Enrollment in the programme

Applicants eligible for admission to this program must hold a university master's degree in civil engineering or an equivalent qualification in a related field of technical sciences. They should have earned a minimum of 300 ECTS credits, with at least 60 ECTS credits completed in courses belonging to the civil engineering field. If an applicant falls short of the required ECTS credits, s/he may be allowed to enroll after undertaking "additional" exams determined by the Scientific Committee.
In addition, applicants holding a Master of Science degree, as per the previous regulations, can also apply for admission. The Scientific Committee may consider the recognition of previously earned credits as equivalent to the credits required for the program they intend to enroll in. 
Before being admitted to the doctoral program, applicants are obliged to go through a placement process. This process assesses the applicants’ prior academic performance. To be eligible for enrollment, applicants must prove a minimum grade point average of 3.5 achieved during their undergraduate and graduate studies, they must exhibit active proficiency in English, and meet the prerequisites outlined in outlined in Article 6 of the Ordinances regulating admission/the course of postgraduate studies.
For individuals who do not meet the specified grade point average criteria, there is an alternative path. They can still be admitted if they receive recommendations from at least two faculty members within the doctoral program, with one of them serving as the prospective dissertation advisor. Additionally, these applicants should have co-authored at least one research paper presented at a conference or published in a journal.
In cases where the graduate thesis supervisor and the doctoral advisor are the same individual, the applicant must provide an additional letter of recommendation, making it a total of three letters of recommendation.

TUITION FEE

The tuition fee for the doctoral study is 11,000.00 EUR.

Notably, assistants and staff members employed at the Faculty are exempt from paying tuition fees, while University employees are required to contribute by covering half of the tuition fees, as outlined in the University’s decision.

CALL FOR APPLICANTS

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

announces

C A L L  F O R  A P P L I C A N T S

for admission to the doctoral program in CIVIL ENGINEERING

for the academic year 2024/2025.

1. The faculty admits students to the doctoral program for the academic degree of Doctor of Science in the field of technical sciences. The program covers multiple research areas within the fields of Civil Engineering and Basic Technical Sciences.
2. The program lasts for three years, and the tuition fee is 11,000.00 EUR.
3. Applicants eligible for admission to the program are:
   • - those who have completed a university graduate program or an integrated undergraduate and graduate program in Civil Engineering, or an undergraduate program in Civil Engineering (according to previous regulations).
   • - those who have completed a university graduate program or an integrated undergraduate and graduate program, or an undergraduate program (according to previous regulations) in the field of technical sciences or related fields to Civil Engineering, and have obtained a minimum of 300 ECTS credits, with at least 60 ECTS credits from subjects within the field of Civil Engineering (applicants who have not achieved the required number of ECTS credits must pass "additional" exams determined by the Scientific Commitee).
   • - those who have obtained a master's degree in science according to previous regulations, and for whom the Scientific Commitee may recognize completed obligations that correspond to the requirements of the study program they are enrolling in.
4. Applicants are required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 (cumulative average of undergraduate and graduate studies, or undergraduate studies) and must have proficiency in spoken and written English. For admission, applicants must also have a recommendation from a potential mentor with a general description of the broader area of doctoral research.
5. Exceptionally, applicants with a lower grade point average than the stated requirement may be admitted with additional recommendations from two university professors (one of whom must have been the mentor for the master's thesis), and co-authorship of at least one paper presented at a congress/conference or published in a journal. If the mentor for the master's thesis is also a potential mentor for the doctoral studies, an additional recommendation is required (a total of three recommendations).
6. The number of available positions is 30. Candidates are selected through a selection process that includes multiple elements (grade point average, completion of postgraduate studies: specialist or M.Sc., published papers, patents, awards, research interests demonstrated in the interview). Interviewing the applicants is a mandatory part of the admission process.

Applications for admission

Applications for enrollment are accepted from May 1st to August 31st, 2024. Along with the application, the following documents should be submitted:

1. Application form
2. Research proposal
3. Short curriculum vitae with a list of published scientific and professional papers
4. Proof of citizenship or electronic record from the e-Citizen system, and for foreign nationals, proof of citizenship
5. Birth certificate or electronic record from the e-Citizen system
6. Bachelor's degree diploma (programs before the Bologna system)
7. Bachelor's and master's degree diplomas
8. Diploma of completed postgraduate study if the candidate has completed one
9. Recognition decision of a foreign higher education qualification (for candidates who completed their previous studies abroad)
10. Certificate of passed exams (for candidates who have not completed their previous studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb)
11. Curriculum of the previously completed study program
12. Completed research proposal form (attached to the application for doctoral studies)
13. List of published papers (if applicable).

Exceptionally, master's degree students submit the application and other aforementioned documents, except for the diploma, which they are required to submit later.

Applications are sent to the address: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Postgraduate Office, Kranjčevićeva 2, 10 000 Zagreb, or submitted in person at the Postgraduate Office, Room 114, 1st floor.