Welcome Message to new entry Students

Dear first-year students,
We would like to welcome you all to the Department of Economics at Democritus University of Thrace.
On behalf of the faculty, research and administrative staff of our department, we would like to offer our most heartfelt congratulations on your success!
Your admission to the Department marks the beginning of a significant new stage in your life. Instrumental to your success are your quick adjustment to the academic environment, academic requirements and responsibilities towards our Department’s curriculum, as well as your active involvement in the educational, research, professional and informational actions, which are set to begin during the first month of classes, and which are to progressively increase by the end of your studies, providing crucial opportunities for your professional career, and the ability to enter the immensely competitive workforce as highly qualified individuals, while also offering various opportunities for those of you who wish to further specialize though a follow-up course.
You will find further information on specific topics regarding your studies and the educational process of our department through accessing the material posted on our dedicated website, the course materials, direct communication with faculty and administration, as well as educational and research activities throughout the academic year. On that note, a welcoming and orientation ceremony will take place in early October for first-year students to help you better adjust to the new environment.
WELCOME to the academic community, WELCOME to our Department, GOOD LUCK on your new course of studies. We firmly encourage you to make the best of every prospect, to actively participate in the diverse actions organized by the department, and to utilize the opportunities that will open up for you throughout your studies, in order to put your best foot forward and leave your own footprint on the future.

DIMITRIOS I. DIMITRIOU
Professor,
Head of the Department of Economics
Democritus University of Thrace