Study location	Hungary, Debrecen
Type	Doctoral, full degree studies
Nominal duration	8 semesters (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PHD
Course code	Engineering Science

Entry qualification	Master diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. In most cases you can request a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements

Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Sudan, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Language requirements

English English language proficiency equivalent to CEFR level B2 accepted certificates: TOEFL 547 /IELTS 6.0 any proctored exam on level B2, eg. Duolingo, EFSET Certificate on English medium of instruction In case of a missing certificate about the English language proficiency, we conduct a Skype interview and a written English placement test in order to check the applicant’s English language skills.

Other requirements

A motivation letter must be added to your application. Statement by the supervisor must be uploaded (including a preliminary research proposal signed by the supervisor and the head of the school). For the PhD application you need to write a research plan (minimum 2 pages, typed with Times New Roman 12 point font size letters, written in the language of the selected study programme). You can search for possible research topics at this website: doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=116&lang=EN. Please choose the University of Debrecen, your chosen Doctoral School and just announced as a deadline. If you cannot find the Professor’s email address on this site, please copy their name in the University’s phonebook: unideb.hu/en/telefonkonyv If a Professor agrees to be your supervisor, please ask them to issue a document for you with this information. Please upload this document to the application platform as it is a compulsory document for PhD applications.

More information	edu.unideb.hu/p/informatics-phd

Overview

Program description:
The doctoral school provides high quality education in scientific research. Doctoral candidates are welcome to join the following programs:
• Theoretical foundation and applications of information technology and stochastic systems
• Industrial and scientific applications of informatics
• Discrete mathematics, data processing and visualization
• Theoretical computer science, data security and cryptography
• Information Technology Systems and Networks
• Applied Information Technology and its Theoretical Background
Further information about our programs is available at infphd.unideb.hu/en/doctoral-programs

Entry requirements:
Relevant Master degree (software information technology,
business information technology
engineering information technology)

Before applying, students need to find a topic close to their interest from the list announced at doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=116&lang=EN.

Students then need to contact the supervisor of that topic in order to get acceptance from the supervisor. In the application the name of the supervisor who accepted the student has to be mentioned. Applications without a selected topic and supervisor cannot be accepted. List of supervisors at the Doctoral School: doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=191&lang=EN&di_ID=169

Entrance exam:
Yes

Type of entrance exam:
oral

Entrance exam location:
Electronic

Entrance exam description:
The professional evaluation of the educational materials (degree, transcripts, results) and the research topic is the task of the relevant Doctoral School. This evaluation is followed by a Skype interview with one of the professors of the Faculty, which aims to check the applicant’s level of motivation, language skills and professional knowledge. (In case of a missing certificate about the English language proficiency we conduct a Skype interview in order to check the applicant’s English language skills.)

Contact:
Ms Lilla Fónai
Admissions Officer
fonai.lilla@edu.unideb.hu

Preparatory year available:
No

Specialisation year available:
No

Programme structure

During their studies students need to gain 240 credits.
16 credits need to be taken as study credits in the first 2 years by taking subjects. In this period students also need to take at least 104 research credits, and the subject named General Research Methods.
At the end of the 4th semester students take their Complex exam and in the last two years they take only research work credits (120). At the end of the 8th semester students have to start their degree conferment procedure.
Once in each year students need to give a short presentation about their work, and in each semester they write a report about their progress. Students need to show a well-balanced and strong scientific progress during their studies, regularly visit conferences and have at least 2 relevant publications in their topic till the end of their studies (the scientific relevance and impact of the publications are reviewed by our program leaders).