Doctoral school

Welcome to the Doctoral School of Estonian University of Life Sciences!

Doctoral School is responsible for:

  • organization of general PhD courses;
  • organization of supervisors competitions and PhD students admission;
  • councelling of PhD students and their supervisors;
  • developing cooperation between Estonian and foreign PhD schools.


Contact:
Diana Pungar
diana.pungar@emu.ee
Doctoral School
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Kreutzwaldi 1a-0043, Tartu 51014, Estonia 
Phone 00372 731 3071

 

Estonian University of Life Sciences currently offers five different Ph.D programmes:

 

Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology

Specialities included in the programme are Botany, Hydrobiology, Environmental Protection, Nature Protection, Landscape Architecture, Mycology, Plant Physiology and Zoology and Ecophysiology.

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is included in the research of this programme. 

The curriculum

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Forestry

Graduates of Forestry Ph.D programme will be qualified to hold positions in higher education establishments and research and development institutions, hold executive positions in forest management and timber processing industries in governmental agencies and in the private sector, and take up employment as top Forestry and Environmental Protection specialists.

Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering is included in the research of this programme. 

The curriculum

Detailed description


Agricultural Sciences

Specialities included in the programme are Grassland Science, Field Crop Science, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, Entomology, Plant Physiology, Agricultural Economics, Animal Health and Welfare, Farm Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Nutrition and Metabolism, Technologies of Fish Farming. 

Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences are included in the research of this programme. 

The curriculum

Detailed description


Engineering Sciences

Specialities included in the programme are Energy Use, Ergonomics, Enterprise Machinery, Land Surveying, 
Environmental Technology, Real Estate Planning and  Valuation, Rural Construction, Land Management and Use, Agricultural Power Mechanics, Agricultural Machinery, Water Management.

Institute of Technology and Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering are included in the research of this programme. 

The curriculum

Detailed description


Veterinary Medicine and Food Science

Specialities included in the programme are Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Biomedicine, Food Hygiene and Food Science.

Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences is included in the research of this programme. 

The curriculum

Detailed description