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TOMSK, Jul 14 – RIA Tomsk. Candidates and doctors of science defending dissertations in Tomsk State University (TSU) and also graduates of postgraduate study of the university had an opportunity to apply for degree of PhD which was founded at the university, the press service of TSU reports on Thursday.
According to TSU, PhD degree (Lat. Philosophiæ Doctor)
– the doctor of philosophy – is awarded in the USA, a number of the European
countries and several universities of Russia (along with "candidate of
science" and "doctor of science"). PhD-degree admits scientific
community worldwide.
"In Tomsk State University is accepted the
situation according to which in the university TSU PhD degree will be awarded.
The people who have already defended candidate or doctor's dissertations in TSU
or had here postgraduate training can apply for it receiving", – is said
in the message.
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According to the university, existence of such
procedure will allow to improve positioning of the university in the
international space and will promote process of internationalization of TSU
scientists. The draft of the provision on PhD-degree has been developed on the
basis of practical experience of the leading foreign and Russian higher
education institutions and passed public discussions in TSU.
"Degree is awarded by Tomsk State University,
therefore such requirement is imposed to the thesis – it has to be executed at
the high level that it could be qualified as the scientific work corresponding
to the level of schools of sciences of TSU" – quoted in the message the vice
rector for study of TSU Victor Demin.
It is noted that with introduction of Phd degree the
possibility of protection of the master's thesis at university remains. Also
now in TSU look for a way to organize process of coordination of two procedures
– carrying out State Final Examination in postgraduate study and protection of
the PhD-thesis.