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Teaching Staff

The teaching responsibilities of the Postgraduate Study Program PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» are assigned, following a proposal by the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»’s Coordinating Committee and a decision by the Departmental Assembly, to the following categories of instructors:

1. Faculty members (Teaching and Research Staff – TRP), Special Teaching Staff (STS), Laboratory Teaching Staff (LTS), and Special Technical Laboratory Staff (STLS) of the Department or other Departments of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), or other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) or Military Higher Education Institutions (ASEI). b. Emeritus Professors or retired faculty members (TRP) of the Department or other Departments of AUTH, or other HEIs. c. Collaborating Professors. d. Appointed Lecturers. e. Visiting Professors or Visiting Researchers. f. Researchers and specialized functional scientists from research and technology organizations as per Article 13A of Law 4310/2014 (A’ 258) or other research centers and institutes, domestic or international. g. Scientists of recognized prestige who possess specialized knowledge and relevant experience in the cognitive subject of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS».

The Assembly’s decisions regarding the allocation of teaching responsibilities must include the following information: a. The full name of the instructor. b. Their capacity/status. c. The type of teaching work assigned to each instructor. d. The number of teaching hours per course or seminar.

It is the invited instructor’s obligation to adhere to the weekly teaching schedule, as determined by the CC, and to follow the examination and evaluation terms described in this Operational Regulation.

The obligations of instructors include, among others, the description of the course or lectures, the provision of relevant bibliography, the method of course examination, and communication with postgraduate students.

Teaching in the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    is conducted according to the course schedule prepared under the responsibility of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    Director.

Upon the commencement of studies in the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    , a permanent faculty member (TRP) of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    is appointed as an Academic Advisor for each postgraduate student. The Academic Advisor’s role is to monitor the students’ academic progress, be informed by instructors of any continuous absences of students under their responsibility, and to inform these students (via the Secretariat) that such absence may lead to failure in the course. Additionally, the Academic Advisor provides assistance regarding the selection of the postgraduate diploma thesis, taking into account the postgraduate student’s research interests. Postgraduate students are obliged to contact their academic advisor for any problem that may affect the smooth progress of their studies.

The Academic Advisor provides the postgraduate student with the necessary counseling to meet the requirements of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS».

The Academic Advisor ensures regular meetings with the postgraduate students under their supervision, no less than two (2) times per semester. Their duties include, but are not limited to:

• Identifying the postgraduate student’s needs and research interests, supporting their aptitudes and skills, and encouraging them to pursue areas that suit them.
• Informing and facilitating the postgraduate student’s contact with the collective bodies of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» and administrative services.
• Providing assistance in preparing the individual semester study plan and determining the topic of the postgraduate diploma thesis.
• Identifying students who have significant outstanding courses.
• Providing care and developing a plan for these students.

The teaching staff, administrative staff, and relevant services of the Institution cooperate and support the Academic Advisors in their work. They also take into account information, observations, suggestions, and requests regarding any deficiencies or malfunctions that create problems for students, and any proposals for addressing them.

Upon recommendation from the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    ‘s Coordinating Committee or the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    Director, auxiliary teaching work may be assigned to doctoral candidates of the Department, under the supervision of a PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    instructor. Auxiliary work is defined as assisting faculty members (TRP) in their teaching duties, student practice, conducting tutorials, laboratory exercises, supervising examinations, and correcting assignments. By decision of the Departmental Assembly, auxiliary work may either be directly assigned or a call for expression of interest may be published for subjects offered within the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    ‘s curriculum. The Call for Expression of Interest specifies the deadlines for submitting applications and the specific qualifications required.

Instructors who are on educational leave or suspension of duties may provide teaching services to the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»    if they deem their schedule permits, provided, of course, that under the prevailing circumstances this is substantially and practically feasible, a matter which must be competently judged on a case-by-case basis.

Faculty Members Participating in the Postgraduate Program “Prosthodontics”