Career
Career opportunities in Thessaloníki
Being the second largest city of Greece and having a strategic location as a trading hub for the Balkans area, Thessaloniki’s economy rose even since the Roman Empire. Services cover a major part of the economy, especially trade, education, healthcare, real estate, transport, communications, storage, finance, public administration and hospitality services. The port of Thessaloniki is one of the major cruise services providers.
However, universities provide assistance to students who wish to get employed in Greece or abroad. Some of them organize annual career fairs, where interested students can talk directly to employers.
Life
Thessaloníki city life
Thessaloniki, the youth capital of Europe, has an active life, without compromising the city’s carefree vibe. Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, along with the sea breeze emphasize the cosmopolitan air of Thessaloniki. The second largest city in Greece is not as agitated as the country capital, but it is notorious for its vivid streets atmosphere and active nightlife.
Thessaloniki is about blending the cultural heritage of civilizations with modernity. All the city’s monuments have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. The byzantine city walls, the Heptapyrgion castle, the Ottoman White Tower, the old city, the Archaeological Museum or the Museum of Byzantine Culture are some of the sites you should not miss in Thessaloniki.
The local cuisine is an important part of the culture, as well as the serving method from the highly visited restaurants. Nightlife is split between walks on the streets, bars and clubs where you can socialize or locals where you can enjoy the traditional Bouzoukia music.
Several annual events that are of interest in Thessaloniki are the Thessaloniki Greek film Festival, the Greek Song Festival, the International Trade Fare, the Wine Festival and the Documentary Festival.
International atmosphere in Thessaloníki
There is an international vibe in Thessaloniki, not only due to those who wish to study in Europe, but also due to the nations that participated to the city’s story. Besides Greeks, in Thessaloniki there are French, Italians and Armenians.
Greeks are open to socialize with foreigners and there’s even a network dedicated to them and exclusive events.
Weather Thessaloníki
Climate in Thessaloniki means dry winters, with morning frost, fog and very rare snowfalls. The coldest month is January and has an average temperature of 6°C (43°F). Summers are hot, with humid nights. Rainfall and thunderstorms rarely appear and the general weather is influenced by heat waves. July is the warmest month, because of average temperatures of 26°C (79°F).
Universities in Thessaloníki
The world's leading university rankings place Sapienza at the top of Italian universities for quality of research, education and international dimension; moreover, Sapienza excels and leads as a benchmark in many subject areas.
The University specializes in offering postgraduate programmes aimed at international students who are interested in studying in Greece but also at Greek students seeking an international outlook. The language of both instruction and administration for all of its programmes is English.
The strategic objectives of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in the framework of its vision and mission, remain high and consistently oriented to the continuation of its tradition, namely to be a pioneer institution, standing out among Greek and many foreign Universities on all levels: education, research, culture, connection with society.