Responsibilities

The Liaison Office develops a set of actions and services, the responsibilities of which are summarized as follows:

1. The provision of individual and group counseling support and information on career issues to students and graduates of the G.A.U. with the aim of the Office functioning as a hub of interconnection between graduates and productive entities.
2. Providing students and graduates with advice and information on continuing their studies in the Foundation's formal education programs or attending training programs through the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.D.I.V.I.M.) of the A.P.A. to enhance or upgrade their skills, according to the diagnosis of their inclinations and skills.
3. The organization of seminars, lectures, consulting or entrepreneurship workshops for students and graduates of the G.A.U., career, innovation and social action events.
4. The promotion of innovative ideas of students that can be utilized in professional or social activities, and the interconnection of students with other structures of the G.A.U. and in particular with the Technology Transfer and Innovation Unit of the G.A.U.
5. Supporting interested doctoral candidates in finding companies for the purpose of completing an industrial doctorate.
6. The preparation of annual reports, the preparation of studies and the maintenance of statistical data regarding the absorption of graduates in the labor market, the continuation of their studies and other issues related to the exercise of the responsibilities of the Liaison Office.
7. The promotion of services and the presentation of the project and results of the Liaison actions through publicity activities (e.g. information events) as well as through the use of the relevant Liaison Office website and social media.
8. Participation in calls for development or research programs, which are related to Interconnection actions.
9. The organization of information meetings and corresponding informational material addressed to high school students regarding studies at the G.P.A. and the professional prospects of its graduates.
10. The organization of guided tours for primary and secondary school students to the University's facilities and infrastructure in collaboration with the University's academic and administrative structures.
11. Monitoring and recording available job positions in public and private sector bodies both at home and abroad and informing students and graduates of the University of Athens through the website of the Student Support Unit.
12. Informing students about the method of granting scholarships and bequests related to student scholarships.
13. The preparation of studies on the degree of absorption of graduates of the G.A.A. study programs in the labor market, the continuation of their studies and the supply and demand conditions prevailing by specialty. Also, the conduct of evaluations by students regarding the service/information they received from the Liaison Office through the completion of questionnaires.
14. The collection and maintenance of data related to the responsibilities of the Liaison Office and concerning the submission of the annual performance reports of the General Administrative Organization, the program agreements, the strategic plan, the annual action plan and the goal setting of the General Administrative Organization, as provided for by the applicable provisions.