The Program aspires to become the only one in Greece and Europe that will meet a significant demand for specialized training in the field of Cutting-edge Technology in Visual Sciences. Through its collaboration with the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics and the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), as well as with the University Ophthalmology Clinic of P.A.G.N.I., the program aims to train highly qualified professionals in cutting-edge technologies in an interdisciplinary field that includes medicine, optical physics, neurosciences, mathematics, optometry, materials science, pharmacology, chemistry and biotechnology. The aim of the program is to prepare graduates for careers in hospitals, medical centers, private companies engaged in the design, development or maintenance of vision science devices, as well as for research positions in universities and research centers. The curriculum of the program is structured so as to provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of vision science and then delve into specialized topics, promoting interdisciplinary cooperation among the participating institutions. Students will prepare a Master’s thesis to apply their knowledge and skills, contributing to the advancement of research in vision science.
Learning Outcomes/Qualifications acquired from successful attendance of the Program
The Program will train graduates in cutting-edge technologies of Visual Sciences through characteristic examples that illuminate the interdisciplinary character of this field. Graduates of the Program will acquire sufficient knowledge in a wide range of sciences (such as anatomy and physiology of vision, visual physics, physiological optics, mathematics, biology, chemistry) that will allow them to understand and deepen the new technologies of Vision regardless of the subject of their basic education.
Graduates will acquire theoretical knowledge and skills with emphasis on the interdisciplinary approach of cutting-edge technologies of Vision. An important contribution to this direction will be made by the interdisciplinary modules, each of which will concern a characteristic cutting-edge topic and will be organized by two or more of the collaborating departments/bodies.
In this way, graduates of the Program will be prepared for:
– Postgraduate studies at doctoral level.
– Successful career in research institutions and in the productive sector.
– Promotion of modern research in the rapidly evolving field of Technologies in Visual Sciences.
– Teaching in high-level seminars related to the subject of the Program.
– Staffing of Ophthalmology Clinics and Clinics in the Public and Private sector.
– Staffing of Laboratories and Companies active in the field of Vision Technology.
– Employment in similar positions that require a high level of knowledge and skills of the subject of the Program (research centers, biotechnology laboratories, digital medicine applications, ministries and other public health services, etc.).