-MAN525 - Operations Management

Quarter Four

# MBA-FIN545 - Financing New Ventures

(2 of the following are required)
# MBA-FIN 541 - Banking: Theory and Practice
# MBA-FIN 542 - Portfolio Analysis and Management
# MBA-FIN 543 - International Financial Management
# MBA-FIN 544 - Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring

Integrated Case Study

# MBA-BUS599 - Integrated Case Study
 
Re: Greece UNI:MBA in Management

MBA in Management
Brief Description: The Management concentration exposes students of an array to decision making and problem-solving tools that have broad applicability in business situations. Graduates are prepared to handle assignments that require analysis, creativity and leadership.
General Education Requirements
Requirements: Quarter One

# MBA-ACCT501 - Managerial Accounting
# MBA-COM515 - Leadership Communication Skills
# MBA-MIS550 - Management Information Systems
# MBA-STAT505 - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions

Quarter Two

# MBA-ECO510 - Managerial Economics
# MBA-FIN 540 - Corporate Finance
# MBA-MAN520 - Organizational Behavior
# MBA-MARK530 - Marketing Management

Quarter Three

# MBA-BUS570 - International Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-MAN521 - Organizational Leadership and Change
# MBA-MAN525 - Operations Management

Quarter Four

# MBA-BUS555 - Small Business Management
# MBA-BUS565 - The Social Responsibility of Business

(2 of the following are required)
# MBA-MAN522 - Human Resources Management
# MBA-MAN523 - Conflict Management and Resolution
# MBA-MAN526 - Total Quality Management
# MBA-MAN527 - Business Decision Making
# MBA-MARK532 - Retail Marketing

Intergrated Case Study

# MBA-BUS599 - Integrated Case Study
 
Re: Greece UNI:MBA in Entrepreneurship

MBA in Entrepreneurship
Brief Description: The Entrepreneurship concentration prepares students for managing new ventures (whether a small business, a family business, a new venture in an established organization) or for providing services to new ventures or small businesses.
General Education Requirements
Requirements: Quarter One

# MBA-ACCT501 - Managerial Accounting
# MBA-COM515 - Leadership Communication Skills
# MBA-MIS550 - Management Information Systems
# MBA-STAT505 - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions

Quarter Two

# MBA-ECO510 - Managerial Economics
# MBA-FIN 540 - Corporate Finance
# MBA-MAN520 - Organizational Behavior
# MBA-MARK530 - Marketing Management

Quarter Three

# MBA-BUS570 - International Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-MAN521 - Organizational Leadership and Change
# MBA-MAN525 - Operations Management

Quarter Four

# MBA-BUS560 - Entrepreneurship
# MBA-BUS565 - The Social Responsibility of Business
# MBA-BUS575 - Business in Southeast Europe

(2 of the following are required)
# MBA-BUS561 - Growth Strategies
# MBA-FIN 545 - Financing New Ventures
# MBA-MAN527 - Business Decision Making
# MBA-MARK531 - New Product Development

Integrated Case Study

# MBA-BUS599 - Integrated Case Study
 
Re: Greece UNI: MBA in Marketing

MBA in Marketing
Brief Description: The Marketing concentration prepares students to recognize, embrace and manage change in the global market environment, which is buffeted by many forces that include: new technologies, the information highway and changing managerial hierarchies and organizations.
General Education Requirements
Requirements: Quarter One

# MBA-ACCT501 - Managerial Accounting
# MBA-COM515 - Leadership Communication Skills
# MBA-MIS550 - Management Information Systems
# MBA-STAT505 - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions

Quarter Two

# MBA-FIN 540 - Corporate Finance
# MBA-MAN520 - Organizational Behavior
# MBA-MARK530 - Marketing Management
# MBA-MIS550 - Management Information Systems

Quarter Three

# MBA-BUS570 - International Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-MAN521 - Organizational Leadership and Change
# MBA-MAN525 - Operations Management

Quarter Four

# MBA-MARK539 - Marketing Research

(2 of the following are required)
# MBA-MARK531 - New Product Development
# MBA-MARK533 - Managing Channels of Distribution
# MBA-MARK534 - Sales Force Management
# MBA-MARK535 - B2B Marketing

Integrated Case Study

# MBA-BUS599 - Integrated Case Study
 
Re: Greece UNI:Business Division

Business Division

Accounting
# MBA-ACCT501 - Managerial Accounting

Business
# MBA-BUS555 - Small Business Management
# MBA-BUS560 - Entrepreneurship
# MBA-BUS561 - Growth Strategies
# MBA-BUS565 - The Social Responsibility of Business
# MBA-BUS575 - Business in Southeast Europe
# MBA-BUS599 - Integrated Case Study
# MBA-COM515 - Leadership Communication Skills

Computer Science
# MBA-MIS550 - Management Information Systems

Economics
# MBA-ECO510 - Managerial Economics

Finance
# MBA-FIN 540 - Corporate Finance
# MBA-FIN 541 - Banking: Theory and Practice
# MBA-FIN 542 - Portfolio Analysis and Management
# MBA-FIN 543 - International Financial Management
# MBA-FIN 544 - Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring
# MBA-FIN 545 - Financing New Ventures
# MBA-FIN545 - Financing New Ventures

Management
# MBA-BUS570 - International Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-MAN520 - Organizational Behavior
# MBA-MAN521 - Organizational Leadership and Change
# MBA-MAN522 - Human Resources Management
# MBA-MAN523 - Conflict Management and Resolution
# MBA-MAN525 - Operations Management
# MBA-MAN526 - Total Quality Management
# MBA-MAN527 - Business Decision Making

Marketing
# MBA-MARK530 - Marketing Management
# MBA-MARK531 - New Product Development
# MBA-MARK532 - Retail Marketing
# MBA-MARK533 - Managing Channels of Distribution
# MBA-MARK534 - Sales Force Management
# MBA-MARK535 - B2B Marketing
# MBA-MARK539 - Marketing Research

Mathematics
# MBA-STAT505 - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions
 
Re: Greece UNI:

Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship
Brief Description:
Requirements:

# MBA-BUS560 - Entrepreneurship
# MBA-BUS561 - Growth Strategies
# MBA-BUS565 - The Social Responsibility of Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-FIN 545 - Financing New Ventures
 
Re: Greece UNI:Specialized Certificate Programs

Specialized Certificate Programs
Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship

Requirements:

# MBA-BUS560 - Entrepreneurship
# MBA-BUS561 - Growth Strategies
# MBA-BUS565 - The Social Responsibility of Business
# MBA-BUS580 - Strategic Management
# MBA-FIN 545 - Financing New Ventures

Business Division
Field: Business
Course Title: Entrepreneurship
Course Code: MBA-BUS560
Level: Graduate
Description: The principal goal of this course is to present concrete management practices that have proved valuable for creating new businesses and successfully generating innovation and change within existing organizations. The focus is on hands-on experience at every level in starting new businesses, both within and outside of existing corporations. Topics covered include the launching of a new venture and its development, managing and financing a new venture, and creation of a detailed business plan.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter Four
# Programs: Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship
# MBA in Entrepreneurship
 
Re: Greece UNI:Specialized Certificate Programs

Business Division
Field: Accounting
Course Title: Managerial Accounting
Course Code: MBA-ACCT501
Level: Graduate
Description: This course introduces the use and analysis of accounting data so that managers may better conduct planning, controlling, and decision-making. In the first part, students will be exposed to the nature of costs, as well as to cost analysis for decision-making. The second part of the course relates to accounting for control, and is intended to deepen knowledge of processes, including budgetary control, divisional performance appraisal, profit centers, transfer prices, management planning and control systems. Lastly, students will gain an understanding of technical information and learn how to apply this information within several organizational contexts.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter One
# Programs: Certificate Program in Finance
# MBA in Banking and Finance
# MBA in Entrepreneurship
# MBA in Management
# MBA in Marketing
 
Re: Greece UNI:Specialized Certificate Programs

Certificate Program in Management

Requirements:

# MBA-MAN520 - Organizational Behavior
# MBA-MAN521 - Organizational Leadership and Change
# MBA-MAN522 - Human Resources Management
# MBA-MAN525 - Operations Management
# MBA-MAN526 - Total Quality Management

Business Division
Field: Management
Course Title: Total Quality Management
Course Code: MBA-MAN526
Level: Graduate
Description: This course deals with broad management skills and concepts for improving processes and quality in any business environment. It includes management strategy, commitment, best practices, and tools and approaches for quality control across a range of business models, from services to e-commerce.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter Four
# Programs: Certificate Program in Management
# MBA in Management
Black Board:
 
Re: Greece UNI:Specialized Certificate Programs

Certificate Program in Marketing

Requirements:

# MBA-MARK530 - Marketing Management
# MBA-MARK531 - New Product Development
# MBA-MARK533 - Managing Channels of Distribution
# MBA-MARK535 - B2B Marketing
# MBA-MARK539 - Marketing Research

Business Division
Field: Marketing
Course Title: Marketing Management
Course Code: MBA-MARK530
Level: Graduate
Description: This course introduces students to marketing strategy and management and provides a rigorous analytical framework for developing, pricing, distributing and promoting products and services. Emphasis is placed on developing the approaches and skills necessary to assess marketing opportunities by analyzing customers, competitors and the company ("3 Cs") and to design effective marketing programs by choosing and applying appropriate strategies for pricing, promotion, place and product ("4 Ps"). The course explains marketing's role and its linkages with other functions and the firm's strategy, and introduces and argues the need for a market orientation in company planning and thinking. The focus is on identifying, analyzing and solving marketing problems, and students are provided with opportunities to present and defend their own marketing analyses and recommendations. Lectures, cases and classroom discussion are used to develop themes and issues.
Prerequisites:
Offered: Quarter Two
# Programs: Certificate Program in Marketing
# MBA in Banking and Finance
# MBA in Entrepreneurship
# MBA in Management
# MBA in Marketing
 
Re: Greece UNI:Executive MBA

Executive MBA

A Program for executives and working professionals who wish to lead organizations effectively in a rapidly changing business environment.

Program Identity and Scope

The ALBA ACT Executive MBA Program is an intensive weekend Program specifically tailored to the needs of executives and working professionals. It is designed to develop the reflective managers of tomorrow, by helping them acquire critical reasoning skills and develop strategic thinking. A major advantage is that the management skills acquired during the Program can immediately be applied in the workplace. To ensure that participants from different academic and professional backgrounds are at a common level of preparation, there is a series of preparatory courses offered in the two month period preceding the commencement of the Program. The ALBA ACT Executive MBA Program starts in late September - early October every year and is normally completed within two years. Students may extend the Program to a maximum of 48 months. For the EMBA Academic Calendar 2008-2009 please click here.


“Both ACT and ALBA are committed to providing top quality business education to our Program participants. The Executive MBA Program combines academic rigor with professionally relevant knowledge offering a holistic and integrated approach to business issues that help participants to think and act strategically in their management practice.”

Designed for Executives and Working Professionals

The Executive MBA Program acquaints participants with the latest trends and the most current knowledge in management. Participants in the program have the unique opportunity to broaden their horizons through the interaction with other managers and leaders across a wide range of industries. Working closely together in a challenging educational environment, participants will build a network of relationships with other outstanding professionals and sharpen their analytical and problem-solving skills.

The Program is targeted at high-caliber candidates who are currently employed in the private or public sector or who are self-employed. The participants are a group of high achievers with at least three years work experience, who wish to advance in their careers, by investing in their personal development.

Program Focus and Characteristics

To succeed in a dynamically evolving business environment, business managers need to think and act strategically. Our priority at ALBA ACT is to adopt a pragmatic approach whereby the theoretical content taught can be immediately applied to the real business world. The distinctive and innovative identity of the Executive MBA Program encompasses the following dimensions:

Holistic Approach: An integrative approach to business issues, which enables participants to enhance their general management skills and obtain the knowledge they require as managers. Courses in the Program are coordinated to emphasize links between the various business disciplines, thus helping participants to develop a holistic and integrated view of managing an organization.

Strategic Focus: The emphasis on strategic issues helps develop the skills of a successful strategic decision-maker in the presence of either competition or co-operation.

Integration across disciplines: Although individual courses cover all functional areas of a business, the focus of the program is on linking the courses and ensuring that the cross-functional effects of decisions are understood and integrated into the decision-making process.

Business Plan Project: The Business Plan Project offers participants the opportunity to integrate acquired knowledge across all business disciplines, by structuring and delivering a comprehensive business plan for a real company.

Business Game: The Program culminates with the Business Game simulation, aimed at putting participants' decision-making skills to the test in the context of a complex, dynamic and competitive environment where business decisions and competitor behavior affect one another.

Program Structure

The Executive MBA Program is a broad, general management Program. The curriculum has been designed to provide participants with the fundamental business knowledge and the skills and competencies needed to enhance their professional development. It includes a Preparatory Period, Core Courses and Electives. Courses typically integrate case studies, discussions and lectures by professors and prominent business leaders.

Program Curriculum

Preparatory Courses
Introduction to Accounting
Business Mathematics and Statistics
Computer Skills
Presentation Skills

Core Courses
Business Economics
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Business Decisions with Data Models
Financial Management
Strategic Thinking
Strategic Management and Business Simulation
Managerial Accounting
Marketing Management
Productions & Operations Management
Undestanding Organizations
Business Plan

Elective Courses
(Choice of the equivalent of five full courses)
Corporate Finance
Investments
Global Capital Markets
New Product Development
Sales Management
Marketing Research
Integrated Marketing Communications
Enterprise Information Systems
Supply Chain Management
Managing Service Operations
International Business Management
Psychoanalyzing Organizations
Emotional Intelligence
Managing the Family Enterprise
 
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