Student Welfare
Student Welfare
Student Meals
- Students at the University of Thessaly may submit their application for free meals online, on the relevant UTH platform (VPN connection required), using their institutional account details. Applications are submitted before the end of the current academic year, on dates announced by the Student Welfare Directorate, in order for students to receive meals for the upcoming academic year.
- First-year students submit their application online after completion of their registration-identification in Department Secretariats and acquisition of their institutional account password, on dates announced by the Student Welfare Directorate.
Student Accommodation
Student Accommodation Benefit for Acad. Year 2020-21
Applications for the student accommodation benefit for the academic year 2020-21 will be submitted online from Tuesday 29th June to Friday 30th July 2021, via the Ministry of Education and Religious Matters website, on the specially designated platform https://stegastiko.minedu.gov.gr. When additional documents are required from beneficiaries, these should be sent (due to measures for the prevention of COVID-19 spread) to relevant Student Welfare services by post or online within 30 days from the date of submission of the application. Detailed contact info for Student Welfare Services
Student Hall of Residence in Volos
The University of Thessaly possesses a Student Hall of Residence in Volos with a capacity of 40 single-bed rooms. Only first-year undergraduate students are accepted, on condition that they are studying away from their families’ place of residence and for one (1) academic year. The criteria for the selection of accommodated students are their financial and family status. Health reasons are also taken into consideration as well as other parameters affecting the family’s financial situation. For more information, anyone interested can contact the Student Hall of Residence Office, 2nd November & Vernardaki St., Postcode: 38333, Volos. E-mail address: estiavolou@uth.gr">estiavolou@uth.gr Phone Number: 00302421074408-9, Fax number: 00302421074697
Healthcare
According to the Ministry of Education Circular, uninsured undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as doctoral candidates, are entitled to full medical and hospital care in the National Healthcare Service (NHS – Greek: ESY) with coverage of said expenses by the National Organization for Health Care Services (Greek: EOPYY). The students are referred to Public Health Services with their Social Security number, as since the academic year 2017-2018 the University is not allowed to issue nor renew health booklets for uninsured students. Any health booklets that may have been issued by the UTH are revoked.
European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is a free card offering access to public medical care under the same conditions and cost (in some countries, there is no cost) as the insured citizens of the country. The EHIC does not substitute travel insurance, nor does it cover private healthcare expenses. An EHIC for uninsured UTH students traveling for educational purposes in one of the 28 countries of the EU, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland is issued by the Student Welfare Directorate and any expenses are covered by the University. To issue an EHIC, the following documentation is required:
- an application for an EHIC signed by the student
- an attestation of the duration of travel abroad as part of an Erasmus+ Exchange Program, issued by the International Relations Office
- a photocopy of the Academic ID card
In order to issue an EHIC, it will be confirmed that the student is not covered by another insurance agency using the Uninsured Citizens Registry data kept at the e-Government Center for Social Security Services.