The Department of Civil Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has been operating continuously since the academic year 1998- 1999 a Postgraduate Programme of Studies entitled “Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development”. This programme, which lasts for one full academic year, has a professional orientation and aims at the specialized training of civil engineers, but also engineers or scientists of other related disciplines, in environmental protection technology and in socio-economic and institutional issues directly related to environmental planning and the impact of projects and actions on sustainable development.
According to the curriculum, the MSc in IPB focuses on several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to Goal 4 “Quality Education”, the programme also focuses on Goals 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
The main objectives of the programme are:
- To promote interdisciplinary knowledge and research in environment and sustainable development.
- To provide high quality postgraduate education and promote positive attitudes and behaviour in the sensitive areas of environmental protection and sustainable development.
- Training of young scientists and professionals to upgrade the country’s human resources in the context of a dynamic economic and technological development policy.
- To provide rapid specialisation in these vital sectors and to equip graduates of the programme for a professional career in the public or private sector or for the continuation of their postgraduate studies at doctoral level.
A registration and attendance fee of EUR 500 is foreseen for the registration and attendance of the MSc. Up to 30% of the students may be exempted from the fees on the basis of financial criteria. Details on this issue and on those entitled to exemption are presented in detail in the Internal Regulations.
