{"id":195,"date":"2019-10-14T10:29:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T10:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtk.bme.hu\/eng\/for-applicants\/ph-d-programme\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:22:00","slug":"ph-d-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gtk.bme.hu\/en\/for-applicants\/ph-d-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;891&#8243; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;main-paralax&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;bg-black&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Ph.D programme in Business and Management<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The doctoral programme prepares candidates for conducting research in the area of management and business administration, as well as for applied and academic careers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nOur Ph.D. students are supervised across a set of specialties including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finance<\/li>\n<li>Economics<\/li>\n<li>Management<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Ph.D. candidates join a department related to their research area where they explore complex problems, including business, management, and social issues.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome applicants who take their Ph.D. directly after graduation, but it is also possible to join the program with relevant business and\/or academic experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Ph.D. programme accepts students with a master degree from all domains of business and management master programs, such as marketing, management and leadership, finance, accounting, regional and environmental economics, international economics and business and business administration (MBA). Applicants holding a master degree in other areas (e.g. mathematics, physics, informatics, and different areas of engineering) can also be accepted after the special consideration of the management of the doctoral school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Basic information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Head of Doctoral School:<a href=\"https:\/\/doktori.hu\/index.php?menuid=192&amp;sz_ID=5870&amp;lang=EN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>Prof Dr. Tam\u00e1s Koltai<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Level of Studies: <strong>Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qualification: <strong>Ph.D.\u00a0 in Business and Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mode of Studies: <strong>Full-time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duration of the programme: <strong>8 semesters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Language of instruction: <strong>English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deadline of application: to be specified later<\/p>\n<p>Tuition fee: \u00a0\u20ac4500\/semester<\/p>\n<p>Application fee: \u00a0\u20ac150<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtk.bme.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Research-topics_2026-27_angol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Topics of the 2026\/27 academic year<\/a> (Please note that we cannot accept topics that are not listed by the Doctoral School of Business and Management).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Admission criteria<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eligibility criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A master degree certificate certifying that the student has successfully completed master level university studies\u00a0 and passed the final examination preferably with a qualification of \u2018Merit\u2019 or \u2018Distinction\u2019,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Master degrees in Business Management, Management Science, Engineering Management and Business Economics are acceptable.<\/strong> <\/span><strong>Applications from other areas<\/strong> (e.g. mathematics, physics, informatics, and different areas of engineering) can be also accepted after the special consideration of the management of the doctoral school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nForeign Language Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nB2 level command of English: <strong>TOEFL iBt min 88, IELTS min 6.5, PTE Academic min 76 or Cambridge (FCE, CAE, CPE) min 180.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nApplication documents<br \/>\n<\/strong>1) Professional CV<br \/>\n2) Copy of the document(s) certifying the required level of education (MA or MSc degree and the Transcript of Records)<br \/>\n3) Copy of Passport<br \/>\n4) Copy of language certificate (TOEFL or IELTS)<br \/>\n5) Research plan<br \/>\n6) Documents proving previous professional or academic achievements ( publications)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>7) Proof of payment of administrative fee<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u><br \/>\nApplication Portal<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>If you would like to study at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) you have to fill in our online application form at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-admission.bme.hu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>https:\/\/e-admission.bme.hu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information please contact<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mrs Krisztina Kardos-Varga, International Study Program Coordinator<\/strong><br \/>\ne-mail: <a href=\"mailto:gtk.phd@gtk.bme.hu\">gtk.phd@gtk.bme.hu<\/a><br \/>\nphone: +36 1 463 2152<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Available Research Topics<\/strong>, the <strong>Rules of Procedure<\/strong> and the <strong>Training Plan<\/strong> of the Doctoral School is available <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gtk.bme.hu\/en\/for-students\/doctoral-school\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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