The maximum number of admissions per year is fifty (50) postgraduate students. Selection will be based on the evaluation of the applicants’ supporting documents and interview by the Candidate Evaluation Committee. Upon recommendation of the Steering Committee and decision of the Assembly, the Candidate Evaluation Committee will be appointed each year, consisting of: four (4) faculty members of the same or related field. For the admission of postgraduate students, a call for applications (Call for Expression of Interest) is issued each year, with a deadline for submission of applications and supporting documents no later than September 30th.
Candidates must submit the following documents:
- Application for participation,
- A copy of your degree or certificate of completion of studies (mandatory),
- Certificate of analytical marks (compulsory),
- Detailed curriculum vitae (detailed reference to studies, teaching and/or professional experience, scientific activity) (compulsory),
- Evidence of research or professional activity (compulsory),
- Copy of a copy of a Master’s degree (if available) (required),
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals (if any),
- Photocopy of two sides of the identity card (obligatory),
- Copy of a certificate of knowledge of English language (B2 level) as described in Annex 1 (mandatory),
- At least two letters of recommendation.
Regarding the letters of recommendation, in case the faculty member or the person submitting the closed letter of recommendation wishes to send it by post to the Department of Economics, or in case the postgraduate student has the closed letter in an envelope, the necessary details of the evaluator are entered in the electronic platform and sent by post to the address:
- Secretariat of the Department of Economics – (Application for the MSc “Innovative and Sustainable Entrepreneurship”), University of Patras, University Campus, Rio, 26504, tel. 2610 – 962590, 962581.
Graduates of English-speaking universities are exempted from the obligation to present a language certificate. In case the above requirements for a good knowledge of English are not met, the Board of the MSc will decide on the way in which the candidates will be examined in order to determine their proficiency in English. Knowledge of a second foreign language will be taken into account in a positive manner.
The MSc does not offer the possibility of part-time study. For further information, please contact the Secretariat of the Department of Economics at 2610 962590 & 2610 962581, working days and hours.
Applications with the necessary supporting documents are accepted only electronically and until the deadline posted in the call for applications for each academic year. If the candidate fails to submit the documents marked as compulsory in the above list, he/she will lose the right to participate in the interview and his/her application will not be evaluated.
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
- The overall degree/diploma grade,
- The grade in the undergraduate courses relevant to the subject matter of the MSc,
- The performance in a Thesis/Dissertation, where this is required at undergraduate level; and
- The candidate’s research or professional experience, if any, in a relevant field or in a related subject.
Specifically:
| No | Short description of criterion | Weight |
| 1 | Degree/Diploma Relevance (1.0 for Schools of Business, Management & Engineering, 0.9 for Schools of Science, 0.8 for Schools of Social Sciences, and 0.7 for Other HEI and FEI faculties) | |
| 2 | (Degree/Diploma degree or expected degree) * (Degree/Diploma Relevance) | 50% |
| 3 | Level of English language proficiency where more detailed (4 for B1 level, 6 for B2 level, 8 for C1/C1 level and 10 for C2/C2 level). |
5% |
| 4 | Semester of completion of studies (10 for completion in the spring semester in year of study n, 9 for completion in the re-examination in year of study n, 8 for completion in the winter semester in year of study n+1, 7 for completion in the spring semester in year of study n+1, 6 for completion in the re-examination in year of study n+1, 5 for completion in the winter semester in year of study n+2, 4 for completion in the spring semester in year of study n+2 and 0 for completion in the re-examination in year of study n+2 or later). | 10% |
| 4 | Letters of recommendation (0 if the recommendation states ‘Not recommended’ or equivalent expression, 5 if the recommendation states ‘Recommended with reservations’ or equivalent expression, 8 if the recommendation states ‘Recommended’ or equivalent expression and 10 if the recommendation states ‘Recommended without reservations’ or equivalent expression) | 10% |
| 5 | Possession of other postgraduate qualifications | 2% |
| 6 | Relevant professional experience | 2% |
| 7 | Publications in scientific journals, Presentations in scientific conferences | 1% |
| 8 | Interview | 20% |
| TOTAL | 100 % | |
There are two stages in the evaluation process: In the first, applications are assessed on the basis of the completeness and validity of the required supporting documents submitted, which is a prerequisite for qualification to the next stage. In the second stage of the procedure, candidates are invited to an interview before the N.A.Y. The aim is to determine which candidate(s) are able to respond effectively to the requirements of the MSc, taking into account their motivation and interest, as well as their overall constitution and scientific competence in relation to the subject of the postgraduate programme. Candidates with the highest overall score and up to the maximum number of admissions to the programme will be selected.
Upon completion of the evaluation procedures, the Candidate Evaluation Committee will draw up a complete list of all candidates and, after the relevant check, will reject those who do not meet the criteria set and will invite the shortlisted candidates to an interview. On the basis of the interview and the evaluation of the candidate’s/candidate’s dossier, it will rank the candidates, make the final selection and draw up the final list of successful candidates, which will be ratified by the Departmental Assembly.
In particular, the Candidate Evaluation Committee:
- draw up a complete list of those who have already applied.
- Rejects candidates who do not meet the minimum criteria (e.g. insufficient knowledge of English, lack of references, failure to submit a CV, etc.).
- The committee will select an appropriate number of candidates, on the basis of the criteria it has established and according to the overall marks it considers that they can meet the needs of the MSc and will rank them. This number may not exceed (50) fifty candidates. It shall rank the candidates in descending order and make the final selection.
- Send a letter (written or electronic) of acceptance or conditional acceptance or non-acceptance of the applicant.
- In case of acceptance or partial acceptance, applicants must respond within five (5) days whether they accept or not. Failure to reply shall be considered as non-acceptance of the offered position.
In the event that two or more applicants obtain the same total number of points, all tied applicants will be admitted, provided that they do not exceed the maximum number of admissions set out in the Call for Expression of Interest. If the maximum number of admission places is reached, the candidate with the highest number of degrees will be admitted.
A shortlist is announced according to the recommendation of the Candidate Evaluation Committee until the candidate who is deemed to meet the necessary academic criteria for successful completion of the programme.
The selection process of candidates, and the issuing of the results, shall take place no later than 30 September each year , while the completion of the enrollment of successful candidates where the Oath Ceremony takes place, may be completed no later than the end of October each academic year, subject to the submission of a Certificate of Completion of Studies.
Candidates shall be selected on the basis of the highest score which the Committee, after evaluation, considers that they are allowed to successfully complete the programme.
Finally, the Secretariat of the MSc receives the applications and the necessary supporting documents submitted by the postgraduate candidates, as provided for in the relevant notice, and draws up a list of postgraduate candidates, which it forwards to the N.A.Y. The supporting documents submitted by the candidates must be submitted by the deadline, as provided for in the relevant notice. Late applications will not be accepted.
Successful candidates are invited to respond electronically (e-mail) within five (5) working days whether or not they accept or reject their admission to the MSc, accepting its terms of operation. Failure by a selected candidate to reply within the above deadline is equivalent to a refusal of acceptance. If there are refusals, the Secretariat will inform the next in the evaluation order from the relevant list of successful candidates. An appeal against the shortlists may be lodged within five (5) working days of the date of notification of the shortlists. The objection, which must be specific, shall be finally decided by the Departmental Assembly or the Program of Studies Committee.
Successful candidates must register at the MSc secretariat by 31 October by deadlines set by the Departmental Assembly. For reasons of exceptional need, a postgraduate student may be registered after the deadline by decision of the Coordination Committee following a reasoned request by the interested party.
At the time of registration, admitted postgraduate students shall submit:
- An application for registration,
- Application form,
- Proof of knowledge of English,
- Photocopy of the identity card,
- Three (3) photographs of identification; and,
- Declaration of acceptance of the rules and conditions of the Internal Regulations of the MSc.
Admitted postgraduate students can be informed by the Department’s website / the Department’s Secretariat / the website of the MSc – https://innovsustent.upatras.gr/. Post-graduate students are required to renew their registration every semester. Failure to meet the registration deadline will result in the loss of the opportunity to attend the current semester. A student, who has not renewed his/her registration and has not attended classes or conducted research for two (2) consecutive semesters, automatically loses his/her status as a postgraduate student and is removed from the registers of the MSc Program.
Postgraduate students who have not renewed their registration and have not attended courses or conducted research for two (2) consecutive semesters shall automatically lose their status as postgraduate students and be removed from the MSc registry.
Students who resume their studies are required to attend all courses, laboratories, seminars, practical exercises, etc., in which they were not successfully assessed prior to their suspension.
Postgraduate students returning from suspension shall continue to be subject to the attendance status that applied at the time of their initial registration.
The attendance conditions outlined in the MSc Study Regulations are accepted by each candidate upon registration. Candidates are required to read and acknowledge these Regulations prior to enrollment.