PhDDoctoral School of Chemistry

Study location	Hungary, Szeged
Type	Doctoral / Postdoctoral, full-time
Nominal duration	4 + 4 semesters
Study language	English
Awards	PhD
Course code	DDISKEI-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. Tuition fee refund policy: Those who are admitted to the Faculty must arrive within maximum 30 days after the official beginning of the study period and complete their enrolment to the university. The beginning of the study period can be found in the Academic Calendar uploaded to the Faculty website. If they fail to arrive until this deadline, they cannot enrol and cannot start their studies in that particular academic year. In this case, applicants are entitled for the 50% refund of their tuition fees after submitting a request for the refund until 15 October (in case of fall semester) or until 15 March (in case of spring semester). To this request, the applicants must attach official documentation that proves the reason why they cannot start their studies at the Faculty is visa denial. The proof may be an official letter concerning the rejection. Other reasons of no-show are not accepted. No refund is possible if requests are submitted after the deadlines above or the appropriate official document is missing. In case the tuition fee is not refunded, the applicants can start their studies in the semester when the programme is next launched. The entrance exam result is valid for one year after that the applicants have to take a new entrance exam for the admission. By submitting the application to the Faculty, the above mentioned rules are automatically accepted by the applicant, and are no subject to further negotiations.
Application fee	€79 per programme The 79 EUR Application Fee (non-refundable) is payable by programmes: as many programmes are indicated in your application profile as many times 79 EUR should be paid.
Examination fee	€100 per programme The entrance exam fee is a non-refundable fee.

Entry qualification

Graduate / Masters' Degree (or higher) MSc degree in related fields (chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmacy or other relevant subject) Application procedure: The applicants shall apply online until the deadline. The applicants shall submit the proofs of their previous studies, including a certificate which includes the GPA of the completed courses. The applicants shall submit the proofs of their previous scientific achievements (publications, posters, etc.) The applicants shall submit a motivation letter. Based on the above documents, the Entrance Exam Committee (appointed by the Council of the Doctoral School) will shortlist the suitable candidates for a Skype interview. The Entrance Exam Committee consists of 3 people, which includes the Head/Deputy Head of the School, and the Head of the Relevant Program. The Skype interview last approx. 20 minutes, where the applicants will be asked to present their previous research experience as well as to answer to the questions of the Committee. 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, LanguageCert B2 level. 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 the following website: u-szeged.hu/download.php?docID=129800 If the medium of instruction was English during the Msc studies, the MSc diploma can be accepted as language exam certificate for the entry requirement. For this purpose a document issued by the university has to be uploaded until the application deadline certifying that the medium of instruction was English during the master studies. If this document is missing or uploaded after deadline, the master degree cannot substitute the language exam certificate and the application will be rejected. In order to submit the dissertation at the end of the doctoral programme, the diplomas obtained outside the European Union must be acknowledged by the Hungarian Equivalence and Information Center (HEIC). The process to obtain this document is the student’s responsibilty.

Other requirements

At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please note that applicants are required to attach as many motivation letter as many programmes they are applying to. -submitted online application form; -proof of previous scientific achievements (publications, posters, etc.) -motivation letter, -individual interview online and the -payment application fee and the 100 EUR non-refundable entrance exam fee Recent medical certificate of satisfactory general health status The sample form is available at sci.u-szeged.hu/english/prospective-students/general-medical

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Overview

Doctoral students participating in the organized program have to collect 240 credit points (CR) to obtain the absolutorium. The program lasts 48 months, divided to 8 semesters. A minimum of 20 CR and a maximum of 45 CR must be completed in each semester. A total of minimum 90 CR must be collected during the first 4 semesters, before the comprehensive (complex) examination. 15 CR can be obtained each semester with research work (experimental or numerical work, literature search, calculations, etc.). The doctoral students can earn credit points for international journal articles (10 credit/article, max. 50 in total), their own international conference presentations (5 CR/talk, max. 15 in total, 3 CR/poster, max. 15 in total). Altogether at least 130 CR, but not more than 200 CR have to be obtained with research work. The coursework is honored with 5 CR/course (2h/week, 14 weeks/semester). At least 5 courses have to be completed during the first two years for min. 25 CR. among them 3 courses in the given Research Program, the others can be chosen freely with the supervisor’s agreement credits). Teaching assistantship is honored with 2 CR for 1 h of teaching per week per semester but maximum 8 CR can be obtained in one semester. Altogether a minimum of 24 credits has to be collected, but not more than 48 CR can be earned for teaching. At least 1 presentation on the research work has to be given as a project report at departmental seminars or other scientific meetings (e.g. regular meetings of the Working Groups of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, or national conferences). 3 CR is given for each presentation but max. 12 CR can be earned. One presentation is mandatory in the first year of the PhD training.
The Doctoral School of Chemistry has 6 research programs: Analytical Chemistry,
Catalysis, Surface, Colloid and Materials Science, Chemistry of Coordination Compounds, Physical Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry

For further information visit our website or contact Prof. Ágota Tóth DSc via atoth@chem.u-szeged.hu or call +36 (62) 544-614.

Programme structure

Level of the programme: PhD
Duration of the programme: 4+4 semesters
Registered in: EU
Credits: 240
Start of the programme: February and September of each year

Scholarship: Scholarships are available to cover the tuition fee (e.g. Stipendium Hungaricum, for details see the website of Tempus Public Foundation).