News in PhD studies
Lukáš Žídek
Lukáš Žídek       NCBR seminar 1/6
• Shorten length of (successful) study (to 4+1 years)
Students in 10th semester or higher / all PhD students: Biomolecular chemistry and bioinformatics: 9/27 (33%) Life sciences 21/67 (31%)
o Do not skip stays abroad
Exception should be an exception, not a rule most students should go abroad
Lukáš Zídek
NCBR seminar
• following/expecting Higher Education Act Amendment from Jan 1, 2025 (if approved)
payments from Sep. 1, 2025 (if approved)
• stipend -> Doctoral income
• Doctoral income as stipend = 1.2x min. wage (currently 23,000 CZK)
a Doctoral income as stipend+salary =1.8x min. wage
• update Feb. 12, 2024: salary preferred
• to be solved:
o procedures
• combination with grants
• reporting income from other employers
until 2023:
• 11,250 CZK x number of students x 12 month from government (209 mil. CZK for MU)
• 3,750 CZK from department (NCBR) from 2024 (Sic!):
• 243 mil. CZK for MU from government 13,123 CZK per student
• recommendation to keep current 15,000 CZK now Rector's aim:
• income 16,000 CZK (of which stipend at least 12,000 CZK) from Sep. 1, 2024
Lukáš Žídek       NCBR seminar 4/6
ences
• structure and purpose of ISP will change
• financial obligations will be included
• doctoral income
• stay abroad (probably no support from MU, the A6 stipend will be available only until 2025)
• conferences, etc
• approved by applicant    supervisor    Doctoral board submitted to director of the department
• closely checked during studies, updated if needed
Lukáš Zídek
NCBR seminar
egulations
New structure of ISP (already discussed) Final evaluation
• SDE: passed/failed (if SDE remains)
o defense: passed/failed/sum ma cum laude (max. 10%) decision of the examination committee
Examination committee (for SDE and defense)
• exactly 3 internal + 2 external members
• supervisor is NOT a member
• defense: at least 2 external reviewers no relation to MU
may be external members of the committee Referent
• (foreign/external) supervisor can appoint a referent to take care of specified administrative tasks
Lukáš Zídek
NCBR seminar