A few words about the history of our University
The University of Piraeus was founded as a “School of Industrial Studies” in 1938 by the Association of Industrialists and Craftsmen, in accordance with the Law N.5197/1931 and the A.N. 28/1936, in association with the Federation of Public Limited Companies Greece intending to provide economic, legal and technical education to industrial executives.
- In 1945 it was renamed to “Higher School of Industrial Studies” and its purpose was that of the systematic theoretical and practical training of administrators.
- In 1949, the organization was complete (law 1245/49).
- In 1958, it was renamed to Graduate School of Industrial studies of Piraeus. From then on, courses last four years and degrees awarded are equal to those of other universities.
- Since 1966, the school operates as a public entity.
- From the academic year 1971-1972, studying at the School provided two paths to select from the second year: Economic Science and Business Administration.
- The Department of Statistics and Insurance Science was founded during the academic year 1977-1978.
- With law 1268/82 the University initially operated with one Department. In 1984 (law 43/1984) the school was organized to include three departments: Economic Science, Business Administration and Statistics and Insurance Science.
- The School has been renamed as University of Piraeus from Graduate School of Industrial Studies of Piraeus since June 1989. Then, six more departments were gradually added. Today, the University of Piraeus comprises nine academic departments.
Our Location
The University of Piraeus is located in the center of the city
80 M. Karaoli & A. Dimitriou str., 18534, Piraeus
Call Center: 210 4142000, FAX: 210 4142328
Web: www.unipi.gr
The Department of Business Administration
The Department of Business Administration aims to provide theoretical and practical management education.
Seizing the dynamics of the global economy and the evolution of technology, the Department of Business Administration addresses to students that aspire to become competent executives for building and strengthening organizational competitiveness.
The curriculum of the Business Administration Department is grounded on a unique system of knowledge and methods which develops students both ethically and scientifically, familiarizes them with business reality and broadens their professional orientations.
Web: www.ode.unipi.gr
