- Holders of a first-cycle degree from a Greek or foreign university are admitted to the Postgraduate Program. By decision of the Postgraduate Program CC, an announcement in English is published and posted on the Internet for the admission of postgraduate students to the Postgraduate Program. The announcement includes all relevant details (dates and place of submission or electronic address for submitting the application, necessary supporting documents that must accompany it, etc.). The relevant applications, together with the necessary supporting documents, are submitted or sent to the Department Secretariat, within a deadline specified in the announcement, which may be extended by decision of the Postgraduate Program CC.
- The evaluation criteria for candidates are as follows:
(a) Degree grades.
(b) Course grades - and in particular the Bachelor's or Master's thesis - if relevant to the subject of the Master's degree.
(c) Professional and research experience.
(d) Interview in person or remotely using digital media.
(e) Excellent knowledge of the English language (as presumed within the framework of the written provisions).
The required supporting documents submitted in physical or electronic form by each candidate are as follows:
(a) Application for registration (a sample application will be available) (b) Curriculum vitae
(c) Copy of degree or certificate of completion of studies
(d) Recognition of the equivalence of their first degree if required by applicable legislation. Certificate of analytical score, in which the degree grade is also indicated (if the candidates have graduated).
(e) Two letters of recommendation relevant to their research and/or professional career.
(f) Copy of Bachelor's or Master's thesis (if any).
(g) Copies of publications in scientific journals, monographs or peer-reviewed conference proceedings (if any).
(h) Evidence of professional or research activity or certificates of training and further education (if any).
(i) Copy of English language proficiency certificate in case the first or subsequent degree does not concern an English-speaking study program.
(j) Copy of identity card (EU and EEA countries) or valid passport.
(k) One photograph
- The evaluation of the candidates for the postgraduate program is carried out by a Candidate Evaluation Committee (CEC), which consists of faculty members of the Department. The CEC is formed by decision of the Assembly upon recommendation of the CC-MA. The points awarded to the candidates are as follows:
- The CEC, after receiving the list of candidates from the MA Secretariat, is responsible for their evaluation, according to the above criteria. In the first phase of the evaluation, it checks whether the candidates meet the basic admission requirements (Article 8). If these are not met by a candidate, he/she is not evaluated further and is excluded from the process. Then, the CEC evaluates and ranks the candidates, based on the score they have obtained, and compiles the evaluation list of candidates. The evaluation list includes all candidates with their detailed scores in the individual criteria as well as their final score, ranked in order of success. Then, the CEC, after receiving it, compiles the list of successful candidates and runners-up and recommends their selection to the Assembly. The list of successful candidates and runners-up includes only the final score for each candidate, and is ranked in order of success. The above list is forwarded to the Assembly for ratification.
- The Department Assembly ratifies the evaluation list. In the event that two candidates have the same score, priority is given to the candidate with the highest grade in his/her basic degree (or in the degree with the best grade, if he/she has multiple). The list of successful candidates and runners-up, after their ratification by the Assembly, is posted on the Department’s notice boards and in electronic form on the Department and Program’s website. Successful candidates are notified to register for the MA within a specific period of time, determined by the Assembly. A candidate who does not register within the predetermined period of time loses the right to register for the MA, unless he/she invokes force majeure or serious illness in his/her application to the Assembly. In this case, the Assembly examines the reasons invoked by the candidate and decides accordingly.
- The Secretariat of the MA has at its disposal the evaluation table of the candidates of the Program and provides information on the performance of the candidates to the candidates themselves. An objection against the success results may be made within ten (10) days from the date of the announcement of the results. The objection, in which the candidate must invoke specific reasons, is finally decided by the Assembly within a reasonable period following a relevant recommendation by the CEC.
