The research and dissertation phase

During this phase PhD students have to earn credits for the research activity and for publications. The recommended study plan is depicted by the figure below.

Teaching activity

The teaching activities of the doctoral students are specified by the department, the supervisor, and the student. Most of the time it consists of conducting laboratories or classroom practices for BSc and MSc courses, supervising project courses of undergraduate students, and helping in the tests and exams of the department.

Research work

As in the training and research phase, the research credits recognize the research work itself, but may also include conference/workshop participation, study trips, institute visits, etc.

Publications

All the publication credits can be earned only if the minimal publication requirements of the doctoral programs are met. In details:

• The credits for "Publication 5" can be awarded if the student has at least one international conference or journal paper published, has at least one paper submitted to a journal indexed by WoS or Scopus, and has the outline of a further international conference or journal paper.
• The credits for "Publication 6" can be awarded if the student has at least one international conference or journal paper published, has at least one paper published in a journal indexed by WoS or Scopus, and has submitted a further paper to an international peer-reviewed journal.
• The credits for "Publication 7" can be awarded if the student has at least one international conference or journal paper published, has at least one paper published in a journal indexed by WoS or Scopus, has submitted a further paper to an international peer-reviewed journal, and has submitted a further international conference paper.
• The credits for "Publication 8" can be awarded if the student has obtained the minimal publication requirements for the doctoral degree.