Information’s taken mainly from the Erasmus Office Website
ERASMUS STUDENT ASSOCIATION TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF PIRAEUS
Erasmus Student Network Candidate Section
~2011~
HOW DO I COME IN TEI OF PIRAEUS?
STEP 1a: For Main Campus get off at EGALEO station or for Tourist Marketing Department get off KERAMIKOS station. (EGALEO & KERAMIKOS are in BLUE LINE)
STEP 1b: For Main Campus, when you arrive EGALEO take Papanastasiou Str. Exit and go opposite from the way you got up from escalators as shown above
STEP 2a: For Main Campus take one of the following buses [802,803,829]
STEP 2b: For Tourism Management Department from Keramikos station follow the red line.
SIDE VIEW Main Entry in TEI of PIRAEUS
Bus stop
STEP 3: Walk to ERASMUS office, Building A, Office 015 at the ground floor
FRONT VIEW
Main Entry in TEI of PIRAEUS Bus stop
WHAT IS THE EXACT ADDRESS OF INSTITUTION? Petrou Ralli & Thivon 250, 122 44 Athens, Greece
WHAT ELSE SHOULD I KNOW FOR THE ERASMUS OFFICE? LOCATION:
TEI Piraeus Petrou Ralli & Thevon 250, Building Α – Office Α-015, Egaleo 12244, Hellas
OPENING HOURS FOR ADVICE:
Monday – Friday 09:00 – 14:00 http://www.teipir.gr/erasmus/euoffice.htm Angelo Davaris, LLP – Erasmus Incomming Students
OFFICE WEBSITE: MAIN CONTACT PERSON:
Tel: 210 53810009, 2105381415, 210561 3703 Fax: 2105450964, email: peachop@otenet.gr, eu@teipir.gr Main telephone number:
(+30)2105381415
WHERE DO I LIVE? TEI Piraeus does not have its own student accommodation facilities. For accommodation please refer to the following websites:
http://www.esnathens.gr/ , http://gogreece.about.com/cs/athenshotels/a/smallhotels.htm , http://www.hostels.com/athens/greece?source=hostelscomeuro&gclid=COuhyuSG2 qICFUMB4wodJVWlcg , http://www.trav.com/hostels/greece/athens , http://www.hostels.com/greece , http://www.hostelgreece.com/ , http://www.athensflats.com/ , http://www.studenttravellersinn.com/ .
WHERE I CAN EAT SOMETHING? 1. In the restaurant of TEI Piraeus. For free with food card and 4-6 Euros without it. 2. At Village Shopping & Cinemas Center. Only 5 min from TEI of PIRAEUS there are many restaurants and fast foods.
WHAT IS THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR? WINTER SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
Orientation Week
20 – 30 Sept
20 -27 Feb
Suggested Arrival Date
20 Sept
20 Feb
Course Registration
25-30 Sept
24-28 Feb
Term Dates
27 Sept - 7Jan
28 Feb – 10 Jun
Examination Periods
17 Jan – 18 Feb
20 Jun – 1 Jul and 1 Sept – 15 Sept
Term Breaks
22 Dec – 6 Jan
18 Apr – 29 Apr
WW II Day: 28 October
Epiphany:
University Day: 17 November Christmas: December
National Holidays
25
Emanuel Day: 26 December New Year:
1 January
6 January
Ash Monday: March
7
Independence day: 25 March Good Friday: April
22
Easter: April
24
Easter Monday: April
25
Ascension Day: June
13
WHO IS THE ERASMUS COORDINATOR FOR THE SELECTED DEPARTMENT?
Department
Name
Office Telephone
AUTOMATION
Alafodimos Konstantinos
+30 210 5381327
calafod@teipir.gr
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Psomopoulos Konstantinos
+30 210 5381182
ELECTRONICS
Vasiliades Savas
+30 210 5381489
svas@teipir.gr
ELECTRONIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Prezerakos George
+30 210 538 1132
prezerak@teipir.gr
TEXTILES
Ginopoulou Agni
+30 210 5381247
ginop@teipir.gr
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Nikas Konstantinos
+30 210 538 1234
ksnikas@teipir.gr
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Metaxas George
+30 210 538 1018
gmeta@teipir.gr
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Alexandrides Michael
+30 210 5381258
ACCOUNTING
Patsikas Stylianos
+30 210 538 1433
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Kikilia Katerina
spatsikas@yahoo.gr katkik4@yahoo.co
WHERE ARE THE SHOPPING MALLS OF THE CITY?
As you know Athens is a big city so there are many malls and streets that you can do shopping almost all over the city. But there are some „‟famous‟‟ places that i can tell you: (As starting point we choose the university point A) on the map) 1) You take the bus(any bus) from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map) and you head left(south).You stop at the second stop after university (point B) on the map) and you will see a big shopping mall named Village center.
2) The Athens Mall is located at Neratziotissa railway station (green line). You take the bus(802 or 803 or 829) from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map)
and you head
right(north).You stop at the Egaleo metro station(point D on the map). Then you can see the route map above doors in order to get Neratziotissa Station. For more info on how you get there you can check the mall‟s site.
(http://www.themallathens.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task =view&id=15&Itemid=42&lang=en ). 3) Golden Hall is located at the Irini „s railway station (green line). You take the bus(802 or 803 or 829) from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map) and you head right(north).You stop at the Egaleo metro station(point D on the map). Then you can see the route map above doors in order to get Irini Station. For more info on how you get there you can check the mall‟s site. (http://www.goldenhall.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=art icle&id=62&Itemid=107&lang=en ) 4) Ermou Street is probably the most popular place for shopping in Athens. Is located near Syntagma‟s station (blue line). 5) Athens Metro Mall is located at Agios Dimitrios metro station (red line).
You
can
check
the
mall‟s
site
for
more
details
(http://www.athensmetromall.gr/gr/athens-metro-mall/prosvaseisorario-leitourgias/ ) 6) Public Mall is located opposite from Syntagma‟s metro station (blue line) (http://www.public.gr/?gclid=CK3wztiU6qYCFRIRfAodLHGT6Q) Of course there are more places for shopping but this are the most „‟popular‟‟.
WHERE CAN I WATCH A MOVIE?
1) You take the bus(any bus) from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map) and you head left(south).You stop at the second stop after university(point B) on the map) and you will see a big shopping mall named Village center. 2) At Athens Mall: is located at neratziotissa railway station (green line). You take the bus(802 or 803 or 829) from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map)
and you
head right(north).You stop at the Egaleo metro station(point D on the map).Then you can check the mall,s site for more details (http://www.themallathens.gr/index.php?option=com_content&t ask=view&id=15&Itemid=42&lang=en ). 3) At Athens Metro Mall: is located at Agios Dimitrios metro station (red line).You can check the mallâ€&#x;s site for more details (http://www.athensmetromall.gr/gr/athens-metromall/prosvaseis-orario-leitourgias/ Of course there are more cinemas in the city (Village cinemas is the
most
well
known
places
to
watch
movies
http://www.villagecinemas.gr/ ).There are also in the territories of Pagrati (near Evangelismos metro station (blue line) and Faliro)
FROM WHERE CAN I LEARN ABOUT THE STRIKES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? 1) The first choice is to check the site of Athens Urban Transport Organization (http://www.oasa.gr/?id=ind3ex&lang=en ) 2) Second choice is to check an unofficial but very useful and reliable site : http://www.apergia.gr/index.php The site doesn‟t support English language so this is how you can understand what you see: ΕΘΕΛ=Busesgreen colour ΗΑΠ=Railwaygreen colour ΗΛΠΑΠ=Trolleys (electrical buses) green colour ΜΕΣΡΟ=metro(subway) green colour 24ωρη=24hours Strike maybe last few hours, for this case we have the following example: ΕΘΕΛ 11:00 εως 16:00 = The buses won‟t work from 11:00 till 16:00. Notice:
The
site
Athens
Urban
Transport
Organization
(http://www.oasa.gr/?id=ind3ex&lang=en ) it will be a big help for you the first days. From this site you can find any information about the route you want to follow for all the types of transportation (bus, railway, metro(subway), trolley).
WHERE CAN I FIND ATM STATION NEAR THE UNIVERSITY? 1) There is one in the area of university next to the Erasmus Office. 2) You take the bus (any bus) from the bus stop outside of the university (point A) on the map and you head left(south).You stop at the second stop after university (point B) on the map and you will see a big shopping mall named Village center. There is one ATM station in the area of the mall.
3) You take the bus(any) bus from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map) and you head right (north).You stop at the fourth stop (point C) on the map) which is the crossroad of Iera and Thivon Street. In this point you have an ATM right across the street. 4) A)You take the bus (any) from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map) and you head right(north).You stop at the fourth stop (point C) on the map) which is the crossroad of Iera and Thivon Street. Then you can walk until Egaleo metro station (point D) on the map).Just before and after the metro station there are some tm stations(around 3). B) You take the bus(802 or 803 or 829) from the bus stop outside of the university(point A) on the map) and you head right(north).You stop
at the Egaleo metro station(point D on the map). Just before and after the metro station there are some ATM stations (around 3). 5) There is 1 ATM station near of Egaleo‟s stadium. You take the bus(any) from the bus stop outside of the university (point A) on the map) and you head right(north).You stop at the second station (point E) on the map).The exact position is the F) point on the map.
WHERE DO I START SIGHTSEEING? In Greece as you already know we have many great places “full of history & culture” to see! That implies a lot of museums and one simple question, where do I start? The best place to start is Acropolis. You can see the Acropolis and the new museum of Acropolis which had finished at 2009. The new museum located at the Acropolis station in the red metro line. You start from Aigaleo metro station and then get off at Syntagma station. Next you get to the red line with direction Ag.Dhmhtrios. The next station is Acropolis station. You get out from Makrigianni exit.
WHERE CAN I BORROW BOOKS AND HAVE FREE ACCESS TO INTERNET?
In this map you can see TEI of Piraeus Library
MAIN ENTRY
- First leave your things in a closet, lock them and go in the reception. With a photo of yours and your student card you can get a library card. With this card you will be able to borrow books. - In the library reception you can ask for your own code in order to have permission for Internet room (Up to 20 hours/month)[Hours>09:00-18:00]
WHERE CAN I GO FOR CLUBBING?
There are a lot of places where you can go and have fun. One of is Gazi. About Gazi… Gazi has taken its name from the Gas Installations from old factories. Another name for this place is Technopolis. From TEI Piraeus to Gazi… First you should get to the bus stop. Which is 10 meters on the right as you exit the main entrance. Wait for these busses: 820, 829, 852. When you get in one of these, you get off on Aigaleo station which is the metro. The name of the road where bus will leave you is “Iera Odos” street. Follow the red line and go opposite from the arrow,
from
station
to
exit/entrance.
bus metro Then
you should get the blue metro line with final direction Airport. (It is the only line in this station) You get off in 2 stations from Aigaleo on Keramikos station. You get out at the exit named Technopolis/Gazi. When you will arrive on Technopolis see on the right, now see on the left… This place is full of night clubs and bars!!! Enjoy…
WHERE CAN I GO FOR A COFFEE/WALK?
There a lot a lot of places where you can go for a walk and drink a coffee in a pleasant environment! One of these places is Thissio. About Thissio… Thissio is a little small - area district of Athens located northwest of the Acropolis. Thissio took its name from the Temple of Hephaestus. From TEI Piraeus to Thissio… First you should get to the bus stop which is 10meters on the right as you exit the main entrance. Wait for these busses: 820, 829, 852. When you get in one of these, you get off on Aigaleo station which is the metro. The name of the road where bus will leave you is “Iera Odos” street.
Follow the red line and go opposite from the arrow, from bus station to metro exit/entrance. Then you should get the blue
metro line with final direction Airport. (It is the only line in this station) You get off after three stations at Monastiraki and then take the green line with direction to Piraeus and get off after one station at Thissio. The pedestrianised Apostolou Pavlou road at the west side of the Acropolis is full of cafes and restaurants, and is bustling with locals, especially on Sunday afternoons in the summer. Along Eptahalkou Street, you will find many tavernas with traditional Greek cuisine. Look around and see the beautiful view of Acropolis !!!
EMERGENCY PHONES!
European Emergency Number Police
100
Medical Assistance
166
Fire Brigade
199
Coast Guard
108
Poisoning Center
112
210 7793 777