The Greek master, due to the nature of his work, could not attend a lifelong postgraduate course at a Greek university, so he opted for a program at a British university. This is one of many cases where people still have not been able to do this. master’s degree from a Greek universitydue to the nature of their work. Among them are many teachers, as well as civil servants who seek to strengthen their academic profile in order to improve their professional position. So they turn to universities in neighboring countries such as Cyprus. Distance learning degrees are the new El Dorado of international higher education, and Greek institutions have so far been on the sidelines.

In particular, until today, fully distance learning in graduate school is implemented mainly Greek Open University (HOL), for a limited number of subjects, as well as interns, while any universities that have started distance graduate studies do so either hybridly or in collaboration with EAP. Characteristics, according to her National Higher Education Authority (ETHAAE), there were 83 distance postgraduate courses in 2021, 46 of them in EAP. Of the regular institutions, the Universities of Patras and Piraeus each had 7 postgraduate distance learning programs and EKPA had 6. A total of 23,037 students were enrolled, of which 20,872 were in EAP.

Advantages

The new law on higher education (4957/2022) allows the establishment of master’s degrees, which are implemented entirely remotely. “Among the important benefits of this new development is that distance learning programs can attract students, especially workers who have so far preferred to study at universities in other countries offering distance learning programs such as Cyprus, the UK and other European countries. In addition, they not only allow workers to attend such programs, but also help eliminate geographic isolation, as graduate programs can now be accessed by those who live far from urban centers, such as teachers in border areas or scientists in other specialties. want to continue their studies. In addition, in addition to the fact that distance learning programs will reduce the drain of Greeks abroad, distance learning master’s programs in foreign languages ​​will also attract foreign students due to the low cost of education, as well as the high level of education. said Christos Michalakelis, referring to “K”.Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telematics at the University of Harokopio and President of Study in Greece, a non-profit company created by Greek universities to support their internationalization and extroversion.

To date, fully distance learning programs are mainly implemented by the Hellenic Open University.

The joint decision was signed by the Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Angelos Sirygos, and the representative of the state and digital administration, Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

Grade

Among the issues regulated by the decision is the organization of distance exams for students and, as a result, their assessment. A question that has caused a lot of discussion between the Greek Ministry of Education and other countries that organize postgraduate degrees that achieve DOATAP recognition. And this is because, obviously, it is necessary to ensure the integrity of the exams.

Finally, under the 2022 law and in line with the recent KYA, distance graduate programs must be certified by ETHAAE before they go live, as well as being periodically evaluated.

Numbers

828 postgraduate programs operate in Greek universities.

96 000 students study in these programs.

23 037 students were enrolled in 83 distance learning master’s programs in 2021.

1500-5000 euro cost of programs.