The Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese (; formerly Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Καλαμάτας, TEIKAL) was one of the 15 Technological Educational Institutes in Greece."Institution’s vision is well articulated and fosters a sense of commitment. The TEIPEL should respond effectively to the needs of the society and the economy at regional and local levels in consistency with the mission of the TEIs. In this regard, it needs to work and take initiatives in order to improve the tripartite cooperation between TEIPEL, the University of the Peloponnese and the Region of the Peloponnese." Its main campus and administrative centre was located in Kalamata and one department was located in Sparta.
History and departments It was founded by Presidential Decree 94/1988 as an off-campus faculty of the TEI of Patras.
The first department of the faculty was the Electrical Engineering Department which started its operation in the spring semester of the academic year 1987-88. In 1989, a further Presidential Decree established the TEI of Kalamata as a separate institution, comprising two schools, further subdivided into departments:
School of Agricultural Technology Department of Crop Production, opened in the spring semester of the academic year 1989-90 Department of Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture, opened in the fall semester of the academic year 1993-94, renamed in 2009 as the Department of Organic Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture School of Management and Economy Department of Health and Welfare Unit Management, opened in the spring semester of the academic year 1989-90 Department of Local Government, opened in the fall semester of the academic year 1993-94
Two new departments were founded in 1999, one in each School:
The Department of Agricultural Product Technology within the School of Agricultural Technology, which began operating in the fall semester of the academic year 2000-2001 The Department of Finance and Auditing at the School of Management and Economy, which began operating in the fall semester of the academic year 1999-2000.
Ιn 2004, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications was established as an off-campus department at Sparta and in 2009, the School of Health and Welfare Professions, comprising the Department of Speech Therapy.
By Law 4610/2019 the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece was abolished and its School of Engineering was absorbed by the University of Peloponnese.
Schools and departments The "ATHENA" Reform Plan restructured Higher Education programmes in 2013.
The institute comprises four Schools, consisting of six Departments.
Schools Departments School of Agricultural Technology, Food Technology and Nutrition Department of Crop Production Department of Organic Greenhouse Crops and Floriculture Department of Food Technology School of Management and Economics Department of Business Administration Entry Track Health and Welfare Unit Management Entry Track Local Government Department of Accounting and Finance School of Health and Welfare Professions Department of Speech Therapy School of Applied Technology Department of Computer Engineering (Sparta)
Academic evaluation In 2016 the external evaluation committee gave TEI of Peloponnese a Positive evaluation.
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities was conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA).
See also University of Peloponnese, a university located in various towns of Peloponnese, established in 2002. University of Patras, a university located in Patras, established in 1964. List of research institutes in Greece List of universities in Greece Academic grading in Greece Education in Greece
References
External links Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese - Official website Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA) TEIPEL Internal Quality Assurance Unit "ATHENA" Plan for Higher Education Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) okeanos (GRNET's cloud service) synnefo - Open Source Cloud Software (GRNET)