The Doctoral School of Semmelweis University announces admissions for scholarship and self-financed doctoral programs, parallel graduate and PhD programs (“MD-PhD” programs), as well as individual degree acquisition in the doctoral program starting from February 1, 2025, in the divisions of the Doctoral School.
Applications can be submitted via the following online platform between December 1, 2024, and January 5, 2025.
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Student Forum
Date: 4th of December 2024 18:00
Adress: 1094 Budapest, Tűzoltó utca 37-47. Hevesy terem
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Application Information
Things to do before starting the studies
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Enrollment: enrollment takes place in person, at a pre-specified time (at the beginning of the first semester) in the Doctoral Office. Accepted students will be notified by e-mail of the exact date and the required documents. Attention, the condition for starting doctoral training is the presentation of a moral certificate not older than three months. Read more →
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Activating the Neptun semester and recording the subjects
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Applying for a student ID card
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In the case of self-funded students, payment of the tuition fee
Payment of the application fee
Payment of the application fee is a condition for acceptance of the application for doctoral training.
The admission fee is HUF 9,000, which can be paid:
- by online card payment (by onlinebank card payment initiated from the registration interface via with Simple pay)
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by transfer, on the basis of an invoice (please upload the payment proof to the admission interface)
How to get an invoice?
If you choose bank transfer, please send the following information to the staff of the Financial Management Unit – Doctoral School (titkarsag.digh@semmelweis.hu) regarding the payment of the admission fee. Based on the data given, an invoice will be sent to the applicant, who can transfer the application fee by referring to this invoice.
When requesting an invoice for an individual person:
- applicant’s name, address,
- passport number,
- phone number,
- e-mail address.
When requesting an invoice for a company:
- name of applicant,
- company name,
- headquarter address,
- tax number,
- phone number,
- email address
- the company’s statement in email about whether it accepts electronic invoices
- the company’s signed, attached pdf statement about its bank account number.
If you choose to pay by bank transfer, please upload the payment proof to the admission interface, also send it to the staff of the Financial Management Unit – Doctoral School (titkarsag.digh@semmelweis.hu). Finalization of the application is possible only after uploading the payment proof.
How to apply?
The application can be submitted online after registration.
The application interface is only active during the admission process period.
Documents required for application
Documents have to be uploaded during the online application:
- Curriculum Vitae with detailed work/professional experience (1-2 pages)
- a photocopy of the university diploma(s),
- if a non-Hungarian diploma: an authenticated translation or its naturalisation document should be submitted,
- if required, the equivalence decision of the Hungarian Ministry of Education (of a non-Hungarian diploma)
- in case of application without MSc, MD etc. degree: Certification of the examination results, the credit certificate from Neptun
- proof of at least one intermediate state accredited language examination C type, or the certificate of an equivalent language examination, or certicate of the supervisor about the necessary English knowledge, or certificate of English language university studies
- in case of application for trained Phd program short research plan, which is the outlines of the selected research tasks if you apply for a specific theme attached to a particular supervisor (2-3 pages)
- list of publications (if you have any publications)
- proof of payment of the application fee
- documents which can certify the additional points (second degrees, awards, publications, etc.)
- in case of application for untrained Phd progam written recommendation of the supervisor/ consultant
Application and admission periods
Application period
- in case of traditional training in April-May
- in case of cross-semester training in November-December
Dates of entrance exams:
- during spring application in June
- in the case of cross-semester enrollment at the end of January
Forms of Doctoral Training
Conventional, Regular (“Trained”) PhD Program
Regular (“Trained”) PhD Program is recommended for students with no or moderate scientific experience. The training can be entered after a successful entrance exam. The complete duration of the training is 5-8 semesters (4 semesters for training and research phase, 1-4 semesters for research and preparing the dissertation).
The Training and Research Phase includes completion of research-related educational courses (16 credits altogether), and research work under the guidance of a supervisor.
After the 4th semester the students sit for a complex exam to give account of the scientific knowledge gained and the research results achieved. After a successful exam they enter the second, Research and Dissertation Phase in order to complete the research started in the first phase, to publish the results, and to prepare and submit their doctoral dissertation after a successful debate at the host institution. This is followed by public defence of the dissertation and, after a successful defence, awarding the PhD degree by the Doctoral Council.
Prerequisites of the PhD degree are knowledge of a foreign language necessary for scientific activity (usually English), and fulfilment of the predetermined publication requirements (usually publication of 2 original papers in journals of high standing measured by their impact factor). The maximum duration of the Research and Dissertation Phase is 4 semesters, but in case of earlier completion of the above requirements the doctoral dissertation can be submitted at an earlier time.
Conventional, Individual (“Untrained”) PhD Program
The Individual, advanced (“Untrained”) PhD Program is recommended for students with significant scientific experience and achievements. The complete duration of the training is 1-4 semesters for research and preparing the dissertation.
The Individual PhD Program is for those whose research, done outside the framework of a Doctoral School (e.g. work done abroad or in a research institution independent of universities) meets the requirements of awarding the PhD degree. Following a successful oral entrance examination, they immediately sit for the complex examination, and directly enter the Research and Dissertation Phase without going through the Educational and Research Phase and without taking courses. They subsequently receive their PhD degree through the same procedure as the Conventional PhD Program, except for having to meet a 50% higher publication requirement.
Parallel graduate and PhD program (“MD-PhD program”)
Medical, dental and pharmacy students achieving outstanding results during their studies in frame of the Students’ Scientific Association (TDK) can apply for the program in the last two years of their graduate studies under the guidance of their future supervisor.
They can be entitled to PhD state-grant (only EU citizens) or can enroll as fee-paying students.
They have to meet 150% IF requirements ( compering with non- MD-PhD students) to receive their PhD degree.
“MD-PhD” students will have parallelly graduate and PhD student status, as well,
The admission interviews are expected to take place after January 15, 2025.
Please note that starting the doctoral program requires a criminal record certificate that is no older than three months. In case of successful admission, please present it at the time of enrollment.
Budapest, November 15, 2024.
Dr. Zoltán Benyó
Professor
Chairman of the Doctoral Council