Study right for postgraduate studies

Higher education degree graduates can apply for doctoral study rights.

Postgraduate degrees

Higher education degree graduates can apply for doctoral study rights.

According to the Ģ��ֱ�� Degree Regulations 18 §, a student selected to doctoral education is granted a study right for a doctoral programme. The study right for a doctoral degree includes the right to a licentiate degree. For a special reason, a study right can be awarded only for pursuing a licentiate degree.

The Ģ��ֱ�� Graduate School for Doctoral Studies operates at three levels:

the Graduate School operates at the University level and steers the implementation of doctoral training in the faculties.
doctoral schools operate at the faculty level. Faculties admit doctoral students, organise training and award degrees.
at the practice level, doctoral training is implemented in doctoral programmes.

Each doctoral student therefore belongs to both the university's graduate school, the doctoral school of their own faculty, and their own doctoral programme.

The study right for a degree expires upon graduation.

Applying to doctoral studies

The call for applications for doctoral programmes is opened twice a year. You can apply for doctoral training if you have completed a relevant master’s degree awarded by a university, a relevant master’s degree awarded by a university of applied sciences or a relevant study programme abroad which in the awarding country gives eligibility for doctoral training. You can find more information in the application instructions of the Ģ��ֱ��.

Doctoral studies application instructions

Losing the right to study

As it is mentioned in the Ģ��ֱ�� Degree Regulations 20 §, in accordance with Section 43 of the Universities Act, a student who, after accepting the study place, fails to enrol at the University or register for attendance or non-attendance, as well as a student who has not completed their degree in the time stipulated in the Universities Act or in a granted extended time, or who has not been granted an extension to the duration of studies, loses their right to study.

If a student who has failed to register for the academic year wishes to continue their studies later, they must apply for a new study right from the University and pay the application processing fee.

Instructions for late registration and restoring the study right

Deactivation of doctoral students' study rights

According to the Ģ��ֱ�� Degree Regulations 23 §, the dean may, upon a proposal of the supervisor, decide to deactivate the study right of a doctoral student who has registered for attendance if the student’s doctoral studies and research work have not proceeded sufficiently in the previous academic year. Before making the decision, the follow-up group is heard and the student is allowed a chance to be heard.

If a doctoral student whose study right has been deactivated wants to continue their studies later, the student must provide their supervisor with a legitimate and scheduled study plan for the continuation of doctoral studies. The dean decides on restoring the study right.

Voluntary renouncement of the right to study

According to the Ģ��ֱ�� Degree Regulations 22 §, a student may permanently renounce the granted right to study by notifying the University in writing. The notification is submitted to the University’s Registry Office. The right to study is marked as expired, at the earliest, on the date the notification was received. After this, the right cannot be restored.

Instructions on renouncing the right to study

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