PHDPál Vásárhelyi Doctoral School of Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences [Natural Science] (Earth Sciences)
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Academic field | Earth science (ISCED 443) Earth science (JACS F640) |
| Type | Doctoral, full degree studies |
| Nominal duration | 8 semesters (240 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PHD |
| Course code | Natural Science |
| Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) diploma of MSc in Civil Engineering or a field related to the research topic; 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Language requirements | English or an equivalent B2 level certificate |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
Program description:
The programme in Earth Sciences covers surveying, geodesy, remote sensing and geoinformatics engineering.
Research topics include: GNSS positioning and remote sensing, interferometric SAR imagery, high-resolution monitoring of structural deformations, gravity field studies, big-data acquisition sensors and modelling processes, high-definition mapping for autonomous vehicles, computer vision. We are co-operating with other fields to create multidisciplinary applications: culture heritage protection, military, transportation, medicine, hydrology, geosciences, geology and space industry. Research is supported by specialised experimental infrastructure, including GNSS stations, unmanned aerial photogrammetric system, high-precision surveying systems, laser scanners, specialised CAD, BIM, GIS and computational software.
Note that our Faculty offers two PhD programmes – in Civil Engineering and in Earth Sciences – in continuation of the three master programs. By choosing the research topic in your application, you are implicitly selecting the respective PhD programme.
Entry requirements:
diploma of MSc in Civil Engineering or a field related to the research topic;
research plan agreed by the host institute in advance;
language skills proven by TOEFL, IELTS or equivalent certificates (for further information refer to www.bme.hu);
successful admission test and interview
Entrance exam:
Yes
Type of entrance exam:
written and oral
Entrance exam location:
Electronic
Entrance exam description:
Admission procedure in general and general requirements: refer to admission regulations Minimum criteria: diploma of MSc in Civil Engineering or a field related to the research topic
Steps:
- preevaluation of the submitted documents: quality of MSc diploma, quality of MSc and BSc transcripts, quality of research plan; additional evaluated aspects: mention of the preference for one of our currently offered research topics in the research proposal, quality of motivation letter, recommendation letters, extra-curricular activities (e.g. involvement in education, research, publication activitites, technical contests, additional language knowledge, etc.)
- online test: basic mathematical knowledge
- online interview in English: evaluation of language skills, motivation, attitude, technical preparedness in the selected research field;
Result: admission to PhD programme /admission rejected.
Contact:
Dr. Balázs Kövesdi
vice-dean for science Faculty of Civil Engineering
kovesdi.balazs@emk.bme.hu
Dr. László Gergely Vigh
Directorate of Education
international@bme.hu
Preparatory year available:
No
Specialisation year available:
No
Minimum number of scholarship holders:
1
Maximum number of scholarship holders:
10
Link:
studyinhungary.hu/institution/budapest-university-of-technology-and-economics-58.html
Programme structure
http://phd.epito.bme.hu/sites/default/files/page/academic_plan_2019.pdf