A highly flexible Master's program that is tailored to your needs
A Master's program you can complete in 1 year, with only 3 quarters of studies at ACT.
Classes held twice a week in the afternoon, to accommodate working professionals and those living outside of Thessaloniki.
Thesis can be included within the time frame of the program.
Guaranteed internship placement for all
ACT has developed strategic partnerships in order to provide all MS in Hospitality and Tourism Management students with an internship during their final semester, stretching from May to September
Strong industry synergies with hotels, associations, agents, etc.
Expected collaborations and exchange programs with famous US colleges.
Remain competitive within the tourism and hospitality industry. Enter the field for the first time as a trained professional. 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, or you may already be there – without the advanced business training the position demands.
ACT has secured exclusive partnerships with leading EU and US universities and colleges in their respective fields, offering students the opportunity to gain international experience while completing their studies abroad.
The ACT Entrepreneurship Hub acts as a start-up accelerator and provides:
Workshops and training on start-ups
Mentoring
Networking with partners, investors, markets
Pitching events with investors and stakeholders
Workspaces in the ACT Bissell Library and affiliated incubators
Business Plan competitions to promote and reward the most innovative and sustainable ideas
Information on “ΕΣΠΑ” funded programs, and other financial tools such as microcredit
Some of the most important projects we implement are:
Venture Garden
Venture Garden was conceived and is operated and managed by Anatolia Business School in Thessaloniki & ALBA Graduate Business School in Athens.
The joint project aims at supporting and helping people nurture their entrepreneurial mindset and work on their specific ideas, through a blended learning educational process, totally adjusted to the participants’ profile, needs and business potentialities. The whole project and the courses included are free of charge and correspond to all people that want to comprehend the business environment and the operation of a sustainable enterprise. VentureGarden’s innovation lies on the fact that the project’s core-philosophy focuses on the person, rather than the idea. Taking into consideration this principle, the joint project welcomes all interested participants regardless of the entrepreneurial characteristics of their idea. VentureGarden’s educational process consists of two stages of different content and scope of work that are however, completely aligned with the project’s main objective; to help people define their needs, explore their capacities and set the roadmap of their entrepreneurial goals. More specifically:
A rigorous 5 week classroom based activity with two courses per week facilitated by a professor and delivered by experienced specialists. The initial stage is repeated twice a year (Spring and Fall)
A 12 month mentoring phase built around a customized roadmap to entrepreneurial success. The formal training stage leads to 12 months of elective courses (online, self-taught and/or classroom based) in additional to mentoring. The process is based on a specific roadmap that each participant designs with the support of mentors and project staff. The program’s graduates become the project’s alumni.
GreenHouse
GreenHouse, is a free, intensive, five-day startup business bootcamp organized in Northern Greece cities other than Thessaloniki, in partnership with local stakeholdrs, within the framework of VentureGarden. The ACT Entrepreneurship Hub has successfully implemented GreenHouse Bootcams in Kavala, Kozani, Xanthi, Trikala, Ioannina and Alexandroupolis.
The John & Mary Pappajohn Business Plan Awards
The Annual John & Mary Pappajohn Business Plan competition is open to people interested in starting up their own business. The competition awards the top 5 business plans among the ones submitted (annual application over 100) provided they turn into real businesses. Winners are also provided with mentoring support. This support includes access to ACT’s resources and counseling from the Business School’s faculty and a network of businessemen.
The key features which are evaluated are the skills of the startup team, the innovation, the viability and potential growth of the proposed idea. Participants are judged based on their communication skills, their enthusiasm, and their expertise in the sector of the proposed project.
Entrepreneurship Camp for Children
The Young Business Creators summer program is aimed at students completing the 4th, 5th and 6th grades of Elementary School. The program’s language is English, at a level that is understood by the students. Young Business Creators is based on the method of the Jacobson Foundation of the University of Iowa for Youth Entrepreneurship. The know-how and educational material were adopted by Anatolia College.
Through mentoring and teamwork, students as young entrepreneurs learn how to create their own small businesses. They start with the idea, the design, the brand name, the production, and the sales. They visit businesses in Thessaloniki where executives present them how a modern enterprise operates.
The Entrepreneurship Hub initiatives are supported by a network of 80 speakers and 30 mentors, prominent business executives and representatives of the business community.
The work of the ACT Entrepreneurship Center is recognized by many city agencies with which it has developed collaborations (Universities, research centers, incubators, businesses). Many teams that have gone through the Center today are successful businesses, offering prospects and income to their owners and employees.
The Entrepreneurship Hub’s mission is to change the culture around entrepreneurship by: Increasing social awareness of entrepreneurship surfacing the talent, focus and enthusiasm required to undertake entrepreneurial endeavors as well as the social and economic uptake resulting from entrepreneurship.
Training the entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing the identification of essential resources (mentors, initial investors, methods for feeling the market, key partners etc) Networking to facilitate the reach of the essential resources.
Exploiting social awareness and training to surface the basic ingredients of entrepreneurship across society and steer social conception towards the regenerative role of entrepreneurial activities which lead socioeconomic growth.
Facilitating entrepreneurs to fully apply their potential within a receptive and encouraging environment by providing clear direction on important decisions they have to make.
The Entrepreneurship Hub at ACT was established in 2014.
It aims to bridge existing gaps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and leverage on existing structures. Entrepreneurship is a team sport and the Entrepreneurship Hub acts as the glue to bring ecosystem stakeholders together and provide with a sturdy springboard for entrepreneurial activity to launch.
The Bissell Library at ACT - The American College of Thessaloniki is one of the largest private learning resource centers in Southeast Europe. Opened in the Fall of 2002, it holds one of the largest English language book collections in Greece, occupying the ground and upper levels of a 4,500-square meter building. Today, it offers a collection of over 27,000 books in print, 130,000 electronic books, DVDs and other media. Collection strengths include business, international relations, Balkan studies, communication and new media.
The Library building is Wi-Fi enabled and network ports are available for laptops. Three study zones contain 250 seats and computers accessible to enrolled students, alumni, and current Bissell Library members. An additional 24 computers are located in the Library Lab, which also features an interactive whiteboard and projection system for library orientations, information literacy teaching and other ACT instruction.
The Learning Hub is situated within the Library on the upper level, providing support to students in math, reading, writing or refining their digital skills. The Stavros S. Niarchos Technology Center is located in the basement level of the Library building and includes computer teaching laboratories, a multimedia center and lab, two viewing rooms, a Web and teleconferencing center, and the Systems Administration headquarters.
17 Sevenidi St. 55535, Pylaia Thessaloniki, Greece Tel. +30 2310 398398 P.O.Box 21021 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
