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Department of Helpdesk

Overview
The Department supports the centrally provided digital services for all users of the University of Crete: it receives, records and resolves requests from the academic community and trains users in new applications.
~40requests per day
1.789tickets in the Helpdesk (2021)
90network & telephone distribution frames
History

The Department’s journey

Goals

The Department’s goals

1Technological support of academic activitiesReliable operation of the tools that instructors, students and researchers use every day.
2User support and trainingPrompt service and training so that every member can use the digital services independently.
Key figures

Services and infrastructure in numbers

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Department

User support

  • Organises telephone and remote technical support for centrally provided services
  • Receives, records, resolves or forwards requests from the academic community
  • Ensures that every request is properly recorded, documented and handled
  • Works with the local administrators of the Schools to improve support

Central Administration support

  • Technical support of the ICT infrastructure and services of the Administration staff
  • Hardware and software support
  • Drafting specifications for computers, printers and consumables
  • Videoconference support for the Governing Bodies and Services
  • Digital skills training seminars for administrative staff
  • Adoption of procedures under the GDPR
Work in progress
  • New Helpdesk platform
  • Central platform for tracking equipment assets and consumables
  • Knowledge base and FAQs to reduce the load on the call center
  • Support Desks on both campuses
  • Involving students in the Department to extend call center hours
Staff

The Department’s team

Androulakis Konstantinos

Senior Head of the Helpdesk Department
Department of Helpdesk

Vourdoumpas Konstantinos

Department of Helpdesk

Tzatzadaki Maria

Department of Helpdesk

Tourloukaki Chryssi

Department of Helpdesk

Mavroforakis Konstantinos

Department of Helpdesk

Mamoulakis Nikolaos

Department of Helpdesk
Head of Department

Androulakis Konstantinos

Senior Head of the Helpdesk Department
Contact
2810 393330helpdesk@uoc.grMonday – Friday, 08:00–16:00Heraklion: Voutes Campus, T.E.Y. BuildingRethymno: Gallos Campus, Building D1