The student selection and admission process is regulated by Greek Law 4485/2017 and the Graduate Study Regulation of this MSc program.

The call for applications is announced yearly, during the winter semester. The MSc Program Committee posts the call in the UNIWA website, in the websites of the two Departments and in any other suitable website to ensure wide publicity.

Candidates submit their applications along with all supporting documentation to the MSc Program Secretariat, within the deadline mentioned in the call. The deadline may be extended by the MSc Program Committee; an extension receives the same publicity as the original call. The Committee may also issue a second call for the same academic year (spring semester).

The selection process is based on (a) the evaluation of the student application and accompanying documentation file, and (b) a personal interview held with the Committee.

A) File Assessment:

A complete candidate file should contain:

1. The completed application form, (download application form here -> PDF / DOCX)
2. The candidate’s CV,
3. A University degree (validated copy) and Transcripts,
4. Scientific publications in journals or conference proceedings (if applicable),
5. Documentation on work experience or experience as a researcher (if applicable),
6. A valid ID (copy of both sides),
7. Two recommendation letters, sent directly to the Program Secretariat,
8. ‘Expression of interest’ text (500 words maximum),
9. English language knowledge certification(*), Level C1 or higher.
10. Declaration form of the authenticity of the supporting documents.
11. Declaration form for the ability to meet the requirements of the studies.

Declaration documents 10 and 11 should be submitted by the applicants following the personal interview with the selection committee.

(*) Knowledge of English Language may be proved either according to the provisions of Greek Gov. Gazette 7/15-02-2017 and the Greek Supreme Council For Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP) regulations, or through a written test delivered by the MSc Program within UNIWA.

Candidates holding University titles from abroad are required to obtain and submit a certificate of equivalence by Greek NARIC, according to Greek Law 4485/2017, article 34, par. 7.

The file assessment grade given to each candidate is based on all submitted documents and especially on

1. University degree GPA,
2. Grade or mark obtained in the Degree or Diploma undergraduate thesis/dissertation (if applicable),
3. A second University degree, undergraduate or graduate level,
4. Research activity, as documented,
5. Research publications, as documented,
6. Certified knowledge of any other language besides Greek and English,
7. Expression of interest text quality.

All candidates are sorted in descending order of their file assessment grade.

B) Interview:

Calls for interviews are sent out to the highest ranking candidates in terms of file assessment grade. The number of candidates invited to an interview cannot exceed twice the number of places open in the current admission call.

Interviews are held by the Program Committee or a subcommittee appointed for that. The interview aims to assess:

The overall maturity of the candidate and his/her scientific adequacy in relation to the subject taught,

The candidate’s motivation and interest for the program,

Undergraduate modules and grades relevant to the subject taught,

Relevant research activities,

The candidate’s communications skills.

Each Committee member gives an individual grade to the candidate; the final interview grade is the average across Committee members.

C) Offer:

The final grade for each candidate is the average of the file assessment grade and the interview grade. All interviewed candidates are sorted in descending order according to their final grades. Places are offered to the top ranking candidates in the final list and up to the number of places open in the current call. Places are also offered to any candidates with grades equal to the lowest admitted grade. The rest of the candidates in the final list are considered as runners-up. Both the final list and the offers are validated by the MSc Program Assembly.

Successful candidates are invited to enroll within specific deadline that will be announced after the date of the offer. To secure a place in the admissions, upon enrolments the candidate should provide all necessary documents and should also deposit the amount of the fist tuition fees installment to the designated UNIWA account.

Students admitted in the MSC and exempted from the obligation to pay tuition fees in accordance with the law Ν.4485/2017 (FΕΚ 114/Α), are not required to deposit the amount of tuition fees in order to secure a place in the admissions.

Runner-up candidates are offered places of non-enrolled candidates, according to the final list order and up to the number of places open in the current call.