At this phase, doctoral program students are required to take a number of lectures, including the Qualification Examination course. Lectures are taken to partially fulfill the residence requirements and, if necessary, to prepare for a qualification exam. The new qualification exam can be done after students have registered and taken courses for a minimum of one semester. Students are declared to have completed this phase if they are declared to have passed the qualification exam. This first phase must be completed within a maximum of two semesters.

The components that are assessed in the Qualification Exam phase are as follows:

• Issues discussed
• Methodology in papers
• The main results of the papers
• The novelty element of the papers being reviewed
• Further development
• Mastery of basic science for the field to be studied

At this phase, students are required to compile a research proposal. Students are declared to have completed this phase if the proposal they compiled is approved by the supervisor team and is declared eligible as a doctoral research proposal by the assessment team. This second phase must be completed by students within a maximum period of four semesters from the time they start the doctoral program.
The components that are assessed in the Proposal Exam phase are as follows:

• Mastery of basic supporting scienceAn understanding of the research problem
• Methodology understanding
• Knowledge of State of The Art research topics
• Readiness to work independently
• Working drive and motivation

At this stage, students conduct research and are required to regularly report their progress. At this stage also, students write their research results into a dissertation and in scientific papers to be published as international scientific publications. Students are declared to have completed this stage if:

1. All courses, except for the Dissertation Exam courses, have passed,
2. Students have met the requirements of scientific publications, and
3. The dissertation prepared by students and approved by the supervisor team is declared worthy of being a doctoral dissertation by the assessment team.

The Research Phase of the Doctoral Program at STEI is divided into four stages of research progress as follows

1. Research and Progress Seminar I
   1. Pre-requirements: Pass the Qualification Examination and Research Proposal
   2. Passing Requirements: Already can maintain a convincing method for solving research problems It is proven by a report that includes an analysis and an acceptable argument.
2. Research and Progress Seminar II
   1. Pre-requirements: Pass the Research and Progress Seminar I
   2. Passing Requirements: Have explored the solution method proposed at the Progress Seminar I as evidenced by the initial research results.
3. Research and Progress Seminar III
   1. Pre-requirements: Pass the Research and Progress Seminar II
   2. Passing Requirements: Have produced scientific contributions that can be published at international conferences in accordance with their fields, as evidenced in the form of a draft paper that has been approved by the Advisory Team.
4. Research and Progress Seminar IV
   1. Pre-requisites: Pass the Research and Progress Seminar III and International Conference Papers received.
   2. Requirements for graduation: Have produced a complete scientific contribution that is suitable for writing in a dissertation and international journal draft that has been approved by the supervisor.

Systematics of Doctoral Student Research Progress Seminar Reports

At this stage, students take exams to defend their dissertation and perfect the writing of their dissertation. This fourth stage must be completed within a maximum period of 10 semesters.