Training information
Purpose, level, field of study, and language of the doctoral program
The fundamental aim of the Doctoral School (ATDI) is to enable students to become outstanding materials science professionals through doctoral training and research, while enriching domestic and international materials science and technology knowledge with their research results. Doctoral training (PhD, DLA) corresponds to level 8 in the ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) international system, which represents the highest level of education and research intensity.
Characteristics of ISCED level 8:
- Degree: Doctorate (PhD, DLA)
- Content: Conducting original research, writing and defending a scientific thesis.
- Objective: To acquire in-depth knowledge, contribute to the given field of science, and develop research and high-level expert skills.
The Doctoral School of Materials Science and Technology is authorized to provide doctoral training in the field of materials science and technology in the field of engineering.
The language of instruction is Hungarian and English.
Forms of doctoral training, work schedules
A doctoral degree can be obtained in the following forms of training.
Organized full-time daytime doctoral training
The program is designed to provide the knowledge (curriculum) and scientific research experience necessary to obtain a doctoral (PhD) degree. The doctoral program lasts four years and consists of two phases: the first four semesters are the “training and research” phase, and the second is the “research and dissertation” phase. At the end of the fourth semester, as a conclusion to the training and research phase and as a prerequisite for starting the research and dissertation phase, a comprehensive exam must be taken, which measures and evaluates academic and research progress. Doctoral students must submit their doctoral dissertation within three years of taking the comprehensive exam. The Doctoral School evaluates doctoral students’ performance using a credit system. Each successful exam and other research achievements are worth a certain number of credits. Students participating in doctoral training may also engage in teaching activities, which also offer opportunities to earn credits. Students complete their training with an absolutorium, for which they must earn a minimum of 240 credits as specified in the University of Szeged Doctoral and Habilitation Regulations ( ). After obtaining the absolutorium, the degree- awarding procedure can be initiated, which concludes with the public defense of the dissertation. After obtaining the absolutorium, doctoral students participating in organized training remain in a student relationship with the university until the end of the given semester and receive a scholarship. Those who are not admitted as scholarship holders may participate in full-time fee-paying or organized part-time (correspondence) doctoral training.
Obuda University Doctoral and Habilitation Regulations
Organized part-time (correspondence) doctoral program
Organized part-time (correspondence) doctoral training enables students to acquire the knowledge and scientific research experience necessary to obtain a doctoral (PhD) degree. This form of training has the same requirements as organized full-time doctoral training, including the number of credits and publications. It is recommended for students who, with the support of their workplace, are conducting research on a topic of importance to their organization, allowing them to coordinate their professional duties with their PhD studies.
Doctoral students participating in organized part-time training remain in a student relationship with the university until the end of the semester in which they obtain their absolutorium, but they are required to pay tuition fees.
Individual preparation
Students who have prepared for the degree independently may also join the doctoral program, provided they meet the admission and doctoral program requirements. This option is typically recommended for those who have previously conducted substantial research, documented by publications. In such cases, student status is established upon application for and acceptance to the complex exam.
Cooperative Doctoral Program
The aim of the Cooperative Doctoral Program is to further increase the number of employees in the fields of research, development, and innovation—primarily within the broader STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) disciplines—who wish to expand their professional knowledge with the latest scientific research results and are committed to the social and economic utilization of their expertise.
To achieve this goal, doctoral students participating in the Cooperative Doctoral Program work on their research topics in collaboration with companies, within the institutional framework of higher education doctoral schools. The Cooperative Doctoral Program is announced by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFI Office) under the University Research Scholarship Program (EKÖP) as EKÖP-KDP. Previous calls for applications and the conditions of participation are available at the following links: on the NKFIH website.
Self-funded doctoral training in research excellence
A self-funded doctoral program in which the doctoral student is employed full-time at a higher education institution or in the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network in a doctoral position created under a project-based research support program, and at the same time continue their doctoral training in accordance with the conditions specified in the Government Decree.
Scholarships, training costs
Full-time training
The amount of the state scholarship for Hungarian and EU citizens in organized full-time daytime education (doctoral scholarship specified in Section 114/D (1) ba) and bb) of Act CCIV of 2011)
Semesters 1-4 (training and research phase): HUF 140,000/month.
Semesters 5-8 (research and dissertation phase): HUF 180,000/month.
Double scholarship: the university supports the outstanding performance of doctoral students with an amount corresponding to the state scholarship if the requirements specified in the Rector’s instruction of August 28, 2025 are met.
Tuition fees are self-funded in organized full-time doctoral programs
The current tuition fees are listed in Appendix III of the University’s Doctoral and Habilitation Regulations. For your information: the tuition fee for the 2023-24 academic year was 450e Ft/semester.
For information: the self-financing fee for the 2023-24 academic year was HUF 450,000 per semester.