Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University plans English dentistry program

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki announced plans to found Greece’s archetypal English-language dentistry program, targeting planetary request for dental education. The five-year programme will grant degrees equivalent to an integrated master’s with 360 ECTS credits. The university expects to welcome its archetypal students successful 2026-2027, pending certification from Greece’s National Higher Education Authority.

“Global request for English-language dentistry studies shows steady growth, peculiarly from candidates from regions extracurricular the European Union, such arsenic the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa,” according to the university’s determination rationale.

The self-funded programme will complaint 18,000 euros annually, with 34 students initially admitted yearly. All acquisition and examinations will beryllium conducted successful English. The programme meets EU requirements for dental practice, ensuring nonrecreational designation crossed member-states. Greece offers advantages including strong dental schoolhouse estimation and little costs compared to Britain, the US and backstage universities.