Doctoral studies

Doctoral studies at Åbo Akademi University are organised in the form of doctoral programmes. A faculty may have several doctoral programmes and a single doctoral programme can have one or more major subjects.

Together, the doctoral programmes comprise the Graduate School at Åbo Akademi University.

Read more about doctoral studies at Åbo Akademi:

• Doctoral programmes at Åbo Akademi University
• Apply for a doctoral study right
• Facts on the Graduate School at Åbo Akademi University

See also:

• Information for preliminary examiners and opponents
• Notification of public examination of doctoral thesis for communications, the library and research and education
• The Doctoral Conferral Ceremony

Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) participates in the Doctoral+ (Tohtori+) collaboration

Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) participates in the Doctoral+ (Tohtori+) collaboration, which allows doctoral researchers to apply for the right to pursue doctoral courses at another Finnish university as part of their doctoral degree. These studies are free of charge for doctoral researchers, and no invoicing takes place between the universities. The host university informs the doctoral researcher of the granted study place and issues a transcript of completed studies. The home university decides whether the studies can be included in the degree.

Participating universities (link to more information per host university):

• Aalto University
• Hanken School of Economics
• University of the Arts Helsinki
• University of Eastern Finland
• University of Helsinki
• University of Lapland
• University of Turku*
• University of Oulu (page in Finnish)
• University of Vaasa
• (Åbo Akademi University)

*Please note: The University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University have a separate agreement that allow doctoral researchers to participate in each other’s courses free of charge, also courses that are not included in the national collaboration. If the course you want to attend can be found within the national collaboration Doctoral+ you have to add the course to your study plan in Peppi (at ÅAU) and also enroll in our Peppi.