Extramural education (practical training)

General Foundation

Education in placements other than the grounds of the School of Veterinary Medicine is carried out in selective and supervised practices. It is complementary education and it does not replace the education provided by the curriculum of the School. It is carried out during summer period and it is of an overall duration of one month targeting students’ familiarization with the real conditions of their future profession related to animal (farm as well companion) production units. This one month extramural education is carried out after the end of the 4th semester of studies. Training students can choose the type of the farm through a list of collaborating private enterprises or Public units which are checked for their ability to offer a successful training. Students have to keep weekly an electronic diary of their activities and complete an of 10 pages questionnaire covering the scientific areas of farm management, animal husbandry, nutrition and environmental protection, which aims to their “directed self-education”. Plus, the students evaluate their extramural training as well the farm unit by the use of electronic questionnaires. Also, the responsible by the farm person evaluates the student as well the total process of the extramural training. All these electronic data are kept, analyzed and evaluated by the responsible professor of extramural education. A specific software is used in collaboration with Employment And Career Structure (ECS) office of Aristotle University as well the Centralized Internship Support System for Greek Higher Education Students. The student keeps a work record, his/her work is not subjected in grading, although a confirmation on its successful completion by the supervising professor is required for the advancement of his/her studies. Upon successful completion of extra mural studies the student gains 2 ECTSs.

Extramural Education, training in animal production farms

25-11-2020