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Announcement of Admission Procedure to Doctoral Study Programmes
for the Academic Year 2014/2015 (commencing spring 2015)
The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University
announces its
Admission Procedure to Doctoral Studies
for the Academic Year 2014/2015 commencing in Spring semester 2015
in the following study programmes:
Economic Theories
Economy and Management
Finance and Accounting
Economic Policy and Administration
Deadline for submission of applications: 15.11. - 15.12. 2014
Method of submitting applications:
• e-application submitted via the IS MU,
• additional materials as specified in Conditions for Admission to Doctoral Study Programmes
(DSP) of the Faculty of Economics and Administration for the academic year 2014/2015,
• a fee of 400 CZK (paid via the Business Centre of the IS MU).
Entrance examination date: 30.1.2015
The entrance examination to the doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Economics and
Administration consists of the following:
• specialised examinations to verify expert knowledge of the applicant (in compliance with
requirements stipulated for individual programmes)
• panel discussions with the intent of examining the suitability of an applicant for creative
scientific work and their motivation for study in a DSP (based on submitted materials
stipulated for individual specialisations)
• English language examination, whose aim is to examine the ability of applicants and their
level of English including their knowledge of basic economic terminology; in the case where
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an applicant provides a certificate of passing an English language test, the English
language examination can be recognised based on their certificate.
The examination committee, which is appointed for individual fields of study in the DSP by the
dean, following the recommendation of the chairperson of the doctoral board, has at least three
members.
The entrance examination is evaluated by the following:
• specialised examination 20%
• panel discussions 70%
• English language examination 10%.
Further detailed information about the requirements for individual fields of study, content, form of
entrance examinations, and conditions concerning recognition of the English language examination
can be found at:
http://www.econ.muni.cz/phd/uchazeci/prijimaci-rizeni/podminky-prijeti-ke-studiu/.
The list of announced and approved topics of dissertation work is available at:
http://www.econ.muni.cz/phd/uchazeci/vypsana-temata-disertacnich-praci/.
The topic of the dissertation work and the supervisor’s name are obligatory and must be stated in
the application.
Maximum number of students accepted for individual programmes:
Economic Theories 15
Economy and Management 15
Finance and Accounting 15
Economic Policy and Administration 25
Brno, 15.8.2014