University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a issues call for applications for enrolment in doctoral studies in Biology, Physics, Geology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary doctoral study in Oceanology, and Doctoral Study in Geography: Space, Region, Environment, Landscape, for the acquisition of academic degree of PhD in the academic year 2023/2024.
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University of Zagreb
Faculty of Science
Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a
for enrolment in doctoral studies in Biology, Physics, Geology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary doctoral study in Oceanology, and Doctoral Study in Geography: Space, Region, Environment, Landscape, for the acquisition of academic degree of PhD in the academic year 2023/2024
Terms used in this Call that have gender designation, regardless of whether they are used in a male or female form, designate equally male and female gender.
Doctoral studies last for three years, taking place in accordance with the general acts of the University of Zagreb and the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, and in accordance with the accredited study programs.
2. The right to enrolment in all the studies referred to in clause 1 of this Call, except doctoral studies in Biology and Interdisciplinary doctoral study in Oceanology may also acquire applicants with the grade point average lower than 3.5, but not lower than 3.0. These applicants should enclose a reasoned and well-documented request, and two letters of recommendation. Applications will be evaluated by an authorized department committee. To enrol in the Doctoral Study in Geography: Space, Region, Environment, Landscape, the applicant is obliged to submit a detailed explanation by the potential mentor. The written explanation, together with the required annexes, shall be submitted with the application for the Call.
3. The right to enrolment in the studies referred to in clause 1 of this Call may also be achieved by applicants who have completed their postgraduate study and acquired the Master of Science degree in the relevant field, in a manner and in accordance with a specific decision of the related Department Council of the Faculty of Science.
4. The applicants with completed graduate university studies that do not entirely correspond with enrolment requirements for the doctoral study in accordance with clause 1 of the Call, may enrol in doctoral study with the assignment of supplemental courses according to the curricula of the corresponding graduate university studies of the Faculty of Science, thus achieving appropriate number of ECTS credits. ECTS credits achieved by taking supplemental graduate university courses do not fall into the doctoral studies credit system.
5. The doctoral study costs (tuition fees) are determined for each academic year separately and are as follows:
1st year | 2654,46 EURO / HRK 20 000 |
2nd year | 1990,84 EURO / HRK 15 000 |
3rd year | 1327,23 EURO / HRK 10 000 |
1st year | 1061,78 EURO / HRK 8 000 |
2nd year | 1061,78 EURO / HRK 8 000 |
3rd year | 1061,78 EURO / HRK 8 000 |
1st year | 1600 EURO / HRK 12 055,20 |
2nt year | 1350 EURO / HRK 10 171,58 |
3rd year | 1100 EURO / HRK 8 287,95 |
1st year | 1600 EURO / HRK 12 055,20 |
2nd year | 950 EURO / HRK 7 157,78 |
3rd year | 700 EURO / HRK 5 274,15 |
1st year | 2650 EURO / HRK 19 966,43 |
2nd year | 2650 EURO / HRK 19 966,43 |
3rd year | 2650 EURO / HRK 19 966,43 |
6. The doctoral study costs as referred to in clause 5 of this Call include the doctoral study administration and teaching costs, but not the doctoral thesis research cost.
7. Students are required to pay the costs as referred to in clause 5 of this Call and submit proof of payment to the authorized Doctoral Study Office no later than 15 days from the day of enrolment in the academic year, i.e. when regulating their status for each subsequent academic year (reenrolment of the same or enrolling in more years of study), all in the manner and accordance with a special agreement on the regulation of rights and obligations between the student and the Faculty of Science. Without the proof of payment, the student cannot enrol or validate a year of study.
8. A student may be exempt from paying part or all of the doctoral study costs referred to in clause 5 of this Call in the manner and under the conditions determined by a special decision of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Science.
9. Together with the application for the Call, via the form, the applicant is required to enclose:
Additional documents that should be submitted for Biology and Chemistry doctoral studies are:
The additional document that shall be submitted for the Doctoral study in Geography: Space, Region, Environment, Landscape, and Interdisciplinary Doctoral Study in Oceanology is a written letter of consent of a potential mentor.
The additional documents that shall be submitted for the doctoral study in Geology is a letter of motivation of the applicant and a letter of consent of a potential mentor with a short research proposal that would be carried out as a part of the preparation of the doctoral thesis.
For the doctoral study in Physics, priority will be given to candidates who will enclose the letter of recommendation of a potential mentor of the doctoral thesis.
10. Applications for the Call, together with all annexes, will be evaluated by the authorized Doctoral Study Council. The decisions on enrolment in doctoral studies are made by the of the Faculty Department Councils based of the opinions of the Doctoral Study Councils, made after the interview with the applicants, after evaluating the success at the prior undergraduate and graduate university study, the applicant’s motivation for scientific work, and the adequacy of the applicant's field of research with the doctoral study program.
Assessment of the applicants for the enrolment in the Doctoral study in Geography: Space, Region, Environment, Landscape additionally includes the evaluation of:
Incomplete applications, due to the lack of required annexes, will not be considered.
11. Deadline for the submission of application for docotoral studies in Biology, Geology, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Study in Oceanology, Chemistry, Physics, and Doctoral Study in Geography: Space, Region, Environment, Landscape is September 8, 2023. Applications should be submitted as follows:
Deadline for the submission of application for the doctoral study in Mathematics is October 6, 2023. Applications should be submitted by e-mail to doktorski@math.hr or by post to the address: Matematički odsjek PMF-a, Referada za doktorski studij, Bijenička cesta 30, 10000 Zagreb.
12. The Call for Applications results will be published at the Faculty of Science website, i.e. websites of the Faculty departments, using the identification marks to be assigned to the applicants when submitting the application for the Call. The published results will be removed from the website of the Faculty of Science and its departments upon the end of the enrolment process based on the Call in question.