The Department of Tourism Studies at the University of Piraeus, in its effort to offer its students in addition to excellent theoretical training and work experience, has included in its Curriculum from the Academic Year 2021-22 the courses Internship I & II – (4+4 ECTS credits). It thus enables its students, if they wish, to choose them as “elective courses”, which are equivalent to and correspond to two taught elective courses, thereby integrating the internship as part of the curriculum of the Department of Tourism Studies. The internships program aims to:

• Link theoretical studies with application in the workplace for solving business problems, contributing to the better assimilation of scientific knowledge.
• Acquire professional experience which allows students to strengthen their resumes and develop maturity regarding their future choices for studies or/and employment.
• Inform and familiarize students with the real working conditions.
• Prepare students to take on positions of responsibility in the future.
• Acquire additional skills, such as communication, networking, problem-solving through teams.
• Familiarize with modern production and management technology.
• Develop a communication channel between the University and its student body with the labor market, aiming to absorb students into the workforce.

The Department of Tourism Studies’ Internship Program is part of the operational program ‘Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning’ of the ESPA 2014-2020 and is co-financed by the European Union – European Social Fund (ESF). It lasts three (3) months of full-time employment for students and can be carried out during the months of May to September. The exact start and end date of the Internship is determined each year by the Scientific Responsible of the Subproject.

For the academic year 2023-2024, Assistant Professor Chrysa Agapitou has been appointed by the Department as the Scientific Responsible and Assistant Professor Sotirios Varelas as the deputy Scientific Responsible for the Internship Program.

More information about the Internship Program can be found in the Department’s Internship Regulation. For the Department’s Internship Regulation (in Greek) click here.