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Masaryk University Faculty of Law Directive No. 3/2022
About training in internationally recognised course
programmes
(as amended with effect from 1 July 2023)
Pursuant to Section 28(1) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions and
on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts (Act on Higher Education Institutions), as
amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Higher Education Institutions"), I issue
this Directive:
Article 1
Introductory provisions
This Directive on Education in Internationally Recognized Course Programmes (hereinafter
referred to as the "Directive") implements certain provisions of the Masaryk University
Lifelong Learning Regulations and applies to education in internationally recognized course
programmes (hereinafter also referred to as "programmes", "education programmes") that
are implemented pursuant to Section 60a of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education
and Amendments and Additions to Other Acts (Act on Higher Education), as amended
(hereinafter referred to as the "Act"). Unless otherwise specified, the Study and
Examination Regulations of Masaryk University, the Faculty's guidelines governing the
citation of documents used in theses submitted to the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University
(hereinafter referred to as "the Faculty") and the description of the relevant education
programme shall apply to education in internationally recognised course programmes.
Article 2
General characteristics of the training programme
1. The training programme is carried out in full-time, combined or distance form.
Education is delivered through a combination of synchronous contact teaching and
synchronous distance learning (hereinafter referred to as 'direct teaching') and self-
study.
2. The total duration of training is usually 3 semesters. Direct instruction takes place in
the first and second or subsequent semesters. The last semester is intended for the
final written thesis and for preparation for the comprehensive examination; there is no
direct teaching.
3. The teaching load is expressed in credits, which correspond to the planned standard
study load.
4. The specific conditions of training are set out in the description of the relevant training
programme.
Article 3
Personnel and organisational support for training programmes
1. Candidates are admitted to the education programme and their education is completed
by the Dean, unless otherwise specified.
2. The dean delegates methodological, conceptual and decision-making activities,
including decisions on recognition of part of the education, to the coordinator for non-
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accredited lifelong learning. He is assisted in his activities by the Centre for Continuing
Education.
3. The internal organisation of the programmes is ensured and the quality of the
programmes is the responsibility of the programme guarantor. The programme
guarantor is appointed by the Dean of the Faculty, usually from among habilitated or
appointed academic staff of the Faculty, and is also dismissed by the Dean.
4. The internal organisation of the courses is ensured and the course guarantor is
responsible for their quality. The course guarantor is appointed by the Coordinator for
Non-Accredited Education on a reasoned proposal from the programme guarantor.
5. The preparation, organisation and provision of training in the individual training
programmes is provided by the head of the Centre for Continuing Education.
6. The board for the comprehensive examination and the board for the defence of the final
written thesis are appointed by the dean on the proposal of the coordinator for nonaccredited
lifelong learning.
Article 4
Admission to the training programme
1. The conditions and method of admission to the relevant education programme shall be
announced by the Dean together with the announcement of the description of the
education programme.
2. The prerequisites for admission are a university degree and successful completion of
the selection procedure. The description of the relevant training programme may limit
the admission requirements to graduates of a Master's degree programme in Law from
a Czech law school.
3. An applicant is admitted to a training programme if he or she has fulfilled the
prerequisites for admission pursuant to paragraph (2), has been placed within the
capacity of the relevant programme and has entered into a training contract.
4. If all the conditions under paragraph (2) are met and the training price or the first part
thereof is paid, the applicant becomes a participant in the relevant training programme
(hereinafter also referred to as "participant", "trainee").
5. Within 30 days from the date of delivery of the decision on the result of the admission
procedure, the applicant may request the Dean to review the decision. The review
decision is final. The Admission Procedure Rules for Admission to Bachelor's, Master's
and Doctoral Degree Programmes do not apply to the admission procedure.
6. Participants who are not graduates of a Master's degree program in Law completed at
a law school are required to take basic propedeutic courses.
7. Education in an internationally recognised course does not confer on participants the
legal status of a student under the Act (Section 60a(3) of the Act).
Article 5
Price of education
1. Education is provided for a fee. The amount of the fee is set by the Dean and is part of
the conditions of admission to the relevant programme. The Dean may decide that the
fee shall be paid in instalments.
2. The price of the training includes access to the information system is.muni.cz for
introductory study materials, teaching in individual courses according to the training
plan and access to the faculty library. In addition, there is the possibility of two repeated
attempts to complete each course, the possibility of one repetition of the defence of
the final written thesis and one repetition of the comprehensive examination.
3. Items that are not part of the price of education under paragraph (2) are subject to
separate payment and are listed in Annex 1 "Fee Schedule for Fees Associated with
Educational Exceptionalities".
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4. If the training is completed before the training programme is completed, the training
price already paid will not be refunded, even pro rata.
5. Recognition of part of the training is not a reason to reduce the price of training.
Article 6
Exclusion of transfer between training programmes
It is not possible to transfer between individual education programmes under Section 60a
of the Act and between individual education programmes under Section 60a and Section
60 of the Act implemented at the Faculty.
Article 7
Recognition of part of education
Courses taken at another domestic or foreign university or faculty as part of previous or
concurrent studies may be recognised as successfully completed courses only if their
content and timeliness correspond to the content and scope of the recognised course, as
well as the time allocation and form of completion.
Article 8
Barriers to education
1. In cases worthy of special consideration, especially for health, social or employment
reasons, a trainee may be allowed to participate in training at a distance on the basis
of a written request.
2. The trainee is entitled to a waiver of attendance or attendance in person for the
instructional portion of one course, once for the entire training.
3. Education cannot be interrupted.
Article 9
Participant's education-related obligations
1. The participant is obliged to fulfill the obligations set out in the description of the
training and in the schedule given in advance, in particular:
a. Participate in face-to-face teaching (i.e. synchronous contact teaching and
synchronous distance learning);
b. to obtain a positive evaluation of his/her written assignments from individual
courses (according to the relevant training description);
c. defend the written thesis (see Article 11, Article 12);
d. pass the comprehensive examination (see Article 13).
2. In the event that the written performance in a given course is not evaluated positively,
the student has the option of two remedial attempts. If the trainee does not pass the
second attempt or does not submit the written performance within the predefined
deadlines, he/she is obliged to take the so-called alternative performance, i.e. a test of
knowledge in front of an expert committee, which is not part of the training price
according to Article 5 (2).
Article 10
Enrolment in the semester
1. The condition for enrolment in the following semester is fulfilled by a participant who
has fulfilled all the obligations set out in the description of the relevant training
programme for the previous semester.
2. The participant is not entitled to enrol in the following semester if he/she has exceeded
the period of training.
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Article 11
Written final thesis
1. The topic of the written final thesis is submitted by the participant through the Masaryk
University Information System.
2. The topic of the written thesis is approved by the programme guarantor.
3. The minimum length of the written thesis is 60 standard pages, the maximum length
of the written thesis is 90 standard pages.
4. The written thesis includes an abstract and keywords in Czech and English.
5. The written final thesis is written in the written language in which the educational
programme is implemented. The acceptance of a thesis in another language shall be
decided by the programme sponsor at the request of the trainee.
6. The programme sponsor appoints the supervisor of the written thesis and the opponent.
In case of completely different evaluation, the supervisor may appoint a second
opponent.
7. The supervisor of the written final thesis and the opponent prepare a written report,
which includes a proposal for evaluation. The opinion of the supervisor of the written
thesis shall include a statement as to whether or not the thesis is plagiarised.
8. The programme sponsor sets the deadline for the submission of the thesis well in
advance. Failure to submit the written thesis by the deadline is considered a material
breach of contract. The participant may request an alternative deadline for the
submission of the thesis. The setting of an alternative deadline is not part of the price
of the training according to Article 5 (2).
Article 12
Defence of written final thesis
1. The defence of the final written thesis takes place before the final written thesis defence
committee, which is composed of three members.
2. The Commission shall have the capacity to act if all its members are present. The
Commission shall act by a majority of the votes cast.
Article 13
Ensemble exam
1. Education in the programme is concluded with a comprehensive examination in the
profiling subjects of the training programme, which the participant is obliged to pass.
This examination is oral and takes place before a three-member board.
2. The Commission shall have the capacity to act if all its members are present. The
Commission shall act by a majority of the votes cast.
Article 14
Completion of education
1. The training is completed by fulfilling the requirements set out in the description of the
relevant training programme and by fulfilling the conditions set out in the contract for
the implementation of the training programme.
2. Training in the relevant programme may also be terminated by written notice from the
trainee. The termination of education takes place on the date of delivery of the notice
to the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University.
3. Education may also be terminated by the dean prior to completion of the education
program if:
a. the learner has seriously or repeatedly violated his or her obligations under this
Directive, the description of the relevant education programme, the Masaryk
University Lifelong Learning Regulations or the MU Study and Examination
Regulations,
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b. the trainee or training client is more than 10 days late in paying the training
programme price or part thereof,
c. the trainee has grossly disrupted the course of education by behaviour contrary
to good manners,
d. the trainee has seriously or repeatedly violated his or her obligations under the
training programme contract.
e. the training period exceeded the total training period in the programme.
4. The decision to terminate training under paragraph (3) shall be in writing and shall be
delivered to the trainee. The trainee may request a review of the decision by the dean
within 30 days of the date of delivery of the decision to terminate training. The review
decision shall be final.
5. Service of a written notice under paragraph (2) or a decision to terminate education
under paragraph (3) shall be made by a postal service provider or by means of a data
mailbox.
Article 15
Final provisions
1. I hereby delegate the interpretation of this Directive to the Vice-Dean for Bachelor's
and Continuing Master's Studies.
2. This Directive shall enter into force on the date of its publication.
In Brno, 30 June 2023 Martin Škop, v. r.,
Dean
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Annex 1
"Tariff of fees associated with educational emergencies".
Fees associated with extraordinary events in the course of education are set as follows
(amounts are exclusive of VAT at the current rate):
1. setting an alternative deadline for the submission of the final thesis: 10 000
CZK
2. the second repetition of the defence of the final written thesis:
4 000 CZK
3. second repetition of the defence of the final written thesis including new opinions: 7 000
CZK
4. consultation for the second repetition of the final written thesis: 1 200
CZK/hour
5. the second repetition of the comprehensive examination:
4 000 CZK
6. termination of the course by substitute performance:
7 000 CZK
7. permission to extend the period of education for each additional semester of education CZK
10,000
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