The Culture Committee of the U.W.M. was established by the Senate’s decision number 5361/14.05.2024, with the aim of proposing, implementing and promoting cultural and artistic actions. The Committee submits an Action Plan and Report to the Rector’s Council and the Quality Assurance Unit. (ΜΟ.ΔΙ.Π)
The University, as an institutional pillar of intellectual development, places culture at the heart of its mission. The University of Western Macedonia, as a higher research and education institution, is not limited only to the dissemination of knowledge and the development of sciences, but seeks to highlight a new cultural horizon that goes beyond the restrictive imperatives of entrepreneurship and the market. It invests in the artistic expression of the members of the academic community and in the dissemination of the cultural heritage of the Greek region and territory.
The Culture Committee, with the aim of strengthening and promoting the cultural and artistic activities of the University of Western Macedonia, aspires to create a “nest” of collective creation and expression. Our desire is to direct the artistic gaze of our students towards cultural expressions that highlight the concerns and experiences of Greek society and beyond.
Extroversion is an integral part of the philosophy of the Culture Committee. Our goal is to make Western Macedonia a center of cultural expression and dialogue, bringing together people of culture and art, critics, scholars and researchers from all over the world. In this effort, the students of the UWM, as well as external collaborators with recognized work in the field of arts, criticism and academic research, will be our valuable helpers.
Triantafyllos H. Kotopoulos,
Professor of Creative Writing and Contemporary Greek Literature, University of Western Macedonia, President of the Cultural Committee of the University of Western Macedonia.