Focus onGreek Immigration and Greek Education: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is located in Thessaloniki, Greece, and is the second largest university in the city. It was originally established in 1948 as the Thessaloniki Institute of Industrial Studies, but it began operations during the 1957-58 academic year. In 1958, it was renamed the Thessaloniki Institute of Industrial Research. Between 1971 and 1972, the university split into two faculties: the Faculty of Economics and the Original Department of Business Administration. The faculties encompass major fields in social, political, and economic sciences.
The university is divided into the following faculties: Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of International and European Studies, Faculty of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Education and Social Policy, Faculty of Balkan Studies, Faculty of Music Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Marketing and Business Management, and Faculty of Technology Management. The majors include Economics, Master of Business Administration, International and European Finance, Political Science, International Relations, Foreign Politics and Diplomacy, Political Theory, Comparative Political Systems, International Law, Accounting, Marketing, Business Management, Technology Management, etc.