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Consent of the potential supervisor to supervise the candidate


Program:

Supervisor:

Candidate:

Research Topic:


I certify that:

a)    I have informed the candidate of the focus of the doctoral study, its time requirements, the
timetable for future study and the opportunities to participate in my research[1]

b)    we have discussed the dissertation research proposal in detail

c)    I discussed with the candidate his/her expectations regarding the doctoral studies and
his/her motivation, with emphasis on completing the studies with high quality results and within
the standard study period extended by a maximum of 1 year.[2]




Further comment:






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signature of the supervisor


Date:




Annex

a1) Focus of the PhD study: the supervisor discusses the scientific focus of the PhD study with the
candidate. He/she will point out to the student that PhD studies differ significantly from the
master’s degree studies. The focus of PhD studies is independent scientific work, which involves
studying the literature, conducting research (depending on the nature of the work) and publishing
in scientific journals

a2) Study time requirements: the supervisor discusses with the candidate the time requirements of
the study and the compulsory internship abroad.  He/she will point out to the candidate that the
PhD study should be seen as a full-time job.

a3) Study schedule: the supervisor will acquaint the applicant with the expected course of study.
The typical course of study is as follows: 1st year courses, study of literature; from 2nd year
onwards research, work on publications, dissertation, foreign internship; at the end of 4th year
submission and defence of dissertation.

c) The supervisor asks the candidate about his/her expectations for the PhD and discusses with
him/her whether these are in line with the study offered by the programme. The supervisor discusses
with the candidate questions such as: What are the candidate's expectations of PhD study? What is
the candidate's idea of a professional career? Does the candidate need or not need PhD studies for
it? Is the candidate ready to pursue his/her studies full-time? What is the applicant's previous
research experience (e.g., is the thesis scientific in its nature)? etc.


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[1] Recommendations on the content of this point are contained in parts a1) to a3) of the Annex.

[2] The recommendation on the content of this point is contained in part c) of the Annex.