Mathematics and Statistics

More information about admission process for international applicants in general can be found here.

Date of the entrance exam
The applicants will receive information about the entrance exam via e-mail usually at least 7 days before the exam.
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Conditions of admission
A total of at least 80 points is required for admission.
Successful applicants are informed of their acceptance via e-mail and subsequently receive an invitation to the enrolment.

Programme capacity
The capacity of a given programme is not fixed; students are admitted based on a decision by the Doctoral Board after assessing their aptitude for study and motivation.

The various research groups within the Department of Mathematics and Statistics cover the following research areas, in which doctoral students receive training:

- Categories and ordered sets, number theory, semigroup theory;

- Geometric structures, geometric complex analysis, algebraic topology;

- Theory of differential and difference equations, calculus of variations and optimal control;

- Mathematical modeling, statistics and data analysis, applications in biology and medicine.

Attention is also paid to preparation for teaching at the university level. Studies follow an individual study plan and culminate in a state doctoral examination and the defense of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to Czech, English serves as a working language of the programme.

Upon successful completion of the programme, the graduate is able to:

• independently and creatively plan and implement scientific and research activities and master mathematical methods and models of the specialization;
• write and publish a scientific text in the form of specialized mathematical or statistical articles in the specialization;
• present and defend the results of their own research at an international scientific forum in the specialization;
• understand and know how to use broader professional and theoretical knowledge in mathematics and statistics;
• know and critically evaluate the latest findings and scientific developments in mathematics and statistics;
• understand and manage fluent English technical communication;
• use the experience gained from international cooperation;
• transfer knowledge and experience through their pedagogical experience;
• to use the experience gained from project planning and communication and teamwork.

Graduates find employment in basic mathematical research facilities, at universities, and at research institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The best graduates are fully prepared to successfully apply for postdoctoral positions at top-tier universities abroad.

Graduates may also work as university lecturers at institutions specializing in technical, economic, or pedagogical fields. Graduates with an applied focus also find opportunities in professional practice, specifically in institutions requiring the use of deterministic and stochastic models of real-world processes, in the development of specialized statistical software, and in institutes focused on research into probabilistic and mathematical-statistical methods.

Practical training is not a mandatory part of this programme.

The dissertation should be based on original results that have been published (or accepted for publication) in journals or similar outlets. These journals are expected to have an impact factor above the median for the relevant field. In the case of exceptionally high-quality results suitable for publication in top-tier journals, where the acceptance process is expected to take a long time, the Doctoral Board shall, upon the supervisor's proposal, evaluate the anticipated quality of the as-yet-unaccepted publications prior to the dissertation defense. The dissertation may be structured either as a "cumulative dissertation" (i.e., a series of reprints of peer-reviewed articles, supplemented by an informative introduction that places the work within the broader context and motivation of related international research) or as a standalone scientific treatise. Dissertations in this program are written in English; the Doctoral Board may consider and recommend exceptions to this rule.