The 2-year, full-time MSc program in Digital Health is provided by the University of Ioannina through the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in conjunction with the Medical School and the Biomedical Research Institute - Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH).

The MSc program aims to impart the multidisciplinary knowledge and abilities required to spur innovation in the rapidly expanding field of digital health and is designed for professionals in their early or later career stages, as well as students who just graduated. It accepts students from various fields such as Medical Sciences (B.Med.Sc.), Pharmacology, Exact sciences, Polytechnic schools and Schools of Economics. The MSc program includes two tracks of specialization: a) Data experts in Health and b) Digital Health Transformation. Emphasis is given in the promotion of theoretical and practical training and enhancement of skills in data engineering in healthcare, software engineering skills in healthcare and data modelling.

In this MSc program, students will gain a range of skills in key areas as presented below.

• Key Area 1 – Foundation of Digital Health and Informatics
• Key Area 2 – Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Key Area 3 – Data Science
• Key Area 4 – Data-driven Decision-making in Healthcare
• Key Area 5 – Healthcare Research, Ethics, and Digital Transformation