Name of qualification Name of qualification: Doktor znanosti/doktorica znanosti s področja elektrotehnikeAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Doctorate in the field of electrical engineering
Type of qualification Type of qualification: Doctorate
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Educational Qualification
Type of education Type of education: Doctoral education
Duration Duration of education:
3 years
Credits Credits: 180 credits
Admission requirements Entry conditions:

Enrolment in the doctoral programme in Electrical Engineering is open to candidates who have

  • successfully completed an academic higher education (undergraduate) programme in one of the following subjects: electrical engineering, computing and informatics, physics, mathematics, industrial engineering (electrical engineering stream), mechanical engineering (mechatronics stream) with a final grade of at least 8 (very good); or who have taken part in research, as demonstrated by published papers and reports, and have had two years' work experience since graduation, and
  • have at least passive proficiency in two world languages or active proficiency in one world language.
ISCED field Field:
Engineering, manufacturing and construction
ISCED subfield subfield: electricity and energy
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 10
EQF Level: EQF 8
EOVK Level: Third level

Learning outcomes:

Qualification holders are qualified to:

general competences:

  • develop innovative solutions by combining different original strategies or improving existing methods and approaches,
  • solve complex problems by designing new tools or methods,
  • prepare rational plans for the implementation of new ideas in order to bear results,
  • quickly find, extract and synthesize information from both complete and incomplete sources,
  • face the unknown, uncertain and anticipate change and difficulties,
  • accept any failure and take appropriate action,
  • act independently, persistently and accurately,
  • look at things more broadly, flexibly and interdisciplinary,
  • work with others
  • manage time as well as material, human and financial resources,
  • constantly cultivate curiosity, follow developments and quickly acquire new skills and knowledge,
  • communicate successfully for different purposes and using different media,
  • develop key competences for teamwork in interdisciplinary research groups.

subject-specific competences:

  • in-depth understanding of theoretical and methodological concepts in selected narrow segments,
  • excellent appropriate deep knowledge of past achievements in selected segments and their relationship with the wider research field,
  • ability to use research methods and tools specific to selected segments,
  • ability to independent, (self-) critical, conceptual and analytical thinking and synthesis of new knowledge, methods, technologies in selected segments,
  • the ability to plan the research phases and divide the tasks required for the selected segments to achieve the intended result,
  • ability to operate optimally in selected segments within the research group,
  • the ability to document and report lessons learned in a way that is specific to selected segments,
  • ability to use knowledge, ways of thinking, methods from selected narrow segments in solving new problems in selected and other segments of electrical engineering.

Assesment and completion:

Students' knowledge is assessed by means of practical exercises and seminar papers, and also via products, projects, performances, services, etc. and by examinations. Examination performance is scored as follows: 10 (excellent); 9 (very good: above-average knowledge but with some mistakes); 8 (very good: solid results); 7 (good); 6 (adequate: knowledge satisfies minimum criteria); 5–1 (inadequate). In order to pass an examination, a candidate must achieve a grade between adequate (6) and excellent (10).

Progress:

In order to progress to the second year, students must have completed first-year course units totalling at least 40 ECTS credits, which must include a successfully passed examination in Research Methods and completion of Seminar 1. Students progress to the third year if they have completed all first-year examinations and accumulated at least 40 additional ECTS credits by completing second-year examinations. They must also complete Seminar 2.

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

In order to complete the programme, students must complete all course units prescribed by the programme for a total of at least 180 ECTS credits.

Awarding body:

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://feri.um.si/en/
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