University of Thessaly

Faculty of Medicine

FIELD OF SURGERY

Larissa, 27-01-2026

No. Prot.: 724

To

• Faculty members at the level of Professor and Associate Professor, SEY, University of Thrace
• Faculty members of the Department of Surgery TI, SEY, UT

Notification to:

• Rector of the University of Thessaloniki

    Professor Mr. Charalambos Billinis

• Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Thessaloniki

     Professor Mr. George H. Fthenakis

• President, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

  Professor Mr. Aristides Zimbis

SUBJECT: "Announcement for the position of Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic of the Department of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences of the University of Thessaly"

The Director of the Department of Surgery, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Mr. Miltiadis Matsagas, taking into account the provisions:

A. of article 54 of law 5094/2024 as amended by article 55 of law 4957/2022 (Clinic Director appointment procedure)

B.  of article 4 of PART B of JMD 123024/Ζ1/06-10-2022 of the Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Territory (Election Procedure for Directors of University Laboratories, Clinics and Museums) and of article 9 of PART C (Regulations regarding the electoral procedure - Competences of the Elections Body)

C. of chapter E of the Circular of the Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs with protocol number 119929/Ζ1/30.09.2022 (Issues related to the organization and operation of Sectors, University Laboratories, Clinics and Museums - Procedure for appointing Directors)

D. the no. prot. 6251/23-09-2025 Act of the President of the Department of Medicine for the placement of faculty members in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic of the Department of Surgery

E. the no. prot. 38309/25/ΓΠ/01-12-2025 Decision of the Senate of the University of Thessaly regarding the exceptional appointment of Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic of the Department of Surgery of the Department of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences of the University of Thessaly

F. the no. NTUA 363/12.08.2025 Decision of the Administrator of the University General Hospital of Larissa regarding the suspension of the exercise of clinical duties within the Hospital

DECIDE

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTIONS

for the appointment of Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic

of the Department of Surgery

of the Department of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences

of the University of Thessaly

for a term of three (3) years.

The election will take place on  March 6, 2026, Friday, 10:00 to 14:00.

Those interested in the position of Director submit their application exclusively electronically at the email address g-tomeasxeirourgikis@uth.gr, until Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Candidates may resign from their candidacy by written declaration no later than 10 (ten) days before the date of the vote (related B). The resignation of the candidate is made exclusively electronically at the address g-tomeasxeirourgikis@uth.gr, which is addressed to the body to which the nomination is submitted in accordance with the above. Applications for nominations and resignations are recorded by the competent services of A.E.I., so that the date of their submission can be obtained.

The Director of the Sector is designated as the Election Conducting Body (ODB). The election will be held exclusively by electronic voting through the Special Information System ("ZEUS Digital Ballot Box") of the National Network of Technology and Research Infrastructures SA (https://zeus.grnet.gr), in accordance with the provisions of Ministerial Decision No. 147084/Ζ1/16.11.2021 (Government Gazette 5364/19.11.2021, Part B). Access to the above system is via the electronic address https://zeus.grnet.gr, under the supervision of the Director of the Sector.

Any full-time faculty member, at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, who comes from the School of Health Sciences and has the same or a related field of study as that of the Clinic, has the right to apply for the position of Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic, provided that he/she does not leave the service during the advertised term. Exceptionally, a faculty member who leaves the service during the advertised term may apply if there are no other candidates. Holding the position of University Director is not incompatible with holding another position on a single-member administrative body of a Higher Educational Institution (HEI) or with membership in a collective body of the HEI.

The Director of the University Clinic is elected by the person who receives the absolute majority of the valid votes of the members of the electoral body or at least one third (1/3) of the valid votes of the members of the special electoral body, if there is only one candidate. If there is a tie or no candidate received the absolute majority, the vote is repeated on the next working day between the candidates who received the same number of votes or occupied the first (1st) and second (2nd) places. In the event of a new infertile election process, this is repeated on the next working day, at which time the candidate who receives the relative majority of the valid votes is elected. If there is a tie, an electronic draw is carried out using the «ZEUS Digital Ballot» system between the candidates who received the same number of votes.

The body of electors is composed of all full-time and part-time faculty members, regardless of rank, including serving lecturers, who serve in the academic unit to which the clinic belongs (Sector, Department or School) at the time of the elections, excluding those who are suspended or on unpaid leave in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 40 of Law 4957/2022, if the laboratory or clinic is not self-sufficient.

The Director of the Sector checks whether the candidates meet the eligibility conditions, prepares a single ballot with all the candidates and supervises the conduct of the voting. It extracts the results, announces the elected Director and sends the election minutes to the Rector. The Rector issues a certificate of election, which is posted in the "DIAVGEIA" program.

Supporting Documents for Submission of Candidacy:

1. Application for Nomination
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Photocopy of Police ID Card or Passport
4. Solemn declaration that the candidate does not face any impediments to eligibility

This announcement will be posted on the website of the University of Thessaly.

Announcement pdf

The Director of the Department of Surgery

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Professor Miltiadis Matsagas

*The signature has been placed on the original in the Department's file