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Education  --  Ph.D Programmes
Doctoral School of Geosciences
tanari_foldrajz_02Degree: Doctoral Programmes in Geosciences, PhD

Duration of the course: 6 semesters

Language of tuition: English

Description of the programme: PhD students (5–8 full-time and 10 part-time students admitted per year) have the opportunity to choose from more than 80 courses per Academic year. Students have obligatory courses and other courses of free choice (for credits).

Information on the existing credit system, requirements and the courses are available on the web page of the school (http://fdi.fft-geo.hu/).

While the supervisor must provide students with all the necessary information and help, the Department’s duty is to provide the appropriate infrastructural background for the student’s work. This infrastructural background includes library and computer facilities, free information access etc. For all the PhD students in the Programme are obliged to attend discussion seminars once a week, where theactual stage of their doctoral research and current agenda are discussed and analysed.

The entrance exam takes place according to the standards of the doctoral committee. The applicants have one month after the official announcement to apply. The contents and questions of the application form are issued by the doctoral committee of the university. The scores of the entrance exams partly depend on the diploma results (MSc max. 10 marks) and research activity (student competitions, articles in scientific journals etc.). The other significant part is the oral exam which takes place in the last week of June, where the scientific and research skills of the applicant are examined (max. 10 marks). Two additional marks may be earned with a second, intermediate level, state approved language examination in a foreign language (one is compulsory). According to the final scores, the School forwards its recommendations to the Doctoral Committee of the University.


Application procedure

  • Application requirements: at least intermediate level (B2) certified by an internationally accredited language examination (TOEFL/IELTS/GRE/Other)
  • Application deadline: 15 May
  • Application fee: 150 EUR
  • Registration fee: 200 EUR
  • Tuition fee: max. 5000 EUR/semester
  • Entrance examination fee: 250 EUR


For further information please contact:

Prof. Gábor Mezősi DSc
Faculty of Science and Informatics, Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics
Phone: +36-62-544-155, Fax: +36-62-544-158
mezosi@earth.geo.u-szeged.hu


Website: www.u-szeged.hu/doctoral