Doctoral studies at the faculty of Information Technology at University of Jyväskylä (JYU), Finland
Introduction of the faculty
The Faculty of Information Technology at University of Jyväskylä, provides high-quality postgraduate education based on research carried out in nine highly valued international research groups led by top researchers. The JYU is highly ranked internationally, as we’re placed at 401-500 by Shanghai list and 501-600 by THE list. Also, we’re ranked 2nd in Europe and 26th in the world on the journal publication ranking list by the Association for Information Systems (AIS).
On annual basis, we admit ca. 35-40 doctoral students to our postgraduate programmes and we have ca. 200 active doctoral students in the faculty, of which ca. 30 % are international students. Our undergraduate teaching programmes are the 2nd biggest in Finland. Our doctoral degree gives graduates the competence for an international research career and challenging specialist assignments in society, including diverse jobs in industry and education. Our graduates place well in the Academia, and many find opportunities in information technology and software industry.
Degrees &specialization options
The doctoral degrees awarded are Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science (Economics and Business Administration). The doctoral studies are done in one of the following specialization options:
Information Systems (Ph.D. or D.Sc.)
Applied Mathematics and ComputationalSciences (Ph.D.)
Software and Communications Engineering (Ph.D.)
Cognitive Science (Ph.D.)
Learning Science (Ph.D.)
Application Rounds&Conditions
Application Rounds
Application rounds twice a year, in spring and in autumn.
NEXT APPLICATION ROUND:
1 April - 30 April at 15:00 (GMT+3)
Conditions
Begin preparing your application well in time before the deadline: You need to have at least two committed supervisors before submitting the actual application, and you need to prepare a research plan for your application.
Contact
If you are interested,please contact Prof.Shao Xiuyan from School of Economics and Management ,Southeast University.
Email:xiuyan_shao@163.com
Additional Information
Read more: How to apply (https://www.jyu.fi/en/contacts)
Please note that selection to doctoral studies does not guarantee funding. Funding decisions are made separately. For more information, please see:
Fundingfor Doctoral Studies (https://www.jyu.fi/it/en/research/doctoral_school/guide-for-doctoral-studies/funding)
Doctoral School of the Faculty of Information Technology is part of the University of Jyväskylä Graduate School for Doctoral Studies.
Doctoral School of the Faculty of Information Technology（https://www.jyu.fi/it/en/research/doctoral_school）
University of Jyväskylä Graduate School for Doctoral Studies.（https://www.jyu.fi/en/research/doctoral-studies）