REGULATIONS OF THE ENTERPRISE THEORY AND PRACTICE DOCTORAL
SCHOOL OF THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
I.
Foundation of the Doctoral School
The Committee of the Faculty of Economics adopted a resolution to found the
Doctoral School of Enterprise Theory And Practice (referred hereinafter as the
Doctoral School) on 8 May 2001. The Doctoral School was accredited by the
Hungarian Accreditation Committee on 25 May 2002. The Doctoral School complies
with the Regulations for Doctoral Programs and for the Award of Doctoral Degrees of
the University of Miskolc of 24 May 2007, which carries regulatory force in questions
not regulated by the Faculty.
II.
Organisation of the Doctoral School
a) Name:
Address:
Phone number:
Fax:
E-mail:
Webpage:
Operation:
Enterprise Theory and Practice
3515 Miskolc, Egyetemváros
(36) 46-565-111 ext. 20-35
(36) 46-563-471
rekemi@uni-miskolc.hu
www.uni-miskolc.hu/gtk/phd
The Doctoral School operates within the Faculty of
Economics, University of Miskolc
b) The Head of Doctoral School: The Head of Doctoral School is responsible for
the Doctoral School and duly represents it. He/she is elected with the nomination of
Doctoral School Committee of the Faculty and University of Miskolc, approved by
the Hungarian Accreditation Committee, and is appointed or removed by the
Rector of the University. He/she receives a letter of appointment and remains in
office until removed. The work of the Head is assisted by the Doctoral School
Committee.
c) Members of Doctoral School: core members, invited lecturers and academically
qualified external professionals. The Doctoral School is made up of lecturers,
researchers and experts with academic degrees who are elected by the Doctoral
School Committee and are considered to be academically qualified for carrying out
educational, research and supervisory work. Members of the Doctoral School are
appointed by the Head of the Doctoral School.
The appointment of the member ceases to exist with:
- the death of the member
- the winding up of the Doctoral School
- the resignation of the member
- upon the decision of the Doctoral School Committee, due to discontinuation of
the course or the field of research on which the member lectures, or should the
Committee consider the member to be unsuitable for educational and
supervisory work.
Under current Regulations for Doctoral Training Programmes and Award of
Doctoral Degrees the professional criteria for a core member set out in Annex 3 are
as follows:
1. He/she shall have a scientific degree in the field of science stipulated in the
Memorandum of Association.
2. He/she shall have high standards of scholarly performance especially in the
last five years, meet the applicable membership requirements for the core
member(s) and be considered academically suitable by the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences.
3. He/she shall undertake supervision in the Doctoral School
Under labour law a regular member can be a person who:
1.
is a lecturer or a researcher having full- time employment with
or serving in the capacity of a civil servant at the institution of higher
education operating the Doctoral School, and in accordance with the
provisions of Section 84(5) of the resolutions of the Hungarian Academy of
Sciences (HAS) is included in the budget of this institution,
or as a fellow researcher of either research group(s), or of a ‘department
transferred' to the university and funded by HAS, participates in the work of
the Doctoral School;
2.
or is a full-time scientific consultant or a research professor of a
research institution which has signed a contract with the university in order
to participate in the doctoral program;
3.
or a Professor Emeritus who is a practising scientist at the
institution and is experienced in research.
d)
Organisational structure of the Doctoral School
In accordance with Section 3 of the Regulations for Doctoral Programs and
for the Award of Doctoral Degrees of the University of Miskolc
Doctoral School Committee:
Head and vice-heads:
Members:
17 members
are elected by core members of the Doctoral
School (after consultation with the Doctoral
Committee of the Faculty) and are delegated
and removed by the Doctoral Committee of
the University
are elected by core members of the Doctoral School
and are delegated and removed by the Doctoral
Committee of the University as follows:
 eight members elected from among the core members who
serve in the capacity of a civil servant at the University of
Miskolc;
 six academically qualified external members who are not
serving in the capacity of a civil servant at the University
of Miskolc;
 one student representative delegated every year by PhD
students participating in the programmes of the Doctoral
School;
 one Secretary of the Doctoral School appointed by the
Head of the School for a definite time in accordance with
the directions of the Committee.
The scope of activities and authority of the Doctoral School Committee are
regulated in Section 3 of the Regulations for Doctoral Programs and for the
Award of Doctoral Degrees of the University of Miskolc of 24 May 2007
e) Faculty Doctoral Committee
The Faculty Doctoral Committee operates within the Faculty offering doctoral
programmes. Its scope of activities and authority is regulated in Section 3 of the
Regulations for Doctoral Programs and for the Award of Doctoral Degrees.
f) Educational Affairs Committee
The Educational Affairs Committee, a subcommittee of the Faculty Doctoral
Committee, is responsible for study and examination procedures and is in
charge of preparing the directions of the Faculty Doctoral Committee. Its
operation is regulated by rules of procedure.
g) Admission Committee
Admission Committee is a committee set up of three members including the
Head of Doctoral School. The Head and the two members are delegated by the
Faculty Doctoral Committee.
h) Doctoral School Forum
The Doctoral School Forum is a forum made up of the members of the Doctoral
School and its PhD students. The Head of Doctoral School convenes the
members once a year and informs them about the issues related to the operation
of the Doctoral School. The participants of the forum are offered an opportunity
to make comments and recommendations in order to assist the operation of the
Doctoral School. All input is given serious consideration and necessary steps
are taken as needed by the Doctoral School Committee.
i) Record system of the Doctoral School
The Doctoral School keeps records of:
- Minutes of Doctoral School Committee meetings
-
all application documents and forms submitted and minutes of entrance
interviews
all documents for absolutorium (presentations, supervisors’ assessments and a
copy of the certificate of the doctoral training programme and progress report)
documents for the degree (relevant language certificates, minutes, supervisors’
assessments, dissertations, dissertation booklets, publications, opponents’
evaluations and appraisals and minutes of the public dissertation defence).
The Doctoral School forwards copies of the documents and other relevant
documents to the University Doctoral Committee in accordance with filing
regulations and provides students with copies of the documents.
j) Internal Structure of the Doctoral School
Education and research are divided into fields of research which are further
divided into topic clusters and, finally, into topics of research.
III.
Role of the Doctoral School Committee in the admission procedure
The Doctoral School Committee decides each year on the compilation of
research areas, topic clusters and specific topics of research several years in
advance as well as appointing supervisors.
The application procedures are announced in the 3rd volume of Organisational
and Operational Regulations of the University of Miskolc, the Student
Requirement System is stipulated in the 1st volume, Annex, Section 23(3) of the
Regulations for Doctoral Programs and for the Award of Doctoral Degrees of
the University of Miskolc (3rd volume, Chapter 8 of the Student Requirement
System).
The Department of Research Management and International Relations notifies
the candidates and supervisors of the results achieved on the entrance exams.
Registration: registration deadlines are announced by the Doctoral School at the
beginning of the semester.
First year PhD students are welcomed at the opening ceremony of the academic
year by the Head of the Doctoral School, who informs the admitted students of
their assignments and duties.
IV.
Educational Work
The teaching activities of the PhD students are regulated by Section 8(6) of the
Regulations for Doctoral Programs and for the Award of Doctoral Degrees of
the University of Miskolc:
PhD students undertake teaching activities for which they are awarded credits
complying with the regulations and are eligible for payment in accordance with
the operative legislation. A contract shall be signed with each PhD student
before he/she begins his/her teaching activity. The average teaching-researching
activities of a PhD student shall not exceed 50% of his/her working hours/week,
when averaged over the semester.
V. Research duties
The PhD student shall submit to his/her supervisor an annual progress report for
evaluation at the end of the year giving an overview of the work during the past
year. While attending the taught Programme (the first two years) the student is
involved in the research activity of department he/she is enrolled with, reads the
research topic-related literature and presents his/her preliminary research
findings at conferences and in publications.
After fulfilling the credit requirements (180 credits) the PhD students who have
received absolutorium can apply to commence the doctoral procedures in
accordance with Section 15 of the Regulations for Doctoral Programs and for
the Award of Doctoral Degrees. Sections 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18 stipulate
the award of the doctoral degree.
The thesis submitted for public defence consists of a maximum 130 pages (plus
appendices).
In the preparation of the dissertation the following formal requirements are to
be met: page size A4, margins of minimum 2.5 cm., single space between lines,
font: Times New Roman, font size 12 pt, in tables 10 pt. Dissertations which
exceed the allowable maximum page number of 130 pages while meeting the
above formal requirements are deemed as defective in form and may not be
submitted.
The content structure of the thesis is as follows: problem statement, literature
overview, detailed description of the achieved research results, summary,
reference list. An English summary of the dissertation of at least fifteen pages
shall be submitted by the PhD candidate.
In addition to the stipulations set out in the Regulations for Doctoral Programs
and for the Award of Doctoral Degrees, the conditions for submission for public
defence include meeting the publication requirements and uploading the
publications into Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Köztestületi Publikációs
Adattára (MTA KPA) ( www.mtakoztest.hu/kpa.htm).
The responsibilities of academic supervisors are regulated in the Regulations for
Doctoral Programs and for the Award of Doctoral Degrees § 2 Section (6). In
addition, the academic supervisor gives an opinion on the report written by
his/her student at the end of the year and submits this opinion electronically to
the e-mail address of the Doctoral School (rekemi@uni-miskolc.hu) by 15
October every year. The Doctoral School Committee assesses the work of the
academic supervisors at its next session.
VI. Doctoral School financial management
Financial management of the Doctoral School shall comply with the regulations
stipulated in the Regulations for Doctoral Programs and for the Award of Doctoral
Degrees and is supervised by the Dean of the Faculty. The money granted from
grants and other financial resources shall be invested in the operation of the School
and shall comply with the programme criteria and general financial regulations.
VII. Doctoral School publication policies
The Doctoral School provides students with various assisstance related to their
publishing activity:
- publication of scientific research in departmental academic journals,
- publication of presentations made at the Doctoral Forum,
- publication of lectures at departmental conferences
- finanicial support for participation in the International PhD Conference
organised by the University of Miskolc
- financial support for the publication of independent research studies
VIII. Habilitation procedures
The habilitation procedure regulations of the accredited Doctoral School
responsible for the field of research are stipulated in the habilitation procedure
regulations of the University of Miskolc.
IX. PhD Alumni of the University of Miskolc
The Doctoral School compiles a list of alumni who have been awarded Doctoral
Degrees at the School, follows their careers, keeps in regular contact with them,
receives information about their professional and scientific achievements (place of
work, position, publications, etc.) and attempts to involved them in the activity of
Doctoral School either directly or indirectly. There will be a single PhD alumni link
system providing information about the careers of PhD degree holders of the
University of Miskolc.