Call for Applications for Highlighted Doctoral Defenses – 2026
The Semmelweis Doctoral School offers the opportunity to organize doctoral defenses at the Semmelweis Salon.
Available dates and times:
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May 20, 2026: |
10:00 |
13:00 |
16:00 |
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May 21, 2026: |
10:00 |
13:00 |
16:00 |
The organization of defenses follows the usual procedure. The candidate’s supervisor must declare that the members of the Defense Committee will participate at the proposed time(s). The Doctoral Office will provide the venue and technical support. Upon request, a video recording of the defense can be made and published on the University’s website.
(In case of oversubscription, priority will be given to candidates whose dissertation includes a first-author publication in a D1-ranked journal and who wish to conduct the defense in English.)
The candidate undertakes to submit all required documentation for the public defense (CV, invitation, responses to reviewers’ comments) to the Doctoral Office by April 4, 2026.
Catering: Available through the University’s contracted partner, with a contribution of HUF 100,000 + VAT from the Doctoral Office.
Application submission:
Applications must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to phd.palyazatok@semmelweis.hu between February 20 and March 20, 2026.
Evaluation deadline: March 31, 2026.
To increase the chances of success, it is advisable to indicate multiple possible dates in the application.
Required documents:
- Application form: Download
- Publication list certified by the Central Library
- Curriculum Vitae
Please indicate in the subject line: Application for Highlighted Doctoral Defenses.
Budapest, December 8, 2025
Dr. Benyó Zoltán
a Doktori Tanács elnöke