Department "Information Technology and Communications"

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Doctoral Programs

The training in the doctoral program “Information and Communication Technologies in Economics” follows current trends in information technologies and offers education in the most up-to-date areas.

The goal of training in our doctoral program is to develop highly skilled specialists:

  • To conduct scientific research in a specific field
  • To use innovative approaches to solving problems
  • To generate and prove scientific theses
  • To apply modern technologies when testing innovative ideas

TRAINING CONTENT

The training in the doctoral program "Information and Communication Technologies in Economics" provides serious theoretical knowledge and opportunities for the development of innovative thinking and ideas, through conducting scientific research and testing ideas with cutting-edge technologies.

Doctoral students undergo mandatory training in basic topics in the field of information technology such as:

  • Information systems design
  • Data processing and databases
  • Computer architectures and networks
  • Business processes and models
  • Information Systems Architecture
  • Platforms .NET, J2EE
  • And others.

as well as specialized ones on topics from currently relevant areas:

  • Business Intelligence Systems
  • Cloud Technologies
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
  • ERP Systems
  • Machine Learning

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES

After successfully completing the doctoral program, students acquire the following knowledge and skills:

  • Possess and apply specialized and systematic knowledge for conducting critical analysis and synthesizing new ideas in the field of information and communication technologies and their application in economics
  • Master research methods in the field of information and communication technologies and their application in economics
  • Has the ability to expand and modify existing knowledge in the field of information and communication technologies and their application in economics, as well as knowledge concerning their interaction with related scientific fields
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding at the highest level, not only in the field of information and communication technologies and their application in economics, but also in related scientific fields
  • Demonstrate and express knowledge through the level of complexity of conducted, understood, and substantiated scientific research
  • Possess knowledge at the highest level of complexity and conduct original research in the field of information and communication technologies and their application in economics
  • Create and interpret new knowledge through their own research or other scholarly activities in the field of information and communication technologies and their application in economics
  • Possess the ability to formulate, design, conduct, and adapt a contemporary research process based on scientific rigor in the field of information and communication technologies and their application in economics

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates who successfully complete the doctoral program “Application of Computing in Economics” can pursue careers as:

  • Professionals in the field, including developers, implementation specialists, administrators, and analysts of large-scale information systems; information systems managers; Chief Information Officers (CIOs) responsible for the information management and services of organizations; and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) responsible for the technological direction of organizations, in both the public and private sectors, financial institutions, industrial enterprises, and organizations operating in various economic fields
  • Research scientists
  • University lecturers and instructors in the field of information technologies
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