.jpg)
Deree Event
Jul
13
Business English Skills
Why can you trust the School of Graduate and Professional Education with your training?
Our Trainers are our greatest asset, and we are proud to have a highly-trained and experienced team eager to support you on your learning journey.
All of our Trainers:
- are adult learning experts who teach and train only adults
- are certified Business English Trainers
- have been delivering instruction online since 2013
- keep up to date with the latest developments in Business English training
- are regularly observed by experienced academic managers
- are committed to helping you achieve your goals
Overview
Business English Skills involves 10 topic-based workshops (25 hours of training in total) that focus on the core skills required to communicate with confidence in English in a variety of professional business situations. Each workshop is task-based and skills-based, allowing learners to practice important skills for the workplace.
This is our best-selling Business English course, and we have trained more than 450 professionals over the last 3 years from a wide range of industries, including pharma; aviation; banking; engineering and construction; the media and entertainment; energy; insurance; and telecommunications among many others.
Who is this for
Business English Skills is for professionals who wish to strengthen their business communication skills and become more confident in conducting business effectively in English in a variety of contexts.
Prerequisites
- English has official or special status in at least 75 countries;
- English has become the common language of the business community;
- English is the official corporate language of many multinational companies;
- 3/4 of the world’s mail is written in English;
- It is difficult to climb the career ladder without very strong business English language skills
- English proficiency is essential for mobility, affluence and innovation
Why attend?
The course places a strong emphasis on the development of both oral and writing skills, as well as on the language required to complement those skills. The content is topic-based and actively involves the participants in relevant and engaging tasks, designed to provide practical and immediate application of the material studied.
After taking this course, Trainees have shared that they feel more empowered to use Business English in their professional contexts because they have developed skills, improved fluency and built confidence.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be better able to:
- Communicate via email more effectively
- Describe numbers and trends accurately
- Actively participate in meetings
- Structure effective reports
- Express business views convincingly
- Create a positive customer experience
- Perform confidently in a job interview
- Interpret and evaluate cultural differences so as to enhance communication
- Build relationships by developing the language skills to socialize and network confidently
- Deliver effective presentations using appropriate signposting language
Dates & Times
The course runs for 10 consecutive weeks and consists of a 2.5-hour workshop per week (25 contact hours in total).
Course Fees
Regular single participant fee: €310
Members of the ACG community, Professional Education past participants and the unemployed: €280
*Companies who wish to register two or more employees may contact us at professional@acg.edu
Instructors
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc vel elit sapien.
Dimitra Dimopoulou
Professor of English for Academic Purposes (EAPP)
Dimitra Dimopoulou has been a member of the English for Academic Purposes Program since 2013. Having completed her MA in 19th Century English Literature at the University of Sussex, she returned to Greece and started teaching English as a foreign language. Since 2013, she has been working as an oral examiner for the Michigan State University English language exams.
Nikolaos Lampas
Assistant Professor of International Relations, Political Science
Nikolaos Lampas is an Associate Professor of International Relations and European Studies at Deree – The American College of Greece, where he also serves as Program Coordinator of the BA in International Relations and European Affairs (IREA). He holds a BA in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus, an MSc in Strategic Studies from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the University of Reading.
He teaches courses in Theories of International Relations, Foreign Policy, International Organizations, and Strategy and Geopolitics.
His research focuses on U.S. foreign policy, migration and refugee politics, and securitization, with particular emphasis on discourse, threat construction, and policy narratives. He is a member of the research team of the BRIDGE project (Building Regional Initiatives for Democratic Governance and Engagement), funded by the Bodossaki Foundation, which examines democratic participation, governance, and civic engagement in the Greek and European context.
Dr. Lampas is a Research Fellow in Security and Foreign Policy at ELIAMEP. He is a member of the European International Studies Association and the Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations. He is also a Fellow of the Schusterman Center for Israeli Studies at Brandeis University. He has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) for his research project “Causes of Prejudicial Attitudes towards Refugees: Evidence from Greece.”
He is the author of the book U.S. and Rogue States: Iraq, Iran, and North Korea (in Greek) and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes.
Selected Publications
*Note: Journal names are included where available; ordering is from most recent to earlier work.
- Walczak, B., Jakubowska-Branicka, I., & Lampas, N. (2025). The Associations between Economic, Social and Cultural Capital and Social Distance Towards Refugees: A Comparative Study of Emerging Adults in Greece and Poland.
- Lampas, N. (2025). Adjusting for “Rogue States”: Policy Solutions for International Organizations, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.
- Lampas, N. & Filis, C. (2023). NATO’s Strategic Concept: Implications for Greece and Türkiye, Security and Defense Quarterly.
- Lampas, N. (2022). Rogue State Behavior, Oxford Encyclopedia of International Studies.
- Lampas, N. (2020). Did Securitization Fail to Contain the Covid-19 Pandemic? The Case of Greece, HAPSc Policy Briefs.
- Walczak, B. & Lampas, N. (2020). Beliefs on Refugees as a Terrorist Threat: The Social Determinants of Refugee-related Stereotypes, Studia Migracyjne–Przegląd Polonijny.
Any questions or need assistance?
Please contact the Cashier’s Office
