The Master’s Program in Economic and Business Strategy is the only one of its kind in our country and the longest-running master’s program in our department. It was established in 2001 to equip its graduates with appropriate specialized knowledge and sufficient tools to gain a comparative advantage in the labor market.

Financial and business strategy is fundamental to the structure, organization and operation of firms in a competitive and ever-changing globalized environment. Businesses must strategize their goals, as well as the means they will use to achieve them. Both the uniqueness of the program in the Greek economy and the successful careers of its graduates for over 2 decades make it one of the best options for those with a restless and creative spirit. The program combines the analysis offered by economic theory with practical application, which is enriched and documented through case studies and real events presented by market executives.

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The Master’s Program “Health Economics and Management” is aimed at students who are employed or aim to be employed in the health sector.

Students come from various fields of Health Sciences (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, etc.), Economics & Business (Finance, Business Administration, etc.), and Applied Sciences (Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics , IT, etc.) among others. Students may be young graduates or professionals from different fields including: clinicians and health professionals from the public and private sector, analysts and executives of insurance organizations and companies, employed in the field of financial management and administration of health services, members of government and non-governmental organizations and Regulatory Authorities, executives of pharmaceutical companies and consulting companies regarding the economic evaluation and pricing of health services.

The program offers the necessary tools for obtaining specialization by combining the application of economic theories and methodologies in the analysis of the health sector with the design and policy analysis in the financing and provision of health services and analyzes contemporary problems arising in the management of health organizations both in the public as well as the private sector.

The main objective of the program is to provide postgraduate students with contemporary knowledge that focuses on both their theoretical and practical training in order to develop or develop skills that will prepare them to respond in the best possible way to the ever-increasing challenges of the health sector .

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The aim of the Program is the study and research of the economic aspects of the educational process with an emphasis on the role of human capital in the modern environment, the concept of leadership in an educational context, the financial evaluation of resources for education, the financial management of educational units and the study and design effective educational policies and programs in a national and European context.

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The MSc in Bioeconomy, Circular Economy and Sustainable Development is an interdisciplinary study program of the Department of Economics of the School of Economics, Business and International Studies of the University of Piraeus.

The purpose of the program is to provide specialized knowledge in the fields of bioeconomy and sustainable development. For this purpose, theory and applied analysis in the fields of bioeconomy and sustainable development are approached in an interdisciplinary way as a tool for healthy entrepreneurship and innovative development.

This program combines the knowledge, practical skills and developments that characterize the modern business environment, thereby equipping executives with the necessary tools that will allow them to implement practices to minimize negative impacts for the preservation of biodiversity as a main element of a smart and ecological development in both the public and private sectors. At the same time, based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN, it provides the appropriate resources for the preparation of sustainability studies for businesses, organizations and wider entities.

Through the curriculum, an attempt is made to provide theoretical and applied economic analysis as tools to research achievements in the bioeconomy, innovation and sustainable development. Finally, the development of the abilities of graduates and executives to delineate and assess contemporary financial needs with a multidisciplinary approach, making the most of existing knowledge and experiences.

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The M.Sc. “Applied Public Finance and Policy” is aimed at new graduates, but also those already working as specialist senior executives in the public sector or other organizations operating in sectors directly affected by public policy, such as banks, consultancies, foundations and NGOs.

The program accepts graduates of Economics, Business Administration or other related degrees, aiming:

to equip students with the fundamental knowledge necessary for employment in the field of public finance

to bring students into contact with the most modern problems that concern and will concern the public sector in the future
to offer freedom of choice to the student according to his interests, covering as wide a range of subjects as possible through two majors and electives
to prepare students for doctoral-level graduate studies
to create qualified scientists, capable of meeting needs in matters of effective administration of the public sector.

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