Study location	Hungary, Szeged
Type	Doctoral / Postdoctoral, full-time
Nominal duration	4 + 4 semesters
Study language	English
Awards	PhD
Course code	DDISINR-eng

Tuition fee	€5,000 per semester The schedule of tuition fee payment is determined on the basis of consulate/visa regulations. In case of applicants coming from visa restricted countries, payment of the full tuition fee (1st and 2nd semester) is required. Details will be indicated in the letter of admission.
Application fee	€35 per programme The 35 EUR Application Fee (non-refundable) is payable by programmes: as many programmes is indicated on the application form as many times 35 EUR should be paid.
Examination fee	€100 per programme

Entry qualification

Graduate / Masters' Degree (or higher) Who should apply? We expect applicants to be interested in the research programmes published on our website. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Academic Records in English or certified translation. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English TELC/ECL B2, TOEFL IBT – 72, RPDT 72, Cambridge FCB, IELTS – 5.5. Applicants are not required to provide the English language exam certificates who are natives of certain countries and can officially demonstrate that their academic studies have been conducted in English. The list of countries is available on our website

Other requirements

At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please write down different motivation letters for each programme you are interested in. Submitted online application form, MSc degree in a related field, demonstrated proficiency in English (TELC/ECL B2, TOEFL IBT – 72, RPDT 72, Cambridge FC B, IELTS – 5.5), CV in English, a 2-3 pages long research proposal, individual interview in person or online during which the applicant’s motivation and research proposal will be examined, and a recent medical certificate of satisfactory general health status (not older than 1 month).

More information	u-szeged.hu/..science/computer-science-phd

Overview

This PhD educational programme requires active and productive research work under the supervision of the thesis adviser, the completion of five courses, and active participation in seminars at the Institute of Informatics. The courses embrace a number of fields in computer science.

Educational programmes of the Doctoral School: Theoretical Computer Science, Operations Research and Combinatorial Optimisation, Software engineering, Artificial intelligence, Image processing, Electrical and computer engineering.

Sample research areas: Theory of automata and formal languages; Theory of economic decisions; Advanced programming paradigms; Machine learning algorithms; Natural language processing; Discrete tomography; Medical image analysis; Noise and fluctuations in various systems; Pneumatic artificial muscles. For more research topics please consult the programme website.

For further information visit our website or contact the Secretary of the Doctoral School via dscs@inf.u-szeged.hu or call +36 62 546 715