Admission process
Admission requirements
Application
Admission to a doctoral study program is conditioned by proper completion of studies in a Master’s study program. Master’s diploma must be recognized in the Czech Republic (more here).
The applicant can apply for admission to only one study program. International applicants have to submit their applications for admission with a copy of the document of diploma recognition.
Fees
Students applying for a program in a language other than Czech have to pay a tuition fee. This fee is set at 5,000 EUR per academic year.
The amount is to be paid by a bank transfer. The data needed to carry out a payment can be obtained from the Faculty.
The admission fee equals 50 EUR (or the equivalent at the current rate of exchange).
Application forms
Completed application forms are to be sent to the address of the Faculty by May 15 in the year of admission procedure at latest.
The application form must have the following documents attached:
- Short curriculum vitae
- Document certifying the level of the applicant’s academic attainment or a certified copy of a diploma and diploma supplement
- List of publications with short annotation and possibly an expert’s reference attached
- The applicant’s intended thesis of his/her doctoral dissertation, i.e. scientific paper on the intended topic in the extent of about 5 A4 pages in English. The topic must be presented in the theoretical framework of chosen program. Student must specify the aim of the dissertation, structure and the benefit for the program. The list of literature studied in the appropriate topic must be enclosed. The applicants are recommended to consult the focus of the scientific essay and dissertation with the senior lectures or professors teaching in relevant program.
- Document confirming the payment of the admission fee.
Entrance examination
The major line subjects’ examination has a form of a discourse on the issues related to the study program the applicant intends to study. The assessment of the applicant’s performance takes account of the applicant’s interest in the field of study, his/her acquaintance with the issues in that study program and his/her general capability. Information on the examination as well as the list of literature expected to have been studied can be obtained from doctoral studies coordinators at the relevant Faculty.
English language examination consists of reading of a general economics text (15 to 20 lines), summary of the text and discourse on an issue related to the applicant’s major specialization and intention concerning the studies pursued.
More information
More information can be found at the webpage of the Office for Science and Research of the University of Economics, Prague.