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Population,
Development, Foresight (PODEPRO)
Objectives
 Any
approach to the strategic perspectives, the economic growth, spatial planning,
social policy or even to management presupposes basic knowledge of population
dynamics (and therefore efficiency in demographic analysis) and utilization of
this knowledge in special application fields. Thus, the Program aims at
providing this basic knowledge and the required skills as well as their
amplification by giving emphasis to the techniques of spatial analysis on the
one hand, and to the strategic perspectives on the other. The provided by the
Program specialized knowledge in demographic analysis, economic growth and
integration, spatial analysis, methodology of observation of demographic,
geographic, economic and social phenomena, and in strategic perspectives make
this specialization unique both in Greece and France.
This Master Program aims at training and providing specialized administrators
who will participate in the decision making by politicians, developers and
managers. In addition, it offers vocational opportunities in:
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European and international organizations (C.E., European Parliament, United
Nations).
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European Institutions, public Institutions, professional associations, local
authority bodies.
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Consulting offices, and generally all organizations that employ data
collection and analysis methods in social sciences, make previsions and/or
develop scenarios for strategic perspectives.
Study Program Syllabus
 The
study program extends over two academic semesters and is organized on four
modules (Demography, Development, Analysis methods and techniques, Strategic
perspectives). The first semester courses take place in Bordeaux and the second
semester ones in Volos. The number of places for this Master program is 30
maximum for each academic year. Attendance is obligatory -255 teaching hours
(+25% in practice and seminars) and students must accumulate 60 ECTS in order to
be awarded the degree. At the end of the second semester, it is obligatory that
students have a three-month practice followed by the development and writing up
of a dissertation, presented in front of a joint Greek - French examining board.
Application Prerequisites
In order to apply you must be a graduate of a higher education department.
Applicants are admitted on the basis of their under-graduate grades,
professional competence, scientific research and recommendation letters.
Applications can be submitted either to the University of Thessaly or to the
University of Bordeaux. Upon registration in one of the two universities, the
candidate, on the basis of the bilateral agreement, acquires the student status
in both Institutions.
Teaching language
Provided that the teaching language is French, a good knowledge of it is
indispensable. However, good knowledge of the English language, being essential
for their vocational opportunities, is necessary as some classes which take
place in the University of Thessaly during the second semester are in English.
Accredited degrees
The degree awarded, written in both the Greek and French language is jointly
awarded by both cooperating Institutions, the names of which appear on the
degree certificate. Graduates of PODEPRO have the right to apply for a Ph.D.
either in Greece or in France under co-supervision, provided they fulfil all
expectations applied to each country law.
Study bursaries
Students who register in the University of Thessaly are offered 10 ERASMUS study
bursaries in all. Respectively, the same applies to the students who register in
the University Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV. Candidates for the bursaries can be
those students who are citizens of one of the 27 E.U. countries as well as of
the countries applying for accession to the E.U. The burses cover fares to
Bordeaux or Volos, for the course attendance, and student accommodation in both
cities. Study bursaries are also provided, in Greece and in other countries, by
many international organizations and institutions, to students who wish to go on
with post-graduate studies in their country or abroad. Students registered in
one of the two Universities in order to attend PODEPRO, are candidates for
bursaries offered by them.
Scientific Responsible Academics
University of Thessaly: Pr. Byron Kotzamanis, Director of the Laboratory of
Demographic and Social Analyses (LDSA)
University Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV: Pr. Christophe Bergouignan, Director of the
Institute of Demographic Studies (IEDUB) |
