PHDDoctoral School in Animal Science [Agricultural Science] (Kaposvár)
| Study location | Hungary, Kaposvár |
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| Type | Doctoral, full degree studies |
| Nominal duration | 8 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | PHD |
| Course code | Agricultural Science |
| Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) The application is submitted to the head of the Doctoral School. To this form, the following documents should be attached: 1. scientific CV 2. a document proving the university level education, or the diploma obtained in the master level education (or an official copy of these) 3. certificate of English language skills 4. the dispatch note (check) on the payment of the application fee 5. full list of publications, documents confirming scientific activity 6. a written recommendation of a well-known scientific expert 7. all further documents pertinent to obtaining a higher application score. Applications are evaluated by the scoring method approved by the University Doctorate and Habilitation Board. The admission procedure happens in the presence of the admissions board. The final evaluation is formed by the admissions board, as selected by the University Doctorate and Habilitation Board, and the basis of the evaluation is the oral admission examination and the submitted documents. |
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| Territory requirements | Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, 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, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, 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 B2 certificate,TOEFL iBT 66 (or more), IELTS overall band 6.0 (or more), or other internationally accepted language exam |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
“The PhD students can perform research in the field of biological, genetic, nutritional, management, quality, and food safety aspects of animal production, companion, animal breeding, wild animal farming, and environmental sciences. The PhD program in Animal Science involves the following main topics: Research related to food quality and safety, covering the entire vertical chain of animal food production, implementing the from field to consumer approach. Studying the impact of animal food production on the environment, development of methods for producing animal products in an environmentally friendly way. Research contributing to the improvement of the quality of life, studies related to the breeding and management of companion, hobby and sport animals. The application of cutting-edge technologies in animal science: non-invasive digital imaging for animal science-related fields of research, diagnostics, and molecular biology.
Type of entrance exam: oral
Entrance exam description:
The Admission Board will evaluate the application materials (master’s degree with the grade, research proposal, language certificate, letter of motivation, etc.), and based on a shortlist, the applicants will be contacted to participate in the entrance exam (oral) online.
Contact: Dr. Csaba Hancz, Hancz.Csaba@uni-mate.hu