BCA was founded in 1971 in Athens, Greece and has since become a leader in private higher education in the country. It offers programs similar to well-known international universities and is accredited by the British Accreditation Council and Quality Assurance Agency. BCA has three campuses located in Athens, Kifissia, and Glyfada, providing over 4,000 square meters of educational facilities. It employs both full-time and part-time professors and collaborates with London Metropolitan University, from which it issues Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

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BUSINESS COLLEGE OF ATHENS
GENERAL PRESENTATION
January 2005

2. General Description BCA
BCA was founded in 1971 by Mr B. Daskalakis and today is one of the major
private educational institutions in Greece. It is chartered according to Act
9/9-10-1935 as a Laboratory for Liberal Studies.
BCA's long continuous operation and its thousands of graduates established
private education in Greece and introduced a new concept in private post-
secondary education. BCA was the first institution in Greece that offered
studies in Marketing and in Shipping. Until 1980 it operated under the name of
"School of Business Administration".
Today BCA has become the leader in the private higher education in Greece.
Since its early years of operation, BCA has offered programmes and applied
teaching methods similar to those of other well-known Universities, providing
the students many opportunities to continue their studies abroad. Prestigious
European and American Universities recognise BCA as their counterpart in
Greece and offer BCA students special career opportunities. BCA is known for
providing quality education to the students and for being involved in various
research projects; the organisation and the implementation of seminars for
business executives as well as the host of conferences and symposia on behalf
of the Greek and international business community.
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3. The Philosophy: Excellence in Lifelong Learning
BCA Business Studies builds in the educational experience acquired through
the years, and expands it through co operations with renowned Universities in
the U.K., U.S.A., and Russia, as well as through co operations with the local
and international business community.
BCA Business Studies organizes seminars for executives of Greek and
international corporations adjusted to their needs and examining current
topics and problematic, with the assurance of the academic expertise of the
teaching staff. Many of the courses offered are extended into Consultation
Projects.
BCA Business Studies participates in a network of International Programs such
as Archi-Med, the purpose of which is the training and placement of
unemployed graduates at a European level.
Important element for the growth and the empowerment of the BCA
philosophy is the unique campus composed by three beautiful buildings in the
wider area of Athens. All buildings are equipped with the state of the art
technological tools for the use of the academic staff and the students. Each
building provides a pleasant and comfortable environment with large
classrooms, a scientific library, computer labs, access to electronic libraries
such as Emerald, and the latest audio-visual equipment.
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4. International Accreditations and Awards for BCA
BAC
Since 2001 BCA Business Studies is accredited and recognized by the
British Accreditation Council as an institution providing higher
education.
The award was a result of an extensive inspection in all areas of
evaluation: the premises, management, staffing, student welfare and
the quality of teaching and learning.
QAA
The quality of studies offered by BCA Business Studies is approved by
the “Higher Education Quality Council” renamed as “Quality Assurance
Agency” (QAA) in the U.K. QAA is a formal instrument of the British
Ministry of Education aiming at ensuring the quality of studies offered
by British Universities in collaboration with educational institutions in
other countries.
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5. General Information:
 BCA Business Studies operates in Athens Greece in three campuses:
Athena, Kifissia, and Glyfada.
 The management and the head offices are located in the Athens
Campus.
 One of the campuses is a leasehold, and two campuses are freehold.
 The three campuses offer educational facilities of a total of 4.187
square meters allocated as follows:
•Athens Campus: 1907 SQ M
•Kifissia Campus: 960 SQ M within a land of 1450 SQ M
•Glyfada Campus: 1320 SQ M
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6. Campus Settings:
ATHENS
(city center)
This building is a quite
refuge in the city
center of Athens. This
building hosts
classrooms and the
Management team of
BCA.
4 Dimitressa Str., GR-185
36 Tel.: +30 210 7253 783
ΚIFISSIA (northern Athens)
GLYFADA (southern Athens)
Megaron Libriti
This brand new building of BCA is
The Megaron Libriti building is a listed
located in the beautiful southern
historical monument of the city of Athens
suburbs of Athens and enjoys a
built in the beginning of the 19th century by
panoramic view of the Saronic golf
one of the most famous architects of the
and the yacht marinas of the city. It
period named Ernst Tsiler. Following a
is conveniently located in the main
thorough renovation, Megaron Libriti, hosts
street with an easy access for the
today the BCA Business Studies Campus of
students.
the northern suburbs of Athens.
299 Kifissias Ave. 6 Em. Benaki, GR-145 61 Tel.:
& Posidonos Ave. & Fivis 1. GR-166 74 Tel.:
+30 210 8088 008 +30 210 8986-86

7. Student Numbers:
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
YEAR 1
SHIPPING 37 45 40 50
HOTEL MANAGEMENT 17 19 15 18
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 95 83 82 152
TOTAL Α YEAR 149 147 137 220
YEAR 2
SHIPPING 45 35 43 40
HOTEL MANAGEMENT 10 20 19 15
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 114 97 93 70
TOTAL Β YEAR 169 152 155 125
YEAR 3
SHIPPING 74 40 39 40
HOTEL MANAGEMENT 16 10 16 18
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 145 119 110 100
TOTAL C YEAR 235 169 165 158
YEAR 4
SHIPPING 95 65 29 31
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 91 114 96 90
HOTEL MANAGEMENT 26 21 10 21
TOTAL D YEAR 212 200 135 142
MASTER/Graduates
SHIPPING 14 33 42 31
MBA 58 50 26 48
DMS 29 22 20
TOTAL MASTER 72 112 90 99
7 TOTAL 837 780 682 744

8. Professors:
BCA employs part time and fill time professors to cover the academic
requirements set.
All faculty members are highly qualified, they are holders of a University
Master Degree, and the majority is holder of a PhD.
Currently, 34 professors are full time employed, and 17 professors
collaborate with BCA at a part time level since they hold managerial positions
in leading companies in Greece.
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9. Affiliated U.K. University:
BCA collaborates with LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY in the
U.K. (ex LONDON GUILDHALL UNIVERSITY merged with NORTH LONDON
UNIVERSITY)
 The Collaboration Agreement between London Metropolitan University
and BCA Business Studies exists since 1996
The Bachelors and Master Degrees are issued by LondonMet and BCA
Business Studies issues a Certificate of Attendance.
All issued degrees by the affiliated University to the BCA Students are
equal to the degrees issued by the Universities for the students that
attend their classes at the University Campuses in the U.K.
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10. The BCA Degrees:
 All degrees issued by LondonMet and BCA Business Studies to the
students are:
 Recognized as equals at an international level, and provide the
students with the possibility to continue their studies at a higher
level.
 Provide the right to work at a local and international level
according to the E.U. directive : 89/48 and 92/51
 All students of BCA Business Studies have the possibility and the
right to transfer to another university in the U.K. or abroad, by
transferring the number of credits acquired at BCA Business Studies.
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11. Notes:
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