ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Invest in your self
The academic education of the students of the Production Schools (PSU – SMY) includes subjects from the cycle of courses of the Higher Educational Institutions of the country. The academic programmes are developed in cooperation with prestigious educational institutions and include courses covering a wide range of subjects, including classical sciences, technology, political science and international relations. The emphasis on academic preparation is combined with practical training, enhancing the ability of cadres to face complex challenges in the military sector, contributing to social literacy – cultivation and smooth integration of Students into the professional and social environment.
Regarding the Academies
Academic education in the Military Schools represents the cornerstone of the professional orientation of the Army’s cadres. They offer high quality curricula, focused on both academic and military training. Students beyond the high level of academic education develop leadership skills to become competent leaders.
Collaborations (Military Erasmus)
The students have the right to study, for a whole academic semester, in student exchange programmes (military Erasmus) abroad, aiming for:
- The improvement of linguistic, communicational and intercultural capabilities
- The Development of open-mindedness, critical thinking and creativity
- The Capability for taking initiatives and resolving problems
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Personal and Social Accountability
- The Effective self-management of learning and career
Learn more about the military academies
Engineering Laboratory for
Intelligent and Distributed Systems
The Engineering Laboratory for Intelligent and Distributed Systems of the Hellenic Army Academy (Evelpidon) is a top-ranking centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, robotics, development of software and cognitive security in cyberspace. Its exceptional team focuses on the development of applied software solutions, which are exquisitely integrated with artificial intelligence systems for performance improvement, especially in its critical fields.
The laboratory offers subjects like the following:
Artificial Intelligence (Bachelor and Master's)
- Big Data Analytics/Text and Emotion Analysis ·
- Machine Learning and Deep Learning ·
- Intelligent Systems
- Distributed Artificial Intelligence and Military Applications
Cybersecurity (Master's)
- Information Systems Security
- Internet Security
- Networks and Communications Security
- Business Simulation and Battle Models – Modelling and Simulation
Operating Systems (Bachelor and Master's)
- Architecture of Digital Systems and Operating Systems
- Parallel Processing Systems
- Systems Theory
- Systems Analysis, Design and Development Opportunities after graduation from the Academies
Opportunities after graduation from the Academies
The Army members are provided with the capability, after authorisation by the service, to take part in placement exams for Supreme Education Institutions, domestically and abroad, so as to acquire a Master’s degree.
Moreover, there is the opportunity, with the cost being covered by the service, for students to study abroad in Supreme Education Institutions, such as:
- National Defence University/Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington
- Army War College/IFA in Washington
- National Defence College (NADEFCOL) in Rome
- Supreme Command Studies Course – BALDEFCOL in Estonia
- Joint War College of France (Ecole de Guerre) in Paris

