In order to fulfil the requirements for obtaining a PhD degree, the students of the Research school "Space Science and Technology" must follow relevant advanced courses to earn 30 ECTS points in all.
Depending on the focus area of the study, each PhD student chooses, either courses or summer schools equivalent to minimum 20 ECTS points plus international courses equivalent to 10 ECTS points, or all the 30 ECTS points from activities within the Research school.
In time, several new special courses will be offered as one-week courses instead of the present semester-based courses.
The remaining ECTS points must be earned by following relevant courses regularly offered by the partner institutions.