Course Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name and address of the institution: Óbuda University (address: 1034 Budapest, Bécsi út 96/b)
Name of the doctoral school: Innovation Management Doctoral School
Short name of the doctoral school: IMDI
Host faculty: Keleti Károly Faculty of Economics
Field of science: social sciences
Field: management and organisation sciences
Type of training: doctoral (PhD)
Title of the degree awarded in Hungarian: PhD, Gazdálkodás- és szervezéstudományok
Title of the degree awarded in English: PhD, Business and Management
Training objective: preparing professionals who promote the market launch and market success of innovations to obtain an academic degree, developing research, presentation and teaching skills
Duration: 8 semesters
Form of training: full-time and correspondence courses, as well as individual training
Funding: Hungarian state or other scholarships, self-financed, “Cooperative Doctoral Training”
Admission requirements: a Master’s degree (MA/MSc) at least with good grade or an equivalent degree, advanced proficiency in English, submission of a research proposal, and a successful entrance exam (demonstration of professional competence through evaluation of prior academic activities—e.g., student research, conference presentations, publications). A maximum of 100 points can be earned during the admission process, and a minimum of 60 points must be obtained to be admitted.
Training language: hungarian and english
Credit modules: study credits, research credits (including publication credits), teaching credits.
The Student Administration Process: as a general rule, the academic administrator of the doctoral school is responsible for the administration of student affairs and the provision of information on training.
Request submission: Requests for the recognition of publication credits and student petitions requiring a decision by the Doctoral School Council (DIT) must be submitted to the academic administrator, addressed to the secretary of the doctoral school, with the supervisor’s approval.
Completion of the course: diploma, number of credits required: 240
The doctoral school’s educational programs: The doctoral school ensures specialization through required courses and research topics.
Classification of courses: The courses offered are grouped into professional and methodological knowledge.
Compulsory subjects
| Subject / semester | Credit | Responsible (instructor) | |
| Specialized knowledge | Innovation theories, innovation management and innovation policy | 8 | Dr. habil. Zrubka Zsombor, Dr. habil. Szabó István |
| Economic and management theories | 8 | Prof. Dr. Karácsony Péter, Prof. Dr. Garai-Fodor Mónika | |
| Methodologic knowledge | Research methodology and scientific writing | 8 | Prof. Dr. Péntek Márta Prof. Dr. Gulácsi László |
Compulsory elective subjects
| Subject (second year spring semester) | Credit | Responsible (instructor) | |
| Specialist knowledge | Project Management in an Agile Environment | 8 | Prof. Dr. Csiszárik-Kocsir Ágnes |
| Innovative Financial Solutions | 8 | Prof. Dr. Csiszárik-Kocsir Ágnes | |
| Change Management and Organizational Culture | 8 | Dr. habil. Varga János | |
| Economic theories and models: innovation and management | 8 | Prof. Dr. Fogarasi József | |
| Management of innovations in healthcare | 8 | Prof. Dr. Gulácsi László Dr. habil. Zrubka Zsombor Prof. Dr. Péntek Márta | |
| Innovation management in agriculture | 8 | Prof. Dr. Garai-Fodor Mónika | |
| Methodologic knowledge | Testing statistical hypotheses for innovative development in the healthcare industry | 8 | Prof. Dr. Takács Márta |
| Methods and practice of marketing research | 8 | Prof. Dr. Garai-Fodor Mónika | |
| Biostatistics | 8 | Dr. habil Zrubka Zsombor, Prof. Dr. Ferenci Tamás | |
Elective subjects – Specialised knowledge
| Subject | Credit | Responsible |
| Marketing Strategy in Organizational and Consumer Markets | 5 | Prof. Dr. Garai-Fodor Mónika |
| Health Technology Assessment, Evaluation of Innovative Healthcare Products and Services | 5 | Prof. Dr. Gulácsi László |
| Cost accounting in healthcare, financing of healthcare products and services | 5 | Prof. Dr. Gulácsi László |
| The human side of innovation | 5 | Prof. Dr. Karácsony Péter |
| Clinical evaluation of innovative healthcare technologies: measuring and evaluating health benefits | 5 | Prof. Dr. Péntek Márta |
| Innovation theory and management in the healthcare industry | 5 | Dr. habil. Zrubka Zsombor Prof. Dr. Haidegger Tamás |
| Agricultural and food marketing | 5 | Dr. habil. Szigeti Orsolya |
| Innovative organizational development and leadership | 5 | Dr. habil. Berke Szilárd |
Elective subjects – Methodological knowledge
| Subject | Credit | Responsible |
| Numerical Modeling and Optimization of Industrial Processes in an Innovation Environment | 5 | Prof. Dr. Felde Imre |
| Modern Methods for Estimating Efficiency and Productivity | 5 | Prof. Dr. Fogarasi József |
| Advanced Econometrics I | 5 | Dr. Bakucs Zoltán, PhD |
| Econometrics for Advanced Students II. | 5 | Dr. Bakucs Zoltán, PhD |
| Synthesis of scientific evidence: systematic literature review and evaluation | 5 | Prof. Dr. Péntek Márta Prof. Dr. Gulácsi László |
| Quantitative synthesis of health science evidence, meta-analysis | 5 | Dr. habil Zrubka Zsombor |
| Health economics decision-making modeling | 5 | Dr. habil Zrubka Zsombor |
| Applied Python Programming | 5 | Dr. Kertész Gábor, PhD |
| Applied Artificial Intelligence | 5 | Dr. Kertész Gábor, PhD |
| Research Publication Skills | 5 | Prof. Dr. Gulácsi László Dr. Berek László |
| Modeling Innovation Processes with Soft Computing Methods | 5 | Prof. Dr. Takács Márta |
| The Impact of Risk Management on Farm Productivity | 5 | Prof. Dr. Fogarasi József |
| Risk Assessment and Testing of Medical Devices | 5 | Prof. Dr. Kozlovszky Miklós |
| Development of Innovative Medical Device Prototypes in Practice | 5 | Prof. Dr. Kozlovszky Miklós |
Method and rules for selecting a topic:
Applicants may choose from the current list of available topics during the official application period and must indicate their chosen topic when applying to the Doctoral School.
The current list of available topics can be found on the doktori.hu website: https://doktori.hu
The research proposal is currently under review; the following template is expected to be approved.