The Department since its establishment has set as:
Continue to serve educational, research and wider social goals, adhering to the principles of excellence, scientific ethics, accountability, sustainable development, social justice, individual rights, respect for diversity and social cohesion, covering development and productive needs of the Greek economy and society.
Upon completion of their studies, the graduates of the Department should have the necessary scientific and technological knowledge, abilities and skills, which will make them competent scientists to staff companies and organizations of the public and private business initiative and to play a leading role in the modern economic, social and political environment at national and international level.
The main qualitative values to which particular reference is made are respect and mutual trust in 3 main directions: