Pan-European Executive MBA: Study Trip 2023 in Thessaloniki

An exciting MBA Study Trip took place successfully at our main campus in Thessaloniki, 31 March-8 April 2023, with its second year MBA students attending the Pan-European Executive MBA in all eight cities (Thessaloniki, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia, Kyiv, Yerevan, Tbilisi and Baku) participating and attending joint classes at CITY College, University of York Europe Campus. As always, the study trip comprised classes, seminars, lots of networking, free time and exciting outings.

Specialised Units

The study trip kicked off with students attending the first track units of the MBA specialisation they have chosen and gaining insights in the one of the six (6) specialised areas of the MBA (i.e. General Management, Marketing, Finance, Logistics, Healthcare Management, Human Resources Management). MBA participants had the opportunity not only to deepen their knowledge in their field but to also meet and network with managers and professionals from other countries working in the same industry sector.

12th Strategic People Management Workshop

Themed ‘Welcome to the Dark Side!!! The Dark Triad and Me: Exploring leadership from a different angle and its impact on the workplace’, the 12th Strategic People Management Workshop took place on the 5th of April within the MBA Study Trip in Thessaloniki. The event was co-organised by Prof. Leslie T. Szamosi, Director of our Pan-European Executive MBA and Prof. Alexandros Psychogios, Professor of Leadership and International HRM at Birmingham City University while it featured distinguished speakers namely, Prof. Malcolm Higgs, Professor of Leadership and Strategy at Birmingham City University and Dr. Jon Gruda, Assistant Professor in Organizational Behaviour at Maynooth University, who shared their insights on the topic with our students.

Risk Management Seminar by Mr. Fourtounas

Like every year, in the context of the Study Trip in Thessaloniki, our MBA students had the opportunity to attend an insightful Management Development Seminar on 'Project Risk Management' by Mr. Athanasios Fourtounas, Economist and Director of Logistics in JLSG NATO (Italy).

Boat trip in Thermaikos Gulf

The boat trip in Thermaikos Gulf has become a tradition of the Thessaloniki MBA Study Trip. Our MBA students enjoyed a pleasant escape from classes as they had the opportunity to admire the city view while sailing.

MBA students made the most out of the MBA Study Trip and enjoyed their stay in Thessaloniki with joint classes and activities! The Annual Study Trip in Thessaloniki is one of the programme’s key features (and one of the three Study Trips of the programme in total, with the other two being in York UK and Strasbourg, France) during which participants of the Pan-European Executive MBA programme network, learn and enjoy themselves at the same time.