Doctoral School of Earth Sciences

Doctoral School of Earth Sciences has five main research fileds: cartography and geoinformatics, geography, geology, geophysics and meteorology.The main research fields:

Geography: Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental and Landscape Geography, Geography of Hungary and Central & Eastern Europe, Carpathian Basin, Human Geography, History of Geography, Ethnical Geography, Regional Science, Regional Planning and Modelling, Urban Studies, Rural Geography, Geoinformatics in Geography and Spatial Research

Meteorology: Dynamic and Synoptic Meteorology, Boundary Layer Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Modelling, Agroclimatology, Statistical Climatology

Geology: Physical and Applied Geology, Hidrogeology, Urban Geology, Petrology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Lithology, Paleontology, Volcanology, Sedimentology,

Geophysics: Geophysics, Space Science, Geoinformatics in Earth Sciences

Cartography and Geoinformatics: Thematic Cartography, Mathematics in Cartography, Webcartography, History of Cartography, Toponymy, Geoinformatics in Cartography.

The program is research oriented, the students start to work on their chosen topic in the respective laboratory under the guidance of a project leader.

STRENGTH OF THE PROGRAMME

• High scientific quality of the training, personalized research projects.
• High qualified professors, academicians, supervisors, experts from the practice.
• Possibilities for multi- and interdisciplinary research.
• Mainstream research theme.
• Cooperative, cohesive research groups.

CAREER PROSPECTS

• Academic career (university, research institutes)
• Governmental career (international organizations, ministries, regional and local authorities)
• Business career (firms: environmental protection, meteorology, mining, cartography, geo-informatics, urban and regional planning etc.)

For more information about the doctoral programme visit the Doctoral database.

• Geography and Meteorology
• Geology and Geophysics
• Cartography and Geoinformatics

The course list you may find in attachment.

• A master's degree in earth sciences.
• An internationally accredited language examination is required with at least a B2 CEFR level or equivalent result.

Examples of minimum level accepted:
TOEFL iBT 72 pts
IELTS 5.5

Alternatively, an official certificate issued by the applicant’s previous higher education institution can be accepted, stating that the applicant’s previous education (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) was completed entirely in English.

Basic knowledge of the Hungarian language is an advantage.

Documents to submit with application

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The application starts at the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process.

The current research topics you may find here.

Prof. Gábor Timár and the program leaders deal only with the educational aspects of admission and do not deal with any bureaucratic and financial issues.

Important note: It is the student’s responsibility to find a qualified teacher in the institute who is willing to act as a supervisor and they write together the research plan which is submitted along the application.

The application package is reviewed by an admission committee. Then the applicant is expected to take an oral entrance examination. If a personal meeting is impossible, the interview is held through Skype, Teams or telephone. The decision on admission or rejection is made at the earliest date possible.

Criteria for ranking at the admission procedure shall include:

1. previous university achievement (examinations, comprehensive examinations, qualification of degree)
2. achievements related to previous research work (awards obtained in students’ academic circles, publications in the particular professional area)
3. the feasibility of the research program.

Procedure of the entrance examination

Oral entrance interview with focus on the applicant's knowledge compared to what might be supposed from the submitted documents on former qualification and the goals and methods of the planned research project.

Written supplements and exercises might be demanded in order to measure qualification and language procifiency.

 * Reduced tuition fee: 350 EUR, if you research not in the University teritory.

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