Call for Applications

University of Zagreb
Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

Applications invited for

admission of students to

Doctoral Programme Applied Geosciences, Mining and Petroleum Engineering

in the academic year 2024/25

The duration of the doctoral study programme is 6 semesters (180 ECTS credits), and upon the conclusion of the programme the candidate is awarded a doctoral degree in technical or natural sciences in the corresponding field and branch. The study consists of lectures during the first semester (30 ECTS credits), and scientific research (150 ECTS credits) during the following semesters.

Teaching and research assistants are full-time students who have a maximum of three years to complete the course, while candidates that are not employed at a university or a research institute can enrol as part-time students who have a maximum of five years to complete the course.

Admissions criteria and requirements:

• Completion of the appropriate graduate study;
• Average grade not lower than 3.50 or at least one scientific paper published in an international peer-reviewed journal covered in Web of Science, or two scientific papers in an international peer-reviewed scientific journal not covered in Web of Science;
• Knowledge of English language.

Application must contain:

• Application for the enrolment into the programme;
• Enrolment form for the first semester;
• Research plan for a doctoral thesis;
• Letters of recommendation by a teacher and a potential mentor;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• List of published papers.

Supporting documentation:

• Graduate study diploma;
• Transcript of graduate and undergraduate study records;
• Proof of English language knowledge (B2 or the equivalent);
• Copy of an ID or a passport;
• A document showing who will finance the cost of study;
• A statement that the available time is sufficient to meet obligations according to the plan of study (for part-time students);

Originals or notarized photocopies of all necessary documents must be enclosed (copies of the documents issued by the University of Zagreb - Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering need not be notarized).

Interview with the applicant is an obligatory part of the enrolment procedure.

The names of the accepted applicants are publicized on the study programme website.

Tuition fee:

A total of 7.950,00 EUR is paid in 1.325,00 EUR instalments per semester.

Classes begin in the winter semester of the academic year 2024/25.

Application should be submitted personally or by mail to the following address:

Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering

Office for Postgraduate Study, International Relations and Projects

Pierottijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb

no later than September 15, 2024.

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Scholarships

The Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering provides two scholarships for covering tuition costs in the amount of 7.950,00 EUR.

The candidates must fulfil the terms of enrolment and criteria of excellence which will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Average grade of undergraduate and graduate study
• Scientific paper published in an international peer-reviewed journal covered in Web of Science
• Scientific paper published in an international peer-reviewed journal covered in SCOPUS
• Proposal of scientific research
• Interview/Conversation with the candidate

The selected candidates will be required to complete the doctoral programme by submitting a dissertation in a form of a Scandinavian model (Regulations on Doctoral studies at the University of Zagreb, Article 14, Paragraph 2).

Applications should be submitted to the aforementioned address, with the indication “For Scholarship”.