The institution is proud of its origins in the city of Heraklion Crete. Recognising the variety of purposes we serve, we affirm that:

• We will maintain an international reputation for the highest quality of academic excellence and for the quality of our alumni.
• We will continue to serve our community using our skills and knowledge and drawing on our international reputation to promote social and cultural well-being and to aid economic growth and regeneration.
• We will attract and welcome students of the highest ability to study in a wide range of disciplines and will give encouragement and support to them and to all the staff who work with them.
• We will continue the Greek tradition of making a university education available to the members of any community able to benefit from it.
• We will, through changing times, maintain an unswerving commitment to truth, wisdom and academic freedom.

The Purpose of GLOBAL

The purpose of GLOBAL as perceived by its members and stakeholders can be summarised as follows:

1. To create appropriate high quality opportunities that enable learning, advancement, development, and employment, and that are open to as many individuals and communities as is achievable and sustainable
2. To create and support opportunities for successful participation by under-represented groups, as well as for continuing personal, professional and skills development for all members of the institution.
3. To create an environment in which staff and students can engage in research that is innovative; that contributes to knowledge or to professional practice; that encourages personal and professional development; that enhances learning; or that is of social or economic importance to communities
4. To reinforce the entire range of activities with a culture of scholarship, and with a growing body of specific research that is consistently of national and international standing and benefit
5. To endeavour, through partnership and enterprise to impact upon economic development and regeneration, as well as social and cultural advancement, whether at local, national or international levels

The Core Values of GLOBAL

Full realisation of the Mission can only be achieved by a collaborative approach on the part of everyone in the organisation, so that individual attitudes and behaviour is key to success. The values and conduct to which staff aspire, and wish to foster and sustain, can be summarised as follows:

1. To put the needs of our students and clients at the heart of our work
2. To help all learners reach their full potential
3. To aspire to excellence in all areas of activity
4. To demonstrate fairness, equality of opportunity and respect to all
5. To endeavour to maintain high ethical and professional standards
6. To seek continuous review and improvement of performance
7. To respond constructively to the responsibilities of empowerment
8. To facilitate the empowerment of others and to encourage collaboration and teamwork
9. To question accepted views and to defend independence of thought
10. To celebrate and reward success