At the end of each academic year a ranking of the graduate students takes place according to their achievements, and scholarships as well as distinctions are delivered to the first three students in ranking for each specialization stream. The average marks obtained in the program courses during the first exam period are considered for the final ranking, as well as the mark of the Diploma Thesis, if the Thesis was successfully completed no later than the deadline set in the beginning of the academic year (usually 15th of October). Students who fail to pass any of the courses of the program during the first exam period, lose the right to participate to the scholarships and distinctions delivered.