The Doctoral Student Journey

• The vacant PhD position is advertised.
• During the recruitment process, the candidates are interviewed and ranked. One person is proposed for the position.

Information for third‑cycle education coordinators

• The proposed person is admitted to doctoral education by the Council for Third-Cycle Education.
• The proposed person is employed by the department concerned. In cases where the person in question has another employment and conducts his/her doctoral studies as externally funded, an agreement is drawn up between the higher education institution and the employer.
• The new doctoral student is introduced to his/her new position.

Admission to third‑cycle studies
About the employment as a doctoral student

• The doctoral student begins his/her doctoral studies.
• The doctoral student should have good knowledge of his/her general syllabus.
• In most subjects, the doctoral student presents his/her planned dissertation project during an introductory seminar.
• The doctoral student and the supervisor begin the documentation of the doctoral education in the individual study syllabus.

Study syllabi

• In most subjects, the doctoral student presents his/her work so far at a half-time seminar.

• In most subjects, at the end of his/her doctoral studies, the doctoral student presents a draft thesis containing all the components at a final seminar.
• The doctoral student completes his/her thesis.

• The doctoral thesis is defended at a public defence.

Defence of doctoral theses

(During Beginning–Dissertation)

• The doctoral student is working on his/her thesis project and is guided via supervision.
  Supervision and support

• The doctoral student takes third-cycle courses.
  Courses, seminars and other elements of third‑cycle education
  Current third-cycle courses

• The individual study syllabus is used continuously and specifies the university's and the doctoral student's commitments and specifies the timetable.
  Study syllabi

• During the doctoral programme, there are support functions and other resources.
  Support functions, templates, and other resources

• The doctoral student usually has departmental duties. This may include teaching or other commitments.
  
  
• The doctoral student participates in the subject- and department-wide activities.
  
  
• The doctoral student is invited to participate in the faculty's joint doctoral program.
  Calendar for Doctoral Students HUV