PhD studies provide specialization in the fields of the Departments of the International Hellenic University, as well as in related fields, leading to the acquisition of a Doctoral Degree. PhD studies aim to promote knowledge and original scientific research, as well as the formation of scientists capable of contributing to the progress of science, research, and applications. Doctors are intended to staff the educational, research, and business potential of Greece and abroad.
Ph.D. candidates maintain full rights and benefits provided for students of the second cycle of studies until the completion of their Doctoral Dissertation. Indicatively, these include technological and economic support, awards, scholarships, student support services, representation in collective bodies, etc. In addition, Ph.D. candidates retain access, borrowing, and use rights for electronic services provided by university libraries for up to five (5) years after the award of the Doctoral Degree.
Starting from the Academic Year 2020-2021, the Department of Agriculture of the International Hellenic University, in accordance with Law 4485 (Government Gazette 144 A’/4-8-2017), which concerns the institutional framework for the organization and operation of Higher Education in Greece, organizes and operates a Doctoral Studies Program (DSP). The Doctoral Studies Regulations were approved and published in the Official Gazette of the Hellenic Republic on August 21, 2020 ( Government Gazette 3478 B’/21-8-2020).