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Dr. Anastasios E. Politis 11 June 2010. Lecture 2: Print Production Management and Standardization. GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE Structure and characteristics. Small to medium sized businesses with a few, however, very important exceptions
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Dr. Anastasios E. Politis 11 June 2010 Lecture 2: Print Production Management and Standardization
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECEStructure and characteristics Small to medium sized businesses with a few, however, very important exceptions ØStrong dependency from the advertising industry ØContinuously tough competitive pressure due to ・ Massive over capacities ・ The entrance of new suppliers in the market ・ The penetration of the electronic media into the market Similar content as in other European Countries but: • Different structure • Influenced by other parameters - most important: the structure of the formal Hellenic Educational System
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM STRUCTURE OF THE FORMAL HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM POST GRADUATE STUDIES Tertiary TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TEI UNIVERSITIES (AEI) GENERAL EXAMINATIONS LABOUR MARKET Post secondary education IEK Institutions of vocational (initial) training 2 years Vocational training 1 year GENERAL LYCEUM (3 years) Integrated Lyceum (3 years) Technical & Vocational Lyseum (3 years) Technical & Vocational Schools (Initial Training) (2 years) Secondary education 15-18 years Compulsory 9 years education 6-15 years PRIMARY SCHOOL 6 years NURSERY SCHOOL
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM POST GRADUATE STUDIES Tertiary TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNIVERSITIES GENERAL EXAMINATIONS LABOUR MARKET IEK Institutions of vocational (initial) training 2 years Post secondary education LYCEUM (3 years) Technical Educational Units (3 years) Technical & Vocational Schools (2 years) Secondary education 15-18 years GYMNASIUM 3 years Compulsory 9 years education 6-15 years PRIMARY SCHOOL 6 years NURSERY SCHOOL
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM THE VOCATIONAL - TECHNICAL TRAINING SYSTEM IN GREECE Compulsory Secondary Post secondary Compulsory education Technical Educational Units Institutions of Vocational training (IEK) LYCEUM LABOUR MARKET
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMAL HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM (1) GENERAL LYCEUM: TECHNICAL - VOCATIONAL LYCEUMS - SCHOOLS: 85%* of pupils 15%* of pupils *approx. Numbers,slide variation every year
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORMAL HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM (2) • Most pupils want to succeed within the General Examination (Abschlusspruefung/ Matura) and attend a University • Most pupils attend additional courses in private schools where they are prepared for the General examination • Those pupils that do not succed at the General examination: • Attend a private post-secondary technical course or a college • Immigrate to a University in another country • Try again to succeed within the General Examination by attending a preparation course.
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM YOUNG PEOPLE THAT STUDY IN ANOTHER COUNTRY IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN EACH COUNTRY
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM • University and/or TEI graduates and graduates from General Lyceum Graduates from the secondary technical and vocational educational system
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM University - TEI graduates Secondary technical - vocational educational graduates
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM SCHOOLS OFFERING GRAPHIC ARTS COURSES WITHIN THE FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Technological Educational Institutes: Athens TEI: Faculty of Graphic Arts Technology Faculty of Graphic Design Higher IEK - vocational training Institutes (Public and Private almost exclusively in graphic design) Post secondary - Technical Schools (offering some graphic arts and design courses) Approx. 30 all around Greece Vocational Training Schools Only a few Secondary
STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE GREEK GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRY Main specializations: Graphic Designer Page-layout maker Prepress systems operator Monteur Plate maker Printer Bookbinder Packaging printing and finishing operator GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM INFLUENCES ON THE GREEK GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRY : • Many graphic designers graduate from various schools • Low quality of education at many of these courses mainly offered by private schools • Quite limited opportunities for employement • A few schools for printing - graphicarts technology • High degree of requests for printers - unexperienced people enter the industry • Training on -the-job
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM CHARACTERISTICS OF GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE Old-fashioned curricula. • Many schools offering graphic design modules - courses. • Only a few schools offering graphic arts education (Pre-press, Printing, Finishing). • Special needs and requirements of certain branches of the industry such as Graphic Arts are ignored from the educational organisations (Public and private).
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM CHARACTERISTICS OF GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE (cont): • Application of in-job training by the companies. • Unions of Federations of employers and trade unions employees do not have access in the desing of education within the sector and to educational reforms. • Reforms within the educational and training systems are taking place only atis done on a horizontal level (no sector approach).
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM THE FACULTY OF GRAPHIC ARTS TECHNOLOGY ATHENS TEI
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM HISTORY OF THE FACULTY • ESTABLISHMENT: 1973 • FIRST OPERATION: 1974 (As Higher School of Graphic Arts) • DURATION OF STUDIES: 7 semesters of study, 1 semester of practical employment (work placement), Diplom project. • CONTENT OF STUDIES: • Graphic Arts Technology, Printed matters design and production, Colour, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,Materials, Prepress, Printing Methods, Finishing, Packaging, Management, • Production organization, Quality control. • TITLE OF GRADUATES: • Graphic Arts Technologists (Diplom-Ingenieur) • Number of graduates 1977-2005: 1100 (an approximate number)
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM GRAPHIC ARTS GRADUATES FROM THE FACULTY OF GRAPHIC ARTS TECHNOLOGY 1977-1997 Source: Politis Research
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM GRAPHIC ARTS GRADUATES FROM THE FACULTY OF GRAPHIC ARTS TECHNOLOGY (cont) 1998-2004:
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM EMPLOYMENT OF GRAPHIC ARTS GRADUATES A) ACCORDING TO THE PRODUCTION FIELD: Prepress, Publishing 35% Offset printing, Finishing Packaging 10% Advertisement - Screen Printing 5% Management, administration 25% Education 25% B) ACCORDING TO THE FORM OF EMPLOYMENT: Freelancers - Owners of a private company 35-40% Empoyees at a Graphic Arts Company 60-65% Source: Politis Research
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM REFORM FOR THE FACULTY WITHIN THE NEW CONDITIONS IN EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY: • NEED FOR REORIENTATION OF STUDIES • NEED FOR A NEW CURRICULA • NEED FOR CLOSER COOPERATION WITH THE INDUSTRY / ORGANISATIONS / OTHER COUNTRIES AND UNIVERSITIES
GRAPHIC ARTS EDUCATION IN GREECE - Dr. Anastasios Politis, 25-01-2007 - FHM PARAMETERS FOR CONSIDERATION: • STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF THE GRAPHIC ARTS INDUSTRY • FORMATION OF THE WIDER MEDIA INDUSTRY • REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS • FLEXIBLE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS • NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Thank you for your attention!Dr. Anastasios E. Politispolitisresearch@techlink.grtasosp@kth.se Questions?