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The MSc Program schedule is especially designed to allow working students to attend the courses. Classes are held two (2) non-consecutive three days a month, Tuesday to Thursday (afternoon) and Friday (afternoon) to Sunday (noon).

It is a portal: https://services.uniwa.gr/ for students and professors, where it is possible to create a profile for each student (Name, Registration Number, Department, etc.), to register students in courses per semester of study from the MSc Program Secretariat, for submitting applications for certificates (e.g. certificate of studies, grades, etc.), as well as the display of the student’s graded courses. The portal provides the possibility for every student to find all the information related to her/his studies, as well as to submit various requests electronically.

Yes. The preparation of the MSc thesis is mandatory and is completed in the 4th semester. With a reasoned request, an extension for two additional semesters can be granted. You will find more detailed information regarding the preparation of the MSc Thesis in the Study Guide, on the MSc Program website.

You can contact the Departmental Coordinator for the Erasmus program (Georgios Koulierakis gkoulierakis@uniwa.gr) or his Deputy (Theodoros Fouskas tfouskas@uniwa.gr). Before the meeting with the coordinator, make sure you have browsed the ERASMUS+ page of the Department and UNIWA and read the relevant information: https://erasmus.uniwa.gr/programma-erasmus/

The Moodle @ West Attica platform is an e-courses portal, where educational material is posted for each course, it is possible to be updated through announcements by the teaching faculty, submit assignments, and take exams. The platform can be accessed by registering at: https://moodle.uniwa.gr/. A necessary condition for registration is that users have an institutional account (email@uniwa.gr). Students log in through their institutional account.

The application for an academic identity card (student pass) is submitted by the students electronically to the Academic Identity Service of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs: https://academicid.minedu.gov.gr/, after completing registration and after the granting of a registration number and electronic Institutional codes. The new identity card has strong features of mechanical resistance, and security against forgery. In addition, it is designed to be valid for as many years as the student status lasts, and to cover multiple uses, in addition to the Student Ticket (Pass). The new academic ID cards state the exact period of validity of the right of the Student Ticket. In the event that the student is not entitled to a Student Ticket, the card serves as a simple identity card.

The MSc Program schedule is especially designed to allow working students to attend the courses. Classes are held two (2) non-consecutive three days a month, Tuesday to Thursday (afternoon) and Friday (afternoon) to Sunday (noon).

The three-day program of the MSc courses is announced by the MSc Program Secretariat well in advance, so that working students can arrange their work obligations.

The MSc courses are carried out with a combination of modern distance teaching (at a rate of 35%) and hybrid teaching (simultaneous live and distance teaching). The Infectious Diseases – Laboratory Public Health Specialization courses of the 2nd and 3rd Semesters are held live at the School of Public Health, on the three days Friday-Saturday-Sunday.

The schedule of the MSc program courses is specially designed to allow the attendance of the courses by students living outside Athens. The MSc courses are carried out with a combination of modern distance teaching (at a rate of 35%) and hybrid teaching (simultaneous live and distance teaching). The Specialization courses of the Infectious Diseases – Laboratory Public Health specialization in the 2nd and 3rd Semesters are held live at the School of Public Health on the three days Friday-Saturday-Sunday.

Attendance at classes is mandatory and late arrival or early departure of students should be avoided. A postgraduate student is considered to have sufficiently attended a course (and therefore has the right to take the exam) if he/she has attended at least 75% of the teaching hours of the course.

The indicative course schedule is posted on the MSc Program website. In addition, you will find the course schedule for the current semester posted.

There is no possibility of part-time studies. The program is full-time.

The duration of studies for the awarding of the MSc degree is defined in four (4) academic semesters, three academic semesters of teaching and one academic semester dedicated to the preparation of the Master’s Thesis, which lead to a total of one hundred and twenty (120) credits (ECTS).

If a degree has been obtained abroad, its official translation and a certificate of recognition from the Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center (DOATAP) are required.

In the event that the candidates do not possess the relevant evidence of language proficiency, the proficiency in the English language for the needs of the MSc Program will be assessed on the day of the interview.

The tuition fees amount to €3,600 (three thousand six hundred euros) and are paid in eight installments of €450 (four hundred and fifty euros). The first installment is paid upon registration in the MSc Program. The remaining seven (7) installments are paid on two specific dates in each semester that are communicated to students at the start of their studies at the MSc Program.

There is no institutionalization of the granting of scholarships, but students can submit a relevant application, which is examined by the MSc Program Coordinating Committee. The purpose is to give scholarships based on social criteria as well as due to excellence.