Eliminating barriers in Education Benefits Students
Mr. Paul Vita, Dean of Saint Louis University (SLU) will be visiting ACS Athens on November 9, 2012, to sign an official collaboration agreement with the school. The goal of this agreement is to offer unique and mutually beneficial opportunities to students and faculty of both institutions.
“This initiative is an example of how universities and K-12 institutions can partner to make an immense difference for students” says Dr. Stefanos Gialamas. For the first time, High School students from Athens will be benefiting by having the chance to take courses at Saint Louis University, through this collaboration.
The collaboration will include several projects that both institutions will participate in. ACS Athens students will travel to Saint Louis University in the USA during the summer of 2013 to attend undergraduate classes on leadership, aviation, communication, civic service or documentary production. The institutions will also exchange faculty in order to promote professional and cultural development, the result of which includes the establishment of an academic fellowship program.
“It is evident that during a time of economic, political and social crisis, education can be the key to unlock students’ potential whilst developing our communities beyond common expectations”, Dr. Gialamas said.
The formal signing of the Memorandum of Understanding outlining the SLU/ACS Athens partnership will take place :
November 9, 2012 at 14:00, at the
ACS Athens campus
A reception will follow
The event will be streamed live here.