Diploma after diploma

True success is achieved only in this way.

Why go into science

Besides the desire to do research, the reasons why graduates continue their education in graduate school a few. Traditionally go "into the science" of future university professors (the requirement of the Ministry of Education). Among other reasons: career opportunities, and the chance to extend the deferral of military service.

Priceless Alexander, a graduate student of the Institute of Cybernetics, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, decided to go to graduate school also because it gave him the opportunity to move to the capital. Natalia Korovyanskaya, graduate of the Carpathian National University, believes that the defense of the thesis and an academic degree will help her in future employment.

Note increased interest in graduate school and teachers. Andrew Peleschishin, teacher "Lviv Polytechnic" believes that "the level of education of graduate students has grown considerably in recent years, especially in technical fields."

Science requires sacrifice

In fairness it should be noted that if among students of high schools the majority (over 90%) successfully complete training and receive a diploma, post-graduate students among this ratio is much lower in the different universities from 30 to 50% enrolled in graduate school is not to defend his dissertation. Often, graduate students do not even realize that the work on the dissertation - no easy matter. Many do not adequately assess their strength, considering that the thesis is almost the same as the diploma work. Still others can not stand the lack of money graduate, get a job, after which at the graduate school has neither the time nor the energy.

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By the way, one way to defend the dissertation - to become a competitor, and, therefore, not be bound by terms of finishing work on the dissertation. And if graduate students - is yesterday's graduates, the candidates mostly are people with a lot of experience.

Exams, essays ...

Postgraduate studies can be full-time or part-time and lasts respectively three or four years. Admission - according to the results of entrance examinations: philosophy, foreign language and specialty, the so-called candidate minimum. If the future graduate student previously handed over candidate examinations, they are counted as the results of entrance examinations. An applicant does not submit the exams, but only provides the necessary documents.

A prerequisite for admission to the defense of the dissertation are scientific publications. According to the requirements of the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine, the main body, which is considering scientific papers, degree candidates must publish at least three scientific articles in scientific journals industry, certain of the Higher Attestation Commission in the special list of publications, which can be published results of scientific research.

The second requirement is the testing of materials research at scientific conferences and seminars.

Prospective graduate students can not hurt to know what publications in journals and collections of conference proceedings are carried out at the expense of participants. It should be added such "trifles", as the clearance of five thesis copies and the abstract (a small booklet, which in abbreviated form contains the main provisions of the thesis) and other overheads such as: trips to the conference, buying literature, consumables (reagents, special film). Yes, science - not a cheap pleasure.