Are you inquisitive and interested in deepening your knowledge in a specific field? Are you passionate about a specific research question? Would you like to make a contribution to increasing knowledge concerning learning, education and development? Do you enjoy writing academic papers in English? Are you able to independently structure your tasks and your time and can meet deadlines? Then applying for a PhD position could be of interest to you.

Step 1: Review our Research Groups to determine if our research interests match yours.

Please note: contacting professors or associate professors before being admitted into the programme precludes them from evaluating your application.

• Adult Learning
• Career Development and Guidance
• Educational Research in Citizenship Competences (ERiCC)
• Didactics as Communication
• Higher Education Learning Practices
• History of Education and Sociology of Education
• International and Comparative Education Research (ICER)
• Leadership, Improvement and Organization of Schools 
• Organization Pedagogics
• Pedagogy and Health
• Philosophical and Critical Studies in Education
• Vocational Education and Training (VET/YL)

Step 2: Carefully read through the admissions criteria and process for the PhD programme.

• General Admissions Criteria

• Special Admissions Criteria

• English language proficiency

• Admissions Process

Step 3: Look over the PhD Programme Overview and Terms of Employment.

• Programme Overview

• Terms of Employment

Step 4: Begin your application!

• Application Requirements

• Research Plan Requirements

• Breakdown of how your research plan will be assessed