Quality Assurance Committee
March 20, 2025 2025-04-03 7:21Quality Assurance Committee
The Quality Assurance Committee of the QAU UoC was established in accordance with No. 521/26.09.2024, Academic Issues 4th, Decision of the Senate of the University of Crete
Internet Posting Number (IPN/ADA): 6ΝΛΟ469Β7Γ-Φ90
Responsibilities of the Quality Assurance Committee
a) | The drafting of a proposal regarding the structure and operation of the Internal Quality Assurance System (I.Q.A.S.) and its submission to the Senate for approval and publication in the Government Gazette. | |
b) | The development of a policy and strategy for ensuring and improving the quality of all types of teaching, research, and administrative work offered by the Higher Education Institution (H.E.I.), and particularly concerning the quality of: | |
| ba) | Undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs of study, including foreign-language study programs |
| bb) | Lifelong learning programs and, in general, the operational quality of the Centre of Training and Lifelong Learning (K.E.DI.VI.M.) of the H.E.I. |
| bc) | The individual academic units of the H.E.I., including Schools, Departments, and Divisions |
bd) | The operational quality of the Special Account for Research Funds of the H.E.I., as well as the University Research and Innovation Center (P.A.K.E.K.) and its Research Institutes (R.I.). | |
| be) | The operational quality of individual academic or research units, such as university clinics, university museums, and university laboratories, including the services they provide |
| bf) | The operational quality of the administrative services of the H.E.I. |
c) | The updating of the I.Q.A.S., at least every five (5) years, aiming at its continuous improvement in accordance with developments in the European Higher Education Area, international practices, and the guidelines of the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE) | |
d) | The periodic internal evaluation and review of the I.Q.A.S. | |
e) | Collaboration with the HAHE for the implementation of its directives and guidelines within the framework of its responsibilities | |
f) | The preparation of an I.Q.A.S. Quality Manual and its submission to the H.E.I. Senate for approval | |
g) | the implementation of any other responsibility assigned to the Quality Assurance Committee by the Internal Regulations of the H.E.I. |
Composition of MODIP Committee
President of the Committee
Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs, Lifelong Learning, and Research Policy

Maria Vamvakaki
Professor of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Sciences & Engineering
Faculty members
REGULAR MEMBERS | ALTERNATE MEMBERS | ||
1. | Aikaterini Bantinaki | 1. | Anastasia Natsina |
2. | Spyros Anastasiadis | 2. | Theodoulos Garefalakis |
3. | Evangelos Tzouvelekas | 3. | Sofia Triliva |
4. | Theodoros Eleftherakis | 4. | Eleni Vasilaki |
5. | Vasileios Raos | 5. | Georgios Bertsias |
Representatives of Laboratory Teaching Staff (EDIP)
No representatives have been appointed yet.
Representatives of Special Educational Staff (EEP)
No representatives have been appointed yet.
Representatives of Special Technical Laboratory Staff (ETEP)
No representatives have been appointed yet.
Representatives of undergraduate students
The Committee will meet without student members until the Student Council is formed, as stated in Article 43 of Law 4957/2022.
Representatives of postgraduate students and PhD candidates
The Committee will meet without student members until the Student Council is formed, as stated in Article 43 of Law 4957/2022.
Representatives of Visiting Professors, Assigned Teaching Staff, Visiting Researchers, Contract Researchers
No representatives have been appointed yet.
Committee secretary
Email: modip@uoc.gr
Fotoula (Efi) Grafanaki
Secretary
Erofili Stoupaki
Deputy Secretary
Previous Compositions of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP) Committee
University of Crete
Compositions/Recompositions
- Effective from 01-09-2021:(Senate Decisions 492/24.11.2022/ ADA: ΩΥ5Δ469Β7Γ-0Σ8 and 505/28.09.2023 ADA: Ψ2Θ5469Β7Γ-Θ42)
- Effective from 01-09-2021:(Senate Decision 484/19.05.2021/ ADA: Ψ9ΜΗ469Β7Γ-Ε78)
- Effective from 18-11-2021:(Senate Decision 472/18.11.2021/ ADA: ΨΚ4Ω469Β7Γ-1ΘΔ)
- Effective from 23-07-2021:(Senate Decision 464/15.07.2021/ ADA: 9Β88469Β7Γ-Π6Θ)
- Effective from 15-10-2020:(Senate Decision 443/15.10.2020/ ADA: 6ΔΦΧ469Β7Γ-ΥΙ9)
- Effective from 26-09-2019:(Senate Decision 417/26.09.2019/ ADA: 6YNT469Β7Γ-ΘΟΖ)
- Effective from 16-05-2019:(Senate Decision 408/16.05.2019/ ADA: Ψ0ΨΟ469Β7Γ-0ΥΗ)
- Effective from 09-05-2018:(Senate Decision 386/19.04.2018/ ADA: ΨΦΠΔ469Β7Γ-276)
- Effective from 05-10-2016:(Council Decision 23/29.09.2016/ ADA: 6ΚΤΡ469Β7Γ-6ΨΖ)
- Effective from 30-06-2016:(Council Decision 22/27.06.2016/ ADA: ΨΕΞΡ469Β7Γ-Θ66)
- Effective from 08-03-2016:(Council Decision 15/02.03.2016/ Government Gazette 617/8-3-2016)
- From 21-10-2015 to 22-02-2016:(Ref. No. 13.108/21.10.2015/ Government Gazette 2465/16-11-2015))
- From 24-03-2015 to 02-10-2015: (Council Decision 21/24-03-2015 – ADA: Ψ4ΞΗ469Β7Γ-ΕΕΕ, DPΥ159802/Z1/09.10.2015 – ADA: ΒΜΦ0465ΦΘ3−375)
- From 19-02-2013 to 24-03-2015: (Decision 2001/19-02-2013, Government Gazette 475/Vol. B/28.02.2013, Council Decision 17/04-04-2013 ADA: ΒΕΝΤ469Β7Γ-ΛΔΑ)
- From 01-09-2011 to 12/12/2012: (Government Gazette 241/29.07.2011, Government Gazette 2129/22-11-2011, Government Gazette 153/09.04.2013)
- From 06-05-2010 to 01-09-2011: (Senate Decision 277/06-05-2010)