The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is breaking with tradition by launching its first-ever tuition-based master’s program. The Senate’s decision marks a symbolic shift, as the NTUA previously prohibited such programs.
The new master’s in Ship Performance Analysis and Management combines engineering and maritime studies, a key sector in Greece’s economy. “Shipping is a pillar of Greek success,” said NTUA Rector Ioannis Chatjigeorgiou.
The 18-month program, starting in September pending approval, will accept 35 students annually, with tuition set at €3,000. Scholarships will be available. The curriculum integrates artificial intelligence and climate change impacts into ship performance analysis.
The NTUA Senate approved the program in a 9-4 vote. While Greek universities have long introduced tuition-based postgraduate programs, this is the NTUA’s first independently organized one. “The legal framework now allows it,” Chatjigeorgiou noted. With 90,000 master’s students in Greece, the NTUA’s move signals a broader shift in higher education policy.