The accredited doctoral studies are in the field of earthquake engineering and are realized under the mentorship of accredited university professors, eminent experts in their field.
The programme of the doctoral studies complies with the Bologna declaration and the ECTS rules and is carried out within the frames of the integrated School of Doctoral Studies within the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University. The doctoral studies at IZIIS last 3 years (6 semesters) as follows: I year – attendance and passing of lecturing subjects; II and III year – preparation and application for elaboration of a doctoral thesis – research, publishing of results, writing and defense of the thesis accompanied by participation in doctoral seminars, annual conferences and workshops. Upon accomplishment of the studies, the student is conferred the title of Doctor of Technical Sciences in Earthquake Engineering field and acquires 180 credits. Within the frames of the third cycle of educational activities, this title has so far been conferred to 55 students.
In addition to the lecturing process, the students are also actively involved in ongoing scientific-research projects and are motivated to realize international mobility, participate in summer schools, training courses, workshops and alike. For the purpose of continuous support and creation of new staff in the earthquake engineering field, the Institute has long been awarding fellowships to the best enrolled students in the form of exemption from payment of the prescribed tuition fee.
Link to the study programme