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The main goal of our Ph.D. program is to provide knowledge on research in the educational sciences field, prepare students for this activity, and develop the skills needed to carry out research in this area. The main fields of the research activities of our doctoral school are the historical and theoretical perspectives of education, examination of teaching and learning processes, neuropedagogy, reading literacy, educational sociology, romology, and education of minorities. We expect students who are motivated to research these fields and intend to work in this research community.

The main goal of our PhD in Educational Sciences is to provide knowledge on research in the educational sciences field, prepare students for this activity, and develop the skills needed to carry out research in this area. The main fields of the research activities of our doctoral school are the historical and theoretical perspectives of education, examination of teaching and learning processes, neuropedagogy, reading literacy, educational sociology, romology, and education of minorities. We expect students who are motivated to research these fields and intend to work in this research community.

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The applicant has to submit the following documents by uploading them to the online application portal of the University of Pécs:

MA/MSc Teacher degree, or Degree in the field of Education, Sociology, Philosophy, other fields of Humanities, or other fields can be accepted based on previous personal decisions

List of publications (if already) and other scientific, or related professional activities

Motivation letter (introduction plus field of interest, etc.) in 3000 to 3500 characters.

Preliminary Research Proposal in 8,000 to 20,000 characters.

A medical certificate, (please fill out the document and attach the serologic test results) 

vaccination card (showing that you are immunized against HEP B)

Chest X-ray: Please attach the chest’s X-ray result (not the film!) in English/Hungarian! (not older than 3 months)

Transfer receipt of the EUR 140 application fee

Official copy of the following language exam certificates:  

or a written document certifying an advanced command of English

Entrance Exam (personally or via MS Teams)

Research plan, preliminary research proposal,

Supporting letters from two instructor-researchers from your previous higher education institution(s) who are holders of the Ph.D. degree (or another scientific degree equal to the Ph.D. degree),

Letter of acceptance from your future research leader at the Doctoral School

György Heidl: History of education, Philosophy, and Education

Tibor Cseti Csapó: Romology, Minorities, and education

Ágnes Bálint: Educational psychology, neuropedagogy

Aranka Híves- Varga: educational sociology, minorities, and education

Júlia Mrázik: Learning in the digital area, models, and paradigms in educational science

János Steklács: reading literacy, eye tracking studies, functional illiteracy

*Please note: tests have to be taken within a year!

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Examples of Subjects During the Studies

Education and personal development from a historical and philosophical perspective

Cognitive neuropsychological approach to learning and teaching

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The University of Pécs, with its 22,000 students, 5,000 international students, 1,400 lecturers, and researchers, is one of Hungary's largest higher education institutions. The UP opened its doors in 1367, and with longer and shorter interruptions, UP has been shaping the young academic society for over six-and-a-half centuries, not just in Hungary but internationally. Our multi-campus institution includes ten faculties and several research centers, offering a broad palette of 90 programs taught in English and German that cover almost every aspect of modern academia, from medicine, natural sciences, engineering, art, and political science to law, business, and economics.

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