| Study Location | Kyiv |
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| Academic Field | G3 Electrical engineering |
| Type | Postgraduate, Full time (on-line study is available) |
| Nominal Duration | 4 years (56 ECTS) |
| Study Language | English |
| Awards | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical engineering |
| Entry qualification | Master's Degree required. Compulsory entrance exam. The entry qualification documents are accepted in English. In most cases you can request a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original & legalized (according to the international agreements) entry qualification documents along with you when you finally enter the university. |
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| Territory requirements | Citizens of the Russia, Iran, Belarus and North Korea are not allowed. |
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| Language Requirements | English B1/B2 |
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Entrance Exam Description
Subjects of the exam: English Language, specialty exam.
Program Structure
COMPONENTS of EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
1. Disciplines forrnmastering general scientific (philosophical) competences: Philosophical Foundations of Scientific Activities.
2. Disciplines for acquiring language competences: Foreign Language for Scientific Activity; Foreign Language for Scientists. Part 1. Academic Research; Foreign Language for Scientific Activity. Part 2. Scientific Communication.
3. Disciplines for acquiring in-depthrnknowledge of the specialty: Advanced Technologies in Electric Drive and Electromechanical Systems; Alternative and Renewable Energy Source in Electric Power Systems and Electrotechnical Complexes; Methods of Research, Formation and Control of Intelligent Energy Systems and Complexes; Monitoring, Control and Protection of Electric Power Systems and Electrotechnical Complexes.
4. Disciplines for the acquisitionrnof universal competences of the researcher: Organization of Scientific and Innovative Activity; Actual Problems of Higher School Pedagogy; Pedagogical Practice.
5. Elective components. Professional training cycle: Educational Component 1 from P-Catalogue; Educational Component 2 from P-Catalogue; Educational Component 3 from P-Catalogue.
6. Total volume of the requiredrncomponents: Total volume of the educational components aimed at acquisition of competencies specified in the Higher Education Standard.
Object of activity:
- processes of production, transmission, distribution and consumption of electric energy at power stations, in electric networks and systems;
- electrical energy conversion processes in electromechanical systems;
- safety analysis, increase in reliability, and increase in the service life of electric power, electrotechnical, and electromechanical equipment;
- means of information and measuring equipment;
- methods of measurements, control, tests and diagnostics;
- regulatory documentation related to the processes of production, transmission, distribution and consumption of electric energy;
- information technologies of experimental research.
Learning goal: training of specialists in the field of electrical engineering, which involves the formation and development of general and professional competences in electric power, electrical engineering and electromechanics, which provide the ability to solve complex problems in the field of professional and/or research and innovation activities, which involves a deep rethinking of existing and the creation of new holistic knowledge and/or professional practice.
Theoretical content of the subject area: concepts and principles and concepts of fundamental knowledge of the theory of electrical engineering, modeling and optimization of electrical power, electrotechnical and electromechanical systems and complexes, their use for innovations and research into the modes of operation of power stations, networks and systems, electric machines and electric drives; optimal ways of automating experimental studies in order to obtain reliable information about the objects of research; principles of professional activity aimed at increasing the reliability and energy efficiency of systems and complexes.
Methods, techniques and technologies: methods and means of scientific research of processes in electro-energetic and electromechanical systems and complexes; automated construction, design and production control; teaching and training of specialists; management of teams when solving problems in electric power engineering, electrical engineering and electromechanics; creation and research of information technologies, software for measuring tools and software for processing measurement results. rnTools and equipment: software and technical means, devices, systems, technologies of construction, control, monitoring, modeling, creation, research and operation of electric power, electrotechnical and electromechanical equipment.
Overview
Training of highly qualified professionals integrated into the domestic and international space, able to carry out scientific and innovative and teaching activities, as well as to solve complex project tasks in the field of electric power engineering, electrical engineering and electromechanics, which involves knowledge of the principles of construction, theory of operation, operation and control of the parameters of the state of electric power, electrical engineering and electromechanical systems in the conditions of sustainable development of society, comprehensive professional, intellectual and creative development of the individual in a scientific and professional environment and transformation of the labor market through interaction with employers and other stakeholders.
Career Opportunities
Features:
The educational program provides training of scientists of a broad profile, which covers the areas of production, transmission, management, distribution, transformation of electrical energy and automation of the specified processes, which ensures consideration of the regional context in terms of the diversity of scientific institutions and employer enterprises. The program is aimed at forming the applicant's ability to identify and solve complex scientific problems and practical tasks within the framework of professional and/or research and innovation activities in the field of electrical engineering. The program involves the study of specialized disciplines, which collectively ensure the acquisition of the necessary competencies for further scientific and/or professional activities. The program provides applicants with the opportunity to freely choose academic disciplines. The high level of the research part of training is provided by scientific schools of the specialty, the presence of scientific centers and laboratories, cooperation agreements with leading industrial and scientific institutions. Implementation of the program involves mandatory pedagogical practice. A semester of academic mobility within the framework of research on the subject of dissertation works is possible. It is implemented in English for foreign graduate students.
Eligibility of graduates for employment and further study:
According to the current Classifier of Professions of Ukraine DK 003:2010 (as amended by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine No.27751 dated 12/13/24), graduates can be employed in the following positions:
2143.1 Research staff (electrical engineering)
2143.1 Research engineer in agricultural energy
2143.1 Junior researcher (electrical engineering)
2143.1 Researcher (electrical engineering)
2143.1 Consultant researcher (electrical engineering)
2310.2 Other teachers of higher education institutions
2310.2 Assistant
2310.2 Teacher of a higher education institution.