The programme has received the accreditation decision from the Evaluation and Accreditation Council of the National Board of Higher Education with No.: QA_499 (7/3/2025) and fully meets the Quality Assurance criteria in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), for level 7 of the National and European Qualifications Framework.
Embedded Files
Modern study programme
This applied and market-oriented programme combines in an apt and unique way the international environment with Management and Entrepreneurship with a focus on Communication and Leadership, identifying the real needs in professional skills and providing the right training for employees and unemployed. Students and graduates emerge as IHR professionals with a meaningful footprint.
Specialised and high level professors
The programme is taught by professors from the Department of International and European Studies of P.M.A. of high academic standing, renowned in Greece and abroad, with knowledge, expertise and published work on the subjects they teach. In addition, they are accompanied by visiting professors from other universities in the country, who with their knowledge and experience will add high added value to the programme.
Recognised study programme
It falls under the existing provisions on the procedure for the recognition of professional qualifications (Law 4957/22, articles 80-88).
Guest lectures
The programme, and in particular the Centre for Educational and Psychological Support, implements seminars and training activities with speeches by specialised executives and extensive experience in training on topical and practical issues related to the labour market and capacity building management in international management. In addition, experiential seminars on work psychology are held, aiming at enhancing self-improvement and self-awareness, stress management, elevating professional prestige, developing attractive professional characteristics and skills, as well as improving productivity and quality of life of employees.
Trainings and seminars
Educational seminars and activities, lectures at the Summer School by University Professors and HR executives on talent management, mentoring-coaching, corporate governance, mediation/negotiations, incentive policies, etc.
Certification in Distance Education
Distance learning is identical to e-learning, i.e. computer-assisted and online learning, which is understood as online education. Certification in distance learning is awarded after examinations on the Open eClass online platform and is stated in the Diploma Supplement, which graduates of the MSc receive upon completion of their studies.
Prospects for rapid professional development
90% of Greek students prefer to pursue postgraduate studies in Human Resource Management, with the aim of improving their career prospects. The existing MSc can fully support, on the one hand, the development of competencies and skills in International HRM and on the other hand, 80% of the students of the programme succeed in entering the labour market within 12 months through the Postgraduate Programme and the partnerships it develops with various public organisations and companies. Graduates of the Department are registered with the Chamber of Commerce, and therefore have all the rights deriving from their membership of the Chamber of Commerce.
Free Services
Academic identity
Email account
Access to the libraries of the University of Macedonia
Health care (if they have no other insurance)
Counselling and Psychological Support Centre (throughout the day)
Integrated Distance Learning System for the organization of distance education
Optional traineeship at the STA.SY with the possibility of financial reward.
In the modern, global and ever-changing business environment, the development and improvement of International Human Resource Management, oriented to theory and practice, is a decisive factor in providing students with adequate and diverse skills in the management of human resources, contributing to the competitiveness and development of local and international companies/organizations, enhancing their dynamic activity and the ability of teamwork and cooperation at national and international level.
The postgraduate programme provides knowledge with an interdisciplinary orientation and a key objective to cultivate, develop and improve skills aimed at management strategies, planning and design of Human Resources, talent management, mentoring/coaching in international management, communication relations and intercultural approaches, leadership skills, decision-making, benefits and remuneration programmes, labour legislation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance, and the development of a wide range of skills.
The Master's degree in International Human Resources Management aims to specialize the student in the strategy of human resources management and the necessity of its harmonization with the international management strategy in competitive environments, contributing to the enhancement of the role of human resources and the strengthening and maintenance of competitive advantage, so that both organisations and enterprises and individuals as employees can ensure their prosperity and positive development, participating decisively in the future development of the organisation and the enterprise.
In this context, the Master's degree, through the teaching of the programme's courses, lectures in seminars, educational activities and the Summer School, incorporating advanced training techniques, looks forward to the future by focusing on providing certified professional skills/competencies of the Executives-students for the strategic development of competent and committed human resources, with vision, prevention, active participation and rationality in decision making.
Page updated
Report abuse