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Postgraduate study

Postgraduate Study is the first stage of post-university education aimed at training specialists who can plan and carry out research and have deep theoretical knowledge to prepare a qualifying research paper to get a PhD degree.

Obligations of postgraduate students during the course:

to pass the PhD exam on a major discipline and PhD exams and credits on minor disciplines
to carry out research in accordance with the approved PhD thesis topic
to sum up the research materials carried out in the form of a special script of the thesis or its main parts
to publish the main scientific results of the thesis before its preliminary examination
to have not less than three scientific articles, published in scientific editions from the publishing editions list, and (or) in foreign scientific editions
to perform with a scholarly paper at no less than two conferences
to show a written report on the results of accomplishing an individual working plan for mid-term assessment
undergo the procedure of the final assessment

Students who have successfully finished postgraduate study receive the “researcher” scientific qualification by the Higher Certifying Commission and are awarded with a researcher’s diploma by the institution of postgraduate education.

Students who have successfully defended their theses in the council responsible for thesis defense receive a PhD degree and get a PhD diploma.

Victor Baranenko

Head of postgraduate studies

Telephone: +375 214 59 95 64
+375 29 719 93 31
Address: 29 Blokhin Street, Room 336
211440 Novopolotsk
Belarus, Vitebsk region
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Euphrosyne
Polotskaya
state university

of Polotsk

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Postgraduate study

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