AIT at a glance
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Athens Information Technology (AIT),
an internationally-renowned education and research center in the fields of information technology and
telecommunications, was founded in 2002 by INTRACOM. In creating AIT,
INTRACOM’s purpose was to build on the track record of excellence set by
Greek scientists and engineers both in Greece and abroad, and to enable
Greece to play a significant future role in these fields.
AIT’s mission is to:
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Establish and maintain a center of excellence for research and education in the areas of software engineering, telecommunications/networking, embedded Systems and electronics;
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Foster the development of top level competitive information and communication technology professionals capable of creating technological breakthroughs.
To support its education efforts, AIT signed a collaborative agreement with
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Information Networking Institute (INI)
of Carnegie Mellon to operate a joint Carnegie Mellon-AIT Master of Science
in Information Networking (MSIN) Program. This Program is based on the
curriculum of the current MSIN Program offered by CMU/INI.
All AIT’s academic activities follow Carnegie Mellon’s academic procedures
and standards. This program is designed to attract gifted graduates from
Greek and other South East European universities, and to support
professionals in this region seeking to update their knowledge in today’s
competitive technologically oriented market. The duration of the MSIN
program, taught jointly by AIT and Carnegie Mellon professors, is four
semesters and scholarships are available to all accepted students. The MSIN
degree is awarded to qualifying students directly by CMU.
AIT also offers two more graduate programs: a Master of Science in
Information and Telecommunications Technologies (MSITT), and a Master of
Science in Management of Business, Innovation & Technology (MBIT).
Furthermore, AIT provides
Executive Training and
Summer School Programs.
The aim of basic and directed
Research undertaken at AIT is to turn the center into an international research hub in software engineering,
telecommunications/networking, embedded systems and electronics by fostering
collaborations with other research centers in Greece and abroad. Research
activities are synergistic with and complementary to those of other research
and education centers in Greece and the region.
AIT’s research and education facilities located in Peania, a northern suburb
of Athens, include three state-of-the-art interactive amphitheaters (totaling
400 seats) fully-equipped with audiovisual network systems enabling tele-education;
the region’s most technologically advanced laboratories for embedded
systems, software engineering & web applications, autonomic & grid
computing, high speed & optical communications, and wireless & sensor
networks; a library; study rooms; a
bookstore; a
restaurant-café; a
recreation area and a dormitory.
The Academic Council of internationally-renowned distinguished scientists
guide AIT’s education and research activities.
AIT operates as a Laboratory of Liberal Studies according to the Greek Law.
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