For applicants

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 is published here:

Biomedical Sciences Neurosciences Psychiatry Surgery and Reproductive Medicine Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology

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 application form.

Necessary parts of the application are:

Curriculum vitae

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

An essay

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:

a foreign document on foreign higher education from countries with which the Czech Republic has concluded a so-called equivalence agreement;
- 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.

a certificate of recognition of foreign higher education submitted together with a foreign document on foreign higher education.
- 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 is 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.