PhD in Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences

PhD in Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences

The primary aim of our doctoral school is to train scientists who can continue their creative scientific work related to leading fields of chemical engineering and material sciences after finishing their PhD studies. The doctoral school was established on January 1, 2001 as the highest level of chemical engineering education at University of Pannonia. Since then, more than 100 students have earned the PhD degree in our doctoral school.

The doctoral training is a regular study, research and reporting activity, which includes the fulfilment of the obligations stipulated in the Doctoral Regulations of the University. In CEMSDS doctoral training, the award of doctoral degrees is conditional on the completion of 8 semesters of study obligations for those starting after 1 September 2016.

Study points can be obtained by completing subjects, completing a research task and performing an educational task. Taking into account that, the doctoral training requires more individual learning than undergraduate training, it corresponds that 1 lesson (contact hour/week) is equal to 2 study points (TP). The study score for research activity and research results from research activity was calculated based on the average time spent by a student with average abilities.

The structure of the program:

In the first 4 semesters credits can be collected with studying, teaching or publishing scientific results in high quality journals. The remaining credits can be collected with teaching and publishing in the final two years. The minimal credit requirements for these three parts can be seen in the figure.

• Materials Testing Methods and Surface Chemistry
• Process Engineering Sciences
• Intelligent Materials and Technologies
• Material Systems and Procedures of Ceramic Industry
• Modern chemical operations
• Environmental Engineering and Technology Systems
• Petroleum industrial and petrochemical processes and products
• Molecular and Nanotechnologies
• Technical Biotechnology

Research-related jobs usually require a PhD degree, for which this course provides the necessary qualification. PhD graduates have the appropriate skills to continue their scientific career in at University of Pannonia or at other universities, or research institutes.

During the study PhD students are involved into the lecturing and also project works, which are usually corresponding to actual industrial problems with important representatives of industrial cooperation. Hence, next to the scientific conferences there is another way to increase the social network.