Admission at doctoral studies

Admission at doctoral studies for Romanian citizens is established by the Regulation for organization and development of doctoral studies at “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu.

Foreign citizens from the EU member states, the European Economic Space and the Swiss Confederation can register to the doctoral studies under the same conditions stipulated by the law for the Romanian citizens, including the fees (the fee for entrance exam, the study fee and the fee for the defense of the PhD thesis).

The EU citizens who apply for the doctoral studies in Romania must submit a certificate of equivalence of their studies, issued by the National Centre for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas in Bucharest. More details can be found at:  https://cnred.edu.ro/en/recognition-studies-european-citizens-admission-master-doctorate-level-in-Romania

**Non-EU citizens will have to obtain the Letter of Acceptance from the Ministry of Education. Also, according to the provisions of the Ministerial Order 3473/2017, the admission to a Romanian PhD program is conditioned by the graduation of a preparatory year in Romanian language. Details for the preparatory year can be found at https://litere.ulbsibiu.ro/an-pregatitor-de-limba-romana/ 

TUITION FEES for foreign citizens who are not members of EU, European Economic Space and the Swiss Confederation will be decided by the Ministry of Education through the Letter of Acceptance, according to the Government Emergency Ordinance no 22/2009 and the amount approved in the Decision of the LBUS Senate from May, 2022 Annex 1:

Full-time studies:

Research field:

1. Technical, agronomy, sciences, mathematics and applied mathematics, sport:  320 euro/month
2.  Human-social, psychology, economics: 270 euro/month
3.  Medicine: 400 euro / month
4. Music and arts: 470 euro / month
5. Theatre: 800 euro / month

ADMISSION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

Calendar of admission to doctoral studies at "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu
Academic year 2024-2025

4th to 12th of  September 2024     - Registration of applications for admission to doctoral studies (online on the admission platform)
17th of September 2024                    - The admission examination
19th of  September 2024                   - Preliminary results
20th of September 2024                   - Submission of appeals (addressed to dep.doctorate@ulbsibiu.ro, between 8:00-14:00)
23rd of September 2024                   - The result of the appeals
23rd to 25th of September 2024   - Confirmation of place obtained: 500 lei registration fee (all those admitted) and 40% of the tuition fee (for those admitted on a fee-paying place)
27th of September 2024                    - Final display of results for the candidates who have confirmed admission by paying the tuition fee

1st of October 2024                       - Registration of admitted candidates

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION*

o Application form for the issuance of the letter of acceptance (for non-UE citizens)
o Application for doctoral studies (Annex 12.2A)
o Personal application form for the admission competition (Annex 12.2B)
o Personal data consent form  - GDPR
o Birth certificate (certified copy and certified translation)
o Marriage certificate (certified copy and certified translation)
o Baccalaureate diploma (certified copy and certified translation) and certificate of recognition from CNRED (National Center for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas)
o Bachelor's degree (original or certified copy) and certificate of recognition from CNRED (National Center for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas)
o Transcript of records for bachelor's degree (certified copy and certified translation)
o Master's degree (original or certified copy) and certificate of recognition from CNRED (National Center for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas)
o Transcript of records for master's degree (certified copy and certified translation)
o Identity card / passport (copy)
o Curriculum vitae
o List of published works
o Certificate of language proficiency
o Doctoral research project (printed and electronic format)
o Application fee: 400 lei

 ADMISSION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024          

Calendar of admission to doctoral studies at "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu
Academic year 2023-2024

4th and 7th September 2023       - The exam of linguistic competence
1-8 September 2023       - Registration of applications for admission to doctoral studies
13 September 2023        - The admission examination
18-20 September 2023  - Preliminary results
- Submission of appeals
- The result of the appeals
21-27 September 2023 - Confirmation of place obtained: 500 lei registration fee (all those admitted) and 40% of the tuition fee (for those admitted on a fee-paying place)
29 September 2023       - Final display of results for the candidates who have confirmed admission by paying the tuition fee

1 October 2023               - Registration of admitted candidates

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION*

o Application form for the issuance of the letter of acceptance (for non-UE citizens)
o Application for doctoral studies (Annex 12.2A)
o Personal application form for the admission competition (Annex 12.2B)
o Personal data consent form  - GDPR
o Birth certificate (certified copy and certified translation)
o Marriage certificate (certified copy and certified translation)
o Baccalaureate diploma (certified copy and certified translation) and certificate of recognition from CNRED (National Center for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas)
o Bachelor's degree (original or certified copy) and certificate of recognition from CNRED (National Center for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas)
o Transcript of records for bachelor's degree (certified copy and certified translation)
o Master's degree (original or certified copy) and certificate of recognition from CNRED (National Center for Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas)
o Transcript of records for master's degree (certified copy and certified translation)
o Identity card / passport (copy)
o Curriculum vitae
o List of published works
o Certificate of language proficiency
o Doctoral research project (printed and electronic format)
o Application fee: 250 lei

ADMISSION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020
Important DATES AND DEADLINES for PhD students enrolling in the admission exam for the academic year 2018-2019
July 8th - July 12th - enrollment session
September 9rd - September 13th - enrollment session
September 18th  - admission exam
Forms for applying to the PhD program
-      Annex 2 A
-      Annex 2B
-      Structure of doctoral research project