AKTO Art & Design College

Please inquire with us for this year's fees (info@akto.gr or +30 210 883 9952).

The annual fees cover:

• Enrolment costs at AKTO
• Enrolment at Middlesex University
• The cost of teaching
• Course notes and bibliographies
• Software manuals
• Access to libraries, workshops, computer labs and Wi-fi
• Supplementary or remedial lessons where the College and faculty deem those necessary.
• Supplementary software tutorials on Saturday mornings

Fees can be paid in three ways:

• 1) In advance, by the end of October. This entitles students to a 10 percent discount.
• 2) In five instalments, upon enrolment and in November, December, February and April.
• 3) In smaller, monthly instalments through the academic year.

Financial Aid

AKTO offers a range of scholarships for particularly strong full-time students in its Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees validated by Middlesex University.

Bachelor of Arts Scholarships

Scholarships cover 25 percent of fees in the first year. For the remainder of the degree course the student is liable for the full amount of the fees. Successful applicants receive an AKTO Scholar certificate.

Applicants must furnish the College with:

• A certified copy of their High School graduation certificate or equivalent level certificate. This must state the applicant's grade upon graduation. An overall grade of 16 out of 20 or higher is required.

AND

• A certification of their admittance to a state institution of higher education (university or polytechnic) in Greece.

OR

• When applicable, a certificate of their results in special exams they have sat as part of the process of applying to art and design degree courses in the public university system.

Application and selection process

Applications may be filed from the day Greek university entrance exam results are announced. The deadline is September 30. Applications are reviewed by the Scholarship Committee, consisting of the Academic Director, the the Link Tutor who co-ordinates students in the BA and MA programme and the Financial Director. The Committee's selections are then approved by AKTO's Board of Directors. Successful applicants are notified by mail before October 10, when the winter semester begins.

The number of scholarships offered each year and the percentage of the fees they cover varies from year to year. An announcement concerning each year's scholarships is made in June.

The scholarship takes the form of a discount on the February and April instalments of the fees.

AKTO scholars are required to:

• Not exceed the number of classes they are allowed to miss within a given syllabus.
• Conduct themselves in the spirit of the College's Regulations  as outlined in articles 19, 20 and 21 of the Regulations (including arriving in time for classes, submitting coursework and exam books on time, not disrupting classes etc.) .
• Avoid criminal conduct.
• Be in compliance with their schedule of fee payments as agreed in the enrolment form at the beginning of the year.

Failure to observe these points will lead to irrevocable loss of scholarship privileges.

Applicants may not apply for more than one scholarship.

Scholarships are strictly personal. A successful applicant who is unable to attend the College may not pass on his/her scholarship to someone else, but may retain the right to make use of the scholarship at a later time.

Master of Arts Scholarships

AKTO extends a limited number of scholarships to strong Bachelor of Arts graduates who wish to attend its interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Design course. Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree from either AKTO, or the Greek higher education system or an overseas college or university.

The following are eligible:

• The top three graduates in each of AKTO's validated Bachelor of Arts programmes.
• BA graduates with a First Class or Upper Second Class degree from AKTO or an overseas university and an 8.0 grade average in their final year.
• Greek state university or polytechnic graduates with an 8.0 grade.

MA scholarships divide into three categories, and applicants are asked to pick only one:

A - AKTO's top and second BA graduate in each discipline and Greek higher education system graduates with a 9.0 average grade.

B - AKTO's third-from-the-top BA graduate in each discipline, overseas university graduates with a First Class degree and Greek higher education system graduates with an 8.5 average grade.

C - All holders of Upper Second Class degrees with an 8.0 grade average and Greek higher education system graduates with an 8.0 average grade.

Applicants must furnish the College with:

• An application for the Master of Arts in Design course.

AND

• A scholarship application form.

AND

• A transcript of their final year showing the year average (applies to AKTO graduates).

OR

• A certified copy of their degree certificate stating their classification and detailed transcript of their final year translated into Greek (applies to graduates of overseas universities and colleges).

OR

• A certified copy of their degree certificate and transcript (applies to graduates of the Greek higher education system).

Applications may be submitted as of June 1. The deadline for applications is September 30.

Candidates receive initial approval a week after applying, stating the amount by which their fees stand to be reduced. Final approval is given after their interview and acceptance into the Master of Arts in Design programme. Scholars receive a scholarship certificate, which they submit when enrolling.

The number of scholarships offered each year and the percentage of the fees they cover varies from year to year. An announcement concerning each year's scholarships is made in June.

The scholarship takes the form of a discount on the final fee instalment for full-time students and on the final fee instalment of the first year for part-time students.

Applicants agree to observe the College's Regulations.

Applicants may not apply for more than one scholarship.

Scholarships are strictly personal. A successful applicant who is unable to attend the College may not pass on his/her scholarship to someone else, but may retain the right to make use of the scholarship at a later time.