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2025 External Evaluation and Accreditation of our Postgraduate Programme in Computer Science and Engineering (2025-2030)
At its 49th Meeting (15-04-2025), the Evaluation and Accreditation Council (EAC) of the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE), a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), accredited the Computer Science Department’s MSc Programme in “Computer Science and Engineering” for a period of five years (15-04-2025 to 14-04-2030), following a thorough evaluation of the MSc Programme that took place from February 17 to 19, 2025.
The EAC accepted the Report of the Accreditation Committee (AC), according to which the MSc in “Computer Science and Engineering” complies satisfactorily with the principles of the ECTS Quality Standard for Postgraduate Studies and the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) for level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.
The AC for the MSc Programme in “Computer Science and Engineering” comprised the following five external evaluators, members from the Registry of the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of Laws 4009/2011 and 4653/2020:
1. Dr. Vasilis Friderikos (Chair), King’s College London, United Kingdom
2. Prof. John Botsis, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Dr. Maria Papadaki, University of Derby, United Kingdom
4. Prof. George Α. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
5. Ms. Maria Papatsimouli, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
An excerpt from the Certification Report follows:
“The Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete offers a unique Postgraduate Study Programme (PSP) in the sense that it allows students to immerse themselves into a large variety of different high-quality courses within the scope-area of computer science and engineering. [It is a] well-recognized PSP program that is highly valued not only by its current and former students but also by key stakeholders; it addresses not only regional demand for skilled computer scientists but also meets real-world needs by producing highly skilled professionals. [The PSP employs] high-quality members of staff at the Department of Computer Science; experts of international calibre quality. The PSP program equips students with valuable professional opportunities, strengthening their employability and facilitating their seamless transition into the job market. The PSP programme incorporates a highly experienced professional administrative team that efficiently supports both faculty and students.”
2025 CSD ranked 1st in Greece for 2025 in Computer Science by Times Higher Education
According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Crete is ranked first among Greek Computer Science/Computer Science departments. The ranking ranks 1,122 institutions from 83 countries and regions, and is based on 18 rigorous performance indicators that have been calibrated to assess the performance of universities in computer science and digital technologies. This ranking reflects the excellence of the University of Crete's Computer Science Department in research and education globally.
ΤΗΕ World University Rankings 2025 for Greece by subject: computer science:https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2025/subject-ranking/computer-science#!/length/25/locations/GRC/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scores
2019 Evaluation of the Programme of Undergraduate Studies of Computer Science Department
Following an evaluation of the Department's Undergraduate Program (September 27-28, 2019) The Hellenic Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency certifies that the Program of Undergraduate Studies of Computer Science complies with the principles of the "Standards for Quality Accreditation of Undergraduate Programmes" published by HQA and the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG 2015) corresponding to level 6 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.
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2017 The Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete is ranked in positions 251-300 for 2018 by Times Higher Education (THE).
On October 17, 2017, Times Higher Education (THE) one of the most credible international organizations for university rankings, has announced rankings for individual scientific fields for Universities that participate to the rankings. The performance indicators used for the rankings cover all aspects of the role and mission of modern Universities: teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations (research influence), international outlook (staff, students and research), and industry income (knowledge transfer). Based on these indicators, in the area of Computer Science, the Department of Computer Science in the University of Crete is the only Department in Greece ranked among the top 300 Departments world-wide.
ΤΗΕ World University Rankings 2018 by subject: computer science:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/subject-ranking/computer-science#!/page/0/length/-1/subjects/3081/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats
2014 External Evaluation of the Department of Computer Science
The External Evaluation of the Department of Computer Science took place on 28, 29 and 30 November, 2011, in accordance with Law 3374/2005. The committee of external evaluators consisted of:
- Professor George Karypis (Committee Chair), University of Minnesota, USA
- Dr Theodoros N. Arvanitis, University of Birmingham, UK
- Dr Nikolaos Boulgouris, Brunel University, UK.
- Professor Maria Petrou, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
- Professor Nikolaos D. Sidiropoulos, University of Minnesota, USA
An indicative list of the evaluation report follows:
"Overall, the EEC was impressed by the quality of students, staff, teaching, and research. There is an atmosphere of mutual respect between students and staff, a sense of pride by both in being members of the Department, and their strong desire to excel in their mission. This coupled with the strong team spirit that permeates the Department raises the EEC‘s confidence that the Department will continue on its path of excellence"
The evaluation results are included in the evaluation report: