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Admission Information - Doctoral Study

Since its establishment in 1994 the Faculty of Informatics has been offering a doctoral study programme to anyone interested in gaining the title PhD. Currently accredited is the Doctoral study programme Informatics with the study field Informatics (the study field has been created by joining the fields Mathematical Informatics and General Aspects of Mathematics and Informatics). The studies can take either a full-time or combined form and can study in Czech and also in English language. Students can develop their specialization in almost all fields of informatics under the leadership of one of our 20 supervisors.

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Admission process to the Doctoral study programme has three steps:

Selection of study specialization and supervisor

This part is very important and it is necessary to pay attention to it. The main orientation about possibilities of study specializations you can get from following sources:

Concrete view about fields and problems that supervisors pay interest to you can find out in actual thematic areas of doctoral study. These areas are not complete list of topics which you can study at FI. After deal with supervisor it is possible to select also different topic.

Before submission of your application it is necessary to contact chosen supervisor and negotiate with him/her about content of study.

Submission of application

Applicants have to apply to the doctoral programme only through the electronic application. After creation and completing of electronic application it is necessary to submit following documents to the Office for research and development of FI:

  • structured professional curriculum vitae
  • copy of a Master degree certificate and state final exam certificate
  • complete transcript of records or copy of Diploma Supplement
  • copy of an English exam certificate when it is requested to be taken into account in the admission process
  • two letters of recommendation on special forms
  • written acceptance of your proposed supervisor

Applicant has to submit all documents before application deadline.

The handling charge is 400CZK and is paid according to the rules in electronic application. Applicants from non-OECD countries are exempt from the handling charge.
Applicants with disabilities are exempt from the handling charge at the production of a full or partial invalidity proof.

Entrance examination

The main purpose of the entrance exam is to assess the applicants' skills and abilities in the field of their scientific involvement (based on their dissertations, publications, patents etc.) in a form of a detailed specialist discussion in English. Entrance exams are held in front of an admission committee. The chairman and members of the committee are appointed by the Specialist Board. The acceptance to the doctoral study is conditioned on a successful completion of Master studies. Applicants pending the official completion of their Master studies can be accepted on a conditional offer and under conditions stated in a letter from the dean of the faculty.

Entrance examination is held in stated day. Applicants will be invited to the entrance examination by letter. Notification of acceptance/non-acceptance will be sent to applicants by letter from the Dean. The acceptance may be conditioned on a successful completion of Master studies.

Other information

Actual stated dates

Application submission deadline 25th May 2010
Entrance examination 15th June 2010
Handling charge 400 CZK (16 EUR)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fee for the doctoral programme for the academic year 2008/2009 is 2000,- EUR per year. After the successful passing of first semester you can require for its reduction. Students pay also for their individual living expenses (e.g. accommodation, food, travel costs, insurance, etc.).

Report on Admission Process Results

  • In academic year 2008/2009 were held 2 admission processes to doctoral study:
    • January 2009 - registered 13 applicants, 13 of them were accepted (11 to the full-time form, 2 to the combine form).
    • June 2009 - registered 24 applicants, accepted 22 applicants
      - for field of study Computer Systems and Technologies 12 accepted applicants (10 for full-time study and 2 for combine study)
      - for field of study Informatics 10 accepted applicants.
  • In academic year 2007/2008 were held 2 admission processes to doctoral study:
    • January 2008 - registered 7 applicants, 6 of them were accepted (5 to the full-time form, 1 to the combine form).
    • June 2008 - registered 24 applicants, accepted 23 applicants (21 for full-time study and 2 for combine study).
  • In academic year 2006/2007 were held at FI MU 2 admission processes:
    • January 2007 - registered 11 applicants, accepted 10 applicants for full-time study.
    • June 2007 - registered 17 applicants, accepted 12 applicants (10 for full-time study and 2 for combine study).
  • In academic year 2005/2006 were held at FI MU 2 admission processes:
    • January 2006 - registered 8 applicants, accepted all 8 applicants (5 for full-time study, 3 for distant study).
    • June 2006 - registered 16 applicants, accepted all 16 applicants (14 for full-time study and 2 for distant study).
  • 11 applicants registered for the doctoral study application process in January 2005 (10 for full-time study and 1 for distant study), 8 applicants were accepted (7 for full-time study and 1 for distant study)and 3 applicants were not accepted.

  • Two admission processes were held in 2004:
    • February 2004 - registered 7 applicants, accepted 4 and not accepted 3 applicants
    • June 2004 - registered 31 applicants, 2 foreign and 2 for distant study. 20 applicants were accepted, 2 for distant study. Two applicants withdrew from the application process (1 foreign), one applicant failed to attend the exam and 8 applicants were not accepted (1 foreign).