STUDENTS

The Regulations of the curriculum determine the structure of the curriculum and the distribution of courses, laboratories, clinical exercises, seminars, practical training, if any, and other educational activities of the curriculum in academic semesters.
According to Article 86 of Chapter I / Organisation and Operation of Second and Third Cycle Programmes /Eligibility for free study in a Postgraduate Programme with tuition fees Scholarships:

1. Registered students of a Postgraduate Programme of Studies may attend a Postgraduate Programme free of charge, if the payment of tuition fees is provided for, if they meet the financial or social criteria of the present. A prerequisite for the granting of the right to free tuition on the basis of financial or social criteria is the fulfilment of the conditions of excellence in the first cycle of studies, corresponding at least to the possession of a grade equal to or higher than seven and a half with a perfect score out of ten (7,5/10), provided that the evaluation in the basic degree presented for admission to the M.Sc. has been awarded in accordance with the ten-point scale of a higher education institution (HEI) in the country, otherwise this criterion is applied proportionally in accordance with the respective evaluation scale, if the degree has been awarded by a foreign institution.

2. The total number of students attending free of charge may not exceed the number corresponding to thirty percent (30%) of the total number of enrolled students per academic year. If the arithmetic calculation of the number of beneficiaries of the exemption from tuition fees results in a decimal number, it shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. If the number of beneficiaries of the exemption exceeds this percentage, the beneficiaries shall be selected in descending order until the number is reached.

3. The submission of applications for free tuition per MSc in accordance with this document takes place after the completion of the admission process of students to the MSc.

4. A student of the MSc who fulfils the requirement of par. 1, provided that the following criteria apply:

a) the average of the sum of the taxable incomes of the last two (2) financial years of all family members of the applicant for exemption from tuition fees, i.e. the applicant himself, his parents, regardless of whether they file a joint or separate tax return, and his siblings up to twenty-six (26) years of age, if they are unmarried and have the same taxable income within the meaning of article 7 of Law No. 4172/2013 (A’ 167), does not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the most recently published data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (EL.STAT.), if the applicant has not reached the twenty-sixth (26th) year of age and is unmarried or has not entered into a cohabitation agreement,

b) the average of the applicant’s personal taxable income of the last two (2) financial years does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable income equivalent, according to the most recently published data of the National Statistical Office, if the applicant has reached the age of 26,

c) the average of the sum of the taxable income of the last two (2) financial years of the applicant for exemption from tuition fees and his or her spouse or partner, if married or cohabiting, regardless of whether they submit a joint or separate tax return, does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable income equivalent, according to the most recently published data of EL.STAT.

5. If the applicant for exemption has not reached the age of 26 and is a child of a family with three or more children or a child of an unmarried parent or an orphan of at least one (1) parent or a person with a disability or a member of a household with a person with a disability, he/she may apply for a half (50%) exemption from the obligation to pay tuition fees, provided that the average of the average number of children of a family with three or more children or a child of an unmarried parent or an orphan of at least one (1) parent or a person with a disability or a member of a household with a person with a disability. a) of par. 4 exceeds seventy percent (70%) and does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable income equivalent.

6. The examination of the criteria for exemption from tuition fees is carried out by the Assembly of the Department in case of a single-disciplinary MSc or the Programme of Studies Committee in case of an interdepartmental or interdisciplinary MSc respectively and a reasoned decision is issued on the acceptance or rejection of the application.

7. The possibility of exemption from the obligation to pay tuition fees is provided exclusively for study in one (1) MSc organised by a domestic higher education institution.

8. This does not apply to citizens of third countries.