As the Director of the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Programme of Studies (IPMS) entitled “Special Education and New Technologies” of the University of Limassol and the University of West Attica, I have the great pleasure to welcome you to the IPMS.
This MSc was developed after a fruitful collaboration between the Departments of Biomedical Sciences of the University of West Attica and Education Sciences of the University of Limassol. It is characterized by interdisciplinarity and treating Pedagogy holistically, utilizing both New Technologies and approaches from the field of Biomedical Sciences (covering issues of Neurobiology, Genetics, etc.), it becomes a pioneer in the postgraduate programs of the country and the country. It has come to meet the need of a large proportion of graduates, not only of our Departments but also of the entire partner institutions, who want to engage in professional life in education, regardless of the orientation and the knowledge, skills and specialties they have acquired from their first cycle of studies in the institutions during their undergraduate studies.
The MSc is also addressed to professionals in education in general, both public and private, as well as to any graduate, employed or not, who wishes to work in education, education and care of pre-school children of all levels and Special Education. The aim in each case is to enhance professional qualifications through the acquisition of new knowledge in Pedagogical Science with an approach through innovative theories, technologies and Biomedical Approaches. The curriculum, course selection, internship and thesis work enhance the specialization and greatly increase the competitiveness and professional acumen of our graduates. The structure of the Curriculum was structured in the same framework and with a view to the possibility of acquiring Pedagogical Competence. The IEP also provides its graduates with a proficiency in computer skills, recognized by the APS. The lecturers in the IEP are, in addition to the faculty members of the two Departments in general, faculty members of other universities, researchers, Directors of Education or School Counsellors with similar qualifications, all of them renowned scholars in the fields they treat and excellent teachers and educators.
The postgraduate students of our Programme enjoy all the benefits and facilities offered to our undergraduate students in their education by the Foundation. In particular, the University of Limassol has all the necessary supportive infrastructure for the proper service of students, such as electronic secretarial processinga shared Wi-Fi network, a library, a library, a full medical clinic, a gym, restaurants and canteens, parking spaces, a conference centre, social counselling and care, employment and career, innovation and entrepreneurship, a liaison office, as well as traineeship and lifelong learning facilities. The existing material and technical infrastructure of the University of Limassol covers the needs of the MSc (, laboratories, lecture halls, laboratory and special equipment, internet use, software with asynchronous tele-education capabilities).
Finally, the MSc is included in the continuous evaluation procedures based on the plan developed by the National Authority for Higher Education (NEAE) and the Quality Assurance Unit (QAQU) of the Institution. The evaluation includes indicators that highlight the competitiveness of the IMS in terms of its preference by prospective students and its image in the labour market.
Thank you for interest,
Panagiotis Kosmas
Director of the MSc
Department of Education University of Limassol