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INSTRUCTIONS for the enrolment in the Postgraduate Doctoral (PhD) Programme "Maritime Studies" in the academic year 2022/2023

Applications are invited for the enrolment of 20 (twenty) students; 8 (eight) of which may enrol as full-time students, and 12 (twelve) as part-time students.

Citizens of the Republic of Croatia, foreign citizens as well as persons with no citizenship have, under the same conditions, the right to apply for the enrolment if:

1. They have completed the graduate university study in technical sciences (i.e. acquired 300 ECTS credits, the undergraduate study included), or exceptionally, they have completed the graduate or integrated study in other scientific areas. In latter case, applications will be required to complete supplemental courses. If the Commission for Science and Postgraduate Doctoral (PhD) Programme "Maritime Studies" ascertains that an applicant requires additional knowledge in traffic and transport technology, it will submit a proposal to the Faculty Council, which shall then pass a decision on the required supplemental courses, which can be awarded a maximum of 60 ECTS. All costs incurred for supplemental subjects shall be borne by the applicant,

2. They have obtained an academic degree of Master of Sciences (M.Sc.) according to the study programs in force before the 2005 higher educational reform. The earned academic degree of Master of Sciences enables the applicant to enrol in the postgraduate study starting with up to 60 ECTS credits. The exact number of ECTS credits granted to applicants as an equivalent to the earned degree of Master of Sciences is prescribed by the Commission for Science and Postgraduate Doctoral (PhD) Programme "Maritime Studies" for each applicant individually. The applicant cannot be exempted from obligations of acquiring ECTS credits pertaining to the PhD thesis,

3. They have completed an undergraduate university study in the field of traffic and transport technology according to the study programs in force before the 2005 higher educational reform or an undergraduate study in other scientific areas in which case applications will be required to complete supplemental courses. If the Commission for Science and Postgraduate Doctoral (PhD) Programme "Maritime Studies" ascertains that an applicant requires additional knowledge in traffic and transport technology, it will submit a proposal to the Faculty Council, which shall then pass a decision on the required supplemental courses, which can be awarded a maximum of 60 ECTS. All costs incurred for supplemental subjects shall be borne by the applicant.

Preference of enrolment is given to applicants who have completed postgraduate scientific or postgraduate specialist studies, as well as to those applicants who have already gained certain experience in scientific research (attendance and presentations at scientific conferences, publication of papers in conference proceedings and/or scientific journals, engagement on research projects, etc.)

The postgraduate university study lasts six (6) semesters.

The full price cost of the study amounts to HRK 80,000.00. If the tuition fee is paid by the company or institution the applicant is working at, a relevant decision on the tuition fee payment must be presented at enrolment.
The first-year study fee in the academic year 2022/2023 amounts to HRK 25,000.00. This amount can be paid in two equal instalments, at the beginning of the first and the second semester, respectively.

The latest Study program and the Regulations on the Postgraduate Doctoral (PhD) Programme "Maritime Studies" are available on the website of the Faculty:

https://www.pfri.uniri.hr/web/en/postgradute_doctoral_education.php

Applicants applying for the study shall fill in a prescribed Application form available at the Faculty website and the Faculty postgraduate university study office (Room 305).

Applicants shall submit the following documents:

- certified copy of the university degree (Diploma),
- certified list of all previously attended courses with grades and the obtained average grade,
- the rationale of the preferred area of research (prescribed form),
- consent of a potential mentor/co-mentor (prescribed form),
- letter of recommendation from a university teacher with the scientific-teaching vocation,
- list of published research and/or professional papers,
- biography.

A list of potential mentors and related research topics can be found here.

The student is obliged to submit the original documents for consideration at the enrolment.
All required prescribed forms can be found at the Programme website:

https://www.pfri.uniri.hr/web/en/forms.php

The enrolment rank-list is formed by ranking full-time students first, followed by part-time students.