Legal status of PhD students

In the course of the Doctoral Program and during acquiring their degrees, the participants establish a legal relationship of student status with the University, their fellowships are exempt from taxes and contributions, and they are entitled to the benefits due to university students. The student status of PhD students may be suspended, on justifiable grounds, for a maximum of 4 semesters in the Educational and Research Phase and a maximum of 2 semesters in the Research and Dissertation Phase.

In addition to student status, PhD students may enter employment as residents or other types of employment with the University or other employers, but that does not extend the maximum duration of student status.

Creditability to time of vocational training

Maximum one year of the studies undertaken within the framework of the publicly funded doctoral program can be credited to the time of the residency in Hungary, depending on the decision of the University. The University may also authorize crediting further, maximum 6 months’ time, if the candidate can prove having done outstanding scientific research in the special field of the vocational training.