Admission Process

The doctoral office

István Széchenyi Economics and Management Doctoral School

Alexandre Lamfalussy Faculty of Economics

9400 Sopron, Erzsébet u. 9.

Head of Doctoral School: Prof. Dr. Csilla Obádovics, professor

Secretary of Doctoral School: Dr. Richárd Resperger, assistant professor

Doctoral coordinator: Ildikó Petróné Tóth

Phone: +36 99 518-106, +36 30 957-5587

E-mail: lkk-doktori@uni-sopron.hu

Forms of training

• organized full-time doctoral (PhD) training (with scholarships or self-funded),
• organized correspondence (part-time) doctoral (PhD) training (self-funded)

Who can apply?

All those who

• have a university degree of at least good quality, appropriate to the nature of the chosen field of study (discipline), or another university degree (MA/MSc) that provides the necessary foundational professional knowledge in the chosen discipline (doctoral school) can apply for doctoral training (doctoral school may waive the requirement of a diploma of at least good quality only in the light of extremely well-founded facts);
• have at least an intermediate (B2) complex, state-recognized English language exam, or equivalent language proficiency certification (university graduated in English);
• propose a research topic in their application that is worth pursuing and fits into the profile of the Doctoral School.

The current topic announcements can be found on the data sheet of the National Doctoral Council. 

The admission procedure

• The Admissions Committee decides on the admission of the applicant to the admission procedure based on the submitted documents,
• The Admissions Committee examines the applicant's preparedness for scientific work based on an admissions interview. The examination covers the scientific researchability of the doctoral topic and the ideas aimed at solving the problems.

In the case of those with a non-specialized degree, the Admissions Committee also examines the applicant's proficiency in the scientific field of the chosen doctoral school. Based on this, it may also require the taking of additional specialized subjects or the passing of differential exams. Credit cannot be awarded for specialized subjects or differential exams that provide the required basic knowledge.

Documents required for application and required attachments

Admission process: https://international.uni-sopron.hu/admissions-1

Point system for evaluating the admission procedure