Study location	Hungary, Gödöllő
Type	Doctoral, full degree studies
Nominal duration	8 semesters (240 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	PHD
Course code	Engineering Science

Entry qualification

Master diploma (or higher) Mater degree in a related field 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.

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.

Language requirements	English B2

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	en.uni-mate.hu/doctoral-schools

Overview

Program description:
The Doctoral School of Mechanical Engineering has been working in the frame of the Institute of Technology of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (earlier Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Szent Istvan University) since 1993. The main topics are engineering and energetics, but numerous multidisciplinary researches are also carried out connected to life and environmental sciences. The Doctoral School provides the possibility of participation in international projects and in cooperation with doctoral schools of Hungarian and foreign universities fulfilling the international standards. The first two years are the training period including courses, research and publications. After a successful complex exam closing the first two years, another two-year long period, the so-called research and dissertation phase starts, which is finished with the dissertation. The number of the PhD students of the school at this moment is 36, and 122 PhD researches have been completed successfully till now.

Entry requirements:
At least good level of MSc diploma in the field of engineering (mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, mechatronical engineer, architect, engineering management), min. B2 level of English

Entrance exam:
Yes

Type of entrance exam:
oral

Entrance exam location:
Electronic

Entrance exam description:
After the assessment of the uploaded documents (preliminary studies, language certificate, preliminary research documents, list of publications, research plan etc.) a Skype interview will be organized with the selected candidates in order to check their language skills and professional background. After all, the admission committee decides about the admission or rejection.

Contact:
Dr. István Seres
Secretary of the PhD School
Seres.Istvan@uni-mate.hu

Preparatory year available:
No

Specialisation year available:
No

Minimum number of scholarship holders:
1

Maximum number of scholarship holders:
12

Link:
studyinhungary.hu/institution/szent-istvan-university-98.html