PhD studies

This program provides students with a good foundation for developing creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Developed ability for teamwork and mastery of specific practical skills needed to perform scientific and research work.

The requirement for enrollment is a previously achieved study volume of at least 300 ESPB points in basic academic and graduate academic studies in the fields of computing, mathematics, and technical sciences. Other conditions are defined by the Statute of the University and the corresponding Rulebook.
The study program of doctoral studies in Informatics lasts three years and carries 180 ECTS. Of these, 90 ECTS are obtained by taking exams in the subjects provided for in the study program. By passing the research work on the entrance paper for the doctoral dissertation, the student acquires 8 ESPB, by preparing and defending the entrance paper for doctoral studies, the student earns 22 ESPB, by preparing study-research paper 1 and study-research paper 2, the student acquires 38 ESPB, and finally by preparing and defending the doctoral thesis dissertation, the student acquires 22 ECTS.

The student is obliged to pass 7 compulsory subjects that are of general importance for scientific and research work in the field of informatics and 5 elective subjects (out of 10 offered), which he chooses depending on the chosen topic for the preparation of the doctoral dissertation in cooperation with the mentor. The DAS Informatics study program consists of 7 compulsory subjects and 4 blocks of elective subjects. In the first elective block 1, the student chooses 1 of 2 subjects, in elective block 2 the student chooses 2 of 4 subjects, in elective block 3 the student chooses 1 of 2 subjects, and finally in elective block 4 the student chooses 1 of 2 subjects.
Compulsory subjects in the first year of study are: Methodology of scientific research work and Selected chapters in mathematics and statistics. Elective block 1 in the first year consists of the following subjects: Multimedia - selected chapters, E-education - selected chapters. The elective block 2 in the first year consists of the following subjects: Semantic Web - selected chapters, Business Process Modeling - selected chapters, Optimization Methods and Numerical Mathematics - selected chapters. Elective block 3 in the second year of study consists of the following subjects: Bioinformatics - selected chapters and Extraction of information from the text. Elective block 4 in the second year of study consists of the courses Natural Language Processing and Theory of Algorithms - Advanced Concepts. In the second year of studies, the Research Work on the Approach Paper for the Doctoral Dissertation is mandatory, as well as the preparation and defense of the Accession Paper for doctoral studies, while in the third year the compulsory subjects are Study Research Paper 1 and Study Research Paper 2 on the preparation of a doctoral dissertation and Preparation and defense of the doctoral dissertations.

Teaching takes place in semesters, two semesters make up an academic year. The total number of ESPB per semester is 30, and for the academic year 60. The total duration of studies is 3 years (6 semesters), during which time the student should achieve at least 180 ESPB, including points for the doctoral dissertation.

Studies in the DAS Informatics study program are organized through lectures, study research work, scientific work, preparation and defense of a doctoral dissertation. At the end of the fourth semester, the student should have obtained 90 ESPB by passing the exam and should then submit an acceptable doctoral dissertation proposal. The student profiles his research interest by choosing the subjects he will study and take, which contribute to detailed knowledge and understanding of the field (topic) of his doctoral dissertation. Elective subjects are chosen from the groups of proposed subjects in the study program itself. Teaching subjects (compulsory or optional) are taught as a group or individual (mentoring).

Before starting the preparation of the doctoral dissertation, the student is obliged to defend the introductory thesis. By defending the entry thesis, the student shows that he has mastered the necessary theoretical knowledge in those areas of intelligent systems that are of interest for the preparation of his doctoral dissertation. When the student defends the entrance thesis, he acquires the status of doctoral candidate. Doctoral studies will ensure the creation of a strategic partnership between the Faculty, the University, the economy and IT companies, and the inclusion of participants in doctoral studies will enable the gradual connection of research and development units in the economy, the establishment of joint research and education based on them between universities, scientific institutes and private and public sector, which are the strategic goals of the development of science in the Republic of Serbia.

The studies are considered completed when the student fulfills all obligations prescribed by the study program, successfully defends the doctoral dissertation and collects 180 ESPB points, he acquires the academic title of Doctor of Science - Computer Science (Ph.D.).