Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies
DEFINITION OF POSTGRADUATE AND DOCTORAL STUDIES
Postgraduate and doctoral studies are forms of training for academic and research personnel of the highest qualification.
Postgraduate studies are a system of organisational, educational and scientific support for the training of candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education in a higher education institution/scientific establishment, aimed at mastering an educational and scientific programme.
The duration of the PhD programme is 4 years.
Doctoral studies are a system of organisational and scientific support for the training of candidates for the degree of Doctor of Science, aimed at completing doctoral dissertations.
The duration of the Doctoral programme is 2 years.
Upon completion of the educational and scientific programme and successful public defence of the dissertation, postgraduates (or doctoral students) are awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy (or Doctor of Sciences) in one of the scientific specialties.
LIST OF FIELDS OF STUDY AND SPECIALTIES ACCORDING TO EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES IN 2025:
- F Information Technologies, F3 Computer Sciences, educational scientific programme “Computer Systems and Special Communication Technologies”;
- F Information Technologies, F5 Cyber Security and Data Protection, educational scientific programme “Security of State Information Resources”;
- G Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction, G5 Electronics, Electronic Communications, Instrument Engineering and Radio Engineering, educational scientific programme “Special Electronic Communications Systems”.
RESEARCH AREAS IN POSTGRADUATE STUDIES BY DEPARTMENTS OF THE INSTITUTE:
ADMISSION TO POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Admission to the postgraduate programme of the Institute is conducted in accordance with the Annex to the Admission Rules of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” in 2025 for obtaining the Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Institute of Special Communications and Information Protection of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.”
For inquiries regarding admission to postgraduate studies, please contact the Department of Research Administration of the Research and Development Center of the Institute.