The Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean offers doctoral studies, which lead to the acquisition of a doctoral degree in a wide range of scientific research.
The doctoral degree of the department certifies the completion of an original scientific research and its contribution to the development of knowledge in the respective scientific field. The research of the doctoral candidates is done under the supervision of the professors of the Department.
The UNESCO chair on Geoparks and Sustainable Development of insular and coastal areas provides support to young researchers - PhD candidates in the relative fields of interest, in particular applied geomorphology and mapping, the study, evaluation and management of geodiversity, geoheritage and Geoparks.
Active Doctoral Theses:
ANTONAKIS EMMANOUIL: Management of geosites in protected areas by utilizing geoinformatics and three-dimensional mapping methods. The example of the North-Eastern Aegean (Supervisor, Zouros N., Professor)
LAMPRAKOPOULOS ANGELOS: Study of active faults and accompanying geosites in the NE Aegean region and their utilization for the seismic risk (Supervisor, Zouros N., Professor)
BEDANA KONSTANTINA: The UNESCO World Geoparks as Learning Areas for Education for Sustainable Development (Supervisor, Zouros N., Professor)
PAPAZACHARIOU ANTONIOS: Local Development, Sustainability and Circular Economy. The example of Lesvos - UNESCO World Geopark (Supervisor, Zouros N., Professor)
TSALKITZI OLGA: Miocene Volcanism and Petrified Forest of Lesvos (Supervisor, Zouros N., Professor)
RIVAS PALOMO PABLO: Challenges and Opportunities for the Development of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Latin America and Caribbean Region. A regional case study of geological heritage conservation and management and community involvement in geopark building (Supervisor, Zouros N., Professor)
WANG JUNBO: The Geopark as a multi-disciplinary concept for geoheritage protection and management as well as an effective tool for sustainable local development - Yanqing UNESCO Global Geopark P.R. China as a case study (Supervisor, Zouros N., Professor)