Goals, targeting and address
The VCC Lab has the following objectives:
- the coverage and support of the teaching and research needs of students (undergraduates, postgraduates & doctoral candidates), researchers (doctors and postdoctoral fellows) and the teaching staff in general of the Department of Culture and Creative Media and Industries
- the interconnection of academic research with the economy and society through the development of partnerships with social, cultural and productive entities based on specific research programs and partnerships in areas related to the interests of the VCC Lab
- cooperation with laboratories, research centers or institutions of higher education of the country or abroad, as long as the scientific objectives coincide, go hand in hand and complement each other with those of the VCC Lab
- the formation of research groups consisting of students (undergraduates, postgraduates & doctoral candidates), researchers (doctors and postdoctoral fellows) and teachers of the Department of Culture and Creative Media and Industries and/or foundation or institutions of higher education of the country and/or abroad for the promotion of studies and research in thematic areas related to the interests of the VCC Lab
- the undertaking of research projects and programs, autonomously or in collaboration with laboratories, research centers or or institutions of higher education of the country or abroad, as long as the scientific objectives coincide, go hand in hand and complement each other with those of the VCC Lab
- the organization of scientific lectures, workshops, seminars, symposia, conferences, winter/summer schools and educational activities with the participation of local and/or foreign scientists and researchers in thematic areas related to the interests of the VCC Lab
- to serve educational, research and social needs of any kind if the assistance of the VCC Lab is requested by persons (natural or legal of any kind), bodies (public and/or private, social, scientific or professional) and institutions of higher education of the country and abroad
- to support the preparation of doctoral studies and postdoctoral research
- the development of publishing activity in printed and electronic form in thematic areas related to the interests of the VCC Lab
- the contribution to the creation and promotion at domestic and international level of dynamic primary material (works, projects, research literature, etc.) such as through, for example, translations, networking with international journals, creation of competitive scientific articles, creation of promotion possibilities of research in different geographical and linguistic environments
- the creation and constant updating of a website with information on the structure, the target location, the logistical equipment, the printed/electronic material (e.g. books), the staff and the activities (of any kind) of the VCC Lab
- the creation of a thematic library concerning the research objects of the VCC Lab
- the promotion of the work of the laboratory by any appropriate means.
The VCC Lab is addressed:
- to the students of the University of Thessaly and other Departments of the University of Thessaly in the context of interdepartmental collaborations
- to the academic staff of the University of Thessaly
- to the academic staff of other Departments/Universities/Research Centers and other institutions of higher education at home and abroad (e.g. artists, archaeologists, visual anthropologists, museologists, art historians and theorists, political scientists, etc.)
- to researchers (doctors and post-doctorates) of universities and organizations/research centers in the country or abroad
- to primary and secondary education teachers (special, general, technical/vocational training)
- to public/private institutions/organizations of the country and abroad in the context of partnerships
- to independent researchers
- to the general public.