During the period 1999–2007, the institute underwent an expansion, with the creation of four more departments, originally financed by the European Union through the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training.

The study room area is 800 square metres (8,600 sq ft), has seating capacity for 200 people, and provides access to 22 computers.

An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities will be conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) in the following years.

This mixed system (with both permanent and temporary staff), common in Greek institutes of technology, derives from the French model of grandes écoles.

[19] Globally, it is ranked in the first third (2,076th) of the world's top 12,000 universities[20] as determined according to the indexes of the Cybermetrics Lab,[21] which are based on the production and publication of scientific knowledge.

TEI of Kavala has made significant investments in research infrastructure, including laboratory equipment for the promotion of knowledge in specific fields.

In 2004, the academic staff founded the Technology Research Centre of East Macedonia and Thrace (Presidential Decree 36/ΦΕΚ 30/06-02-04).

This is a legal entity of private law focused on innovation in the areas of radiation, fuels, marbles, new products design, marketing, informatics, and environment.

Associations representing the major Greek political parties contribute to the public discussion for the organisation and structure of higher education in Greece.

For instance, TEI of Kavala is highly active in Socrates, Erasmus Mundus, Leonardo da Vinci, Associations des Formations Européennes à la Comptabilité et l'Audit, Euroweek-Primenetworking, European Taxation and Accounting in Practice, International Student Olympias of Business Administration, and others.

The Kavala Institute of Technology (TEIK) offers a chance to its students/graduates to certify their knowledge in English in their fields of study.

To this end, the Centre of Foreign Languages & Physical Education of the TEIK has carried out an examination system, namely E.S.P.P.C., since 2009.

is protected by copyright and its purpose is to test candidates’ ability to understand and produce written language in English in their own scientific domain.

exams constitute an innovative, pioneer movement of the Centre of Foreign Languages & Physical Education made solely out of consideration for the students of the Kavala Institute of Technology, whose needs for new qualifications are determined by the international working environment.

TEI of Kavala welcomed Professor Dimitris Nanopoulos to talk about the Large Hadron Collider in May 2009.

The Rector of Sorbonne, Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, presented "The Pontian Greeks and their intellectual life" in January 2010, and journalist S. Fyntanidis talked about Journalism and personality protection in March 2010.

The TEI of Kavala's official seal is the Tripod of Philippi with lion's feet and three handles, two of which are side-handles decorated with strands by three beams.

[36][37][38] When Philip II of Macedon conquered the Mount Pangaio goldmine in 358 B.C.,[39][40][41] he renamed the ancient Crenides to Philippi, and minted the race (drachma), the dolphin (half-drachma), the bow (silver stater), and the Phrygian cap (gold stater) coins, on which the tripod emblem was depicted.