Why Study Online @ AKTO

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AKTO offers the best internationally recognized study programmes in the arts and design, and through distance learning it can lead you to university degrees, as well as help you build a highly competitive portfolio. AKTO’s academic environment, along with its distinguished academic team, offers a superior educational experience. Together we can shape the future in the arts and design, locally and globally, serving all your intellectual pursuits. Through the modules, you will decode roles and professional needs in the field of Art & Design and discover opportunities for your professional career.

At AKTO, key components of our educational philosophy are our connection to industry and the market, through collaborations with professionals, academics, as well as art and cultural organizations. Through your studies at AKTO, you’ll meet and connect with professors, other students, university staff, academics, and professionals in the field. Expanding your network will help you identify potential career options, develop your professional skills, and gain understanding and critical thinking in your field of study.

Your academic path can be broadened by choosing one of AKTO’s Undergraduate Study Programmes. Don’t limit yourself, and never stop aiming high!

The decision to study demonstrates ability and determination and creates a strong sense of personal satisfaction and greater confidence. All of this, combined with a leading educational institution like AKTO, leads to a heightened sense of trust in yourself and your dreams. After graduating from AKTO, you have the opportunity to become a member of AKTO Alumni, the largest graduate community in Art & Design. Through the alumni community, you’ll have the opportunity to network with other professionals and businesses in the field. AKTO Alumni also includes AKTO’s Careers Office, which dozens of businesses turn to every year looking for collaborators.

Every year, the job market places its trust in graduates from an educational institution with the standing, processes, consistency, and history of AKTO. With multiple practical and symbolic benefits, studying at AKTO gives all graduates the prestige of a nationally recognized educational institution synonymous with the arts and design. By choosing AKTO, students join the largest art & design community in Greece and become, after graduation, lifelong members of AKTO Alumni. Graduating from AKTO is a significant competitive advantage when seeking any kind of professional collaboration. Naturally, employers and future collaborators in general prefer to work with well-trained, up-to-date professionals — something that studying at AKTO guarantees. That’s why, for over 50 years, businesses have been choosing AKTO Alumni members to work with.

Study Program

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By joining the programme you are taught the basic principles of designing in three-dimensional space, drawing methods, different techniques, and the basic principles of artistic composition. Principles of direction, an introduction to the expressive means of audiovisual production with an emphasis on the possibilities of the camera, managing television time, elements of screenwriting, composition, and basic elements of the image are further fields you will get to know in depth.

At the same time, through specialized design applications such as 3D Studio Max and Photoshop, you will master subjects such as the basic principles of digital design, image processing, digital modeling, and the basic techniques of Animation. You will gain complete, in-depth specialization across the whole range of 3D Animation, Post-production, and Multimedia applications. You will be taught advanced-level motion techniques, video editing, and montage. You will learn how a multimedia application is created from the first stages through to the final product. You will be introduced to the theory of sound and music, and you will learn in depth about sound analysis and processing software.

Contact us at admissions@aktocollege.gr so we can send you the Detailed Study Guide.

The Distance Learning programme is specially designed for those who wish to study Art & Design, but for whom lack of time, work, or family commitments are significant obstacles to achieving that goal. It is also aimed at those who live in Greece, Cyprus, or abroad and want to study Art & Design while staying where they live. With the best possible student experience in mind, students on the programme receive an account on Microsoft Office 365’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as well as free access to Adobe Creative Cloud & CAD 2D/3D design software from Autodesk for their personal computer.

The academic year in the Distance Learning study programmes is completed through weekly meetings using a dedicated online platform. Specifically, attendance is limited to one afternoon per week. Classes take place at scheduled times set for the entire academic year, so that members of the student community can organize their time and commitments accordingly.

The educational process in Distance Learning follows four steps that cover the “distance”:

  • Theoretical and Practical Presentations
  • Applying Theory through Exercises
  • Practical Exercise at Home
  • Evaluation – Feedback

More specifically, at each meeting, students are taught the theory and, under the guidance of instructors, apply it by carrying out exercises and projects. They then absorb the material by completing similar exercises at home and, finally, their work is assessed by their instructors. Between meetings, students’ contact with AKTO is facilitated through email and group calls via Teams.

The programme’s Coordinator monitors each student’s progress individually, and supports their studies by resolving issues they encounter at academic and administrative level. It should be noted that all the School’s services are available to students throughout the duration of their studies.

Contact us at admissions@aktocollege.gr for more information about the online teaching process.

At AKTO, distinguished Greek designers, visual artists, and art theorists teach, recognized for both their academic and artistic work. Specialized professors and PhD holders, together with research staff, pass on innovative and in-depth knowledge to students, responsive to the changing needs of society, technology, and the market. AKTO’s academic team helps students express themselves through a free and bold spirit of inquiry and research, aiming for social benefit both domestically and internationally.

AKTO Animation Academic Team

Meet all the members of AKTO’s 360˚ Art & Design Academic Team

 

Tuition Fees & Registrations

The academic year has two (2) intake periods for Online training programmes, and there are no enrollment requirements. The first academic period begins in October, followed by the second period in February.

At the same time, transfers take place throughout the year.

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Contact us at admissions@aktocollege.gr for further clarification about tuition and payment methods.

AKTO subsidizes students with scholarships, tuition discounts, or even full subsidies, depending on the enrollment period, available places, and social criteria.

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Benefits & VLE Services

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AKTO, recognizing the pedagogical challenges and contemporary demands of education, offers its students a range of benefits to help them, both with their studies and with their social life. These benefits include:

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Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) & Microsoft 365 Tools

AKTO, recognizing the pedagogical challenges and contemporary demands of education, chooses user-friendly methods and contemporary teaching design models, and provides every student with a range of tools to facilitate the educational process. Every student gains access to Microsoft’s VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) with their own personal account, as well as to many other applications, some of which are the following:

  • OneDrive with one terabyte of storage available for each student
  • Microsoft Office 365 (includes all the Office programmes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and can be installed on up to five (5) personal devices)
  • Personal e-mail account (@aktocollege.gr)
  • Skype
  • SharePoint
  • Coordination and teaching via Teams

Learn more about AKTO’s VLE benefits

AKTO uses the most popular and up-to-date platform for synchronous and asynchronous learning, in partnership with Microsoft: MS Teams. Students can install the application either from the Play Store / App Store on mobile phones, or from the website on computers. Teams can also be used from all modern browsers (Edge, Chrome, Firefox), with Chrome and Edge recommended.

Learn more about the Technical Specifications and the Technical Support Office

Career Prospects & Academic Progression

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Graduates of AKTO’s Study Programmes can be active across a very wide range of design services. Having built a strong portfolio, AKTO’s Careers Office helps AKTO Alumni connect with the job market across a variety of professional fields.

Learn more about AKTO Alumni, the largest 360˚ Art & Design graduate community in Greece

Graduates receive a Certificate of Attendance (AKTO Training, Lifelong Learning Centre, licensed by the General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, Lifelong Learning and Youth of the Ministry of Education). At the same time, they build a rich portfolio of work that is the ticket to any professional achievement, while also carrying the reputation of a distinguished Educational Institution with international recognition in specialized studies in the arts and design.

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Graduates of the Training Programmes can then join, following a qualifying interview, AKTO’s university study programmes Bachelor (Hons) of Arts and Master of Arts, which operate in collaboration with Middlesex University London (MU).