Hungary - Master's studies

1) The Szakirányú Továbbképzési Oklevél (Post-university Further Specialization Degree) may also be obtained after the Oklevél/Egyetemi Oklevél (University-level Degree) after following a programme of one to three years. 2) Doctoral studies are another type of postgraduate studies.

This stage of higher education leads to Doktor or Mester Degrees three years after the Oklevél/ Egyetemi Oklevél (University-level Degree). The Doktor and Mester Degrees are awarded by a Committee of the University after not less than three years' research following upon the Oklevél/Egyetemi Oklevél (University-level Degree).

The training requirements of doctoral studies that should be completed are the following: language proficiency as approppriate for the given field of science in two foreign languages, an original scientific work supported by scientific publications and summarized in a dissertation. Applicants have to pass two oral doctoral examinations and defend the thesis of the dissertation in a public debate. The new Hungarian Doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy and, in the case of Arts universities, the Doctor of Liberal Arts degree) corresponds to what is known and recognized internationally as a PhD.