Candidate selection process
- Announcement for the selection of Y.D. in the P.D.S. takes place once every academic year, during the months of September - November or whenever the Department Assembly deems appropriate. The job announcements are posted on the Department's website. The notices define:
- the time period for submission of applications,
- the fields of knowledge in which the candidates can prepare D.D. as well as the number of admissions per academic field,
- the supporting documents that will accompany the application.
- Any interested party who meets the conditions of the Doctoral Studies Regulations may submit an application to the Department Assembly for the preparation of a D.D. The application includes at least the following information:
- proposed field/title of the D.D.,
- a short memorandum with the subject to be dealt with by the D.D.,
- proposed supervisor of the D.D. , whose subject matter or scientific work is related to that of the D.D. to be prepared.
The application is accompanied by a detailed CV of the candidate, as well as the following documents/justifications:
1) Detailed CV
2) Degrees
3) Certificates of parity and correspondence from D.O.A.T.A.P. where required.
4) Certificate of Analytical Score of undergraduate and/or postgraduate studies
5) Proof of knowledge of foreign languages, including proof of good knowledge of the English language at level B2
6) At least two letters of recommendation.
7) Two-page proposal for preparing D.D. The proposal includes the title of the thesis, a general presentation of the research object and a representative bibliography
8) Any other element that contributes to a more complete evaluation of the candidates (e.g. evidence of research activity, distinctions, evidence of previous service, etc. )
The Assembly of the Department, after taking into account the submitted applications, categorizes them based on the relevance of the research object and appoints three-member committees per application category, consisting of D.E.P. Members. of the Department. The committees examine all the documents submitted with the application and invite the candidate to an interview. Subsequently, the committees draw up a detailed memorandum, in which the reasons why each candidate meets or does not meet the conditions in order to be accepted are written and they submit it to the Assembly. If the candidate does not propose a supervising professor in his/her application , the competent committee undertakes to propose the appropriate one and submits it for approval by the Assembly.
The Department Assembly considers the committee's memorandum with the opinion of the proposed supervisor and approves or rejects the candidate's application with reasons.
In the same decision, the conditions may be defined, such as the parallel attendance of courses, obligations related to scientific research, etc.