Mission of  Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit
          The mission of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit (IEU) 
        of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is to cultivate and 
        reinforce  students’  positive  attitudes  towards  undertaking 
        innovative   entrepreneurship  initiatives,    enhance  their 
        entrepreneurial  knowledge  and  skills,  and  bring  them  in 
        contact with the real entrepreneurial world.
                                     IEU Scope
          The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit (IEU) aims to 
        support  the  curriculum  of  19  AUTh  Departments  with 
        courses on entrepreneurship and actions which reinforce 
        a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. Within this 
        framework, it provides students with the opportunity to 
        be  introduced  to  the  basic  concepts  of  Innovation  and 
        Entrepreneurship,  to  be  trained  in  the  preparation  of 
        business       plans,     to    participate      in    open  actions 
        (entrepreneurship          meetings,       workshops,        visits     to 
        innovative  enterprises,  conferences),  thus  stimulating 
        their entrepreneurial activities.
                   IEU Actions 
     Introduction of Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses into 
     the curriculum of 19 AUTh Schools/Departments
     Workshops on business plan development  
     Company visits and practitioners seminars
     Open actions that connect theory and practice 
     Development of training material and case studies     
     Publicity actions for promoting the work of the Innovation 
     and Entrepreneurship Unit
                                                                        Course structure
            • Seminar courses – 7 weeks
                    Seminar courses provide students with elementary knowledge on establishing, running, 
                financing and managing a business. At the same time, they promote and reinforce positive 
                attitudes towards undertaking innovative entrepreneurship initiatives.
             
            • Workshops – 4 weeks
                          The workshops train students in the preparation of business plans, using business 
                planning software, and in the development of their own virtual business. In addition, the 
                program connects students with the world of “business”, offering them the opportunity to 
                visit companies, to invite and discuss with businessmen active in their field of interest, to 
                attend relevant entrepreneurship seminars and workshops, and finally to establish networks.
              
            • Connecting students with the world of business – 2 weeks
                          To achieve a connection with business reality, students have the opportunity to 
                participate in company visits, hold discussions with business people in their field of interest, 
                during a period of two weeks.
    The Participating                Students’       Students’       Students’         Students’         Students’               TOTAL
    Departments                      number          number          number 2012-      number 2013-      number
                                     2010-11         2011-12         13                14                2014-15
    Rural and Surveying                     3              11               10                7                  4                 35
    Engineering
    Biology                                25              17               18                26                26                112
    Geology                                 9              0                2                 2                  0                 13
    Agriculture                            17              18               11                12                 7                 65
    Forestry & Natural                      5              5                4                 2                  4                 20
    Environment
    Mass Media & Journalism                 3              2                5                 13                15                 38
    Medicine                                6              5                9                 7                  3                 30
    Veterinary Medicine                    15              11               17                16                17                 76
    Mechanical Engineering                 23              18               18                31                31                121
    Economics                              32              24               19                26                45                146
    Early Childhood Education               7              7                4                 7                  1                 26
    Informatics                            19              16               12                3                 10                 60
    Ecclesiastical and Social               8              7                0                 29                10                 54
    Theology
    Political Sciences                     14              25               7                 6                 19                 71
    Civil Engineering                      14              18               15                22                30                 99
    Physical Education & Sport             12              10               16                7                 12                 57
    Science
    Physics                                33              30               30                20                 4                117
    Chemistry                               2              13               16                32                 3                 66
    Chemical Engineering                   12              11               12                5                 22                 62
    TOTAL                                 259             232              234               273                263              1.268