Info Sessions Project

The NHSA in an effort to improve
 the
 information
 of
 students
 in
 Greece regarding
 studies
 in
 the
 United
 States,
 will hold Info Sessions at various Greek Universities with
 a
 special
 focus
 on
 application
 procedures
 (Statement of Purpose, CV, Standarized Tests) and
 funding
 opportunities
 (RA’s,
 TA’s
 and
 various
 forms
 of
 fellowships). Material to be presented can be found here

The first Info-sessions will be held in January 2011.

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA):          11/1/2011 13:00
University of Athens:                                                            12/1/2011 13:00
University of Crete:                                                              14/1/2011 14:00
University of Patras:                                                             TBD
ASOEE:                                                                                   TBD, approximately 17-21

The
 MIT
 HSA
 organized
such
 an
 information
 session
 last
 December
 at
 the
 NTUA
 in
 collaboration
 with
 the
 Fulbright
 foundation,
 where
 over
 100
 students
 had
 the
 chance
 to
 listen
 to
 presentations
 describing
 both
 the
 typical
 procedures,
 as
 well
 as
 our
 personal
 views
 on
 studying
 and
 living
 abroad.
 The feedback
 was
 impressively
 positive
 and
 students
 who
 did
 not
 attend
 the
 event
 contacted Info‐sessions.

Following
 the
 above
 discussion,
 our
 proposal
 is for
 to establish an ongoing
 project of a series
 of
 Info‐sessions to
 be
 held
 at
 major
 universities
 in
 Greece
 once
 a
 year.
 The
 main
 idea
 will
 be
 that
 graduate
 students
 who
 are
 in
 Greece
 on
 holiday
 will
 present
 the
 application
 guidelines,
 along
 with
 their
 own
 experience
 and
 answer
 the 
audience’s
questions.
The 
fact 
that 
we 
need 
grad 
students 
visiting 
Greece 
on holiday
 leaves
 three
 time‐slots:
 before
 Christmas,
 after
 Christmas
 and
 summer.

If your
 HSA
 is
 willing
 to
 participate
 in
 this
 effort,
 or
 if
 you
 have
 any
 comments
 or
 ideas
 regarding
 this
 project please email directly the Programs Director, Evangelos Sfakianakis at: esfaki@mit.edu.
 Through
 collaboration
we can
 hold
 valuable events
 for 
students
 seeking
 to 
broaden
 their
 research
 and
 career
 horizons,
 while
 at
 the
 same
 time
 bringing
 the
 Greek Universities
 in
 touch
 with
 the
 US
 experience,
 hence
 providing
 positive
 feedback
for
 their 
improvement.