Official Site: http://www.ctr-crete.gr/
Medialab: http://www.medialab.teicrete.gr/artemis/
Partner contact person information:
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.Malamos Athanasios |
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Researcher |
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Estavromenos Heraklion, TEI Crete Campus, PO Box 1939, 71004 Heraklion Crete, Greece |
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+30.2810.379884 |
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amalamos@epp.teicrete.gr |
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The Centre for Technological Research of Crete (CTR-Crete) was founded by Presidential Decree 143/ΦΕΚ 123/20-06-01, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, and is a non-profit Private Legal Body, self-governed within the framework of articles 11 and 12 par. 1 of 1771/1998 Greek law and its internal regulation. CTRC is affiliated with the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete and includes eight Divisions of Technology Transfer and Research operating at all four Prefectures in the District of Crete.
Research at CTRC is conducted mainly by members of the research staff of TEI of Crete, including leading scientists and currently numbers: 31 Researchers, 18 Assistant Researchers, 18 Associate Researchers and 14 Visiting Researchers.
CTRC fosters technological research, develops novel technological applications and products and implements Scientific and Technological results in order to:
- Solve specific problems and improve the methodologies of the production process, thus catalyzing social and economic growth in the District of Crete.
- Couple research to industry through the transfer of technology and know-how as well as through the incorporation of research results in products and services of production units.
Through these activities, CTRC:
- Collaborates with the associated Technological Educational Institute of Crete and promotes the development of the relations with other Institutes, Research Centres, Universities or other organizations of the public and private sector.
- Maintains an interactive relationship with the productive units and the organized unions of the local economy.
- Qualifies students and graduates in state of the art technological sectors.
- Supports handicraft and industrial units.
- Maintains an active presence in all four prefectures in the District of Crete, thus promoting the homogeneous development of the Island, and dampening differences in development and the standard of living among prefectures of Crete.
- Improves quality of products and services as well as the competitiveness of economy in Crete as well as in the greater Mediterranean Area.