The PhD Programme in Regional Development is for professionals who have collected several years of experience in their field, working at national, regional and local levels of decision making or at think-tank organizations. The programme is designed to help students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for writing good quality doctoral dissertations. It supports independent research by providing experienced faculty supervisors and professional feedback at dissertation seminars.The duration of the program is four years: two years intensive studying and attending classes, and two years research. Classes are held in the first two years on a semester basis with two weeks’ intensive teaching period in each semester. After these two weeks, students have to work on the assignments to satisfy the requirements of the courses. Following the first two-year study period students can start their research after successfully passing a complex exam. This way the program combines the advantages of face-to-face education and distance learning. There are already successful PhD students with Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship who obtained the certificate.The International PhD Program in Regional Development combines the advantages of contact-based and distance-based education drawing on the contribution of its recognized national and international faculty. The educational period consists of four semesters. During this period students should spend in each semester approximately 5 days on campus to attend and prepare for classes, consult with their research supervisors and continue their research.
Minimally CEFR B2 level language exam certificate (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo/Cambridge/ECL/TELC/Euroexam) less than 2 years oldAccepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+or: TOEFL (iBT internet-based): 79 points, TOEFL (PBT paper-based): 550+ (www.ets.org/toefl) / Duolingo: 115+ (https://englishtest.duolingo.com/applicants) FCE: 160+ (www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/) / Cambridge ESOL: B2 level (www.cambridgeenglish.org) / TELC: B2 level (www.telc.net/en.html) / ECL: B2 level (www.ecl-test.com/) / Euroexam: B2 level (www.euroexam.org/)- Certificate of school-leaving examination-Transcript of studies (and/or its super legalized English translation)- Motivation LetterAdditional documents to be submitted in English/officially attested English translation:- medical certificate (serological test result of the tests taken must be attached)- chest X-ray (doctor’s note, not the image, and not older than 1 year)- vaccination card (showing that you are immunized against HEP B and C) OR serology results for Hep B and C- HIV test result (not older than 3 months)
Entrance examination:
Yes
Entrance type:
Oral
Minimum level of language proficiency (oral):
B2
Minimum level of language proficiency (written):
B2
Place of examination:
Online
The application procedure is based on an evaluation system of 100 points. Following the formal check up of the application documents by the adminstartive officers, the staff of the faculty will organize the oral entrance examination. You will receive a notification about the admission results within 15 days. Minimum eligibility criteria for admissions the total score, of at least 40, without extra points. Further information regarding the admission criteria please visit out website.
