You may submit papers in the fields of Environment and Space, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis, Asian Studies, Video Games, Digital Humanities, Critical Gender Studies, and Critical Media Studies by October 1, 2026.
Doctoral Programmes organised at the university level
Committee for Doctoral studies meetings 2025/2026
UNI.MINDS festival of science and innovation 2025
3rd Doctoral Conference: New Perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Cancellation of officie hours of the doctoral study office 24. 7. - 7. 8. 2026
Enrolment in doctoral studies in the academic year 2026/2027
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Fulbright open call: deadline 31. 7. 2026
Faculty of Social Sciences Kardeljeva ploščad 5 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: +386 1 58 05 218, +386 1 58 05 120
Email: doctoral.studies@fdv.uni-lj.si
Every working day from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. in office DS-06.
Afternoon office hours: upon agreement by email
October 1, 2026 – January 16, 2026
February 16, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Fee per programme: 11.600,00 €* Fee per study year: 1st year: 3.800 €, 2nd year: 3.000 €, 3rd year: 2.200 €, 4th year: 2.600 €
*From the academic year 2025/26.
Lectures for the preparation of the registration of the doctoral dissertation 2025/26
Theories of Society 2025-26
Methodology and Epistemology of Social Sciences 2025-26
Methodology and Epistemology of Social Sciences - seminars 2025/26
Here you can find the the Rules on doctoral studies, instructions and forms.
Here you can find the schedule for 1st and 2nd doctoral presentations.
Template for final thesis writing at the 3rd study cycle FDV
Statement on the public proclimation of the success or failure of the PhD viva
Background and Criteria for Ethics Review
Ethics Committee on Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Frequently asked questions
5.1 Instructions for preparing informed consent
5.1.A INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH WHERE WE DEAL WITH NON-ANONYMIZED DATA
5.1.B INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH WHERE WE DEAL WITH ANONYMIZED DATA