Admission to the Doctoral School of Chemistry
Applicants to the Doctoral School of Chemistry typically hold a degree in chemistry from the University of Debrecen. Less frequently, applicants may have backgrounds as chemistry teachers, pharmacists, environmental scientists, or may be chemistry, chemical engineering, or bioengineering graduates from other Hungarian universities. With the launch of the MSc programmes, the range of potential applicants will likely become even more diverse. Another characteristic feature is that the Doctoral School of Chemistry admits a significant number of foreign nationals—usually ethnic Hungarians from Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, or Serbia, although occasionally applicants of other nationalities also apply.
In the application, candidates must indicate the name of the prospective supervisor, the title of the research topic, and briefly summarise their preliminary ideas related to the proposed topic. The designated supervisor must provide an assessment of this description.
Applicants are interviewed by the Admission Committee, typically composed of the heads of the chemistry doctoral programmes. The committee then awards points in three categories: up to 40 points for academic intelligence, up to 30 points for the diploma, and up to 30 points for previous scientific work (such as publications, TDK papers, presentations). No points are awarded for diplomas obtained more than two years earlier; in such cases, the maximum available points in the remaining two categories are each increased by fifteen.
The minimum total score required for admission is 60.
For Hungarian citizens, admission requires a state-accredited complex language examination corresponding to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (formerly the "intermediate level type C" examination), or an equivalent recognised or nostrified language certificate, or a degree in a foreign language or translation. Additional language proficiency may earn extra points (3 points for one intermediate-level type C or one advanced-level type A or B examination, and 5 points for an advanced type C examination).
For foreign applicants, both the scoring system and language requirements may differ.
Based on the entrance exam results, applicants are ranked by total score, and the state-funded doctoral scholarships—whose number changes slightly each year—are offered to those with the highest scores. Applicants who pass the entrance exam but do not receive a state scholarship may still be admitted as fee-paying doctoral students, with funding typically provided by industrial partners or by supervisors through research grants.
At its meeting on 8 January 2013, the Council of the Doctoral School of Chemistry (KDIT) modified the tuition fee for part-time and individual doctoral (PhD) training. The new fee is HUF 150,000 per semester, applied progressively to students enrolling from September 2013 onwards.
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