PhDRoska Tamás Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology
Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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Academic field | Engineering and engineering trades (ISCED 071) |
Type | Doctoral, full degree studies |
Nominal duration | 8 semesters (240 ECTS) |
Study language | English |
Awards | PhD (PhD in biological sciences / PhD in information science / PhD in electrical engineering sciences) |
Course code | Engineering Science |
Entry qualification | Master diploma (or higher) Master diploma (or higher) – Information Science Applicants must be University graduates (MSc degree) with a minimum quality of 75% in the relevant study field of the PhD Program. A Transcript of Records regarding all academic semesters completed during MSc studies is necessary, Relevant scientific fields: Applicants must have a good command of English: they must have at least intermediate level (B2) certified by an internationally accredited language examination (see details below). Applicants are required to state the discipline and the name of their prospective supervisor who has to be an active member of the Roska Tamás Doctoral School. Applicants will go through an oral interview as part of the application procedure You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. Original MSc certificate (with its notarized English translation if it is not in English) |
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Language requirements | English B2 |
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Other requirements | A motivation letter must be added to your application. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED - motivation letter: a short description (max. 3 pages) of the Applicants’ results and plans + preliminary reseach proposal; IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Applicant must have a supervisor at the Host Institution, who, in the case of the successful application process, will undertake the supervising of the student’s doctoral education and research activities within the frameworks of the doctoral programme chosen by the applicant. A statement by the supervisor must be uploaded. |
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Overview
Program description:
The Doctoral School is in line with the following few fundamental new trends of research of the international scientific community:
- Bio-inspired and neuromorphic information technology and bionics; fundamentally new principles of sensory computing, surveillance, and navigation
- Molecular and nano sized sensing and computing; realizability studies of electronics and optics
- Human and artificial language technologies, artificial understanding and telepresence
DISCIPLINES (according to the relevant scientific field classifications in Hungary):
– Information Science
– Electrical Engineering Sciences
– Biological Sciences
PROGRAMS:
- Program 1: Bionics, Bio-inspired Wave Computers, Neuromorphic Models.
Heads: Tamás Freund, György Karmos, Zsolt Liposits, Sándor Pongor
- Program 2: Computer Technology Based on Many-core Processor Chips, Virtual Cellular Computers, Sensory and Motoric Analog Computers.
Head: Péter Szolgay
- Program 3: Feasibility of Electronic and Optical Devices, Molecular and Nanotechnologies, Nano-architectures, Nanobionika Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools.
Head: Árpád Csurgay
- Program 4: Human Language Technologies, Artificial Understanding, Tele-presence, Communication.
Head: Gábor Prószéky
- Program 5: On-board Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Head: Ákos Zarándy
PhD students are offered graduate courses related to their chosen research area in the first 4 semesters. Course selections need to be discussed with the scientific supervisor. At the end of the 4th semester PhD students have to take a qualifying exam to demonstrate their scientific skills.
Entry requirements:
MSc degree in the relevant study field of the PhD Program (min. quality of 75%), Transcript of records regarding all academic semesters completed during MSc studies, complex (both oral and written) English language certificate: IELTS with score of 6.5 or TOEFL with score of 90 or PTE Academic with score of 59-64. We accept the MSc diploma as language certificate if the language of instruction was English.
Entrance exam:
Yes
Type of entrance exam:
Oral
Entrance exam location:
On-line
Entrance exam description:
The application package submitted has to contain the following documents: a short description (max. 3 pages) of the Applicants’ results, plans, proposed subject of research; a short reference from the Applicants’ mentor (previous professor or other mentor); MSc diploma; complex (both oral and written) language certificate in English.
After the evaluation of the documents received by the Admission Committee, the Applicant will be informed via email about the result. Based upon the decision of the Admission
Committee the Applicant will be invited to take part in an online interview where he/she has to present his/her PhD application and previous studies.
Members of the Admission Committee are the heads of the programs and two additional persons proposed by the head of the Doctoral School and appointed by the Chairman of
the Doctoral and Habilitation Board (hereinafter DHB). The Chairman of the Admission Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the DHB.
Contact:
Dr. Gábor SZEDERKÉNYI
Head of Doctoral School
phd@itk.ppke.hu
Preparatory year available:
No
Specialisation year available:
No
Minimum number of scholarship holders:
1
Maximum number of scholarship holders:
5
Website of the Doctoral School
Programme structure
Programmes of the Doctoral School:
1. Bionics
2. Physical and Virtual Cellular Computers
3. Optical Devices, Nano-electronics Technologies
4. Human Language Technology
5. On board Advanced Driver Assistance Systems