Programme Objective
Training of highly qualified scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel capable of solving complex theoretical and applied problems in the field of software engineering, conducting original scientific research, presenting their results at the international level and introducing them into software systems.
Subjec t area
object: theoretical foundations, methods and technologies of software engineering; mathematical and software of automated and embedded systems; intelligent methods of information processing in conditions of uncertainty.
Features of the programme. The dissertation research is implemented within the framework of the scientific school «Fuzzy Nonlinear Dynamics» (244 publications, 68 in Scopus), founded by Professor Bychkov O.S. The program combines the educational component (the first 4 semesters) with mandatory research activities throughout the training.
Eligibility for employment
Graduates work in higher education institutions of Ukraine and abroad (teachers, researchers), in research units of IT companies (Senior/Lead Research Engineer), in start-ups and scientific and technical institutions. Some graduates receive post-doctoral positions at Erasmus+ partner universities and members of international consortia Horizon Europe, MSCA.
Mandatory components of the educational program
Total volume of mandatory components: ECTS credits.
| Code | Academic Discipline | ECTS credits | SLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC 1 | Philosophy of Science | 4 | 📄 |
| CC 2 | Foreign language of academic orientation | 10 | 📄 |
| CC 3 | Methodology of scientific research in software engineering | 5 | 📄 |
| CC 4 | Modern methods of calculus formalization | 5 | 📄 |
| CC 5 | Pedagogy of Higher School | 4 | 📄 |
| CC 6 | Modern architectures of computer systems | 5 | 📄 |
| CC 7 | Special seminar on the topic of the dissertation | 8 | 📄 |
| CC 8 | Teaching training | 3 | 📄 |
| CC 9 | Final certification of the educational component | 2 | 📄 |
Selected components of EP
Total amount of elective components: ECTS credits (one discipline from List №1 and two from List №2).
- Numeration №1 phD student chooses 1 discipline from 38 university-wide — 4 credits
- List number 2 phD student chooses 2 professional disciplines from 15 — 8 credits
Documents of the educational program
Educational and scientific program (SNP 2026)
Educational and scientific program (SNP 2025)
Curriculum
Work programs of academic disciplines
NAZYAVO Accreditation Certificate No.530 dated July 23, 2020
Regulations on the training of higher education applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Dissertation requirements
Academic mobility
Postgraduate students of the department have access to Erasmus+ scientific mobility programs lasting 3–6 months with partner universities: University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), Warsaw University of Technology, Agh Krakow (Poland), Berlin University of Technology, TU Dresden (Germany). Visegrad Fund, DAAD, Fulbright, MSCA Doctoral Networks are also available.
Project team of the program
Manager (SNP guarantor): Oleksii Serhiiovych Bychkov, Head of the Department, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology (2021, closed topic), Academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, author of the modern theory of possibilities.
Members Olha Mykolaiivna Tkachenko (Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences), Kateryna Volodymyrivna Merkulova (Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences), Tetiana Volodymyrivna Kovaliuk (Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences), Iryna Arkadiivna Yurchuk (Associate Professor, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences).