Our doctoral school is the third cycle of study of the Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology of the Babeș-Bolyai University, after the bachelor and master programs in theology. Its administrative organization is part of the UBB Doctoral Institute. The doctoral studies are regulated by an order approved by the Romanian Ministry of Education. In this regard, doctoral studies are divided into two parts, called programs, which are usually structured for a total duration of three years, i.e. six semesters. The educational curriculum organized at institutional level ensures the acquisition of theoretical knowledge, while the research content enables and supports independent research activity.
International conference entitled "From War to War. Europe and the World in the Interwar Period," held at the Academy Headquarters in Pécs
As a guest speaker, Dr. László Holló gave a lecture entitled Die Auswirkungen des am 30. Mai 1932 zwischen dem Heiligen Stuhl und Rumänien geschlossenen Abkommens (The Effects of the Agreement Concluded between the Holy See and Romania on May 30, 1932) at the international conference entitled "From War to War. Europe and the World...
Public doctoral defense of Béla Pallai-Romeo-János
We are pleased to announce that doctoral candidate Béla-Romeo-János Pallai will publicly defend his doctoral dissertation entitled The First Century of the History of Romanian Greek Catholics (1912-2012) on September 22, 2025. He successfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled The First Century of the History of Hungarian Greek Catholics in Romania (1912-2012).
Giurgiu Daniel's public doctoral defense
We are pleased to announce that doctoral candidate Giurgiu Daniel successfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled Destine de preoți ai Arhidecanatului Romano-Catolic de Maramureș, în oglinda documentelor din arhivele Securității (The Fate of Priests of the Roman Catholic Archdeaconry of Maramureș, as Reflected in Documents from the Securitate Archives) on September 22, 2025.
The director of our Doctoral School, László Holló at the Veszprém Diocesan College
The director of our Doctoral School, László Holló, gave a lecture as part of the program entitled The Diverse History of Transylvania's Religious Plurality, organized by the Veszprém Diocesan College, entitled Experiences of Lived Synodality. Traditions of the Church Governmental Activity of the Lay Faithful in the Diocese of Transylvania.https://ersekifoiskola.hu/hu/2025/09/16/erdely-vallasi-pluralitasanak-sokszinu-tortenelme/
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Public defense of Dani (Pál-Jakab) Orsolya's doctoral thesis
We are delighted to announce that Dani (Pál-Jakab) Orsolya, PhD candidate, successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled "Patient-centered hospital pastoral care: strategies for organizing hospital pastoral services in the Archdiocese of Alba Iulia" on September 22, 2025.
As a guest speaker, Dr. László Holló gave a lecture entitled Die Auswirkungen des am 30. Mai 1932 zwischen dem Heiligen Stuhl und Rumänien geschlossenen Abkommens (The Effects of the Agreement Concluded between the Holy See and Romania on May 30, 1932) at the international conference entitled “From War to War. Europe and the World in the Interwar Period” held at the Academic Headquarters in Pécs.
The director of our Doctoral School, László Holló, gave a lecture as part of the program entitled The Diverse History of Transylvania’s Religious Plurality, organized by the Veszprém Diocesan College, entitled Experiences of Lived Synodality. Traditions of the Church Governmental Activity of the Lay Faithful in the Diocese of Transylvania. https://ersekifoiskola.hu/hu/2025/09/16/erdely-vallasi-pluralitasanak-sokszinu-tortenelme/ https://ersekifoiskola.hu/hu/2025/09/30/erdely-vallasi-pluralitasanak-sokszinu-tortenelme-2/
We are delighted to announce that Dani (Pál-Jakab) Orsolya, PhD candidate, successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “Patient-centered hospital pastoral care: strategies for organizing hospital pastoral services in the Archdiocese of Alba Iulia” on September 22, 2025.
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Religion, Culture, Society - Doctoral School
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Religion
The role of religion in the lives of people and societies has changed significantly in recent decades. We explore different aspects and consequences of this change. -
Culture
A human being always lives in a culture. Grace presupposes culture, and the gospel always seeks to be realized in a culture. We are searching for the possibilities and barriers to this realization. -
Society
Society is constantly changing. It faces many challenges along the way. These challenges cannot leave the Church indifferent. In a given society, the Church always seeks to be an advocate for the poor and the weak. We have seen many examples of this throughout history. Our research covers the realities of the past as well as the challenges of the present.
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