Complex exam information leaflet - 2025 Spring
Registration form for complex exam
Procedure of the complex exam
The complex exam will consist of two parts:
The thesis proposal has to be presented by the PhD student in 15-20 minutes. After the presentation the thesis supervisor will inform the committee on his/her opinion on the thesis proposal. After it the committee members will raise questions to be answered by the student.
The second part will be the theoretical exam which follows the study plan of the PhD programs of Management or Regional sciences. Two exams have to be done by each PhD student: one is the required for specialisation subject, and the second is the compulsory subjec related to the research topic. There will be three subjects in both subjec groups. The teachers of the courses specify five questions to each subject. These questions have been sent to the students registered for the exam.
The teachers of the courses will specify the background literature for each question. The literature background has be sent to the students. This literature intends to orient the students but does not mean the required knowledge to answer the the question related to the subjects. The required literature includes the study materialss used in teaching the cources.
During the exam the thesis committee will select the specific subject from each study blocks. After it the committee will select the specific question to be answered by the student.
The subjects of the theoretical exam:
Courses required for specialisation:
Regional: Spatial economics, Comparative regional economics, Place marketing and branding, Globalization and regionalization
Business: Scientific problems of business economics, Marketing theory, Organization theory, Finance
Compulsory courses related to the research topic:
Management: Strategic and innovation management, Project management
Finance and accounting: International finance, Financial management
Business economics: Management of public utility companies, Managerial economics
Marketing schools and applications: Methods of market analysis, Social marketing - theory and practice
Regionalism: European regionalism, Urban planning, smart cities
Spatial theory: Regional policy, Spatial econometrics
Space and business: Business GIS, On-line and off-line business spaces
Miskolc, May 19th 2021
Council of the Doctoral School