🏛️The Equal Access Unit of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) is organizing a seminar and workshops to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Applications for participation will be accepted until Tuesday, 09 December 2025.
🌏 Since 1992, the United Nations (UN) has established 3 December as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, with the aim of promoting global understanding of disability-related issues. The designation of this day highlights, on a global scale, the need to uphold the rights, dignity, and well-being of persons with disabilities, placing these matters at the forefront of public discourse for governments, institutions, and citizens alike.
The UN’s initiative underscores the imperative to overcome perceptions that contribute to shaping a “second-class citizen” identity, which remains evident in various aspects of everyday social life. At the same time, it emphasizes the importance of cultivating a culture of acceptance and respect for diversity, as well as institutionalizing the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in all dimensions of political, cultural, and social life, within every community, large or small.
The theme selected by the United Nations for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for 3 December 2025 is: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies to promote social progress.”
This theme clearly highlights the need for collective action and collaboration among all social actors and institutions, with the objective of shaping a more just and inclusive society. A society in which persons with disabilities enjoy equal opportunities, unobstructed access, and full participation in all domains of social, cultural, and economic life, free from restrictions and barriers.
The newly established Equal Access Unit of HMU has as its core mission the support of students with certified disabilities, special educational needs, and/or severe medical conditions. On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Unit seeks to honor its central messages: inclusion, mutual respect, acceptance of diversity, and recognition that every individual may, at different stages of life, require support regardless of their abilities.
Within this framework, the following activities are proposed:
📌 a) Intensive Seminar
Topic: “Time management and study strategies: Practices and exercises”
The seminar will consist of three sessions, scheduled as follows:
– Thursday, 11 December 2025
– Thursday, 18 December 2025
– Thursday, 8 January 2026
Time: 16:00–18:00
📌 b) Two-hour Workshop
Topic: “Guide to success in written examinations!”
The workshop will take place on Thursday, 15 January 2026, from 16:00 to 18:00.
📌 c) Two-hour Workshop
Topic: “The art of oral examination!”
The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, from 16:00 to 18:00.
The seminar and workshops will be conducted with a limited number of participants. The application process is open to all students wishing to participate, with priority given to students with disabilities and/or special educational needs.
Participants are asked to indicate their preference for in-person or online attendance, so that the respective groups may be formed and the venue announced where applicable.
➡️ Applications for participation will be accepted until Tuesday, 09 December 2025.
Applications should be submitted via e-mail to: access4all@hmu.gr
In your application, please specify the seminar(s)/workshop(s) you wish to attend — you may select more than one — as well as your preference for in-person or online participation. In addition, please include your full name, your HMU Student Registration Number, and your contact details (telephone and e-mail).
Equal Access Unit
Directorate of Student Welfare
Hellenic Mediterranean University
Address: Ground floor, K24 Building (Multi-storey Building)
Contact numbers: 2810–379338, 2810–379871