PHDDoctoral School of Physics [Natural Science]
| Study location | Hungary, Debrecen |
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| Type | Doctoral, partial/exchange studies |
| Nominal duration | 1 or 2 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PHD |
| Course code | Natural Science |
| Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get 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. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, Syria, São Tomé & Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English English language proficiency (TOEFL 547 /C1/IELTS 6.0/Certificate on English medium of instruction) |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. Acceptance by a supervisor and a doctoral school (including a preliminary research proposal signed by the supervisor and the head of the school) |
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Overview
Program description:
The doctoral school provides high quality education in scientific research. Doctoral candidates are welcome to join the following programs: Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear Physics, Solid State Physics, Interdisciplinary applications, Particle Physics. The fields covered by this school represent fundamental and modern branches of physics, which altogether, form a school that meets current demands for physics postgraduate training. The Debrecen physics of the last decades is not unworthy of the century old traditions, which are based on a solid experimental foundation and comprise interest in theoretical interpretation and practical applications. The physics departments of the University and the participating research institute, Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, are equipped sufficiently well to provide the very basis elements of a technical background (experimental instruments and computers) to start training graduate students.
Entry requirements:
Relevant Master degree
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 Ibolya Kun
Admissions Officer
ibolya@edu.unideb.hu
Preparatory year available:
No
Specialisation year available:
No
Programme structure
During the 8-semester study altogether 240 credits have to be completed. In the first 4 semesters (educational and research period) 120 credits have to be completed: 26 credits of esearch work in each semester, resulting in 4x26=104 research credits; and 16 educational credits that can be obtained by attending relevant courses and passing exams. The list and the description of the available courses are given in the homepage of the Doctoral School. The courses help the candidate to prepare for the complex exam. 2-hour lecture/week during a semester counts 2 credits.
In the second, research and dissertation period 4x26=104 credits are collected again from research work, and additional 16 credits for a pre-defense of the thesis.
The completed credits are summarized in the document of the absolutorium.