The primary task of the Doctoral School is to provide educational programmes of a high standard in accordance with the requirements of the Bologna system to those leading architects with an MSc or MA degree, as well as to those with an MA or MSc degree in an architecture-related field. The programmes of the Doctoral School engage in fields dealing with the most important concerns in Hungary and, specifically in the Pécs region, the areas of national heritage protection. Heritage protection, taking advantage of the latest developments and technologies, enjoys priority within the highly complex system of architectural tasks both in Hungary and the whole of Europe. Heritage protection, in addition to its architectural and artistic aspects, encompasses the active use of a wider range of scientific fields (civil engineering, structural engineer-ing, information technology, etc.). In accordance with the original mission of the Pécs Doctoral School, heritage protection has been and will be one of the main focus areas of its activities. However, the experience gained from the activities, the changing social requirements and the scientific developments have made it imperative for the Doctoral School to embrace the complex topic of sustainable architecture, especially those aspects whose research is supported by the profile of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. These aspects include the information technology support of architecture and the interaction between architecture and IT, the development of smart buildings, smart cities and infrastructure, green architecture, including the developments in the methods and instruments of energy-efficient design. The objective is to realize these goals and apply these methods and instruments in the innovative architectural design of the future where the environmental and safety aspects are also observed.