PhD students of XMBS will be trained in the Laboratories of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Ioannina, which are equipped with modern equipment (https://chem.uoi.gr/ereyna-2/ergastiria/) that covers the needs of the scientific field. For instance, the Industrial Chemistry Laboratory was established by the Government Gazette 262/6-10-76, vol. A, at the Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, University of Ioannina, and serves the main educational and research needs in the subjects: a) Physical and Chemical Processes and their applications in production units as well as in environmental protection, b) synthesis and characterization of new materials and their applications in environmental protection, c) development of new methodologies for controlling pollution in the environment, and d) development of advanced oxidation processes.