The Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese invites interested students to contact faculty members of the Department in order to formulate research proposals for a PhD thesis. The interests of faculty who are willing to supervise PhD candidates are described below.

The interested person formulates a short proposal and a provisional title. Then, he/she contacts the faculty member who has similar interests by e-mail (see the relevant section on the Department's website).If the faculty member agrees in principle with the necessity of the proposed proposal, he/she guides the student to formulate a complete research proposal, which he/she submits to the Department's Secretariat along with the necessary supporting documents. A prerequisite for a proposal to be considered is the communication and agreement of the applicant with the potential supervisor on the topic and the proposal submitted.  The Departmental Assembly decides whether or not to accept the proposal. 

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Application procedure and supporting documents required 

The application period is up to February 19, 2025. Applications should be sent to the e-mail address pedis@uop.gr with the indication "Application for PhD Thesis_Name and surname". Alternatively, an application file can be sent to the Secretariat of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese, at the postal address: Aristotelous 1 & Athens Avenue, P.C. 20132, Corinth.  In case of submission of a paper application file, the documents (1), (4) and (5) must be sent electronically to the address pedis@uop.gr with the indication "Application for Doctoral Thesis_Name and surname_Documents 1, 4 & 5".

The application file must include:

1.         Application of the interested person in accordance with the department's template (available here). 

2.         A copy of the degree. 

3.         Copy of a postgraduate degree. 

4.         Detailed curriculum vitae, preferably following the Europass template.

5.         Research plan according to the departmental template (available here).

6.         English language certificate.

7.         A clear photocopy of the identity card/passport.

8.         One (1) photo of a type of identity card/passport.