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Contracted: 1) Invitation2) PMK-PROXY Application Form

The Design & Technology Department of Wood & Furniture T.E. of the School of Technological Applications of the TEI of Thessaly, based in Karditsa, organizes for the 2th consecutive year, the independent Graduate Studies Program ( P.M.S.) in the subject "Advanced Methods of Manufacturing Wood Products" , according to decision no. 3866/24.6.2015 of the President of TEI Thessaly - Official Gazette 1450/10.7.2015, section B', and the written provisions.

At MSc the following are accepted: a) Graduates of the Department of Design & Technology of Wood & Furniture or university graduates of a related specialty, b) Graduates of Polytechnic Schools, Graduates of Positive Sciences of the Universities, Graduates of the Departments of Economics, Administration , Marketing, Graduates of other Universities Departments with relative relevance to the subject of the above-mentioned MSc and c) Graduates of Universities abroad, in a related specialty, provided that they present the equivalence of their degree from the competent body.

Registrations at MSc take place on the second 15th of September 2016, while the courses will start at the beginning of October 2016 and will take place in the building facilities of the Department of Design & Technology of Wood & Furniture in Karditsa, in the Greek language. The course schedule can be implemented every Friday (afternoon) and Saturday (morning), in order to facilitate working students who are far from Karditsa.

The MSc is offered on a full or part-time basis. The duration of studies is defined in three (3) academic semesters for full-time students and five (5) academic semesters for part-time students. The 3th and 5th semesters respectively, are offered for the preparation of the postgraduate diploma thesis. In order to obtain the Postgraduate Diploma, it is necessary to attend and pass an examination in ten (10) courses and then to prepare the Postgraduate Thesis.

The maximum number of students who will be admitted to this program for the 2016-17 academic year is thirty (30).

Those interested are invited to send from the publication of this call for expressions of interest from June 13, 2016 to September 5, 2016 via email to the address msc.wfdt@teithessaly.gr, fully completed Expression of Interest Application which is available on the official website of the MSc – PMK-PROXY http://msc.wfdt.teithessaly.gr.

Also, those interested must submit during this period to the Secretariat of the MSc of the Department of Design & Wood & Furniture Technology of the TEI of Thessaly (V. Griva 11, 43100 – Karditsa) in person or send a registered envelope with the following supporting documents:

  1. Photocopy of identity.
  2. Complete and up-to-date curriculum vitae, which will include information on the candidates' studies, scientific and professional activity.
  3. Copies of degrees and transcripts (or Diploma Supplements) or a responsible declaration that they are expected to graduate and be sworn in by September 30, 2016.
  4. Certificate of recognition and parity from the DOATAP (for those coming from Universities abroad).
  5. Copies of certificates of knowledge of foreign languages.
  6. Evidence of professional, educational experience and scientific activity in general (if any).
  7. Letters of recommendation (if any).
  8. Four (4) ID photos

The Application for Expression of Interest should also be submitted in paper form together with the envelope of the above supporting documents.

The evaluation of the candidates for Master's Students at the MSc will be based on the overall grading (on a scale of 1 – 100) with the following criteria (the weighting factor of each criterion is shown in parentheses): a) the general degree grade – with a minimum rating "Very Good" (40%), b) the candidate's personality which will be assessed both by his CV and the personal interview (20%), c) the letters of recommendation (20%) and d) the excellent/very good /good knowledge of English (20%). Candidates with the highest overall grade are admitted to the PMS. Exceptionally and only in the event that the required number of admitted students (up to 30) has not been filled, candidates with a general degree grade of "Good" may be admitted, according to a documented decision of the General Assembly.

The Selection Committee will invite to an interview - oral examination those of the candidates who meet the formal and substantive requirements during the month of September 2016.

The MSc is self-financed and the total tuition fees are €2,800 per student for all three (3) semesters of study, which are paid in installments in two (2) equal installments, in September and January of each academic year.

Information provided by:

The Director

of the Graduate Program

  IOANNIS PAPADOPOULOS

      Professor TEI of Thessaly

Contracted: 1) Invitation2) PMK-PROXY Application Form

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