Doctoral Studies
All international postgraduate students are welcome to apply for our doctoral programmes, but be sure to see the admission requirements and procedure first.
The PhD programme covers 240 ECTS. The program includes basic academic courses and completion of the PhD thesis under the guidance of a supervisor from one of the institutes of the EMÜ.
NB! The admission period for the 2024/25 intake is opened from the 1st of April, 2024 till the 1st of June 2024!
Applications should be submitted in DreamApply
Deadline for the admission in 2024/2025 is the 1st of June 2024.
NB! Alltough, you can apply for a PhD curricula, you have to choose a topic from the list of 2024/25 themes. The doctoral thesis plan is required, which is based on the topic.
PhD thesis topics for admission 2024/2025
Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology:
Determining the role of microbial nitrogen cycling (internal nitrogen loading) on phytoplankton community structure and cyanobacterial blooms in lakes Veisjärv and Kaiavere, Estonia
Heterogeneity and fragmentation: spatial non-uniformity and it´s bidirectional implications to the objects sharing the space
Herbivory-induced volatle organic compounds in changing climates
Connecting land-use behaviour and decision-making for sustainable climate and biodiversity governance
Joanna Tamar Storie, Simon Bell
Exploring the Sense of Place among Crisis-Impacted Communities for Inclusive Landscape Rehabilitation using artificial intelligence visualisation
Raymond Ward, Christopher Brian Joyce, Miguel Villoslada
Global change effects on nutrient cycling in coastal wetlands
or
Influence of management and plant community type on bird species diversity in coastal wetlands: the use of UAVs and machine learning tools
Pathogens threatening urban trees and their control options in changing climate
Models for participatory forestry planning in empowering local communities
Growth models and wood quality of silver birch and hybrid aspen plantation
Mycoviruses affecting Inonotus obliquus: their impact on fungal growth and cultivation
Riho Gross, Katrin Kaldre, Anti Vasemägi
Effect of use of horticultural by-products (sea buckthorn and blackcurrant leaf and shoot biomass) as phyto- and prebiotic feed additive on performance and health of aquaculture animals
Jordi Escuer Gatius, Annely Kuu, Merrit Shanskiy
Linking greenhouse gas emissions to soil, biological and environmental parameters
Impact of Gall-Forming Insects on agricultural and forests productivity
The effect of agricultural management practices on the dispersal patterns of pathogenic fungi
Vitamin D production from microalgae utilizing flue gas exposure
or
Sustainable Textile Waste Valorization through Ionic Liquid-Based Green Solvents for the Production of Platform Chemicals
Erwan Rauwel, Protima Rauwel, Tõnu Tõnutare
Study of metallic pollutants extraction from soil using recyclable glass nanocomposites
Hybrid hierarchical oxide nanostructures for diode-based green photocurrent generation
Veterinary Medicine and Food Science:
Machine Learning and Artificial Neural Networks Applications in Dairy Farming: Innovations for Improved Animal Welfare and Economic Efficiency
Microbiota and immune development of neonatal lambs
Alireza Fazeli, Külli Kingo, Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte
Extracellular Vesicles in Skin Health: Targeted Interventions for Inflammatory Disorders and Burn Wound Healing
Why choose Estonian University of Life Sciences?
Top-quality research
Estonian University of Life Sciences is one of the biggest and most renowned scientific institutions of Estonia.
The biggest institution of science at the University is the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, which comprises approximately 74% of the research financing at the University and approximately 5% of Estonian research financing.
The meeting point of basic and applied sciences
Estonian University of Life Sciences is renowned for its successful unification of basic and applied sciences. According to the Plant and Soil Sciences Research Evaluation Report of 2012, the University has succeeded in this crucial aspect more than other Estonian research institutions.
The University has managed to stay focused on finding an answer to the question: why do we really do science? As a result, it has spanned from basic research to application in any meaningful way. There are constant meetings and conferences at the University, uniting researchers of basic and applied sciences and the stakeholders (i.e. all workers in a particular sector).
A wonderful campus
Tartu is really the University capital of Estonia and Estonian University of Life Sciences is the only university that can really boast about their classic university campus. All study, research, and other buildings are bound together by our integrated campus, making it only a 5-10 minute trip from one institution to another. The complex also includes student dorms and a modern Sports Building.
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Useful links
Regulation of Studies of the Estonian University of Life Sciences
Estonian Ministry of Education and Research
Estonian ENIC/NARIC Centre - recognition of qualifications and academic degrees
StudyEstonia – scholarship information
Contact:
Diana Pungar
diana.pungar@emu.ee
Doctoral School
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Kreutzwaldi 1a-0040, Tartu 51006, Estonia
Phone 00372 731 3071