PHDMikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences [Natural Science]
| Study location | Hungary, Miskolc |
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| Type | Doctoral, partial/exchange studies |
| Nominal duration | 1 or 2 semesters (60 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PHD |
| Course code | Natural Science |
| Accreditation | 2014/10/XIV/82/2/790. |
| 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, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen. |
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| Language requirements | English B2 |
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| Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. A medical certificate and other documents (according to the Call for Applications) must be added to your application. |
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| More information | mfk.uni-miskolc.hu/wp/en/?page_id=51 |
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Overview
Program description:
The objective of the Mikoviny Sámuel Doctoral School of Earth Sciences is to provide a sound scientific foundation for engineering activities requiring fundamental knowledge in earth sciences and to publish the achievements supporting the developments and applications related to teaching at the Faculty. Building on the results of the Candidate of Sciences (CSc) training, PhD started in the 1990s. The doctoral school carries out activities in those fields of the earth sciences that fit into the profile of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Engineering and that are within the scope of the accreditation granted to the doctoral program in three main streams: raw materials management including primary mineral resources and waste recycling, water and soil management and energy management. From September 2016 the PhD program consists of four years: the first 2 years are the study and research period and the second 2 years are the research and dissertation period. Research fields: Geotechnical Systems and Processes; Fluid Production and Transport Systems; Environmental Processing and Raw Material Preparation; Research in Applied Geophysics; Research on Applied Geology and Hydrogeology; Physical and Human Geography.
Entry requirements:
Related MSc degree (MSc in Earth Science Engineering, Hydrogeological Eng., Petroleum Eng, Geological Eng., Geophysical Eng., Geography, Mining Eng., Process Eng. etc.)
Entrance exam:
Yes
Type of entrance exam:
oral
Entrance exam location:
Electronic
Entrance exam description:
Online interview focusing on the professional skills, background and motivation of the applicant. It is done before a committee of 3 members. Assessment guidelines: BSc school achievements, (40%), professional and motivational conversation (60%) (professional knowledge, the topic of the thesis, relavance (40%) , communication and technical language skill in English (20%).
Contact:
Ms Henriett TÓTH
Assistant
rektheni@uni-miskolc.hu
Preparatory year available:
No
Specialisation year available:
No
Minimum number of scholarship holders:
1
Maximum number of scholarship holders:
3
Link:
studyinhungary.hu/institution/university-of-miskolc-82.html
APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO FIND A SUPERVISOR IN THE DOCTORAL SCHOOL
The available research topics of the Doctoral School can be found on the website of the Hungarian Doctoral Council here: doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=116&lang=EN by searching for the Doctoral School and topics that are ’just announced’. Research topics are usually published in December-January. Applicants have to contact the potential supervisor and come to an agreement with them. Applicants without a supervisor will be rejected.