Postgraduate and doctoral studies

– in the postgraduate (adjunct) programme of a higher educational institution (scientific institution) in a full-time (daytime, evening) or part-time form of study;
– outside postgraduate studies (for persons who professionally carry out scientific, scientific-technical or scientific-pedagogical activities at the primary workplace in the relevant higher educational institution (scientific institution).

The training of candidates for the degree of Doctor of Sciences is carried out:

– in the doctoral programme of a higher educational institution (scientific institution) in the full-time (full-time) form of study;
– by independent preparation of their scientific achievements for defence.
The training of persons in postgraduate (adjunct) and doctoral studies is carried out:
– at the expense of the state budget (by state order);
– at the expense of funds from legal entities or individuals (under the terms of a contract, in particular, for the funds of grants received by a higher educational institution (scientific institution) for conducting scientific research, which envisages the training of candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Sciences).

Scientific and methodological support and organisation of postgraduate activities (adjunct) and doctoral studies of higher educational institutions (scientific institutions) are carried out by their scientists (scientific, scientific-technical, technical).

The standard training period for a Doctor of Philosophy in postgraduate (adjunct) studies is four years, and the training for a Doctor of Science in doctoral studies is two years.

Postgraduate (adjunct) or doctoral studies involve a person completing the relevant study and research-oriented or scientific programme of a higher educational institution (scientific institution) in a particular speciality and conducting scientific research. An integral part of the study research-oriented and scientific programme of postgraduate (adjunct) studies and the scientific programme of doctoral studies is the preparation and publication of scientific articles.

Postgraduate (adjunct) and doctoral students conduct scientific research under an individual plan of scientific work, which determines the content, deadlines and scope of scientific work, as well as the planned term of defence of the dissertation during the training period in postgraduate (adjunct) and doctoral studies.

The individual plan of scientific work is agreed upon by the student with his/her scientific supervisor (consultant) and approved by the academic council of the higher educational institution (scientific institution) or the academic council of the relevant structural unit within two months from the date of the student’s enrolment in the higher educational institution (scientific institution).

The individual plan of scientific work is mandatory for the student of the relevant degree and is used to assess the success of the planned scientific work. Violating the deadlines for implementing the individual plan of scientific work without good reasons provided for by law may be the basis for the academic council of the higher educational institution (scientific institution) to decide to expel the postgraduate (adjunct) or doctoral student.

Training in postgraduate (adjunct) and doctoral studies is completed by the defence of the scientific achievements of the postgraduate (adjunct) or doctoral student in a specialised academic council. Students have the right to choose a specialised academic council.

Postgraduate students (adjuncts) and doctoral students enjoy the rights of students for higher education, as defined by the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education”.

To properly conduct scientific research, postgraduate students (adjuncts) and doctoral students also have the right to:

– free access to all types of open scientific information available in higher educational institutions (scientific institutions), libraries and state archives of Ukraine;
– receiving methodological and substantive scientific consulting on their research from a scientific supervisor (consultant) for postgraduate students (adjuncts) - to a clear division of responsibilities between scientific supervisors if the academic council of a higher educational institution (scientific institution) appoints two supervisors;
– safe and harmless conditions for conducting scientific research, provision of a properly equipped place for scientific work;
– academic mobility, which is implemented by the Regulation "On Approval of Regulation on the Procedure for Exercising the Academic Mobility Right", approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated August 12, 2015. No. 579 (Official Gazette of Ukraine, 2015, No. 66, p. 2183);
– academic leave, in particular, due to health reasons concerning pregnancy and childbirth, to care for a child until he reaches age three, following the legislation.

Postgraduate students (adjuncts) and doctoral students must fulfil all the obligations of higher education students, as defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Higher Education". To ensure the proper conduct of scientific research, postgraduate students (adjuncts) and doctoral students are also obliged to:

– adhere to the moral and ethical norms and standards of behaviour of researchers in the relevant field (profession) established by the higher educational institution (scientific institution);
– to carry out an individual plan of scientific work and systematically report on the progress of its implementation at a meeting of the department, department, laboratory or other unit of a higher educational institution (scientific institution), which is authorised for this by its academic council;
– to defend their scientific achievements within the established time in the form of a dissertation (for postgraduates and associate professors) and in the form of a dissertation, a published monograph, or in the form of a collection of articles published in domestic and international peer-reviewed professional publications (for doctoral students) in a specialised academic council.

Postgraduate students (associate professors) and doctoral students have the right to participate in competitions for grant support for scientific research and scholarships established in honour of outstanding figures in science, education, culture, and public figures, as well as established by the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, state or non-state bodies, enterprises, institutions or organisations.

Certificates of accreditation of study programmes for Doctors of Philosophy (PhD)

Discussion of study research-oriented programmes (SROP)

SP Drafts

SROP 133 PhD, 2023

SROP 132 PhD, draft 2023

SROP 051 PhD, draft

SROP 072 PhD, draft 2019

SROP 072 PhD, draft 2021

SROP 072 PhD, draft 2023

SROP 076 PhD, draft 2023

SROP 121 PhD, draft 2022

SROP 113 PhD, draft 2021

Announcements

LNTU Visit Programme

Regulatory documents

Specialized Scientific Councils

Council Code	Code of Specialization	Title	Chairman	Secretary	Order on Establishment
D 32.075.01	01.02.04	Mechanics of Deformable Solid Body	D.Sc., Prof. Olena Mikulich	Ph.D., Associate Professor Oleksadr Bondarskyi	Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1166 of 23.12.2022
D 32.075.02	05.02.01	Materials Science	D.Sc., Prof. Oleksandr Povstianoi	Ph.D., Associate Professor Dmytro Husachuk	Order of the Ministry of Education and Science No. 1166 of 23.12.2022 Changes in council composition
D 32.075.02	05.02.08	Mechanical Engineering Technology	D.Sc., Prof. Oleksandr Povstianoi	Ph.D., Associate Professor Dmytro Husachuk
D 32.075.03	08.00.04	Economics and Enterprise Management (by type of economic activity)	Doctor of Economics, Prof. Liubov Kovalska	Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor Myroslava Kupyra	Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 894 of 10.10.2022 Changes regarding the council chairman - Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1166 of 23.12.2022
D 32.075.03	08.00.05	Development of Productive Forces and Regional Economy	Doctor of Economics, Prof. Liubov Kovalska	Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor Myroslava Kupyra