Precision Agriculture
INSTITUTION: HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Taught in Greek language 
From 11/11/2024 - To 01/13/2025
DURATION (semesters): 3
ECTS (total): 90
TUITION: 4000
Scholarship is offered
CITY: PATRAS
COOPERATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COOPERATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ACCEPTED: 40
STUDENTS SELECTED BY: Application Evaluation - Interview
OBSERVATION OPTIONS: From distance
TOPICS
Agriculture
Technology
DESCRIPTION - ACCEPTED STUDENTS CATEGORIES: The IPSP accepts:
1. Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Graduates
2. Engineering Graduates
3. Sciences and Economics Graduates
4. Graduates of Greek H.E.I., Polytechnic, and T.E.I. departments in fields related to the above-mentioned fields, as well as graduates of recognized foreign such institutions.
All students must possess a very good level of proficiency in English.
Note:
Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education means graduates of Greek Universities or Polytechnics or Higher School of Fine Arts or Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education or Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) or those who hold academically equivalent first cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions with the degrees awarded by the Greek Higher Educational Institutions, in accordance with the provisions of article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.)
Marking:
For the evaluation of the application to the Postgraduate Studies Programme, it will be examined whether the candidate's institution of study is or may be included in the National Register of Recognised Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate's degree is or may be included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognised Institutions of Foreign Countries.
The Hellenic Open University, if the degree is included in the list of article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, must request a "Certificate of Place of Study", which is issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies is confirmed as the Greek territory, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of the studies that took place in the Greek territory is in a public higher education institution or in a recognized foreign educational institution within the meaning of paragraph b) of article 299 of Law No. 4957/2022.
It is clarified that holders of a first degree of Higher Education are accepted in the Postgraduate Program.
KEYWORDS: Smart farming, Remote Sensing, Internet of things (IoT), Big data, Rational Management of Water Resources and pesticides in Agriculture
COMMENTS: Graduates adopting modern agricultural applications have the opportunity to work in start-ups leading the green transition in the agricultural sector
