Program Code: 9440104
Degree Awarded: PhD in Solid-State Physics

Program Duration:

»    3 years for holders of master’s degree
»    4 years for holders of bachelor’s degree

Advantages & strengths

The DTU lecturers involved in teaching this program have advanced professional qualifications and research records that stand out in Vietnam. They have extensive experience in graduate education and the supervision of research students.

The university is equipped with comprehensive, standards-compliant, and modern training facilities and research laboratories. These include systems for fabricating polycrystalline and nanoscale samples, an FL3-22 fluorescence spectrometer, an XploRA Raman spectrometer, and a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

The curriculum is modern and up-to-date. Research directions and dissertation topics are diverse and relevant to current developments.

Program objectives

The program is designed to train highly qualified PhD graduates in Solid-State Physics who can think independently in their research and who can innovate and develop new knowledge in solid-state physics in particular and physics more broadly.

Graduates with a PhD in Solid-State Physics are able to conduct independent research and publish in international journals. They can pursue advanced scientific research, work in materials science & technology, or teach at higher education institutions at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Admission requirements

Applicants must hold either a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude or higher or a master’s degree. They must demonstrate research experience through either: a master’s thesis as part of a research-oriented program; authorship of a scientific paper or report related to the intended research field that has been published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal or the proceedings of a specialized scientific conference or workshop within the 36 months preceding the application date; or at least 24 months of work as a lecturer or researcher at an educational institution or a science & technology organization. They must hold a foreign-language proficiency certificate at least at level 4 under Vietnam’s six-level framework by the Ministry of Education & Training.

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