BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE Pre-PhD Greek higher education is provided by universities and technical schools. The usual length of study in technical schools is 3 years, while in universities it is normally 4 years. Certain specialties require additional time (e.g., a total of 5 years for engineering studies and 6 for medicine). It should be noted that all education in Greece is provided by the gover...
Uncertainty is the lot of the Greek PhD student. There is no conformity in the way PhD programmes are organised and there are substantial differences in how PhD students are funded, supervised, and assessed--not only between universities, but also across different academic departments within the same university. Because of this, the experience of one student cannot act as a useful guide to the ne...
