Doctorate training

Introduction

The Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) is one of the faculties at the University of Science and Technology – The University of Danang that offers comprehensive education at all levels, including Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees. In carrying out its educational mission, the Faculty continuously strengthens its academic capacity to train researchers and experts with advanced knowledge in various fields such as software engineering, software testing, image processing, signal processing, machine translation, machine learning, modeling, and related areas.

Since being assigned the responsibility for doctoral education in 2010 and admitting the first cohort of ten Ph.D. candidates, the Doctoral Program in Computer Science has continued to develop steadily, enrolling three to five new doctoral candidates annually.

Doctoral candidates have produced numerous research projects and publications in both domestic and international journals.

Common goals

The PhD program in Computer Science aims to educate and train researchers with advanced expertise in the field of Computer Science. Graduates are expected to possess the capability to conduct independent research, lead research groups within their areas of specialization, demonstrate scientific thinking, address complex scientific problems, effectively present and disseminate scientific knowledge, and contribute to teaching and training at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the doctoral program, doctoral candidates are expected to be able to:

- Discover, interpret, and disseminate new knowledge through high-quality, publishable research recognized by the academic community;

- Present and defend novel and groundbreaking research findings in the field of Computer Science;

- Take proactive roles in professional activities and develop professional relationships with partners when necessary;

- Independently formulate scientific ideas and hypotheses, and design, develop, implement, and execute plans to evaluate these ideas and hypotheses;

- Critically and creatively evaluate current issues, advanced research, and scholarly works in the field of Computer Science;

- Possess the skills necessary to work as experienced scientific researchers and demonstrate leadership capabilities in the field of Computer Science;

- Evaluate their own achievements as well as those of others;

- Exercise self-direction and make effective decisions in complex and unpredictable situations;

- Pursue independent learning and continuously develop professional competencies.

Training time

Part-time (non-continuous) mode: 4 years

Full-time mode: 3 years

Doctoral Program in Computer Science