Interdisciplinary PSP Precision Agriculture (ΕGΑ)

Upon successful completion of the IPSP, students will be able to:

• Recognize and adopt the techniques, tools, and technology of Precision Agriculture (PA).
• Understand the significance of PA in the management of natural resources.
• Analyze and document the utility of PA for the environment and agricultural production,
• Evaluate the economic results of the implementation of PA.
• Identify, compile, categorize, and manage Precision Agriculture data.
• Explain the contribution of PA to sustainable development.
• Update their knowledge regarding PA.

Through both the content of the program and its approach methodology, students will have the opportunity to develop the following soft skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate with teachers and other participants.
• Ability to responsibly and efficiently manage their available time and meet deadlines.
• Ability to act both independently and within a group environment (primarily through communication between participants).

The IPSP accepts:

1. Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Graduates
2. Engineering Graduates
3. Sciences and Economics Graduates
4. Graduates of Greek H.E.I., Polytechnic, and T.E.I. departments in fields related to the above-mentioned fields, as well as graduates of recognized foreign such institutions.

All students must possess a very good level of proficiency in English.

Note:

Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education means graduates of Greek Universities or Polytechnics or Higher School of Fine Arts or Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education or Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) or those who hold academically equivalent first cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions with the degrees awarded by the Greek Higher Educational Institutions, in accordance with the provisions of article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.)

Marking:

For the evaluation of the application to the Postgraduate Studies Programme, it will be examined whether the candidate’s institution of study is or may be included in the National Register of Recognised Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate’s degree is or may be included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognised Institutions of Foreign Countries.

The Hellenic Open University, if the degree is included in the list of article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, must request a “Certificate of Place of Study”, which is issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies is confirmed as the Greek territory, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of the studies that took place in the Greek territory is in a public higher education institution or in a recognized foreign educational institution within the meaning of paragraph b) of article 299 of Law No. 4957/2022.

It is clarified that holders of a first degree of Higher Education are accepted in the Postgraduate Program.

The total academic credits (ECTS) required to obtain the Postgraduate Specialization Diploma are 90 ECTS. The IPSP in “Precision Agriculture Applications” is organized in three (3) academic semesters, with eight (*) Thematic Units (T.U.), one (1) Thematic Laboratory Unit (T.L.U.), and the preparation of a Postgraduate Diploma Thesis (PDT). The minimum duration of studies is one and a half (1 ½) years. To obtain the Postgraduate Specialization Diploma, students must successfully complete the eight (8) T.U., the single (1) T.L.U., and prepare and present their Postgraduate Diploma Thesis.

The program is organized per semester as follows:

T.U. Selection Instructions

Students may select from one (1) to four (4) T.U. (up to 30 ECTS) per semester.

When selecting T.U.s, students must first pass all the available T.U.s that belong to the previous term and then select T.U.s belonging to the next term. For example, a student who has successfully completed one (1) first-semester T.U. and wishes to select four (4) T.U. in the second semester must the three (3) remaining first-semester T.U. and one (1) second-semester T.U. (to a maximum of 30 ECTS per semester) etc.

Students may participate in the Thematic Laboratory Unit upon successful completion all eight (8) T.U. of the PSP.

Students may only present and defend their Postgraduate Diploma Thesis upon successful completion of all T.U. and T.L.U. of the PSP.

To obtain the Postgraduate Specialization Diploma, students must successfully compete the eight (8) T.U., the single (1) T.L.U., and prepare and present their Postgraduate Diploma Thesis.

IPSP Special Interdepartmental Committee (SIC):

Angelos Patakas, Professor, Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Patras (SIC Chairman and IPSP Director).

Ioannis Kalavrouziotis, Professor, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University.

Achilleas Kameas, Professor, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University (committee member).

Vassilios Verykios, Professor, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University (committee member).

Petros Kokkinos, Adjunct Faculty 7 Post-doctoral researcher, School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University (committee member).

Athanasios Lantavos, Professor, Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Patras (committee member).

Vassilios Triantafyllidis, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Patras (committee member).

Co-ordinators

Tuition fees for students of the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Study Program are as follows: 400€ per T.U., T.L.U., and PDT. The total tuition fees for the IPSP are 4.000€.

Student Registry Department:

Τel.: 2610367332-E-mail: ega @ eap . gr

Student service desk:

Tel.: +30 2610 367600 -E-mail: info@eap.gr