The Department Of Forestry, Wood Sciences and Design of the University of Thessaly, in accordance with the decision No. 89/17.5.2023 (item 7) of its Assembly, announces the initiation of the application process for the admission of postgraduate students, for the academic year 2023-2024 in the Master’s Program (MSC) entitled Advanced Design, Technology and Management Methods of Wooden Products ,containing three specializations a) Product Design, b) Technology & Construction and c) Management & Marketing.

The program is aimed at graduates of: the Department of Forestry, Wood Sciences and Design, the Departments of Design and Technology of Wood and Furniture, Forestry and Natural Environment Management, Forestry and Natural Environment, Forestry and Environmental Management and Natural Resources, to graduates of Polytechnic Schools, graduates of Positive Sciences, Economics, Administration, Marketing, graduates of other Universities or TEI Departments, the relevance of which to the subject of the said MSc Program is judged on a case-by-case basis by a competent committee for the selection of postgraduate students, as well as graduates of foreign Universities, in a related specialty, after presenting the parity of their title from the competent body.

Registration for the program takes place during the second fortnight of September 2023, while the courses will start at the beginning of October 2023 and will be held in the building facilities of the Department of Forestry, Wood Sciences & Design in Karditsa, in the Greek language. The teaching of the courses is carried out every 15 days, Friday (afternoon), Saturday and Sunday, and is also supported by modern means of remote teaching, in accordance with the current legislation, in order to facilitate working students who are far away from Karditsa. In addition, the possibility of supplementary remedial teaching is provided in certain courses, if this is deemed necessary.

The duration of studies is three (3) academic semesters. In the 1st and 2nd semesters, the taught courses are monitored by the students, while in the 3rd semester, a postgraduate thesis is prepared. To obtain the master’s degree, attendance and a successful examination in ten (elective and compulsory) courses are required, as well as the submission and successful examination of a master’s thesis.

Those interested are invited to apply from now until August 31, 2023, using the below Google Forms application and attaching electronically the necessary supporting documents: Interest-https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsB-BLiy6xaCPpAiYCn8SYkbiDrxGxS3AG-oRfxK1HTuguew/viewform

The Selection Committee will invite to an interview – oral examination those of the candidates who meet the formal and substantive requirements.

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

It should be noted that two (2) scholarships are given in each semester (1st & 2nd) to the students who collect the highest marks in the respective courses. Scholarships are given in special cases by companies in the sector.

Additionally, as provided by the provision of Article 35 “Free tuition – scholarships” of Law 4485/2017, 30% of the total number of admitted students are exempted from tuition fees based on financial and social criteria.

For any additional information

• Secretariat of the Program. , Mr. Athanassios Kyriakis, Tel.: 24410-64730, [email protected]

Professor and Chair of the Program, Mr. Ioannis Papadopoulos, tel. 693-7384777, e-mail: [email protected]

Websites of the Program, http://msc-wood.fwsd.uth.gr/, http://fwsd.uth.gr/