Participants & Admission
Eligibility Criteria
The categories of candidates that can be accepted in the Program of the School of Film are:
- Holders of bachelor’s degrees from Greek Higher Education Institutions or recognized foreign institutions of equivalent status, as long as they submit officially recognized degrees.
- A Postgraduate Diploma cannot be awarded to a student whose bachelor degree from a foreign institution is not recognized by the Hellenic National Academic Recognition Information Center (NARIC) according to Law 4957/2022.
Number of Students, Criteria and Selection Procedure
The maximum number of students that can be accepted is twenty-five (25) maximum.
The criteria for the candidates’ selection and their grading are as follows:
| 1. Grade of degree/diploma and relevance of subject | 15 |
| 2. The grades of the undergraduate courses that are relevant to the PP | 15 |
| 3. Performance in the Bachelor’s thesis (in case it is required for the bachelor degree) | 10 |
| 4. Proficiency in English (C2) | 15 |
| 5. Knowledge of second and/or other foreign languages. | 15 |
| 6. Interview by a relevant Committee (the interview may be conducted electronically, if the candidate is not a permanent resident of Greece.) | 15 |
| 7. Other considerations are: research experience, academic publications, writing activity and other postgraduate degrees. | 15 |
| TOTAL SCORE | 100 |
The minimum grade required for acceptance is 60/100 (60%).
The selection procedure of the candidates is conducted by a Selection and Examination Committee, consisting of faculty members who have undertaken postgraduate work. The Committee previews all applications, and after rejecting those portfolios those that do not fulfil the minimum requirements, they set up interviews with those applicants who meet the prerequisites. After the interviews, the Committee grades the candidates and draws up the final list of those accepted. The list is then published online and the relevant information is sent by email to the candidates.
Important notes:
- Bachelor Degree holders can be accepted prior to officially receiving their degree as long as they submit an official certificate of completion of studies (number of ECTS) before the classes begin.
- Foreign students have to make sure that their institution is recognized by the Hellenic National Academic Recognition Information Center (NARIC) before they apply by visiting their site and checking the list of recognized institutions. This is a paramount step in the application process as a Postgraduate Diploma cannot be awarded to a student whose bachelor degree comes from a foreign institution that is not recognized by NARIC.
- In case of two or more candidates with the same total score, the Committee takes into consideration each candidate’s degree or diploma grade and accepts the candidate with the highest grade. If this also results in identical performance, then the Committee considers the grades on the more relevant to the MA Program undergraduate courses of the candidates.
