AIT's PhD Program in Collaboration with Aalborg University

Athens Information Technology proudly announces the recent establishment of a collaborative program that gives qualifying students with a strong commitment to perform academic research the opportunity to pursue a PhD degree with Aalborg University (AAU) in Denmark (http://en.aau.dk/).

Following a modern approach to teaching and research, Aalborg University's key features are interdisciplinarity, cooperation with the industry and internationalization, resulting in study programs that are organized around problem-oriented group work. This hands-on approach to teaching and research, emphasizing relevance, collaboration, and excellence, combined with its long successful track record in collaborative research in the field of ICT, makes AAU an ideal partner for AIT in the area of PhD degrees and has made the launch of this collaboration possible.

Qualified students with a desire to pursue high-quality research in any ICT field of interest to both AIT and AAU may apply for this program. The selected applications will be judged by the Doctoral School of AAU. Once approved, the students will acquire the status of Doctoral Student at AAU and will be supervised by AAU and AIT professors.

Students who enrol in this program will have to comply with all academic procedures and practices of Aalborg University, including the acquisition of required course credits for the PhD degree, and will also enjoy access to all privileges of AAU doctoral students. The added value of the program is that doctoral students will be given the opportunity to benefit from the people, lab infrastructure, services, research projects, and other activities at both institutions, as well as from their joint collaboration.

All students who enrol in the program will have their progress periodically monitored by the supervising professors and will have to file the requisite reports. A joint AAU, AIT faculty committee will also oversee the overall progress of all enroled students and will provide any further administrative or other help in order to ensure a smooth experience.

Upon successful completion of the required course credits and research work, as judged by the academic supervisors and AAU's Doctoral School, the PhD candidates will present their thesis defence before a PhD Examination Committee at Aalborg, which will decide on the awarding of the PhD degree of Aalborg University.

Application and Admissions Procedure

Deadline for new applications for academic year 2010-2011 is December 31, 2009.
The program begins in September 2010.

AIT alumni applicants should submit a:

• Curriculum Vitae
• PhD Application Form (link to download)
• One-page statement/description of their research topic

 Non-AIT alumni applicants should submit a:

• Curriculum Vitae
• PhD Application Form (link to download)
• One-page statement/description of their research topic
• Official transcripts from previously earned degrees
• A copy of their diploma/s
• Two reference letters

Review of the applications will be concluded by May 15, 2010.
Interviews will take place in June 2010.
Applicants will be informed of a decision by the end of June 2010.

 All material should be sent to phd_ait [ a_t ] ait.gr.
Transcripts and reference letters should be sent via post to:
AIT Admissions office
19,5 klm Markopoulo Av.
GR-19002, Peania - Athens
Greece

For more information on the PhD program, please contact:
Ms. Didoe Prevedourou (dpre [ a_t ] ait.edu.gr)
or
Prof. Constantinos Papadias (papadias [ a_t ] ait.edu.gr)
or
Ms. Crysanthi Efstathiou (cefs [ a_t ] ait.edu.gr)

Current PhD students

Year 2008 

• Mr. Osama Alrabadi
• Mr. Athanasios Giannetsos
• Mr. Nikolaos Katsarakis
• Mr. Christos Manolarakis
• Mr. Theodoros Petsatodis
• Mr. Kostas Georgakilas

Year 2009

• Mr. Ashraf A. Ali
• Mr. Manolis Amolochitis
• Mr. Menelaos Bakopoulos
• Mr. Nikos Kefalakis
• Mr. Antonis Mihalas
• Ms. Niki Tsakalaki

Fill in your contact details, if you wish to receive information about the PhD program.