Admission procedure for doctoral studies

Thanks to your previous studies, you know what you're good at, what you want to excel at and where your career is likely to go in the future. Now all you have to do is choose one of the study programmes and dive in.

Not sure about your study programme? Visit us at the Open Day. You'll talk to students and lecturers, get lots of first-hand information and have a clear idea of which programme is right for you. You can find out when the next Doctoral Open Day is taking place and whether it's offline or online in the events calendar.

Already know where you want to direct your research? Great, now you should approach your chosen supervisor and consult with him/her about your dissertation topic. You can't do without a supervisor.

You must include the topic and the name of the supervisor who wrote the topic in the application form.

You can choose from the list of topics offered by our supervisors. Unfortunately, it is not possible to apply for the study with your own topic.

The application for study is made online or in person. You can either print and fill in the traditional application form manually or choose the e-application form, fill it in properly and save the identification code and password after sending it. You will then log in to the system with these and monitor the progress of the admission procedure.

Do not forget to attach key documents to your application (see next point).

You must submit important documents with your application, without which you will not be admitted to doctoral studies.

If you plan to submit your application in person or by post, you will attach these documents to your printed and signed application form. If you plan to submit an e-application, you will upload all the necessary documents into the electronic application system.

Mandatory attachments to the application (Dean's directive for admission procedure, para. 1.5):

1. copy of the certificate of completion of master's studies,
2. statement of study results of master's and bachelor's studies, including the results of state exams, are part of the study,
3. structured CV in English,
4. statement of the potential advisor,
5. document proving knowledge of AJ according to paragraph 1.3 of the SDPR or an application for an AJ exam before or at the entrance exam,
6. proof of completed studies in the Czech language or successful completion of exams at the FEL language department at level B2 in the case of a study program in the Czech language /if not proven according to 1. or 2., foreign students/.

Optional, recommended attachements to the application (Dean's directive for admission procedure, para. 1.6):

1. the text of the thesis (including the thesis in progress) in pdf format or a link to download it,
2. list of publications in scientific journals and at scientific conferences, if the applicant has any, with links to download them,
3. brief research plan drawn up by the supervisor in collaboration with the applicant on the research he/she wishes to pursue during the doctoral studies,
4. contact details of preferably two persons who can provide references,
5. other supporting documents.

You will have a short interview as part of the admissions process. This will test whether you are able to defend your arguments in front of the board. The most common topics discussed are the topic of your planned dissertation, the breadth of your expertise and your motivation to study.

In a 15 to 30 minute oral interview, your communication skills in English or Czech are also tested (for foreign applicants).        

You will be informed of the time and place of the interview electronically.