PLANNING AND COMPLETING DOCTORAL STUDIES
The individual plan is the doctoral student's research and study plan for the entire period of study. A period plan is a part of the individual plan, in which the specified plan of studies and research is agreed upon for the following progress review period. The individual plan is compiled in cooperation with the supervisor(s).
The individual plan for the whole period of doctoral studies is submitted together with the first progress review report of the first year.
The period plan of the first semester must be entered to the Study Information System within one month after matriculation. The doctoral student submits the following period plans together with each progress review report.
At the progress review the review committee assesses the doctoral student's progress in research and studies based on their programme and fulfilment of the individual plan.
First year doctoral students are reviewed twice: one semester after matriculation and two semesters after matriculation. From the second year onward, the progress of the doctoral student is reviewed once per academic year, two semesters after the last progress review.
Detailed rules and guidelines for applying for a doctoral degree are available in the web version of the Regulations for Doctoral Studies.
Additional conditions for awarding doctoral degrees in the Faculty of Science and Technology
UT COMPUTER NETWORK USER ACCOUNT AND CONTACT INFORMATION
All doctoral students need a username and password for the university computer network – it allows access to university´s study information system or SIS. In SIS you can view information on courses, register to courses and exams, and monitor your study results. If you have a user account, SIS can also be accessed by Mobile-ID, ID-card and Smart-ID.
If you already have university´s e-mail address/user account, the SIS user rights will be reactivated at the beginning of the academic year. For doctoral students matriculated during the academic year access to SIS is reactivated from the date of matriculation.
If you have forgotten your password, please contact the IT department at arvutiabi@ut.ee. The IT helpdesk can be reached at the number 737 5500. You can change your password at parool.ut.ee.
Please check your contact information in SIS. The university considers SIS messages as forwarded to the student, therefore it is important to add correct contact information to your SIS account. Please note that sometimes emails from the university are automatically forwarded to spam folder.
DOCTORAL ALLOWANCE (for those admitted in 2021 year and earlier) |
The amount of doctoral allowance is 660€ and it is granted for up to one academic year at a time. The allowance is granted automatically, there is no application procedure.
Doctoral allowance is paid each month by the 20th for the respective month. In September the allowance is paid no later than by 30th September.
Starting from the second year, positive assessment by the progress review committee is a prerequisite for receiving a doctoral allowance.
Doctoral students can also be granted a performance stipend. The amount of a performance stipend is 400€ per month.
NB! Please check if you have a valid account number in SIS under personal contact information, add if necessary.
| INFORMATION CHANNELS |
Faculty mailing lists where doctoral students and supervisors get information on doctoral studies, organisation of studies, mobility grants and graduate school events.
You will receive an invitation to join a general mailing list for all UT doctoral students (doktorandid@lists.ut.ee) via SIS in the beginning of the first semester.
Information about scholarships and study abroad opportunities can be found in the weekly student newsletter. Students are subscribed automatically to the newsletter.
ORGANISATION OF STUDIES AND RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Faculty progress review procedure.
Relevant information, incl. document forms, are available at the doctoral studies webpage.
Legislation and good practices of the University of Tartu:
| Study regulations | See here |
| Good Practice of Doctoral Studies | |
| Procedure for Awarding Doctorates | |
| Procedure for Publication of Graduation Theses and Doctoral Dissertations | |
| Procedure for Applying for, Granting and Payment of Stipends and Study Allowances | See here |
| STUDENT IDENTIFICATION |
From the beginning of 2019/2020 academic year universities do not issue student identification cards.
The options for identifying yourself as a student:
- students who already have student identifications cards can renew them in the Dean´s Office;
- you can ask for a certificate from the Dean's Office;
- international ISIC student card;
international ISIC student bank card issued by the bank
Information for the 1st year doctoral students
https://reaalteadused.ut.ee/en/content/doctoral-center-page-faculty-sci…
Doctoral students’ self-analysis
For learners in programmes opened from 2022/2023
Self-analysis contributes to your professional development and well-planned doctoral studies. It helps you become aware of and assess your personal development needs and opportunities.
The doctoral students’ self-analysis form is a tool that helps you prepare your individual plan, annual period plans and progress review reports. You can also use the completed form to plan meetings with the supervisor. The self-analysis materials are not part of the mandatory progress review documents, but the progress review committee may ask questions about your self-analysis.
https://ut.ee/en/doctoral-students-self-analysis
RPL in doctoral studies
For learners in programmes opened from 2022/2023
For learners in doctoral programmes opened from 2022/2023, RPL is no longer applied in the traditional way.
For recognition of prior learning and professional experience, the learner should present the learning outcomes recognition form. The application is coordinated with the representative of the specialisation of the doctoral programme and submitted with the competencies self-analysis for the second-semester progress review of the first year.
Based on prior learning and work experience, it is possible to consider specific competencies as acquired to the extent that they do not need to be focused on during the studies. The recognition of prior learning and work experience does not reduce the required volume of studies and research in the programme but allows for a greater focus on the acquisition or enhancement of other skills and knowledge.
Exceptions are doctoral students studying under a joint supervision agreement in two universities or matriculated to a vacant student place. In such cases, it is possible to reduce the programme’s volume of studies and research by recognising prior learning and work experience.
Recognition of prior learning and experience, programmes opened before 2022/2023