phD research in Finland

xmaskit · Post by **xmaskit** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:16 pm

did anyone in here apply to University of Eastern Finland (UEF) as phD candidate in this semester? I already applied but now I feel nervous because of no information after submitting documents. @@. and I heard that there is no interview as well. if Anyone know any information about the life at UEF and the phD research in here, please share with me some information. thank you very much.
PS: i'm a chemist.

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Gustavo_Orozco · Post by **Gustavo_Orozco** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:24 am

Hi xmas!

Did you received any information about admission process?

Querfeldein · Post by **Querfeldein** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:05 am

Contrary to popular belief (and it is incredible how popular that myth is), it really will not hurt your chances of success if you simply give them a call and ask about the status of your application. If you call the departmental secretariat on Monday, whoever answers the phone will have nothing whatsoever to do with evaluating your application. And even if they did, they would not hold it against you that you ask.

goo · Post by **goo** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:40 pm

PhD applications to a Finnish universities are usually written with the help of the professor. That way the research plan will be in line with the potential supervisor's plans. Otherwise the professors will browse the applications looking for (unexptected) stellar candidates and contact only those for the interview. You should go to meet with a couple of professors and ask them about future PhD positions. They will initially say that there is nothing available but, if you appear like a good candidate, they will keep you CV and think about it.

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