MAICh is an international meeting point for research and development in the Mediterranean, demonstrating very strong links with first-class Universities, the global academic community and many renowned research institutes. It displays a highly competitive outlook in EU programmes. The results of the research carried out at the Institute are disseminated in internationally refereed journals and other renowned publications. MAICh offers a high standard of education and research training, so that on leaving the Institute, its graduates continue to build their professional careers through full-time scholarships on PhD programs at leading universities, and prominent placements in a competitive marketplace. MAICh graduates can be found around the world holding top academic positions. The post-graduate programs concentrate to areas of knowledge and fields in which a great number of opportunities would be present while at the same time, the infrastructure, the latest technology laboratory equipment and the necessary personnel provide the skills that enables the exploitation of the opportunities. Thus the course work delivery required in their D.S.P.U (Advanced Post-University Diploma) and the intense research training to selected relevant topics in their M. Sc. year meet the required convergence conditions related to human capital development.