Applications are accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, 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, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

English
Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+

In order to successfully participate in the programme, applicants must be proficient in English. (It is not necessary to have passed the English test at the time of the application; the results can be submitted later.) The following requirements apply if your mother tongue is not English:

IELTS: minimum score: 6.0 OR
TOEFL, iBT: minimum score: 90.

A motivation letter must be added to your application.

A relevant portfolio is required.

- a short description (max. 3 pages) of the Applicants’ results and plans, proposed subject of research;
- a short reference from the Applicants’ mentor (previous professor or other mentor);
- MSc diploma;
- complex (both oral and written) language certificate in English.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

- motivation letter: a short description (max. 3 pages) of the Applicants’ results and plans + preliminary reseach proposal;
- letter of acceptance issued by the prospective supervisor
- list of publications (if any)
- two reference letters (e.g. from the Applicant’s mentor, supervisor, professor etc.);
- MSc diploma;
- complex (oral and written) language certificate in English equivalent to B2 (CEFR) . We accept the MSc diploma as language certificate if the language of instruction was English.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The Applicant must have a supervisor at the Host Institution, who, in the case of the successful application process, will undertake the supervising of the student’s doctoral education and research activities within the frameworks of the doctoral programme chosen by the applicant. A preliminary letter of acceptance issued by the supervisor must be attached