Last modified: 05. August 2022

OPEN CALL FOR PHD STUDIES
Doctoral School of Economic and
Regional Sciences

PhD Studies

The doctoral degree awarded by Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) is an internationally recognized PhD degree. Our professional staff has a good reputation all over the world.

Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences

Our PhD programme consist of 2+2 years. The first 2 years are completed by a complex exam at the end of the 4th semester. In the last 2 years, PhD students' effort will be focused only on research, publications and writing a dissertation.

Year 1	Study and research phase: - Courses - Literature review - Research, - Development of final research work plan min. 120 credits
Year 2
Complex Exam – Application for Complex Exam via Neptun!
Year 3	Research and dissertation phase: - Research - Publications  min. 120 credits
Year 4
Final certificate – 240 credits (absolutorium)
Defence

Courses

Compulsory

Economics, Research Methodology, Managerial Economics, Regional Economics

Optional

Bioeconomy, Methods of Economic Sciences, Supply Chain Management, Finances, Marketing and Marketing Research, Methods of Social Sciences, Tourism Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Models, Management Accounting and Controlling, Management Organization and Human Resource Management, Rural Development Policy

Publications

The output requirement of the doctoral student's research activity: at least 4 scientific articles. The student is first or last in at least 2 published scientific articles must be a corresponding author. In the case of articles Q1, Q2 and Q3, the DIT decides how many are accepted triggers other articles. Published in a maximum of 1 book with an ISBN number a book chapter can replace 1 article (a book chapter is equivalent to an article).

More details:

Prof. Robert Magda PhD (magda.robert@uni-mate.hu)

International program leader

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