Technological Educational Institute of Crete

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012

This was posted in Universities in Greece

The Technological Educational Institute of Crete located on the beautiful island of Crete, was founded in 1983 in order to provide Higher Technical Education to the students of Greece. Students at the TEI follow courses for 4 years including lectures and practical work in laboratories. In addition, they complete a work placement and dissertation before graduating.

Education at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete offers up to date training in technological subjects and prepares students to develop into skilled, responsible and qualified members of society. With a permanent teaching staff of 200 and approximately 10.000 students the Technological Educational Institute of Crete is a thriving academic community with an extensive library, student halls of residence, sport facilities and a health center.

The language of instruction at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete is Greek. Therefore a good knowledge of Greek is essential for regular students. However, special arragements are made for certain number of courses for Erasmus students who wish to follow regular courses. After consultation with the teaching staff, the student can register for a certain course and will have to study from English literature and be given a seperate examination at the end of the term. Additionally, a few courses are taught in English and there are plans for some more