Εδώ - Anatolia College

Yiannis Boutaris
Mayor of thessaloniki
I salute the initiative taken by the trustees of anatolia college to outline
the philosophy behind the governing principles of one of our city’s most
important educational institutions based on the case study of its Board
Member and my classmate serge hadji-Mihaloglou.
serge’s text clearly and concisely analyzes the desired makeup, mission
and goals of anatolia’s Board of trustees as well as their responsibilities.
furthermore, it describes the relationship between the Members of the
Board and the school’s administration and the greater guiding principles
that define the direction of the Board and anatolia. this Presentation fittingly
covers a wide range of subjects, ranging from the tax ramifications
of charitable donations made in the united states and Greece to the regulatory
framework of tertiary education in three separate jurisdictions: in our
own country, in the united Kingdom, and in the united states.
no organization is perfect, anatolia included. the spirit of constructive
criticism and the insightfulness that characterize serge’s analysis, however,
bear witness to the quality of anatolia’s governance over the long term -
governance that has provided anatolia with the strength to survive catastrophic
events and radical changes in the past, so that it continues to
prosper, evolve and contribute to the city’s shared experience today. herein
lies the greater value of this effort, as well as of the guiding philosophy
that has led to the drafting of this case study and to the discussion it has
fostered among Members of the Board and the wider public of which