Partnerships

For 35 years now, we have actively contributed to upgrading the provision of higher education in Greece.

UCLy was founded in 1875 and combines a deep respect for humanistic values with a strong spirit of internationalisation and outward-looking growth. Actively following societal developments, UCLy continually evolves by offering new programmes that merge scientific expertise with a human-centered philosophy.

UCLy offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD degrees in disciplines such as:

  • Business & Economics
  • Sciences & Biotechnology
  • Law, Political & Social Sciences
  • Philosophy, Psychology & Education
  • Theology and Ecclesiastical Studies

The university maintains strong ties with the business world and provides internship placements across all its programmes. With a strong international focus, UCLy collaborates with over 300 universities and institutions in more than 61 countries, attracting 2,100 international students annually.

ESDES Lyon Business School

ESDES is a top French business school, part of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE) and accredited by EFMD Global, AACSB, and BSIS. It was recently ranked among the top 100 business schools worldwide for postgraduate management studies by the Financial Times (position 81).

Based on the Anglo-Saxon model, ESDES is the business school of UCLy – a fully integrated institution within the Université Catholique de Lyon.

Founded in 2011, Collège de Paris is a private higher education institution with a growing national and international presence. It operates in all major metropolitan regions of France, through more than 20 campuses and 140 authorized partner institutions.

Each year, it welcomes over 10,000 students, 25% of whom are international, and serves 25,000 trainees. The institution maintains a strong international footprint with 10 overseas campuses and a network of over 400 global education consultancy offices.

Wrexham University (formerly Glyndwr Wrexham University), founded in 1887 as the Wrexham School of Science and Art, is one of the UK’s most dynamic young universities. Its mission is to inspire every student by placing them at the heart of everything it does.

The university has received multiple distinctions for its teaching excellence, including:

  • The TEF Silver Award for Teaching that Inspires
  • 1st place in student inclusion for six consecutive years (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)
  • 1st in student satisfaction across England and Wales (The Complete University Guide 2023)
  • Top 10 for Teaching Quality in England and Wales (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)

Founded in 1920, Swansea University is a research-led institution with global impact, located in South Wales. It currently hosts over 20,000 students across two campuses. Its multicultural academic community fosters the development of knowledge and skills, offering outstanding teaching and research with a global career perspective.

Swansea University ranks among the top 40 universities in the UK:

  • Ranked 29th – Guardian University Guide 2025
  • Ranked 37th – Complete University Guide 2025

It is also AACSB-accredited (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), a distinction held by the top business schools worldwide.

Our main concern is to connect education with the labour market! 

True to this philosophy, IST College cooperates with important institutions, organizations, and chambers in Greece such as: 

  • The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
  • Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
  • Ella Resorts 
  • Association of Tax Professionals of Attica (E.F.E.E.E.A.) 
  • Hellenic-British Chamber of Commerce 
  • Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development 
  • Chamber of Chios 
  • Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) 
  • Chartered Management Institute (CMI) 
  • International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)² 
  • CISCO Networking Academy 
  • EC-Council 
  • InnJobs 

IST College maintains a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with the E.B.E.A. and the E.B.E.P. with the aim of cooperation in order to improve the competitiveness of Greek businesses and the economy in general, as well as to improve the climate of entrepreneurship in Greece. 

The cooperation covers the following areas: 

  • Training: providing Greek businesses with certified and non-certified programmes in a variety of subjects and with different durations, with the aim of improving the competitiveness of businesses. 
  • Organisation of workshops and conferences aimed at disseminating knowledge to the Greek business community 
  • European and National Programmes: Management and implementation of EU and national programmes 
  • Joint research on entrepreneurship issues: Conducting surveys of common interest and promoting their results, both at national and European level 

In the context of IST College’s internationalisation strategy, a series of EU-funded programmes in which our institution has participated and which concern the development of new educational systems, their connection with employment and the encouragement of entrepreneurship, are also part of IST College’s internationalisation strategy. Throughout the years of its existence IST College has collaborated with many important and pioneering educational institutions and bodies in Greece and abroad.