Theses and State Final Examinations

How does collaboration with the supervisor work?

After the supervisor agrees on supervising the thesis, the student visits the supervisor during their in-person contact hours and together they input a preliminary assignment into InSIS – topic, deadline for submission, basic structure, and literature as required by the supervisor. There is no printing or signing of this preliminary assignment.

The supervisor must be a member of academic staff. The faculty supports writing a thesis on the basis of the requirements of specific companies, but even for such a thesis, a member of academic staff of the faculty is needed as a thesis supervisor. An external company employee may be assigned as an opponent of the thesis.

After successful completion of the thesis seminar, the thesis assignment is finalised in InSIS – the topic of the thesis is then definitive, and the curriculum and literature is specified according to student´s research. The printing and signing of this assignment is required – signed by the thesis supervisor, the student, the Head of the respective department, and the Vice-Dean for Studies (to be dealt with by the secretariats of the departments).

WARNING: After completion of the thesis seminar, changing the topic of the thesis is not possible. Changing a thesis supervisor is possible only in the case of termination of employment of the original supervisor or in similar cases.

The deadline for thesis submission is determined by the schedule of the faculty and of the respective department to which the thesis supervisor belongs.

The submission deadline must not be:

• less than 14 days before the date of defence (for a bachelor’s thesis),
• less than 1 month before the date of defence (for a master’s thesis).

Can my thesis be written at another faculty?

Bachelor’s and/or master’s theses cannot be written at another faculty.

It was possible to write your thesis at another faculty only until WS 2018/2019 and only within a minor specialisation.
In this case, the diploma seminar is governed and graded by the academic staff of the department and the faculty where the master’s thesis is being written. The assessment will be sent to the Vice-Dean for Studies by e-mail. The diploma thesis assignment is then signed by the Vice-Dean for Studies after the successful completion of the Diploma Seminar. The same deadline as for the Faculty of International Relations is applied for submitting a thesis, written within a minor specialization at a different faculty, into InSIS.

Students of other faculties of VŠE, who choose the topic of the thesis within the framework of their minor specialisation guaranteed by one of the departments of FIR, have to provide the written approval of the Dean of the respective faculty and this approval must accompany the thesis submission agreement.

Requirements for submitting the thesis

The thesis is submitted only in the electronic version in InSIS, i.e. no later than 23:59 on the relevant day.

IMPORTANT: The declaration’s content, which had to been signed so far in the printed version of the thesis, is now supplemented in InSIS and must be confirmed by students before submitting the thesis.

The electronic version of the thesis must be identical to the written version. The topic of the submitted thesis must be identical to the topic specified in the assignment of the qualification thesis; if this is not the case, the qualification work cannot be submitted. If the correct insertion of the qualification thesis is not confirmed in InSIS, it cannot be submitted to the department.

Abstract and keywords in Czech and English are inserted only into InSIS, not in the thesis itself.

Thesis assignment cancellation

The assignment of the thesis can be canceled to a student who does not communicate with his/her supervisor for a long time or does not show sufficient progress in processing the topic.

The head of the department where the thesis is assigned submits a written request for the cancellation to the Dean by means of the Vice-Dean for Studies. If the Dean acknowledges the reasons, the Vice-Dean for Studies sends a call for comments to the student’s personal e-mail address established in the VŠE e-mail system, within a period of at least 10 working days. After this deadline, the thesis assignment in InSIS can be cancelled.

How is a bachelor’s seminar organised?

The bachelor’s seminar is conducted in the form of consultations with the supervisor of the bachelor’s thesis within the deadlines determined by the supervisor. Grading of the course is done by the supervisor of the bachelor’s thesis and is based on the output of the semestrial work of the student in the form of a written bachelor’s thesis project.

In particular, this project must include: ­

• a refined thesis topic
• the aim of the thesis
• a detailed outline based on the partial objectives of the chapters
• literature and information sources identified for the bachelor’s thesis

The student inserts the bachelor’s thesis project in InSIS in MS Word format (doc, docx).

The seminar work is organized in MS Teams. Students of the seminar are added to the Team automatically. Follow the instructions in MS Teams.

After the grade for the bachelor’s thesis seminar is available (in the relevant exam period) and inserted into InSIS, the thesis supervisor prints out a final thesis assignment.

How do I register for a master’s thesis seminar?

The student chooses the topic of his/her master’s thesis always before the semester preceding the semester in which the thesis will be defended. After the student chooses the topic and completes the assignment of the master’s thesis, he/she enrolls in the 22F500 Diploma Seminar.

ATTENTION: The Diploma Seminar course, 22F500, is required to be completed, at the latest, in the semester preceding the semester at the end of which the thesis is submitted.

The 22F500 / 501 Diploma Seminar is listed as a regular course (not as extra-semestrial). This means that its registration and enrolment is during regular course registration rounds.

The seminar work is organized in MS Teams. Students of the seminar are added to the Team automatically. Follow the instructions in MS Teams.

The grade for the seminar must be obtained at the standard date, i.e. by the end of the examination period. With regard to this, teachers enter deadlines for coursework submission in InSIS.

The 22F500 / 501 Diploma Seminar is organised by the respective departments.

In the 22F501 course there are ‘timetable items’ listing individual departments – in the notes on the course, there is always information for which department the selected timetable is intended. There is no actual teaching available, it is just a mere administrative allocation. The ‘timetable items’ are listed according to the number of students; usually one for each department. It is therefore very important for the student to know the supervisor of his/her thesis before enrolling for 22F500. Depending on this, the student registers the correct ‘timetable item’. The relevant thesis supervisor will then enter a coursework submission in InSIS under the ‘timetable item’.

After the student agrees with the supervisor on the thesis topic, together they register a preliminary thesis agreement in InSIS.

Should the student fail to do so by the third semester of study at the latest, a topic and supervisor may be allocated to the student by the Faculty.

TIP: After supervisor’s agreement, it is possible to process the thesis project even during a semester abroad stay.

How is the Diploma Seminar organised?

The diploma seminar is conducted in the form of consultations with the supervisor of the master’s thesis within the deadlines determined by the supervisor. Grading of the course is done by the supervisor of the master’s thesis and is based on the output of the semestrial work of the student in the form of a written master’s thesis project.

 In particular, this project must include: ­

• a refined thesis topic
• the aim of the thesis
• a detailed outline based on the partial objectives of the chapters
• literature and information sources identified for the master’s thesis

The student inserts the master’s thesis project in InSIS in MS Word format (doc, docx).

The seminar work is organized in MS Teams. Students of the seminar are added to the Team automatically. Follow the instructions in MS Teams.

After the grade for the Diploma Seminar is available (in the relevant exam period) and inserted into InSIS, the thesis supervisor prints out a final master’s thesis assignment.

What can I do if I want to write a diploma in a minor specialisation?

Prior to selecting the topic and writing it in InSIS, you must obtain approval through a special form in InSIS Contact Center.

Use this application if you want to write a bachelor’s or master’s thesis at a department other than that designated for your study program by the Dean’s Regulation. Submit your application well in advance before the deadline for the submission of the assignment in InSIS. The application is dealt with by the Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs, who will seek the program guarantor’s and proposed supervisor’s statement.

Conditions to be fulfilled before enrolment for individual parts of the bachelor’s state final examination

Bachelor thesis defence

The condition for thesis defence is its proper submission (see the section of this web about theses).

ATTENTION: From 1 September 2018, a course with the 2OBP ident is used for the Bachelor Thesis Defence.

Study programme state examination

The condition for taking a state examination of the study programme or of the main specialization is to obtain all the credits required by the study plan, except for credits for state exams and thesis defence; e.g. before passing the bachelor’s state examination, it is at least 177 ECTS credits or 174 ECTS credits respectively if the student still awaits defence of the bachelor thesis!

In the follow-up bachelor´s study, the study plan completion is confirmed by the Study Department via the InSIS electronic application.

ATTENTION: Before enrolment for the final semester of a bachelor’s degree programme, make sure that you have replaced all the credits for the skipped languages ​​in the fJV and oJV groups with other courses (usually in the fVB or cVB group).

A state bachelor’s examination that does not meet these conditions will not be valid and will need to be repeated.

Conditions to be fulfilled before enrolment for individual parts of the master’s state final examination

Diploma thesis defence

The condition for thesis defence is its proper submission (see the section of this web about theses).

ATTENTION: From 1 September 2018, a course with the 2ODP ident is used for the Master´s Thesis Defence

Major specialization state examination

The condition for taking a state examination of the study programme or of the main specialization is to obtain all the credits required by the study plan, except for credits for state exams and thesis defence. Confirmation must be requested by InSIS Contact Center.

In the follow-up master’s study, the study plan completion is confirmed by the Study Department via the InSIS electronic application.

The state examination in Economics and International Economics does not require direct confirmation. The condition for passing this exam is to fulfil all the subjects of which it is composed – see the prerequisites on InSIS (valid for students who have started studies in WS 2013/2014 and later).

Minor specialization state examination

ATTENTION: Minor specialization examination is no longer a part of final state examination. This change is valid for students who started their studies in the winter semester 2019/2020.

The condition for passing a minor specialization state examination is to obtain all credits prescribed in the specialization. This fact is confirmed via electronic application on InSIS by the Study Department.

State examination dates and enrolment

Dates

Departments are responsible for setting dates of the state final examinations and theses defences.

The Study Department and Vice-Dean for Studies do not interfere with this process. All related questions should be addressed to the relevant department secretariats.

When choosing your examination date, beware of the next possible graduation ceremony. The faculty timetable sets the date by which the student must complete his/her studies to be included in the closest graduation ceremony.

Enrolment

Due to technical reasons, individual parts of the state examination are listed on InSIS as extra-semestral courses. If a student does not finish this type of course successfully, he/she will be automatically enrolled for the next semester.

ATTENTION: Due to technical reasons, extra-semestral courses for the winter semester cannot be announced before September 1st, before the first day of the summer semester, e.g. when you need your examination date in September, you must wait until September 1st for a chosen department to open the extra-semestral course for the examination.

Groups of questions and results

Groups of questions

Groups of questions for state final examinations are issued exclusively on InSIS, in the period when the student is registered for the state final examination.

If you are not sure about anything concerning your final state examination, please contact the relevant department.

Results

The assessment of state final examinations is carried out by an Examination Board.

The results of state examinations and theses defences are entered into InSIS by the relevant department. The Study Department then completes the study based on the submitted state final examination reports.

Repeating of and excuse from the State Final Examination

Repeating

The state examination can be repeated not earlier than 1 month after its unsuccessful attempt. A student can only repeat it twice.

The thesis defence can be repeated not earlier than 3 months after an unsuccessful attempt. The board of examiners will decide whether the paper can be remade or whether a new paper is needed.

Excuse

An excuse must be addressed to the secretariat of the relevant department early enough before the planned examination date.