Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Department of Production and Management Engineering at Democritus University of Thrace. On the website, you will find information on the operation of the department, the educational, research, and administrative work, the staff, and the quality assurance policies followed. The long-term success of the Production and Management Engineering specialty in Greek higher education can be inferred by the number of graduates who are pursuing careers in both the Greek and international professional arenas in prestigious positions and areas of high responsibility in all branches of economic activity, foremost in industry, construction, academia and research, public administration, and regional government, as well as in the service sector in general (economics, tourism, environment, finance, marketing, and all kinds of businesses). Various studies have documented this situation for this specialty with indicators such as, e.g., the average search time lapsing until finding a job (a few months), high salaries, great flexibility, and key positions across the whole spectrum of the economy. Perhaps the most important indicator, however, is the satisfaction of our graduates, which is at a high level. This is mainly due, on the one hand, to the interdisciplinary nature of the subjects comprising our study program (at the undergraduate level, it is one of the first—and very few—departments in Greece where the mix of studies contains business and management, economics, information technology, production, and other engineering subjects such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, robotics, etc.). After all, interdisciplinarity is something that the new programs of education (Education 4.0) are looking for as a catalyst for technological and scientific developments, something like an academic DNA of exceptional diversity, dynamically and proactively adapting to a constantly changing ecosystem of knowledge, skills, and demands. Our intention is to continue expanding it. Our goals are excellence in the fields of knowledge offered, flexible specialization but also focused differentiation for our graduates, and high-level educational, research, and administrative services. Graduates of the department have been granted professional rights, while the good “chemistry” that develops in the interactions between all members of the department (professors, teachers, secretaries, and administrative services staff) helps meet the needs of the students every day. It is not by chance then that our department attracts, both through the exams taken by university graduates wishing to pursue a second degree as well as in the newly established Master’s Program entitled “Innovation, Technology, and Business Management,” students from different departments and specialties, a large percentage of whom are professionals with established careers.
George Gaidajis
Chairman of the Department of Production and Management Engineering
