On July 17th 1977, the first Executive Committee of the Institution convened under the presidency of Professor Perikles Theoharis and in the presence of the then Minister of National Education G. Rallis, consisting of the Mayor of the City of Chania and the President of the Western Crete Section of the Technical Chamber of Greece.

TUC's first concern is to provide its students with an education that combines vigorous academic study and excitement of discovering new knowledge with actual support and offer of intellectual stimuli within the framework of a dynamic academic community.

Spanning five Engineering Schools - production engineering & management, mineral resources engineering, electronic & computer engineering, environmental engineering, architectural engineering - and corresponding postgraduate and doctoral study programmes that cover a wide range of the engineering science , the Technical University of Crete offers an education that is of the highest standards and recognized status.

The Technical University of Crete is particularly active in conducting basic and applied research. The research and development projects, managed by the Research Committee, are funded by the European Union, the General Secretariat for Research and Technology, the Ministry of Education, the Region of Crete, local administration organizations and many private businesses. A large number of TUC undergraduate and postgraduate students are employed in these projects; in this way, they benefit from the best possible training and they familiarize with conducting research.

The Career Services Office of the Technical University of Crete is funded by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and the European Union, within the framework of the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training of the 3rd Community Support Framework.

• postgraduate studies

• successful career planning

• employment opportunities in private or public enterprises as well as self-employment opportunities.