Mgr. Petr Bureš
International Postgraduate Studies, Admission procedure, Exchange programmes
Phone: | +420 549 49 3278 |
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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.
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 2022/2023 will be open in the period from 1. 9. 2022 to 31. 10. 2022.
Information on particular study programmes that open its admission will be published here later, during the period of call for applicants (1. 9. 2022 - 31. 10. 2022).
Particular offer of PhD thesis topic will be published here during the period of the call for applicants (1. 9. - 31. 10. 2022).
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 application form.
Necessary parts of the application are:
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:
A foreign document on foreign higher education is usually a diploma or a certificate of completed studies.
The exact procedure for verification of previous higher education is set out in the Directive of the Faculty of Medicine no. 4/2019.
Submit an electronic application.
The e-application period will be open from 1. 9. 2022 to 31. 10. 2022.
The admission fee is 600,- CZK. Information on how to pay the fee is stated directly in the e-application.
If not limited by the terms of the specific study programme, the entrance examinations will be organized during December 2022. The student is required to pass the entrance examination in the appropriate degree program at the Masaryk University in person; if this is not possible, the evaluation will be made on the basis of a skype call held in English.
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 procedure takes place in two rounds:
— 1st round – 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.
— 2nd round – 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 80 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.
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 (petr.bures@med.muni.cz).
The basis of the doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine of the 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:
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).
THE FIELDS OF STUDY COURSES OF A COMMON BASIS:
NOTE: Courses BMAM051, BMAK051, DSAN01, and BMUP031 are taught in the Czech language. Individual English tuition of these courses will be arranged directly with the teacher dr. Jiri Jarkovsky.
For more information regarding the courses in general use the contact phd@med.muni.cz
During the study it is necessary to:
The participation in teaching can then only reach the maximum of 150 hours/4 years.
The process of constructing an Individual Study Plan can 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.
The Faculty of Medicine has its own scholarship programme to support
postgraduate studies in English. Scholarships can be awarded under this programme to a full-time postgraduate student studying in English.
The scholarship is paid monthly in the amount of 12.000,- CZK for one month of study.
The scholarship is awarded to a maximum of ten students per academic year.
If there are more than 10 applicants for the scholarship in an academic year, the scholarship is awarded by the Dean on the proposal of the selection committee.
International students can apply for various other scholarships, such as:
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.
Room |
Contact person |
Contact |
(Meeting room) |
Secretary AnatÚ Teorie LF MU |
549 49 1332 |
Managing assistant UZV PNO LF MU |
549 49 7241 |
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(Seminar room) (Library, boardroom) |
Secretary FyziolÚ Teorie LF MU |
gabriela.reznickova@med.muni.cz 549 49 1340 |
Secretary ÚVZ Teorie LF MU |
549 49 1380 |
This activity was created in connection with the HR Award Action Plan of FM MU.
Student Handbook
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/
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.
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:
The Czech health insurance costs around 15 000 CZK (€ 600) per year.
International Postgraduate Studies, Admission procedure, Exchange programmes
Phone: | +420 549 49 3278 |
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E‑mail: | , |