With the beginning of the new academic year, the Doctoral Studies handbook at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University is published. The handbook is intended for those interested in doctoral studies, doctoral students, their supervisors, doctoral boards and doctoral committees and all other actors entering doctoral studies at our faculty.
The almost 80-page, interactive online brochure aims to be a kind of "cookbook" of doctoral studies at the faculty, which describes from the perspective of individual actors their particular roles, responsibilities and competencies. In one document, it combines practical information, important dates, documents, the most common processes, necessary actions and agendas, and last but not least, available support. The main motivation for its creation was to facilitate orientation in individual roles throughout the study, from the very beginning to successful graduation.
The publication also corresponds to the efforts of the Faculty of Medicine to obtain the prestigious European HR Excellence in Research Award certificate, launched in 2019, as doctoral students, supervisors and members of doctoral boards and committees participated in the preparation and brought the required view of individual key "players".
We believe that the doctoral study manual will fulfil the desired purpose, facilitate the work of supervisors, chairs and members of doctoral boards and doctoral committees and that it will support doctoral students on their path to the first academic degree, the PhD.
Brno Ph.D. Competition Talent, which annually supports promising male and female natural sciences and engineering students, brought joy to the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University this year. Among the 25 selected students who received an extraordinary scholarship of CZK 360,000 for three years, six PhD students from this faculty succeeded.
Amidst the hustle and bustle and fatigue of the end of the year, there is an opportunity to pause, reflect on the achievements and step into the next year with gratitude and hope.
