Mathematics and Statistics

More information about admission process for international applicants in general can be found in the section Admission Process.

Date of the entrance exam
The applicants will receive information about the entrance exam via e-mail usually at least 10 days before the exam.
Please, always check your e-mails, including spam folders.

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 programme aims to train high-quality specialists in the scientific fields cultivated at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. Graduates should be prepared primarily for further scientific careers in academic institutions, though opportunities for professional practice are also available. Upon completion of their studies, graduates wishing to pursue a scientific career are encouraged to gain long-term international experience as postdoctoral researchers.

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. English serves as a working language of the programme.

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

• formulate, plan, and independently conduct original scientific research and creatively develop mathematical or statistical methods;
• create new scientific knowledge and publish research findings in international peer-reviewed journals and other relevant publication outputs;
• present, defend, and critically discuss the results of their own research in an international scientific environment;
• critically analyze, evaluate, and synthesize current scientific knowledge in mathematics and statistics and apply it to addressing complex research problems;
• communicate professionally in English, both in writing and orally, at a level appropriate for the international scientific community;
• actively collaborate in national and international research teams and contribute to the development of scientific collaboration;
• plan, organize, and coordinate research projects and collaborate effectively with other experts;
• design and implement teaching activities in mathematics or statistics and effectively convey subject-specific knowledge to students.

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.