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There’s something more than a master’s. Distinguish yourself from the crowd and start your doctoral studies with us. At Masaryk University, you can choose from a wide range of doctoral programmes that will take your academic, scientific, and research career further. Never stop learning and make a positive change in the world.

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Scientists across MU fields accept MUNI Scientist awards

The Grant Agency of Masaryk University held its annual conference in the Augustinian Abbey last Wednesday, 30 November. It included, for the third time, the MUNI Scientist Award ceremony.

MU awards two honorary doctorates

Ross J. Anderson, professor of security engineering, and Ondřej Křivánek, physicist, designer and developer of electron microscopy technology, have been awarded the doctor honoris causa degree by Masaryk University.

Masaryk University has new spin-off: AI|ffinity

Last week, Masaryk University’s 20th spin-off company was founded. AI|ffinity has gained a licence for software that uses artificial intelligence to determine the structure of biomolecules all the way down to the atomic level.

Brno Ph.D. Talent: Fourteen young scientists from MU recognised

The Mayor of the City of Brno presented a check for CZK 300,000 to finalists of the 11th year of the competition Brno Ph.D. Talent as acknowledgement of their achievements.

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Ph.D. by Research

Studying for a Ph.D. through UNYP

One of the core values held by the University of New York in Prague is excellence in research. Offered at our partner, New York College Athens, in coordination with the University of Bolton, students will be able to earn their Ph.D. UNYP encourages graduates in all disciplines to consider studying for a doctorate – the highest academic award conferred by this university – or an MPhil. To this end, UNYP offers its students through its partners the opportunity to study for a Ph.D. or MPhil in any subject area in which we have relevant research expertise, in association with the relevant Academic Group, Research Centre, or Research Institute.

The Ph.D. by research is awarded to a candidate who presents and defends a thesis, after having critically investigated and evaluated an approved topic which results in an independent and original contribution to knowledge and demonstrates an understanding of the appropriate research methods within the chosen field. This Ph.D. program is designed for those who wish to pursue supervised research at the doctoral level, leading to the publication of a traditional doctoral thesis of sufficient quality to be deemed an original and independent contribution to the existing body of knowledge, and which justifies the award of a doctorate. It is possible to apply and register for the doctorate either directly or via the MPhil route.

Career opportunities with a doctorate from the University of Bolton

A doctorate is much more than the most advanced qualification in your specialist area of study. Successfully completing a Ph.D. is proof that you have mastered a set of transferable and highly desirable skills and qualities such as critical analysis, project management, high-level problem-solving, leadership and mentoring, challenging and providing alternative perspectives on received wisdom, advanced research, and presentation skills, self-confidence, determination, and persistence. 

Ph.D. graduates have more successful careers and increased earnings than any other graduate. They are seen are the professional “movers and shakers” in the workplace, the employees who bring innovation and enterprise to the table.

Qualifying criteria

Doctorates are awarded to candidates who can demonstrate:

(i) the employment of original research or other advanced scholarship to create and interpret new knowledge, producing a body of work that is of a quality that satisfies peer review, extends the limits of understanding within the subject, and is worthy of publication;

(ii) the systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the cutting edge of an academic discipline or area of professional practice;

(iii) the general ability to conceptualize, design, and implement a research project for the generation of new knowledge, applications, or understanding within the discipline, and to make adaptations and adjustments in the event of new issues arising;

(iv) a detailed understanding of the appropriate techniques for research and advanced academic inquiry within the discipline.

Moreover, the University would expect Ph.D. candidates to demonstrate the ability to:

(a) make and defend informed judgments on complex issues in specialist fields, often in the absence of complete data, and to be able to communicate their ideas and conclusions clearly and effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences;

(b) undertake research and development at an advanced level, whether pure or applied, contributing substantially to the development within the discipline of new techniques, ideas, or approaches;

(c) demonstrate the exercise of personal responsibility and autonomous initiative in complex and unpredictable situations, in academic, professional, and similar environments, and any other professional qualities and transferable skills that would be reasonably expected at this academic level.

Research Subject Areas

New York College Athens and the University of New York in Prague, in association with the University of Bolton, can support Ph.D. and MPhil students with research interests in the following subject areas:

• Art and Design
• Accounting and Business
• Built Environment & Civil Engineering
• Community Studies
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• English & Creative Writing
• Health & Well-Being
• Information Systems
• Islamic Finance
• Materials, Research & Innovation
• Mass Observation and Worktown Studies
• Medical, Biomedical, and Life Sciences
• Photography
• Sport, Performance, Recovery & Rehab
• Sport Sociology and Policy
• Theatre and Performance
• Renewable Energy & Environmental Technologies

Important information about the Ph.D. program

• 3 to 4 years (full-time); 5 to 7 years (part-time)
• UNYP will support local students with registration and library facilities
• Degree awarded by the University of Bolton program delivered from New York College, Athens

Requirements

Ph.D. candidates should have at least an upper second class honors degree (2.1) or the equivalent in a relevant subject. Postgraduate qualification and/or some research training or relevant professional development is desirable. An interview will be carried out by the University of Bolton (remotely by phone or internet for candidates based outside the UK).  In general, candidates who are not native English speakers will also need IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent).

Application Procedures

If you are interested in studying for a Ph.D., the first step that you should take is to contact UNYP’s Admissions Team in order to discuss your academic field and the nature of the research that you wish to undertake. The UNYP Admissions team will work with you to help you register for the program at New York College Athens. The Postgraduate Advisor will be able to advise you on whether we can support your specialism.

Do you have a question? Are you ready to apply?

Our admissions team is ready to answer your questions or help you with your application! Our team can also arrange a campus visit to meet our students and professors or sit in on a class.  If you would like to try the UNYP experience you can even be a UNYP student for a day.

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IOCB is an exciting place. As a student here, you’ll have the opportunity to work on interesting projects in a first-class tutoring program. You will be in a vibrant international setting of a prestigious scientific institution, which has cutting-edge equipment and modern technologies and collaborates with leading research centers around the world as well as with important commercial partners.

Those are just some of the reasons there are over 200 PhD students working at IOCB, of which around 80 are from abroad.

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For general inquiries about PhD at IOCB Prague, please contact our PhD coordinator Martina Nussbaumerová at  phdcoordinator invalid-email-name @ invalid-email-domain uochb.cas.cz

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Administrative aspects of doctoral studies, including administrative aspects of the presentation and defence of dissertations, are handled by the department for science and research at the university faculties and institutes. Academic aspects of the studies are handled by the workplace that is accredited for the doctoral study programme. In cases where the study programme is jointly accredited with an external workplace, it is usually the external workplace that provides the supervisor. All full-time students studying in Czech language are awarded a scholarship that makes a contribution to their living costs. Doctoral students can also participate in research plans and in grant-funded projects.

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Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, are among the most prestigious at Masaryk University and in the Czech Republic. The range of accredited study programmes covers practically the entire spectrum of biomedical research and clinical medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, offers the best practices in PhD Training of its PhD students. The quality of doctoral studies has been confirmed by the evaluation of the Orpheus organisation that has awarded the Faculty with a quality certificate.

The Faculty of Medicine is a proud member of ORPHEUS ( Or ganization for Ph D Education in Biomedicine and Health Science in the Eu ropean S ystem). This organization aims to safeguard the PhD as a research degree by supporting graduate schools, faculties and departments, research students, and their supervisors, through quality assurance mechanisms, and advocating best practices, professional development, and training.

Masaryk University is a member of the PRIDE Network ( Pr ofessionals I n D octoral E ducation). This network  aims to be the leading professional resource for the advancement of professionals in doctoral education.

Students are expected to have a good background in the field as well as sufficient language skills to understand fully the study materials. Applicants are required to hold a corresponding degree from an officially accredited university. The Faculty of Medicine encourages applications from all students and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, race, gender or religion.

Studies in the English language programmes are free of charge, there is no tuition fee. Applicants only pay an application fee and also a fee for an assessment of previous foreign education (see more details in the part Admission Information below).

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The applicant is supposed to check the requirement for applicants specified for a particular study programme. Call for applicants to specific doctoral study programmes with the beginning of the study in the Spring term of the Academic Year 2024/2025 (February 2025) will be open in the period from 1. 9. 2024 to 31. 10. 2024.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact a potential supervisor before applying, particularly to consult on the research focus and its possible guidance.

More information on open study programmes will be published here later.

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The admissions process consists of several parts:

Choose PhD thesis topic

Choose from offered phd thesis topics.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact a potential supervisor before applying, particularly to consult on the research focus and its possible guidance.

An offer of specific PhD thesis topics will be published here later.

Electronic application

Generally, the applicant has to submit the following documents (if not required otherwise all materials must be in Czech or English or must be original documents accompanied by Czech or English translations).

Once the call is open, the applicant may submit an electronic a pplication form .

Necessary parts of the application are:

Curriculum vitae

A one-page outline of the student's professional background, experience, and skills.

Up to two pages of format-free text in length) explaining the reasons why the student should be accepted for study at the Faculty of Medicine and what study program and its specialization(s) he or she wishes to apply for.

Photocopies of all diplomas and transcripts

from all universities attended (the doctoral degree program requirement is a Master's degree in the corresponding field of study).

Two letters od recommendation

from persons familiar with the student's academic background.

Information for holders of foreign certificates and degrees

As stated in the Czech Higher Education Act, Section 48, admission to a Doctoral degree programme is conditional on the completion of studies in a Master’s degree programme.

The applicant who holds a certificate and a degree from a foreign higher education institution demonstrates the proper completion of studies in the Master's degree by:

• This applies to higher education obtained in the Master's degree programme in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
• No other documents need to be submitted, and no other verification has to be administered
• a foreign document on foreign higher education for verification by the faculty;
• This applies to higher education obtained in the Master's degree programme in the countries of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland.
• The Faculty of Medicine may require the submission of additional information on the content and scope of the previous foreign higher education, and a confirmation from the relevant foreign authority that the given foreign university is authorized to provide higher education in the said foreign country.
• In case of doubts about the sufficient level, scope, or content of the previous foreign education proven in this way, the Faculty of Medicine will ask the applicant to complete the documentation with a certificate of recognition of foreign higher education.
• The verification administrated by the Faculty of Medicine is charged. In order to pay the fee, please go to the Shopping Center of Masaryk University .
• This applies to higher education obtained in the Master’s degree programme in other countries than mentioned above, and to the one that will not be verified by the faculty (see the article above).
• This certificate of recognition of foreign higher education can be issued by any public university in the Czech Republic, which has an accredited study program with similar content.
• At Masaryk University, the recognition of previous Master’s degree programmes is administrated by the Office for Studies at the Rector’s Office. More information on the recognition (or so-called “nostrification”) issued by Masaryk University can be found at https://www.muni.cz/en/admissions/recognition/general

A foreign document on foreign higher education is usually a diploma or a certificate of completed studies.

• The documents must be submitted in notary-certified copies of officially verified originals ( https://www.muni.cz/en/admissions/recognition/means-of-authentication ).
• In case they are issued in other languages than Czech, Slovak, or English, certified translations of the documents to the Czech or English language must be enclosed.

The e-application period will be open from 1. 9. 2024 to 31. 10. 2024.

Admission procedure fees

The admission fee is 600,- CZK. Information on how to pay the fee is stated directly in the e-application.

Administrative round

Once the applicant has submitted the application form and paid the application fee, the administrator of the Office for Research and Quality will download the application together with all enclosed documents and send it to the right study programme admission committee. It is necessary to complete the recognition of previous education, as mentioned on this webpage in the part "Admission Information" . This procedure can take some time (months) to be completed.

The admission committee evaluates the materials which the applicant has attached to the application: curriculum vitae, an essay – a motivation letter, a diploma and transcript of courses taken, two letters of recommendation from previous teachers.

We recommend to the applicant to prepare these documents very carefully, as it is on the basis of these documents that the applicant will be invited to the second round of interviews.

Entrance examination

The entrance examination in the form of an interview conducted before the admission committee; upon prior agreement, it can be held using videoconferencing technology.

In the admission process, the applicant can obtain a maximum of 100 points. To be accepted, it is necessary to receive at least 85 points. An admission committee evaluates a presentation of an applicant during the exam. However, the final decision has to be made by the dean of faculty. If the result is "accepted", the administrator of the Office for Research and Quality prepares admission documents. These admission documents are sent directly to the applicant. In the case of a visa application, admission documents are required for the procedure.

Conditions during the study

The basis of the doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University is the procedural pursuit of preparation of the doctoral thesis in close and regular interaction with the supervisor and supplemented by the faculty-wide applicable terms for completing the postgraduate studies.

Before the defense of the doctoral thesis is performed, the following conditions need to be met:

• Fulfill the requirements of the given individual study plan
• Complete at least four courses in four different fields of study courses of a common basis (see below).

Every doctoral student enrolled at LF MU after 1 September 2023 is required to take a course in ethics and academic integrity.                        It is compulsory to attend the course FRESHERS !                                                                                                                                                        It is recommended to choose the course DSEBRa Ethics of Biomedical Research . Completion of the course DSEBRa Ethics of Biomedical Research is highly recommended for all Ph.D. candidates of the Faculty of Medicine.

During the study

During the study, it is necessary to:

Complete at least four courses in four different fields of study courses of a common basis (see below)

• Complete at least four subject-area courses (within the competence of the doctoral board).
• Meet the publication activity requirements:

The faculty-wide conditions of doctoral studies stipulate as a publication minimum one first-author publication of an original paper in a journal with an IF value above the median of the field or two original first-author publications in a journal with an IF value in the third quartile of the dissertation field (Q3).

• Undergo an internship abroad (with a duration of at least one month), alternatively participate in an international project (attendance at the regular project team meetings is mandatory).
• Present original data at an international conference.
• Submit the doctoral thesis.
• Pass the final state doctoral examination.
• Acquire the total amount of 240 credits over the course of studies (in case the MU study and examination regulations change, the credit system may be bypassed at the discretion of the doctoral board).

Participation in teaching can then only reach the maximum of 150 hours/4 years.

The process of constructing an Individual Study Plan may be described by the following:

25 ECTS - The shared courses of the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University

20 ECTS – Curriculum – Specific Courses

195 ECTS - the doctoral (defense of the doctoral thesis + the final state doctoral examination), publication activities, an internship abroad, attendance at an international conference, assistance in pedagogical activities, and teaching.

Common core courses

The common courses encompass the stated fields of scientific knowledge and capabilities. They can be completed as a part of the organized courses at the MU (in cooperation with the CEITEC, the Faculty of Science, etc.) or through the analogical external courses (e.g. The Course in the Fundamentals of Research Work Administered by the Czech Academy of Science).

Scientific Information, medicine based on evidence

e.g. courses:

DSAS01 Acquisition of scientific info , taught by Masaryk University Campus library;

C4866 Scientific knowledge and thinking (Faculty of Science, Autumn only);

C4868 Discover the science - Science and society (Faculty of Science, Spring only)

Ethical and legal aspects of research

DSEBRa Ethics of Biomedical Research (Autumn only)

S4002 Law, ethics and philosophy of science (CEITEC, Autumn only)

Organization of research projects and clinical trials

BMAM051 Plánování, organizace a hodnocení klinických studií (for lessons in English solved individually);

Data analysis

BMAK051 Clinical Data Analysis ;

E5444 Analysis of sequencing data (Faculty of Science);

Bi7550 Practical Analysis of Biological Data - Seminar (Faculty of Science);

C2170 Statistical Methods in Chemistry (Faculty of Science);

EO420 Data Analysis in Biomedical and Environmental Sciences I (Faculty of Science)

Publication, presentation, and grant-related skills

VLLL021 Searching medical literature and basics of scientific writing ;

FRESHERS: Skills for Research Career ;

VLAW051 Academic Writing ;

XS450a Communication skills training (CEITEC);

S4010 Science Communication Course : Present Your Research Result with Confidence (CEITEC)

Computer Network User

e.g. course:

DSUP031 Computer network user

State Doctoral Exam and PhD Thesis Defense

To successfully complete their studies, students must pass the state doctoral examination and defend their dissertation.

State Doctoral Examination - The student informs his or her supervisor and the chairperson of the doctoral committee or doctoral board of his or her intention to take the state doctoral examination. This chairperson then determines the date of the state doctoral examination.

PhD Thesis Defense - When applying for PhD Thesis defense, students have to follow:

- the Guidelines on the Formal Requirements for Dissertations Prepared at the Faculty of Medicine

- the Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine Directive No. 1/2019 called Doctoral Study Programme at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University

Students bring an Application for permission to defend the dissertation to representatives of the Office for Research and Quality. The students also send a  document about publications via e-mail to representatives of the Office for Research and Quality ([email protected]).

Before visiting the Office for Research and Quality, please also send the relevant staff member by e-mail: a) English title of the dissertation b) A proposal of the dissertation opponents, including current e-mail, correspondence and telephone contact, in agreement with the supervisor. The opponents are appointed by the dean on the proposal. The proposal of the opponents must comply with the following requirements according to the MU Study and Examination Regulations (Article 33, paragraph 5 and Article 31, paragraph 4, letter b) - there must be at least two opponents - at least one opponent must be external (not employed by Masaryk University) - the opponent must not be a supervisor or former supervisor - the opponent must not be a co-author of the dissertation (in the case of a set of annotated theses) or other persons in a similar position.

Together with all these requirements, according to the MU study and examination regulations , the so-called Thesis Archive in the MU IS must be completed before submitting the thesis to the Office for Research and Quality. The Office for Research and Quality staff will not accept incomplete materials!

The Office for Research and Quality staff will officially accept the thesis and publish it in the IS MU on the day of submission. From this day onwards, the thesis is publicly available and traceable. Therefore, the thesis can no longer be manipulated in any way and an assessment is prepared for this thesis. The opponent is obliged to draw up an opinion according to the MU IS, i.e. the thesis cannot be modified in any way on the recommendation of the opponent and only then the opinion is drawn up.

If the Office for Research and Quality staff has all the opinions available, it addresses the chairman of the doctoral board (if the programme studied has a specialisation, the chairman of the doctoral committee) with a request to set the date, time, and place of the defence (plus possibly the state doctoral examination, if it has not already been taken at an earlier date), and the chairman is also asked to form a committee. The defence will take place. In the case of a successful state doctoral examination and defence, the study is officially terminated on this date in IS MU and the student becomes a graduate of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University.

Welcome office

The Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, is happy to welcome each international newcomer. To make their arrival easier, the  helpful information provides faculty Welcome office.

The Faculty of Medicine does not organize special Open Days for prospective doctoral students but these applicants are welcome to visit the Faculty during Open Days for prospective Bachelor or Master students (see here ) or it is possible to come to the Office for Research and Quality after prior arrangement. For further information please contact Mr. Petr Bures from Office for Research and Quality ( [email protected] ).

Scholarships

International PhD candidates may be granted by a doctoral scholarship. This scholarship is paid monthly in the amount of 15000 CZK.

International students can apply for other various scholarships, such as: 

• Accommodation grant from Masaryk University     
• Project Brno Ph.D. Talent

Rooms for group work of Ph.D. students on campus

Do you need a place where you can meet and work with your colleagues? The following FM MU departments offer the opportunity to use their facilities for group work of PhD students . If you are interested in using a particular room, please contact the contact person of the relevant department.

This activity was created in connection with the HR Award Action Plan of FM MU.

Strengthening the Prevention of Plagiarism in Student Works - handbooks

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How to Avoid Plagiarism

Handbook for Academic Staff

How to Prevent Plagiarism in Student Work

All outputs and information about the projects Strengthening the Prevention of Plagiarism in Student Works project and Strengthening the Academic Integrity of University Students with a Focus on the Risks and Opportunities of Distance Learning and Assessment Methods can be found at www.akademickaetika.cz/en/

Life in the Czech Republic

Newcomers may find practical information about the arrival to the Czech Republic on the web of the Welcome Office of the Faculty of Medicine. 

We do recommend to all applicants to read   the amendment to the Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals' in the Territory of the Czech Republic and follow its regulations.

Life expenses

It is necessary to come to the Czech Republic with at least 20 000 CZK (€ 800) for life expenses per month.

An applicant that needs a visa to get to the Czech Republic has to provide health insurance at minimum for the first year of study by one of the Czech insurance companies mentioned below. Without the insurance he/she cannot apply for visa. The other applicants, that do not need visa, are recommended to get the insurance as well. Students from European Union have to visit VZP (the first company mentioned in the list of insurance companies in the Czech Republic below) and show them her/his insurance card from her/his country. The company will provide a czech insurance card for foreigners. Possible insurance companies:

• VZP   www.vzpforforeigners.cz
• Maxima   www.maxima-as.cz
• Slavia   www.pojistovna-slavia.cz
• Uniqa   www.uniqa.cz
• Inter Partner Assistance (AXA)   www.axa-assistance.cz/ipus

The Czech health insurance costs around 15 000 CZK (€ 600) per year.

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• List of Missions of the Czech Republic abroad
• Application for the Czech Visa 
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• Masaryk University - Office for International Cooperation (OIC)
• Masaryk University - International Student Club (ISC)
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Ph.D. in Economics and Finance

We offer a graduate program in Economics and Finance leading to a  Ph.D. degree in Economics and Finance . The program concentrates on economic theory and its applications in economic and financial analyses. The program focuses on the modeling and analyses of economic processes and the behavior of economic agents, using modern microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, econometrics and finance.

The doctoral program aims to prepare highly qualified and trained experts for academia, international organizations, financial sector as well as for the other industries.

For more information visit the  section for applicants.

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PhD Programme in Media and Communication Studies

Deadline for submission is april 30, 2024.

APPLICATION AND ADMISSION CONDITIONS

The doctoral study program Media and Communication studies is designed for candidates who are deeply interested in following or related topics:

• Media Studies
• Journalism Studies
• Political Communication
• Social construction of reality
• Discourse studies
• Visual Journalism
• Sports Journalism
• Media History
• Strategic Communication, Marketing and PR
• Artificial Intelligence and Media, Big Data, Algorithms
• Cultural Studies
• Audience Studies
• Participatory Studies

The study program prepares students for independent academic work in the field of communication, media and marketing studies at universities, with substantial knowledge of communication and media theories and methodologies.

The study contributes to critical thinking about the nature of modern and late modern societies, about the nature of opportunities and risks of society-wide communication processes and changes in their institutionalization in the past and in the present.

​​​​​​Our Institute is the only one in the Czech Republic to offer a doctoral study field specialized exclusively in media studies. Each doctoral student automatically becomes a member of ECREA, one of the world's most important professional organizations in the field. Our Institute is systematically building a network of contacts with foreign universities, which doctoral students can make extensive use of

Research activities at ICSJ focus on the following areas, amongst others:

• Development of media, their position in society, and their relationship to other social institutions, from an historical perspective (with a focus on the period 1918-1989) and from a contemporary perspective;
• The state and role of journalism, and the journalistic coverage of social realities, including alternative forms of journalism (and media);
• The state and role of strategic communication and political communication/marketing;
• The discursive-ideological and mediated construction of social realities, such as the environment & nature, migration, nation and polis, home and everyday life, history and memory, and technology;
• Audience behaviours and audience interpretations of media content.

The graduate of the doctoral program of Media and Communication Studies knows methods of analysis of media production, media products, and content, audience, and users. He is an expert on the issues of the history and present of media and their position in changes in the social, political and cultural context, able to synthesize knowledge in the social sciences and humanities and to interpret current trends in media development and media and strategic communication.

Doctoral graduates are prepared for academic careers at universities in the Czech Republic and abroad, and for employment as media analysts in applied research. As social scientists, they can work in institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic or other scientific workplaces. They can also act as analysts of communication processes in the political or commercial sphere.

Forms of studies

The programme can be studied in a full-time form and in a combined form. We recommend to select the full-time form, as only this form entitles PhD students to a regular monthly scholarship. PhD students taking the combined form are not entitled to this scholarship.

Applicants choose the form of study when submitting the application. The basic duties are the same for students of both forms of study (completion of compulsory subjects, state examination, small and large dissertation defence, publishing and conference activities). Also the expectations about having a presence in Prague are the same. PhD students taking the combined form are not entitled to the regular scholarship, they are not expected to be involved in teaching at the Institute, and they can spend more time studying abroad.

The standard study period is four years, the doctoral program can be studied for a maximum of nine years. The maximum duration of full-time study is four years, i.e., after four years of study, the student automatically switches to the combined study and thus loses the right to a scholarship."

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Admissions to Ph.D.

Requirements for admission to the doctoral programme of study in the academic year 2024/2025

• The requirement for admission to the doctoral programme of study is the attainment of a degree of education (university education of the third degree) which would be acceptable for admission to the doctoral programme at a university in the country of origin of an applicant. However, the final decision regarding recognition of a respective qualification is issued by the Rectorate of Charles University, not by the Faculty.
• The full-time form of study includes the involvement of a doctoral student in projects and activities of a department whose scope of scholarship covers the topic of a respective dissertation thesis (civil law, international law, etc.). Applicants are strongly advised to contact in advance not only a potential supervisor of their doctoral study, but also the head of a respective department. Should there be no preliminary agreement between an applicant and a respective department it is advised to apply for a part-time (combined) form of study, which is less demanding as to the presence of a student at the faculty.

Electronic application

List of supervisors 2024/2025

Admissions office: (ground floor/room nr. 2, counter nr. 4)

Contact person:               Ludmila Páralová           

Tel.:                                   (+420) 221 005 205                                                           

E-mail:                               [email protected]   

Dates and deadlines:

Deadline for submission of application:          30 April 2024  (inclusive)              

Date of entrance examination:                          4   June 2024        

Alternative date of entrance examination:      18  June 2024

Fee for study in foreign language (English):    CZK 1 000 CZK / academic year

Fee for an electronic application:                     CZK 780

Fee for a paper application:                               CZK 830

The fee will be paid electronically via bank transfer or payment card. Details regarding the payment of the fee will be provided to the applicant via email upon the dispatch of their application.

Fee for recognition of foreign education:        CZK 930

These requirements were adopted by the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Law of Charles University under Article 8 (4) d) of the Constitution of the Faculty of Law of Charles University on 22   June 2023.

The application for admission is to be submitted not later than on 30 April 2024 .

I. Information about the admissions procedure

In the academic year 2024-2025 , the Faculty of Law of Charles University (“Faculty”) offers study in one doctoral programme conducted in the English language, entitled “Theoretical Legal Sciences – Law and Legal Theory in European Context”.

The doctoral programme of study focuses on scholarly research and independent creative activities in the respective research field. The admissions procedure to the doctoral programme of study at the Faculty in the academic year 2024-2025 will be carried out under section 47 and following of Act No. 111/1998 Sb., to regulate higher education institutions, as amended (“Higher Education Act”), and in compliance with the Code of Admissions Procedure of Charles University.

An applicant may apply for each form (full-time; part-time/combined) of the doctoral study in a separate application; however, it is possible to submit both applications at the same time. 

The Dean of the Faculty will appoint an examination board that will assess the extent of an applicant’s knowledge in the chosen programme of study, particularly in broader contexts.

Under Article 4 (5) of the Code of Admissions Procedure of Charles University, the Faculty will send an invitation to the entrance examination to an applicant through the electronic Student Information System not later than thirty days before the date of the examination. If the Faculty sends an invitation to an alternative entrance examination date, said time period may be shortened as necessary. An applicant will receive a password to sign into the electronic Student Information System after he/she has filed an application for study.

II. Organisation of, and requirements for the entrance examination

The entrance examination is held publicly in one round and taken orally. The examination is taken in English. The purpose of the entrance examination is to assess primarily the relevant academic knowledge of an applicant, as well as his or her initial capability of carrying out autonomous scientific activities and research within the selected programme of study.

The maximum total score to reach at the entrance examination is 60 points . The overall number of points achieved by an applicant is composed of the number of points reached within individual parts of the entrance examination.

The range of points in individual parts of the entrance examination is as follows:

• Debate over the presented project of a dissertation – at least 7 pages along with a list of references (0 - 30 points);
• Bonus points awarded for an applicant´s understanding of the content of study regarding (a) his or her  plan to be involved in scientific projects and research of the expected training unit (e.g. academic department), and in international research cooperation;  (b) linking his or her dissertation topic and outline with the research profile of his or her doctoral student training unit; (c) consent of a selected  supervisor to supervise the applicant´s project of the intended dissertation (0-10 points).
• Assessment of the recent academic and research activities of an applicant (0-10 points).
• Proving the knowledge resulting from studying relevant scientific literature within a wider context of the intended dissertation project (0-10 points).

The minimum overall number of points for an applicant to attain at the entrance examination in order to be admitted to study is 40 points .

The Dean will decide, as based on the recommendation of the Admission Commission, the maximum number of students admitted to the full-time form into the doctoral programme. The number of those admitted will be established with respect to:

• equal distribution of full-time doctoral students to different academic units,
• actual number of students in full-time form of study in the respective academic unit,
• the pursue for internationalisation in doctoral programme.

If a greater number of applicants than the maximum number of admissions achieves a score of at least 40 points in the admission examination for the full-time form of study, the order of the best applicants is decisive. Those applicants who have achieved the highest number of points are therefore admitted to the full-time form of study.

Not later than within 30 days from the entrance examination, the Dean will issue a decision regarding admission or non-admission of the applicant to the doctoral programme of study. The Faculty will deliver the decision by restricted delivery (to the applicant´s own hands) via a licensed operator of postal services. The decision to admit an applicant to the doctoral program of study may be sent to the applicant via the electronic Student Information System if the applicant had expressed consent with such delivery in the electronic application for admission.

III. Dates of examination

Regular date:                    4   June 2024

Alternative date:              18  J une 2024

The Dean may grant an opportunity to sit for an examination on the alternative date to an applicant who has so applied no later than three days after the regular date of examination, provided that the applicant was not able to take part in the regular examination for serious and substantiated reasons, mainly health reasons. Regular study abroad as preparation for study at a higher education institution is considered a justified reason for granting an alternative date. No further alternative date is permissible. The applications for the alternative date are filed and disposed of through the electronic Student Information System of the University (Article 14 (6) of the Code of Admissions Procedure of Charles University.

Application form requisites:      

IV. Application

Deadline for submission of application:

In compliance with Article 4 (2) of the Code of Admissions Procedure of Charles University, the Rector of Charles University has determined in his measure No. 13/2023  a period within which the applications are to be filed. Under section 4 (c) thereof, the period for submitting applications for study in the doctoral programmes of study runs from the date of the publication of admission requirements until 30 April 2024 .

Elements of application – electronic format

An electronic application form will be available as of 1 December 2023  at the following address: is.cuni.cz/studium/prijimacky. An applicant must indicate in the application the form of study (full-time or combined) and the programme of study. The application including all required documents to be attached to it must be sent through the electronic Student Information System not later than at 23:59:59 o’clock on 30 April 2024 .

After the application has been electronically filled out, it is necessary to send it out by clicking the “send” (“odeslat”) button, otherwise the application is not submitted and as such becomes invalid.

The requisite documents which constitute a component part of an electronic application as appendices are as follows:

• an outline of the dissertation project in the extent of 5-7 text pages; bonus points can be attained for (a) the applicant´s concrete plan to be involved in scientific projects and research of the expected training unit (e.g. academic department), and in international research cooperation;  (b) linking his or her dissertation topic and outline with the research profile of his or her doctoral student training unit; (c) consent of a selected supervisor to supervise the applicant´s project of the intended dissertation.
• structured CV ;
• an overview of past professional and/or academic activities (e.g. works published, practical trainings and internships, etc.).

The header on each page must contain the name of an applicant, the name of a selected programme of study and the title of the applicant´s project.

The applicant is obliged to choose from a list of supervisors for a given field and programme a potential supervisor and indicate the choice in the application. The list of supervisors for individual programmes and fields of study is available in the publicly accessible part of the website of the Faculty.

Each appendix to the application must in the pdf format uploaded separately along with the application for admission. Neither the application nor the attachments are to be printed out and sent by mail, with the exception of an authenticated copy of the higher education diploma and supplement to the diploma (or the Certificate of State Examination, in the case of former graduates of CU).

This obligation does not apply to students who have graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University since 1 January 2008 (the Faculty will verify this fact against the database of graduates of the Faculty). The applicant must send the authenticated copy of the master’s diploma and the supplement via regular mail to the address of the Faculty no later than on 30 September 2023 .

If an applicant graduated from a university or similar higher education institution abroad one of the following documents must be delivered to the Faculty by surface postal services:

• a document certifying the general recognition in the Czech Republic of the foreign university education; such document should have been obtained under ss. 89 and 90 of the Higher Education Act (so-called "recognition");
• a document proving the study at, and graduation from a foreign university where such study  and graduation is regarded in the Czech Republic as equal without any further administrative procedure in compliance with international obligations of the Czech Republic (a university diploma and supplement issued in the Slovak Republic, Poland, Hungary, or Slovenia); or
• a foreign document proving the study at, and graduation from a foreign university, which will be considered and recognized by the Faculty itself (for the recognition fee of CZK   930 ).
• Detail information regarding the proving of the regular completion of study in the master´s programme for graduates of foreign universities are available at the webpage of the Faculty, section “Prospective Applicants”, subsection “Recognition of Foreign Education”.

Elements of application – paper format

In the case of a paper format of an application, the above listed appendices along with the authenticated copy of a university diploma and its supplement are to be submitted in the paper format along with the paper application.

Forms of application

Applications are submitted:

•  electronically through the Student Information System of the University at the following address: is.cuni.cz/studium/prijimacky; or
• in a paper form to the following address:

Univerzita Karlova Právnická fakulta Referát doktorského studia nám. Curieových 7 116 40 Praha 1

V. Period for verifying the fulfilment of the requirements for admission

The deadline for verifying the fulfilment of the requirements for admission for applicants who are to pass their final state examination and complete their master´s programme of study at the Faculty in Autumn 2023 , as well as for applicants whose submitted application for recognition of foreign education will not have been decided by 30 September 2024, is 22 October 2024 . The same deadline is set for applicants who will have completed their master´s programme of study between 1 and 30 September 2024 , including cases where the required education is to be substantiated under section 48 (3) of the Higher Education Act.

VI. Application Fee

The submission fee is CZK 780  in the case of an electronic application and acts related to the admissions procedure, and CZK 830  for the paper format of an application and acts related to the admissions procedure.

The fee is paid electronically either by bank transfer or by payment card to the account of the Faculty at KB Praha 2, account number 0000868986130237/0100. The variable symbol (i.e. payment ID number) and the specific symbol for the bank transfer payment will be sent to the applicant by e-mail to his/her email address provided in the application form. The fee is payable immediately after the application for study has been submitted, and the email providing the variable and specific symbols received, however not later than on 30 April 2024 . The fee is non-recoverable.

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Admission Procedure in PhD Programmes

Admission procedure 2023/2024 ii, information on the admission procedure.

To apply for one of our doctoral study programmes taught in English you must hold or be working towards a master's diploma and have the necessary abilities for research. The latter consists mainly of the knowledge of the chosen field, English language, and the ability of independent creative work as well as teamwork. The assessment of these abilities is based on the documents submitted with your application and on the entrance examination, if the latter is not waived (see below). The entrance examination has two parts – examination in the expertise in the field and examination in the English language. The admission procedure commences with the submission of an application form.

Important dates:

• Application's submission till November 30, 2023
• Letters of recommendation are due till November 30, 2023
• English language proficiency must be demonstrated till November 30, 2023
• Application for the waiver of the subject entrance examination as soon as possible, but no later than November 30, 2023
• Invitation to take the entrance examination in mid-December, 2023
• Entrance examination dates: January 17 and 18, 2024
• Alternative entrance examination date: January 25, 2024, can be requested for serious reasons only
• A document certifying completion of a university education at Master's level needs to be delivered as soon as possible after the application submission, and in any case no later than February 29, 2024.

Admission for studies

Admission for studies in one of our doctoral study programmes taught in English except the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics will be granted to the applicants, who

• Submitted a complete application form together with all obligatory attachments before the deadline,
• successfully passed the entrance examination or were granted an entrance examination waiver,
• successfully passed the language examination or got a waiver of it

Admission for studies to the doctoral study programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics taught in English will be granted to the applicants, who

• successfully passed the entrance examination and achieved rank 1 in the ranking of applicants,
• successfully passed the language examination or they got a waiver of it

Invitation to subject entrance examination

The invitation to the subject entrance examination will be sent to those applicants, who

• submitted a complete application together with its obligatory attachments 2,3 and 4 before the deadline,
• paid the application fee,
• did not obtain the confirmation of the waiver of the subject entrance examination before mid-December, 2023.The invitation to an entrance examination is delivered through the University Electronic Information System. In mid-December, 2023, all applicants without a waiver receive an invitation to take the entrance examination from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. If the Faculty approves the waiver, the invitation ceases to apply.

Entrance examination to all programmes taught in English, except the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics

The entrance examination consists of two parts, subject and language one. The subject part of the entrance examination takes the form of a discussion about the chosen study programme. The committee gives the applicant three questions related to the chosen study programme. The committee judges the correctness of the answer, the knowledge of the field and overall readiness for doctoral studies. Each answer is evaluated on the binary Pass/Fail scale. The applicant must obtain three passing grades. If the applicant has chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and has obtained an approval of a future supervisor, or if the committee accepts the annotation of the applicant‘s own topic, the applicant will successfully pass the exam with only two passing grades from three questions.

Entrance examination to the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics taught in English

The entrance examination consists of two parts, subject and language one. The subject part of the entrance examination takes the form of a discussion about the field of Physics education and general problems of physics. The committee gives the applicant three questions related to the field of the study programme. The committee judges the correctness of the answer, the knowledge of the field and overall readiness for doctoral studies. Each answer is evaluated on the scale of 0–30 points, the applicant can therefore obtain at most 90 points for all three answers. In order to pass the exam, the applicant must obtain at least 60 points. If there is more than one successful applicant, the committee will rank the applicants according to the total number of points they obtained. Admission for studies to the doctoral study programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics taught in English will be granted to the candidate who successfully passes both parts of the entrance examination and obtains the highest score from the subject part of the examination.

Language part of the entrance examination

The language part of the entrance examination consists of a written test. The applicant may obtain a maximum of 100 points, the threshold for passing the exam is 50 points.

Waiver conditions of the subject entrance examination

The subject entrance examination cannot be waived for applicants to the study programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics. The subject entrance examination may be waived for applicants to for any study programme (with the exception of the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics) who have chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and obtained an approval of a future supervisor, and for whom at least one of the following conditions applies:

• their original scientific work on a relevant topic has been published, or has been accepted for publication, in a reviewed medium indexed by MathSciNet, SCOPUS or ISI Web of Knowledge databases;
• they have achieved excellent results in their master's study programme in the field of Physics, Computer Science, or Mathematics;
• they have achieved other remarkable results testifying their ability for doctoral studies.

It is necessary to apply for the waiver and prove that the applicant satisfies some of the above conditions, by no later than November 30, 2023

Conditions for a language examination waiver

The language examination will be waived if the applicant fulfills at least one of the following waiver conditions:

A. The applicant spent at least two years of his/her previous education at secondary or university level with English as the sole language of instruction in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, UK or USA. B. The applicant does not need to take the language examination of English if (s)he has already passed one of the following exams (in some cases we recognize the exam only with a minimum score or level):

• General State Language Examination in English in the Czech Republic
• examination in English at Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• TOEFL (paper) – 550 points
• TOEFL (computer) – 213 points
• TOEFL (internet) – 80 points
• IELTS – 7 points
• C2 Proficiency (formerly known as CPE) – Pass
• C1 Advanced (formerly known as CAE) – Pass
• B2 First (formerly known as FCE) – Grade A
• City&Guilds International ESOL, or City&Guilds International Spoken ESOL: Expert level – expert level
• TELC (The European Language Certificates) – TELC English C1 – Pass
• UNIcert English for Mathematicians: Level C1 – level C1
• Melab – 77 points
• Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) – Pass
• Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) – 605 points

The language examination waiver and the compliance with one of the conditions mentioned above must be requested before the deadlines mentioned above.

Application Form Requisites

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

Applications are to be submitted electronically via the Student Information System of Charles University at https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/ . The amount of fee is 730 CZK. You need to fill in the application form, confirm it, and submit it in the system. Electronically submitted applications do not need to be sent in paper form. After the completion and submission of an electronic application, the information system generates a 6-digit ID number for each applicant; this ID should be given in any subsequent correspondence about the application with the Department of Student Affairs.

In the application the applicant chooses a study programme, and states an expected doctoral thesis topic (from those offered by the programme). We recommend discussing these at the department concerned before submitting the application.

ATTACHMENTS TO THE APPLICATION

A. Obligatory

1. a document proving the completion of a master's study programme; A document certifying the completion of a university education at Master's level needs to be delivered as soon as possible after the application submission, and in any case no later than February 29, 2024. This is not required from students and graduates of the Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Those applicants, who completed their education at a university abroad, must deliver one of the following documents: a document about a general recognition of equality or validity of a foreign university graduation certificate in the Czech Republic (so called „nostrification“), or a foreign document about a foreign university education if it is automatically recognized in the Czech Republic, according to its international agreements, without further official processing (university diploma from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia), or a foreign document about completing university education which will be assessed by the faculty itself (no fee is being charged). 2. two letters of recommendation; letters of recommendation from professors and employers who can comment on your recent professional accomplishments and your qualifications for pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics. You should arrange for letters of recommendation to be sent directly by your referees to the e-mail address phd@ mff.cuni.cz till November 30, 2023. 3. a brief CV 4. a letter of motivation

B. Optional

• An application for a waiver of the subject or language entrance examination and its attachments
• A brief annotation of a desired thesis topic in case that the applicant has not chosen a thesis topic offered by the programme

APPLICATION FEE

An application fee must be paid for each application. The fee is to be paid by the application submission deadline to the bank account below with the 6-digit ID applicant number as “a specific symbol” or a message for the recipient. The fee can either be paid in EUR or in CZK. The application fee is non-refundable. The fee can be paid by postal order or by bank transfer. When paying by bank transfer, the applicants are obliged to pay any additional fees charged by the banks (esp. when paying from abroad).

Bank details for the application fee: Bank: Komercni banka Account number: 21210277/0100 IBAN: CZ49 0100 0000 0000 2121 0277 SWIFT: KOMB CZ PP

If the application is not completed and confirmed, or the application fee is not fully paid in due time, and the deficiencies are not corrected in the additional time permitted, the faculty will officially terminate the admission procedure.

Admission Procedure 2024/2025

Admission procedure 2024/2025 for

all doctoral programs taught in English at Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, with the exception of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program

To apply for one of our doctoral study programmes taught in English you must hold or be working towards a master's diploma and have the necessary abilities for research. The latter consists mainly of the knowledge of the chosen field, English language, and the ability of independent creative work as well as teamwork. The assessment of these abilities is based on the documents submitted with your application and on the entrance examination, if the latter is not waived (see below). The entrance examination has two parts – examination in the expertise in the field (subject examination) and examination in the English language (language examination).

The admission procedure commences with the submission of an application form. Important dates:

• Application's submission till April 30, 2024
• Letters of recommendation are due till April 30, 2024
• The language examination waiver must be requested and the compliance with one of the conditions for the waiver must be documented till April 30, 2024
• Application for the waiver of the subject entrance examination as soon as possible, but no later than May 31, 2024
• Invitation to take the entrance examination in mid-May, 2024
• Entrance examination dates: June 17 and 18, 2024
• Alternative entrance examination date: June 25, 2024, can be requested for serious reasons only
• A document certifying completion of a university education at Master's level needs to be delivered as soon as possible after the application submission, and in any case no later than September 30, 2024.

If the applicant has submitted an application for recognition of foreign education and no decision has yet been made on it, the deadline for delivery of the document is extended to October 22, 2024. For students graduating between September 1, 2024 and September 30, 2024, the deadline is also extended till October 22, 2024.

Admission for studies in one of our doctoral study programmes taught in English except the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics will be granted to the applicants who

• successfully passed the subject part of the entrance examination or they were granted a waiver of it,
• successfully passed the language part of the entrance examination or they were granted a waiver of it.

Admission for studies to the doctoral study programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics taught in English will be granted to the applicants who

• successfully passed the subject part of the entrance examination and achieved rank 1 in the ranking of applicants,
• successfully passed the language part of the entrance examination or they got a waiver of it
• did not obtain the confirmation of the waiver of the subject entrance examination before mid-May, 2024.

The invitation to an entrance examination is delivered through the University Electronic Information System. In mid-May, 2024, all applicants without a waiver receive an invitation to take the entrance examination from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. If the Faculty approves the waiver after sending out the invitation, the invitation ceases to apply.

The entrance examination consists of two parts, subject part and a language part. The subject part of the entrance examination takes the form of a discussion about the chosen study programme. The committee gives the applicant three questions related to the chosen study programme. The committee judges the correctness of the answer, the knowledge of the field and overall readiness for doctoral studies. Each answer is evaluated on the binary Pass/Fail scale. The applicant must obtain three passing grades. If the applicant has chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and has obtained an approval of a future supervisor, or if the committee accepts the annotation of the applicant‘s own topic, the applicant will successfully pass the exam with only two passing grades from three questions.

The entrance examination consists of two parts, subject part and a language part. The subject part of the entrance examination takes the form of a discussion about the field of Physics education and general problems of physics. The committee gives the applicant three questions related to the field of the study programme. The committee judges the correctness of the answers, the knowledge of the field and overall readiness for doctoral studies. Each answer is evaluated on the scale of 0–30 points, the applicant can therefore obtain at most 90 points for all three answers. In order to pass the exam, the applicant must obtain at least 60 points. If there is more than one successful applicant, the committee will rank the applicants according to the total number of points they obtained. Admission for studies to the doctoral study programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics taught in English will be granted to the candidate who successfully passes both parts of the entrance examination and obtains the highest score from the subject part of the examination among all applicants.

The language part of the entrance examination consists of verification of knowledge of the English language in the form of a written test conducted in person. The applicant may obtain a maximum of 100 points, the threshold for passing the exam is 50 points. If the applicant cannot take part in the face-to-face test for objective reasons, it is possible to take the test online at the Department of Language Education of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics under the same conditions. In this case, the student must contact the Study Department two weeks before the exam at the latest and ask for a permission to take the exam online.

The subject entrance examination cannot be waived for applicants to the study programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics.

The subject entrance examination may be waived for applicants for any study programme (with the exception of the programme Physics Education and General Problems of Physics) who have chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and obtained an approval of a future supervisor, and for whom at least one of the following conditions applies:

• they have achieved excellent results in their master's study programme in the field of Physics, Computer Science, or Mathematics, corresponding to the field of the doctoral programme they are applying to;

It is necessary to apply for the waiver and prove that the applicant satisfies some of the above conditions, by no later than May 31, 2024

A. The applicant spent at least two years of his/her previous education at secondary or university level with English as the sole language of instruction in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, UK or USA.

B. The applicant does not need to take the language examination of English if (s)he has already passed one of the following exams (in some cases we recognize the exam only with a minimum score or level):

• ESOL International (C1 – C2)

Admission procedure 2024/2025 for the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program

Applications are to be submitted electronically via the Student Information System of Charles University at https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/ . The application fee will be determined by a dean’s measure. You need to fill in the application form, confirm it, and submit it in the system. Electronically submitted applications do not need to be sent in paper form. After the completion and submission of an electronic application, the information system generates a 6-digit ID number for each applicant; this ID should be given in any subsequent correspondence about the application with the Department of Student Affairs. In the application the applicant chooses a study programme, and states a desired doctoral thesis topic (from those offered by the programme). We recommend discussing these at the department concerned before submitting the application.

1. A document proving the completion of a master's study programme; A document certifying the completion of a university education at Master's level needs to be delivered as soon as possible after the application submission, and in any case no later than September 30, 2024. For students graduating between September 1, 2024 and September 30, 2024, the deadline is extended till October 22, 2024. This is not required from students and graduates of the Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Those applicants who completed their education at a university abroad, must deliver one of the following documents: a document about a general recognition of equality or validity of a foreign university graduation certificate in the Czech Republic (so called „nostrification“), or a foreign document about a foreign university education if it is automatically recognized in the Czech Republic, according to its international agreements, without further official processing (university diploma from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia), or a foreign document about completing university education which will be assessed by the faculty itself (no fee is being charged). 2. Two letters of recommendation; letters of recommendation from professors and employers who can comment on your recent professional accomplishments and your qualifications for pursuing a master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics. You should arrange for letters of recommendation to be sent directly by your referees to the e-mail address phd@ mff.cuni.cz till April 30, 2024. 3. A brief CV. 4. A letter of motivation.

• An application for a waiver of the subject or language part of the entrance examination and its attachments
• A brief annotation of a proposed thesis topic in case that the applicant has not chosen a thesis topic offered by the programme

An application fee must be paid for each application. The application fee is 1500 CZK. The fee is to be paid by the application submission deadline to the bank account below with the 6-digit ID applicant number as “a specific symbol” or a message for the recipient. The fee can either be paid in EUR or in CZK. The application fee is non-refundable. The fee can be paid by postal order or by bank transfer. When paying by bank transfer, the applicants are obliged to pay any additional fees charged by the banks (esp. when paying from abroad).

Other important resources:

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• Admission Procedure Status
• Study Programmes and Branches
• Charles University Admission

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• Programme Computational linguistics
• Programme Computer Science – Software Systems
• Programme Computer Science – Visual computing and computer games
• Programme Bioinformatics and computational biology
• Programme Biophysics, chemical and macromolecular physics

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