F.A.Q.

Applications for the Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Migration Studies for the Academic year 2023-2024 should be submitted online. Therefore, applicants are kindly requested to:

• Submit their application only via email (including all required documents in attachment) to the email address: hurmis@uom.edu.gr
• Add the following text in the subject of their email, modifying accordingly: “Name and Surname – Application 2023-2024”
• Attach the following documents, along with their application form, in the same email:

1. a thoroughly completed application form, available for download at https://www.uom.gr/hurmis/entypa
2. certified academic transcripts of university degree translated into English or Greek where appropriate
3. proof of proficiency in English
4. two letters of reference (at least one related to your previous Degree)
5. proof of ID (or passport)
6. a short CV

• Additional qualifications, such as job experience or additional languages and degrees, although not required, will be taken into consideration.

Following the initial consideration and evaluation of the received applications, online interviews will be conducted within a reasonable period of time. Applicants are advised to apply early to ensure a place in the Program.

Once finally admitted, applicants with undergraduate degrees NOT awarded by Greek Universities will also need to have their degrees recognized by the Greek authorities (Hellenic National Academic Recognition Information Center “DOATAP”). Please visit the DOATAP website (http://www.doatap.gr/en/) for detailed information.

Application deadline is the 20th of September 2023. Applicants from non-EU countries may need a student visa. Please inquire at the Greek consular authorities and apply early enough for the completion of this process prior to the beginning of classes.

Course begins October 9, 2023.

Application deadline is the 20th September 2023.

However, non-EU students must send their applications by June 20th, since complying with student visa regulations and other issues requires extra time.

Application Procedure:

Applications for the Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Migration Studies for the Academic year 2023-2024 should be submitted online. Therefore, applicants are kindly requested to:

• Submit their application only via email (including all required documents in attachment) to the email address: hurmis@uom.edu.gr
• Add the following text in the subject of their email, modifying accordingly: “Name and Surname – Application 2023-2024”
• Attach the following documents, along with their application form, in the same email:

1. a thoroughly completed application form, available for download at https://www.uom.gr/hurmis/entypa
2. certified academic transcripts of university degree translated into English or Greek where appropriate
3. proof of proficiency in English
4. two letters of reference (at least one related to your previous Degree)
5. proof of ID (or passport)
6. a short CV

• Additional qualifications, such as job experience or additional languages and degrees, although not required, will be taken into consideration.

Applications will be processed as soon as they are received and places in the program will be offered within a reasonable period of time. You are advised to apply early to ensure place availability. Following an initial selection, online interviews will be conducted.

The tuition fees are € 3600 to be payed in three installments.

First Semester

• International Protection of Human Rights
• Human Rights Law: A Comparative Approach
• The Anthropology of Migration
• Migration and World History
• The Economics of Migration

Second Semester

• International Development and the Global South
• EU Migration, Asylum and Refugee Policies
• Research Methods in Social Sciences
• World Conflict, Forced Migration and Humanitarian Law
• Comparative issues in Gender and Cultural Diversity

Third Semester

• Dissertation

The course consists of three semesters, two of which require class attendance while the third is dedicated to the writing of a dissertation. All subjects are mandatory. During the third semester students are not required to reside in Thessaloniki.

Applicants must be university graduates and have a good knowledge of the English language. Once admitted candidates with undergraduate degrees not awarded by Greek universities will also need to have their degrees recognized by the Greek authorities (Hellenic National Academic Recognition Information Center ...). Detailed information on this issue can be obtained from the Secretary. Please consult the following link for a list of universities whose degrees are recognized by the Greek State. Find out more here »

For applicants outside the European Union, studying in Greece requires a student visa. For more information please contact the Embassy or Consulate of the Hellenic Republic in your country of origin.

Excellent knowledge of the English language needs to be certified by Cambridge or Michigan Proficiency or English speaking university degree or by a minimum TOEFL score 79 (Computer based) or 213 (Internet based) or by a minimum IELTS score 6.5. Other certifications of equal value might be considered.

Recommendations about accommodation in Thessaloniki:

spitogatos.gr

tospitimou.gr

xe.gr

The Program will accept maximum 35 students.

Additional qualifications, such as job experience or additional languages and degrees, although not required will be taken into consideration.