Call for applications 2026-2027
The School of Medicine of the Faqulty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is going to operate the Postgraduate Programme of Studies
The purpose of the postgraduate programme titled “Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Surgery” is to provide specialized knowledge and training, and to develop new scientific expertise in thyroid and parathyroid gland surgery. Graduate students will acquire knowledge, not only of theoretical foundations, but also of surgical techniques and the management of complex cases.
The School of Medicine of the Faqulty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is going to operate the Postgraduate Programme of Studies
The School of Medicine of the Faqulty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is going to operate the Postgraduate Programme of Studies
The deadline for submitting applications for interested parties for their participation in 2024-2025 is extended. Candidates are invited to submit their supporting documents
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The number of students admitted each year is set at a maximum of thirty (30) postgraduate students. The program cannot operate with fewer than seven (7) postgraduate students.
The selection process for candidates is conducted by a designated Three-Member Selection and Examination Committee, appointed by the Special Committee (S.E.), and is composed of faculty members who are involved in postgraduate work.
The object of the postgraduate program (P.M.S.) is to provide specialized knowledge in the field of thyroid and parathyroid gland surgery. In this context, and in combination with modern scientific developments in this area of medical science, and with the application of new research methods, the establishment of the postgraduate program titled “Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Surgery” is proposed.
The purpose of the program is to offer specialized knowledge, training, and the development of new scientific expertise in thyroid and parathyroid gland surgery. Graduate students will gain knowledge not only in theoretical foundations but also in surgical techniques and the management of complex cases.
The Postgraduate Program “Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Surgery” is accredited with a total of 90 ECTS according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. It offers a unified study program and is structured into two (2) full-time academic semesters, with the completion of the postgraduate thesis taking place in the 3rd semester. The study program includes seven (5) mandatory courses in the 1st semester (30 ECTS in total) and seven (5) mandatory courses in the 2nd semester (30 ECTS in total). Finally, the master’s thesis is worth 30 ECTS credits.
*1 ECTS credit corresponding to 25 hours of workload.
The postgraduate program includes tuition fees set at one thousand eight hundred euros (€1,800) for each study cycle. The payment is made by the student (or by a third party on behalf of the student) to a specific account of the Special Research Fund (E.L.K.E.).
Tuition fees are paid into the Special Account for Research Funds of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.). Failure to meet financial obligations is sufficient grounds for withholding the degree or even for dismissal from the program.
The tuition fees are to be paid in two equal installments at the beginning of the first and second semesters, respectively, into a bank account held for this purpose by the Special Account for Research Funds of A.U.Th.