The Doctorate Program in Information Technology is offered by the Department of Information Science which is a part of the Faculty of Cybernetics and Information Technology at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv - Open University.

1. Doctorate in Information
Technology

2. The Doctorate Program in Information Technology is
offered by the Department of Information Science
which is a part of the Faculty of Cybernetics and
Information Technology at the Taras Shevchenko
National University of Kyiv - Open University.

3. The Doctorate Degree in Information Technology from
KNU recruits students who have a firm background in
statistics, linear algebra, calculus, differential equations
and probability. The applicants have to be graduates
with a fair understanding of statistics, economics, and
programming.

4. Students also need to have knowledge of hardware
systems, languages and architectures. A doctoral
program in IT explores methods in which people and
technology work together, bound by procedures.
Students are taught ways of handling systems at a
managerial level with the help of field work and
empirical analysis.

6. The curriculum in information technology covers
various specialties that are related to global economics,
organizational leadership and international business.
Graduates that enroll for this doctorate program
usually hold Master’s Degree in engineering, computer
science or mathematics.

7. Program specializations also include information
systems, information security, and software
engineering. They are taught about various technology
systems that include supply chains, securities
exchanges, and product development systems.
Students also have to carry out original research and
write dissertations about their research. They have to
orally defend their dissertation.

8. Other areas of study during the Doctoral Program in
Information Technology include Research Methods in
IT, Queuing Models, Architectures, Algorithms of Signal
Processing and Nonlinear Programming.

9. Graduates of IT doctoral programs pursue careers in
academia, corporate research and technology
specialization. The doctoral curriculum for IT at KNU OU
prepares students for job opportunities such as
corporate researchers, post-secondary instructors, and
technology specialists.
NEXT INTAKE: 19 January 2018

11. Admission Criteria
• This program is equivalent to EQF (European
Qualifications Framework) Level 8 - Doctorate Level
• Students have to submit a proposal for detailed
research. This proposal has to outline the intended
topic of research along with proposed methodology
and objectives.

12. This research topic has to be the choice of the
candidate alone and it will get provisionally approved
by the Degree Committee before the applicant is
accepted to the Course. Applicants have to consider
their topic carefully for their Doctorate research. The
topic has to cover the background of the research;
special mention has to be done of the analysis that has
to be adopted and the possible conclusions that have
to be reached by the research.

13. • Duration: + 3 years
• Age: Minimum age 25 years
• Previous study: Master Degree in the related field or
equivalent
• Fee: 1990 Euro per year

14. For more update, visit us
http://www.knuou.com/

15. Contact
• KNU OU,
• Freilagerstrasse 39,
• 8047 Zurich, Switzerland