The educational activities of each academic year are structured into two semesters, the winter and the spring semester, each of which includes at least thirteen (13) weeks of teaching and three (3) weeks of examinations. Courses from the winter and spring semesters have a resit examination period in September. Compulsory courses of the IIPSP comprise no less than thirty-nine (39) teaching hours (Article 64, Law 4957/22).

In the event that a class is cancelled, it will be rescheduled. The date and time of the make-up class will be posted on the IIPSP website.

Attendance of courses, laboratories, etc., is mandatory. A postgraduate student is considered to have attended a course (and therefore has the right to participate in examinations) only if they have attended at least 80% of the course hours. Otherwise, the postgraduate student is required to retake the course in the following academic year. If a student’s absence rate exceeds 20% across all courses, the issue of their disenrollment may be raised. This matter is examined by the Programme Studies Committee of the IIPSP. It is emphasized that for laboratories and clinical tutorials/seminars, no absences are permitted. In case of absence from a laboratory/clinical tutorial, the student may attend it the following year in the semester the course is offered. If the student fails to attend again the following year, the Programme Studies Committee of the IIPSP will convene to consider the student’s possible disenrollment.

The assessment of postgraduate students and their performance in the courses they are required to attend within the framework of the IIPSP takes place at the end of each semester. This can be through written or oral examinations, the submission of assignments throughout the semester, mid-term progress exams, written assignments, laboratory or clinical exercises, or a combination of the above. The method of assessment is determined by the instructor of each course. When conducting written or oral examinations as assessment methods, the integrity of the process must be ensured. Grading is on a scale of 1-10. The examination results are announced by the instructor and sent to the IIPSP Secretariat within four (4) weeks at the latest from the date of the examination. If an instructor repeatedly exceeds the above time limit, the Director of the IIPSP will inform the Programme Studies Committee accordingly.

The percentage contribution of laboratory exercises, assignments, and seminars to the final grade of each course is determined separately for each course, following a recommendation by the course instructor, and is specified in the IIPSP’s Study Guide.

To address emergencies or circumstances constituting force majeure, alternative assessment methods may be applied, such as conducting written or oral examinations using electronic means, provided that the integrity of the assessment process is ensured.

Alternative assessment methods may be applied for students with disabilities and special educational needs, following a decision by the PSC and a recommendation from the Disability Liaison Officer of the lead Department, taking into account the relevant guidelines from the Accessibility Unit for Students with Disabilities.

The assessment of students in second-cycle study programmes organized via distance education methods may be carried out with remote examinations, provided that the integrity of the assessment process is ensured.

In cases of illness or recovery from a serious illness, it is recommended that the instructor accommodates the student in whatever way they deem appropriate (e.g., an oral examination conducted remotely). During oral examinations, the instructor must ensure they are not alone with the student being examined.

Courses in which a student does not receive a passing grade must be repeated. However, the grade for a laboratory or exercise that is graded independently is secured and does not need to be repeated, provided that attendance was deemed successful.

A grade correction is permitted in cases of an obvious oversight or a calculation error, following a written request from the responsible instructor and a decision by the Programme Studies Committee of the IIPSP.

If a student fails the same course more than three (3) times, the procedure defined in the Internal Regulations of UNIWA and the Regulations of Operation for Postgraduate Programmes of UNIWA is followed.

Written exam scripts must be kept and carefully stored by the instructor responsible for the course for two (2) years. After this period, the scripts are no longer valid. Under the responsibility of the Programme Studies Committee of the IIPSP, a relevant record is drafted, and the scripts are destroyed—unless there is a pending criminal, disciplinary, or any other administrative procedure.

To calculate the final degree grade, the weight of each course in the curriculum, expressed by the number of credit units (ECTS), is taken into account. The number of ECTS credits for a course also serves as its weighting coefficient. To calculate the degree grade, the grade of each course is multiplied by its corresponding number of credit units, and the total sum of these individual products is divided by the total number of credit units required to obtain the degree.

To obtain the Master’s Degree Diploma, each postgraduate student must attend and be successfully examined in all the compulsory courses of the IIPSP and complete a master’s thesis, thus accumulating one hundred and twenty (120) ECTS.