The proposed Master’s Program “Environmental health and communication in general and special education and training” (“Environmental health and communication in general and special education and training”) can pioneer the education of people who wish to join the formal, non-formal and informal training to promote responsible environmental behavior and health promotion in Greece or abroad. The purpose of the PMS is to provide high-level postgraduate education in the scientific field of “Environmental health and communication in general and special education and training”, providing students with specific information and critical evaluation skills, regarding the environmental issues that are unquestionably required to be integrated and promote the educational process in the school environment but also in the community in general. These skills will enable them to participate in and lead program implementation processes, both for the general population and for people with special skills, thereby determining the quality of health and the environment in the coming decades by educating future decision makers.

In PMS, students understand the role of communication in addressing complex social challenges and opportunities related to environmental and health issues from various perspectives and primarily that of education. Communication geared towards rapid social change is essential to addressing some of the great challenges of our time. Communication geared towards rapid social change is essential to addressing some of the great challenges of our time. The transition to sustainable patterns of consumption and production, the methods of education and health promotion that frame formal non-formal and informal education, the quality of food and the environment and finally the promotion of behaviors in all members of the community are burning issues. Effective adaptation to modern global demands determines the need for a deep understanding of health and environmental issues as well as their interactions. The PMS projects the good of planetary health through the prism of a healthy environment and effective education and communication, elements that allow citizens to enjoy an individually, communally and publicly sustainable everyday life.