General info and Regulations

Regulations

The Regulation Documents present the structure, operation, and study rules of the MSc Program “Biomedical Engineering and Technology” organized by the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University of West Attica (UniWA), Greece. Their provisions specify and supplement the legal framework that governs postgraduate studies in Greece, specifically the provisions of Law 4485/2017.

Internal Regulation

Study guide 2023-2024

Regulation for complaints

Academic advisor regulation

Study regulation

Public policy for support and development of staff

Diploma thesis guidelines

Taught Courses 

Examinations regulations

Course examinations may encompass a variety of formats, including written, oral, multiple-choice questionnaires, and the completion of one or more personal and group assignments. The evaluation and examination methods for each course are determined by the course coordinator. These methods are verbally announced during the initial lecture of the course and are also made available on the eclass website dedicated to the course. Examinations for each course are conducted within one week following its completion. Additionally, all courses can be re-examined during the September re-examination period, which lasts for a maximum of two weeks. To be eligible for the re-examination, students must have attended at least 80% of the teaching hours or educational activities of the course.

Grades for examinations are measured on a scale of 0 to 10, with increments of 0.1. Passing grades are considered to be equal to or greater than 5.0 (with 5.0 being the minimum passing grade). The responsibility for the organization of examinations lies with the Steering Committee, while the course coordinator is responsible for assigning course grades. Changes to grades are only permitted in cases of grading errors. Students can request access to their examination sheets from the course coordinator within 15 days following the examination date. After this period, the examination sheets are disposed of.

If a student fails an examination (grade < 5.0), they have two options: a) they may retake the examination during the September re-examination period, or b) they can participate in the examination of the course in the subsequent academic year. However, if a student fails the examination for a course three times, they may be granted a final opportunity upon submitting a valid request to the Department Assembly. The Department Assembly will reach a decision and appoints a three-member committee consisting of experts in the relevant scientific field. This committee will be responsible for organizing the final examination specifically for the student in question and for the corresponding course. Failing this final examination will result in the permanent termination of the student from the MSc program’s student registry.

If the Department Assembly rejects the application, the student can reapply using the same process. If the application is rejected for a second time, the Department Assembly assigns a diploma thesis title and a supervisor to the student. The supervisor must be a member of the teaching staff of the MSc Program and hold a Ph.D. degree. The examination committee for the diploma thesis can consist of any member of the teaching staff from the MSc Program or an external scientist with a Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience related to the thesis subject.

Details for examination of diploma thesis can be found here.

Minimum requirements for successful completion of the MSc program

For the successful completion of the MSc program a minimum of ninety (90) ECTS is required, with at least 30 ECTS per semester.

For the 1^st and 2^nd semester, students should successfully complete all Required courses of each semester (Required courses are assigned with 15 ECTS) and select at least three Elective courses (Elective courses are assigned with 5 ECTS each).

For the 3^rd semester, students should successfully complete the Diploma thesis (Diploma thesis is assigned with 30 ECTS). Guidelines for Diploma Thesis can be found here.

The detailed study regulations may be found at the Program structure and Studies Regulation document.