Greek Project Partner
Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας – University of Thessaly
Project Team
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Charoula Stathopoulou |
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Eleni Gana |
Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας – University of Thessaly
The University of Thessaly (UTH) is a Public University founded in the Region of Thessaly, Greece, in 1984. Currently, it comprises sixteen (16) Departments in four (4) Faculties (Humanities, Engineering, Agricultural Studies, Health Sciences). The University is participating in a large number of national and European R&D projects (more information can be found at http://ee.uth.gr/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=8).
The Department of Special Education (SED, http://www.sed.uth.gr) was founded in 1993 and started its operation in September 1998. It is part of the School of Humanities of the University of Thessaly, and it is located at the city of Volos, Greece.
SED is the only public university department in Greece fully specialized in Special Education.
SED’s main mission is to educate teachers for pre-school and primary special education, as well as advance research and development in special education. SED’s program of studies offers specializations in the education of the following categories of people with special needs: students with learning disabilities, hard of hearing and deaf students, students with visual impairments, students with mental retardation, and students with autism spectrum disorders.