Department of Electronic Engineering

Hellenic Mediterranean University

MSc “Lasers, Plasma & Applications (LaPlA)”

Postgraduate Programme in Lasers, Plasma & Applications

MSc in Lasers, Plasma & Applications (LaPlA)

Latest Announcements of the LaPlA MSc

Call for Expression of Interest for Postgraduate Studies at the Department of Electronic Engineering of the Hellenic Mediterranean University.
The Department of Electronic Engineering (https://ee.hmu.gr/en/home/) and the Institute of Plasma Physics & Lasers (http://ippl.hmu.gr/) of the HELLENIC MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY announce a call for expression of interest for the admission of postgraduate students for the spring semester of the academic year 2026–2027 to the Postgraduate Studies Programme (MSc): Lasers, Plasma & Applications – Lasers, Plasma & Applications (https://ippl.hmu.gr/lapla-msc-degree/).
Applications can be submitted until 31/08/2026
More information at the following link: https://ee.hmu.gr/lapla2026/
 

Subject – Purpose
The MSc «Lasers, Plasma & Applications» promotes scientific knowledge and research, providing high-level specialized knowledge to its students with the aim of meeting the research and development needs of the country as well as the European and international academic and professional environment.
More specifically, the purpose of the MSc is to offer its students high-level postgraduate education on topics related to the applications and technology of lasers and plasma, which in recent years have shown continuous rapid scientific and technological development at an international level. The education of new scientists in this internationally significant field will enable the country to continue to actively participate with specialized scientific personnel in the international developments concerning the corresponding innovative technologies and cutting-edge knowledge.

Objectives
The objectives of the MSc «Lasers, Plasma & Applications» are:

  1. the education and preparation of its students so that, upon graduation, they are ready to enter the third cycle of studies, i.e. to pursue a doctoral thesis at the Hellenic Mediterranean University or at other Higher Education Institutions in Greece or abroad,
  2. the staffing of academic education and research bodies (Higher Education Institutions, Research Centers) of the country with specialized scientific personnel in this important field of knowledge,
  3. the staffing of the Institute of Plasma Physics & Lasers of the Hellenic Mediterranean University with specialized scientific personnel,
  4. the opportunity for students and graduates to significantly broaden their horizons by acquiring new knowledge, enhancing their competitiveness in the European and international labour market, through the mobility offered by the MSc «Lasers, Plasma & Applications» to leading universities, research centers and companies abroad,
  5. the strengthening of the skills and knowledge of its graduates so that they can independently or in cooperation with other scientists create new small and medium-sized high-technology and knowledge-based companies that have research and development departments in their organizational structure, for the design, implementation and provision of competitive high-technology and high-quality products and knowledge services.

Duration
The LaPlA MSc is offered as full-time or part-time (up to twice the duration of full-time studies) in accordance with Article 33 of Law 4485/2017, as in force.
The minimum duration for the award of the Master’s Degree of Specialization is three (3) semesters of study, the last of which is dedicated to the preparation of the master’s thesis.

Tuition Fees
The MSc “Lasers, Plasma & Applications – Lasers, Plasma & Applications” is offered free of charge to its students, without tuition fees or enrolment fees.

Requirements for successful completion of the MSc
Full-time / part-time postgraduate students must successfully attend ten (10) compulsory courses in the first two / four (2/4) semesters of study.
Correspondingly, the master’s thesis is carried out in the third / fifth semester of study for full-time / part-time students. The master’s thesis may last up to one year.
Each postgraduate student is required to attend and successfully pass courses corresponding to thirty (30) credit units (ECTS) per semester of study, and to prepare and write a master’s thesis corresponding to thirty (30) credit units. Each course corresponds to six (6) credit units.
Ninety (90) ECTS units are required for the award of the Master’s Degree of Specialization.
The language of instruction is Greek, unless foreign students also participate in the MSc, in which case the language of instruction is English.
The master’s thesis is written compulsorily in English by all students, whether domestic or foreign.

Postgraduate Courses
The detailed structure of the MSc is as follows:

1st Semester full-time (all courses compulsory)

No. Course ECTS
1 Plasma Physics 6
2 Principles of Lasers 6
3 Nonlinear Optics 6
4 Principles of Computational Modeling 6
5 Lasers Optics & Imaging 6
Total 30

2nd Semester full-time (all courses compulsory)

No. Course ECTS
1 Lasers Matter Interaction & Experimental Methods 6
2 Lasers Spectroscopy 6
3 Plasma Diagnostics & Waves in Plasmas 6
4 Lasers & Plasma Simulations 6
5 Modern Topics in Lasers & Plasmas 6
Total 30

3rd Semester full-time

No. ECTS
1 Master’s Thesis 30
Total 30

Guides and Regulations of the MSc

Administration of the LaPlA MSc
Director of the MSc
Professor Michael Tatarakis
Coordinating Committee of the MSc

  1. Michael Tatarakis, Professor and Director of the MSc
  2. Ioannis Chatzakis, Professor, Head of Department
  3. Ioannis Vardiambasis, Professor
  4. Ioannis Fitilis, Associate Professor
  5. Christos Nikolopoulos, Associate Professor
Mobility through Erasmus+
Students of the MSc have the (optional) opportunity of mobility to partner Institutions in Europe at research and education level, either for the preparation of the thesis or for attending courses. Mobility is supported by the Erasmus programme.
Information
For more information you may contact Ms Niki Gitona, tel.: 28210-23058, e-mail: gitona@hmu.gr
and/or the Director of the MSc, Professor Michael Tatarakis, e-mail: mictat@hmu.gr.
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