The selection of students is made in accordance with applicable legislation, the Regulations for Graduate and Doctoral Studies of NKUA and the provisions of these Regulations.
Every March, by decision of the CPS of the IPGS, an announcement for the admission of students to the IPGS is published and posted on the website of the IPGS and NKUA. Relevant applications together with necessary supporting documents are submitted to the Secretariat of the IPGS within a deadline specified in the announcement, which may be extended by a decision of the CPS of the IPGS.
The CPS delegates to the SC the task of selecting the students to be admitted.
Necessary supporting documents are:
- Application form
- Curriculum vitae
- Photocopy of identity card or passport (both sides)
- Copy of degree or certificate of completion of studies
- Transcript of records for undergraduate courses
- Certificate of English language proficiency (level B2 or higher)
- Recommendations letters
- Scientific publications, if any
- Proof of professional or research activity, if any
- Certificate of recognition of foreign academic qualification.
For candidates holding academic degrees from foreign institutions who do not present a certificate of recognition from DOATAP, the following procedure is followed :
The CPS of the IPGS appoints a committee responsible for determining whether a foreign institution or a type of foreign institution title is recognized.
The committee checks whether a foreign institution or a type of foreign institution title is included in the relevant Register of foreign institutions maintained and updated by DOATAP.
If the foreign institution belongs to the list of institutions in article 307 of Law 4957/2022, then the candidate is required to present a certificate of place of study, which is issued and sent by the foreign University. If Greek territory is confirmed as the place of studies or part of them, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of studies done in Greek territory is in a public Higher Education Institution (AEI).
The evaluation of candidates and the selection of those to be admitted is based on the following criteria:
- Degree mark (weight 25%)
- Relevance of the candidate’s University degree and knowledge to the subject of the IPGS (weight 10%)
- Certified knowledge of a second foreign language (other than English/prerequisite) (weight 5%)
- Scientific publications, participation in conferences (weight 10%)
- Relevant research or professional activity (weight 10%)
- Oral interview by the SC (weight 40%).
Based on the overall criteria, the SC prepares the student ranking list and submits it for approval to the CPS.
Successful candidates should register with the Secretariat of the IPGS within fifteen (15) days from the decision of the CPS.
In the event of a tie (with mathematical rounding to a whole unit of the scale of 100), candidates with the same ranking are admitted, in a percentage not exceeding 10% of the maximum number of admissions.
In case of non-registration of one or more students, runners-up (if any) will be invited to register in the IPGS, based on their order in the approved ranking list.
