{"id":1355,"date":"2026-02-21T12:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/institut_test\/?page_id=1355"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:30:44","slug":"ph-d-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/sdbi\/?page_id=1355&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Ph.D. Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\"><strong>Why joining our Ph.D. program ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Doctoral School for Integrative Biology (DSIB) offers a multi- and inter- disciplinary Ph.D. program in which doctoral students are advised by established<a href=\"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/institut_test\/?page_id=735&amp;lang=en\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"735\"> scientists <\/a>with diverse research topics ranging from Environmental Biology to Microbiology, Structural and Computational Biology. As the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/ubbcluj.ro\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ubbcluj.ro\/en\">Babe\u0219 Bolyiai University<\/a>, DSIB strives for excellence and offers a Ph.D. program with a high educational and developmental standard. In this program, the doctoral candidates are offered courses on state-of-the-art methods and current research topics, are guided through high impact research projects, and advised on their career paths. The Ph.D. program is split into four phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/sdbi\/?page_id=2551&amp;lang=en\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2551\">List of current doctoral students enrolled in DSIB<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>1. Entry phase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/institut_test\/?page_id=733&amp;lang=en\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"733\">Admission<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory committee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PhD contract<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/sdbi\/?page_id=2712&amp;lang=en\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2712\">European PhD<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/sdbi\/?page_id=2731&amp;lang=en\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2731\">Ph.D. in co-supervision<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\"><strong>2. Learning phase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biogeo.ubbcluj.ro\/institut_test\/?page_id=39\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"39\">Academic courses<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>3. Research phase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research project<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doctoral grant<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project report<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research reports<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>4. Final phase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dissertation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submission and evaluation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public defense<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The general regulations for the Ph.D. studies are established by the Institute for Doctoral Studies of the Babe\u0219 Bolyai University and can be consulted <a href=\"https:\/\/doctorat.ubbcluj.ro\/eng\/the-organization-of-the-doctoral-studies\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doctorat.ubbcluj.ro\/eng\/the-organization-of-the-doctoral-studies\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why joining our Ph.D. program ? The Doctoral School for Integrative Biology (DSIB) offers a multi- and inter- disciplinary Ph.D. program in which doctoral students are advised by established scientists with diverse research topics ranging from Environmental Biology to Microbiology, Structural and Computational Biology. 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