Tuition fees
The tuition fees amount to 3,000 (three thousand) euros. Postgraduate students are required to pay the tuition fees in three (3) equal instalments to the account of the ELKE of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, during the first fortnight of each semester.
Excemption from the fees
Postgraduate students may attend free of charge if they meet financial or social criteria, as defined by the Regulations of the Masteρ Program. A prerequisite for granting the right to exemption from fees is the possession of a first cycle degree corresponding to a grade equal to or higher than seven and a half (7,5/10). The total number of beneficiaries may not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total number of enrolled students per year. Scholarships may be awarded by decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Coordinating Committee. The number and conditions for the granting of scholarships shall be determined by decision of the Assembly on the recommendation of the Coordinating Committee.
The right to free tuition is granted to students of the Postgraduate Program who meet the condition of par. 1, provided that the following criteria also apply:
a) the average of the taxable incomes of the last two (2) financial years of all the family members of the applicant for exemption from tuition fees, namely the applicant himself, his parents, regardless of whether they file a joint or separate tax return, and his siblings up to twenty-six (26) years of age, provided that they are unmarried and have their own taxable income within the meaning of article 7 of law. 4172/2013 (A’ 167), does not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the most recently published data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority, if the applicant has not completed the twenty-sixth (26th) year of age and is unmarried or has not entered into a civil partnership,
b) the average of the individual taxable income of the last two (2) financial years of the applicant does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the most recently published data of EL.STAT., if the applicant has completed the twenty-sixth (26th) year of age,
c) the average of the taxable income of the last two (2) financial years of the applicant for exemption from tuition fees and his or her spouse or cohabitant, provided that he or she is married or has entered into a cohabitation agreement, regardless of whether they submit a joint or separate tax return, does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the most recently published data of EL.STAT. If the applicant for exemption has not completed the twenty-sixth (26th) year of age and is a child of a three-child or large family or a child of a single parent or an orphan of at least one (1) parent or a person with a disability or a member of a household with a person with a disability, he or she may request exemption by half (50%) from the obligation to pay tuition fees, provided that the average referred to in case a) of par. 4 of article 86 of law. 4957/2022, exceeds seventy percent (70%) and does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable equivalent income.
The examination of the criteria for exemption from tuition fees is carried out by the Department Assembly and a reasoned decision is issued to accept or reject the application, following a recommendation from the Coordination Committee.
The possibility of exemption from the obligation to pay tuition fees is provided exclusively for studying in one (1) Postgraduate Programme organized by a domestic University.
This article does not apply to third-country citizens.
By decision of the Department Assembly following a recommendation from the Coordination Committee, scholarships may be granted. The number and terms of granting scholarships are determined by decision of the Assembly following a recommendation from the Coordinating Committee.