Conditions and dates of the admission procedure for doctoral study programmes - II (2nd round) in the academic year 2024/2025 at the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University. 



CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE:
● Completed tertiary education at master’s level, with documentary evidence submitted by 28 February 2025. Start of studies on 1 March 2025. Graduates of Czech higher education institutions (HEU) must prove their fulfilment of this condition by submission of an officially verified copy of their diploma or, if applicable, the original of confirma-tion of their completion of the required level of education (as a temporary measure before they re-ceive their diploma). This requirement does not apply to graduates of master’s degree courses at Charles University. Graduates of foreign HEU must prove their fulfilment of this condition in one of the ways listed on the website below: https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/recognition-of-foreign-diplomas-and-degreess
● Pass in the admission examination



ADMISSION EXAMINATION:
Applicants will receive an invitation to their admission interview online through the Study Information System (SIS). A password to log into the electronic information system is obtained by an applicant after the applicant has submitted the application to study.
●The admission examination takes the form of a single paper consisting of one or more parts. The format of examinations is specified for each individual degree programme.
●In the admission examination applicants must demonstrate their technical and linguistic capabilities for study in the relevant study programme and their prospects for independent research work. As part of the admissions procedure we also determine the applicant’s interest in dealing with a specific topic with a specific supervisor.

List of open programmes in second round - in Czech and English, only in combined form:
Annual net tuition fee is 1000,- CZK for study programmes in English language.

Doctoral study programmes in Biomedicine
implemented on the basis of the Framework Agreement between Charles University and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (for more information, see http://dspb.avcr.cz/index.html and https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/doctoral-study-programmes-in-biomedicine):
- Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry
- Biomedical Informatics
- Cell Biology and Pathology
- Developmental and Cell Biology
- Immunology
- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology

Other doctoral study programmes (for more information see https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/other-phd-programmes):
- Experimental and Clinical Oncology
- Medical Psychology and PsychopathologyBioethics

DATES OF ADMISSION:

Official dates: 01.01.2025 - 15.02.2025

The exact dates of admission interviews by each Field Board in the table here.

Substitute dates: 06.01.2025 - 15.02.2025
Applicants can only request a substitute date for serious, documented reasons, in particular for health reasons, and within three days of the official date of an examination. Applications are submitted and processed through the University’s Study Information System (SIS).

The Dean may permit the sitting of an admission examination by means of information and communication technology for serious, documented reasons, in particular for reasons of health or study abroad, based on an application submitted through the University’s online information system, generally following the receipt of an application (in SIS) by the faculty and no later than 10 December 2024.

Information is available at Department of Science of Charles University – the First Faculty of Medicine in the office hours: Monday 8.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 12.30 – 3.30 p. (in the office hours)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND ADMISSION FEE:

Applications must be submitted online through the Study Information System (SIS) by 30 November 2024: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng, Admissions Procedure icon.

We prefer applications to be submitted online.

When submitting their application, applicants must pay a fee for services connected with the admissions procedure to the amount of 780.- CZK for online applications or 830.- CZK for applications in hard copy.

If the Faculty fails to receive payment or a receipt of payment of the admission fee before 30th of November 2024, the applicant will be asked to pay the admission fee within a reasonably set time limit. If the applicant failes to pay the admission fee within the set time limit, admission process will be terminated. 

Attachments and supplements to the application form:

1. Annex to the application form that should be signed by the prospective Supervising Tutor (accessible here: https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/forms-for-phd-students).
2. Doctoral project – annotation of the applicant’s research project, that should be signed by the prospective Supervising Tutor. The list of the active Supervising Tutors is available here: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/skolitel/index.php?id=d6de9249a0e15d405b5cad3b547b9ca5&tid=&KEY=1418765673z1
Structure and annotation requirements are listed on the website for each of the study programmes (in case the study programme has its specific requirements on the implementation of the annotation): https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/index.php?do=obory
3. For the study programme Experimental Surgery only:
a) Written consent of the head of the department (employer´s consent), that the applicant´s research project can be carried out at his/her department.
b) Each project must be supported by an ethics committee statement. The proof will be enclosed in written form.
4. Document certifying the award of the master's degree:
a) The students currently studying in the master's degree programme: Certification of the current master's degree study programme issued by the Student Registry
b) Master's degree graduates: graduates from the Charles University – copy of the diploma, graduates from other Czech universities – authenticated copy of the diploma. In case the graduate does not have his/her diploma yet, he/she needs the certification of completion of studies issued by the Student Registry
c) Graduates from universities abroad (including Slovakia): one of the documents regarding the foreign education, see the website: https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/recognition-of-foreign-diplomas-and-degreess
5. Up to date review of the applicant’s publication record – A list of published and unpublished work of the applicant (or expert’s opinion on these works) and other documents worthy of consideration (e.g. proof of completed vocational courses).
6. Curriculum Vitae

All the attachments and supplements of the electronical application have to be sent also in hard copy form by post or delivered personally to the faculty by 30th November 2024 to the following address:

Charles University – First Faculty of Medicine
Department of Science
Kateřinská 32
121 08 Prague 2
Czech Republic

INFORMATION ON THE ADMISSIONS FEE:
Account number in IBAN format: CZ9701000000000037434021
SWIFT code of the bank (BIC): KOMBCZPPXXX
Account number: 37434021/0100
Variable symbol: ID of the electronic application
Specific symbol: 3006

The applicant is obliged to pay all postal and bank charges. In case of foreign bank transfer, please use the bank charges type "OUR". The fee can also be paid when the application is deposited by credit card using WU Student Payment Solutions.

More information about particular study programmes and admission procedures is available at the Department of Science  

Go to ELECTRONIC APPLICATION.