CONDITIONS OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE FOR DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMMES (DSP) AT THE FIRST FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CHARLES UNIVERSITY FOR THE 2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

The admissions procedure begins with the submission of a properly completed application and payment of the fee for services related to the admissions procedure by 30 April 2025.

CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION

Applicable conditions for doctoral study programmes:
Addiction: Specialization in Health Care
Bioethics – only in czech version of the programme
Biochemistry and pathobiochemistry
Cell Biology and Pathology
Biomedical Informatics
History of Medicine
Experimental Surgery
Experimental and Clinical Oncology
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Human Physiology and Pathophysiology
Cardiovascular Sciences
Medical Biophysics
Medical Psychology and Psychopathology
Neurosciences
Nutritional and Metabolic Sciences
Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology
Imaging Methods in Medicine

● Completed tertiary education at master's level of study, evidence of which must be presented by 30 September 2025. Applicants who sit their state final examination in the autumn examination period, as well as applicants for whom no decision has been made on their application for the recognition of degrees acquired in other countries by 30 September 2025, must submit the necessary document no later than 22 October 2025. Graduates of Czech universities must prove compliance with this condition by an officially certified copy of their diploma or, if they have not yet received their diploma, by the original of a certificate of completion of the required education. This requirement does not apply to graduates of master's study courses at Charles University. Graduates of foreign higher education institutions must prove compliance with this condition in one of the ways specified here: https://www.lf1.cuni.cz/informace-k-nostrifikaci

● In order to be admitted to full-time study, applicants must obtain the minimum number of points for a pass in the entrance examination, while at the same time obtaining the minimum number of points required for admission. The minimum number of points required for a pass in the entrance examination is set in advance and separately for each study programme. The minimum number of points required for admission shall be determined by the Dean on the basis of the results of the entrance examinations, taking into account the prescribed, expected number of applicants admitted, as well as the faculty's budget and available capacity.

● In order to be admitted to study in combined form, applicants must obtain the minimum number of points required for a pass in the entrance examination and equal to the minimum number of points required for admission.

ADMISSION EXAM, DATES, FORM:

Regular dates of entrance interviews for PhD study: 9 June 2025 – 20 June 2025
Substitute dates: 23 June 2025 – 27 June 2025

The exact dates for admissions interviews will be published after they have been set by the relevant subject area board during the month of April 2025.

Invitations to interviews will be sent to candidates online via the Study Information System (SIS). Applicants may apply for an alternative date for serious and documented reasons only, in particular for health reasons, within three days of sitting the examination on the scheduled date. Applications must be submitted and processed through the University's Student Information System (SIS).

If, due to serious and documented reasons, in particular health or study abroad, an applicant is unable to sit the entrance examination the Dean may, on the basis of an application submitted in the University's online Information System, and usually following the receipt of the application by the faculty, but no later than 10 May 2025, authorise the sitting of the entrance examination using information and communication technology.

Form of entrance exam:
● The entrance examination is single-round and consists of one or more parts. A more detailed description is given in the profiles for individual study programmes.
● In the entrance examination, applicants must demonstrate their specialised knowledge and qualifications for independent research work.
● Furthermore, in the course of the examination their ability to communicate in English is determined, as well as their proficiency in Czech for Czech-languages study programmes.

Changing the form of study in a submitted application:

Based on the evaluation of the Examination Board, the faculty may offer an applicant a different form of study for the same doctoral study programme than the one for which the application for study was submitted via the University's electronic Information System. The faculty shall set the applicant a deadline of at least seven days to accept the offer. If the applicant accepts the offer, the faculty will change the form of study in the application and the Dean will issue a decision on admission to study in the changed form of study. If the applicant does not accept this offer or does not make any statement on the offer within the set time limit, the Dean will issue a decision on admission to study in the form of study to which the applicant has submitted the application.

Mandatory and optional attachments to applications:

Candidates must submit the following attachments together with their application:

1. Supervisor's consent to providing guidance on the prescribed form, available for download in doc or pdf document (mandatory attachment)
2. Doctoral project – annotations for the doctoral project on the prescribed form (mandatory attachment), available for download in doc or pdf document.
The annotations for the planned doctoral project should be discussed with one's prospective supervisor. Any requirements for the structure and mandatory elements of annotations are listed on the websites of individual study programmes (if the study programme has specific requirements for annotations) at: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/prijimacky/index.php?do=obory
3. Structured CV (mandatory attachment)
4. Proof of master's degree (compulsory attachment - one of the options below)
•Students in master's programmes: Confirmation of ongoing master's studies, issued by the Student Registry.
•Graduates of master's programmes: CU graduates can provide a normal, unverified copy of the diploma and graduates of a Czech university other than CU must provide an officially verified copy of their diploma. If the applicant does not yet have a master's degree, they must submit a certificate of graduation issued by the Student Registry.
•Master's degrees obtained at a foreign university (including Slovakia): one of the documents related to foreign education, cf.: https://www.lf1.cuni.cz/informace-k-nostrifikaci
5. Overview of previous activities (optional attachment) – list of the applicant's published and unpublished works (or expert assessments of these works) and other documents worthy of consideration (e.g. proof of completed professional courses).
6. Auxiliary files for the admissions procedure – mandatory only for the Experimental Surgery study programme
•Written opinion of the head of the workplace that the applicant's project can be implemented at the workplace that they manage.
 •Each project must be supported by an opinion of the Ethics Committee. The document must be attached in writing.

All attachments to electronic applications must also be sent to the faculty in hard copy by 30 April 2025 to the following address:
Děkanát 1. LF UK
Oddělení pro vědeckou činnost
Kateřinská 32
128 01 Praha 2

Fee for activities related to the admissions procedure

Submission of an application is subject to a fee for services related to the admissions procedure in the amount of 810 CZK for electronic applications, or 860 CZK paper applications. If payment of the fee for the admissions procedure is not made to the faculty's account by 30 April 2025, the faculty will ask the applicant to pay the fee and set a reasonable deadline for this. If deficiencies are not remedied within this period, the procedure is suspended by resolution. If the application is delivered to the faculty after 30 April 2025, the faculty will suspend the procedure following by decision.

Payment details:
Account number in IBAN format: CZ9701000000000037434021
SWIFT bank code (BIC): KOMBCZPPXXX
The payer is obliged to pay all postal and bank charges. In the case of a foreign bank transfer, use the "OUR" type of bank charges.

The application must be submitted electronically via the Study Information System (SIS) by 30 April 2025: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/, Admissions Procedure icon. The electronic form of application is preferred.


CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION: Valid for joint doctoral study programmes with the Charles University Faculty of Science:
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology
Parasitology
Developmental and Cell Biology

The admissions procedure begins with the submission of a properly completed application and payment of the fee for services related to the admissions procedure by 30 April 2025.

● Completed university education at master's level, evidence of which must be presented by 30 September 2025.
Applicants who sit their state final examination in the autumn examination period, as well as applicants for whom no decision has been made on their application for the recognition of degrees acquired in other countries by 30 September 2025, must submit the necessary document no later than 22 October 2025.
Graduates of Czech universities must prove compliance with this condition by an officially certified copy of their diploma or, if they have not yet received their diploma, by the original of a certificate of completion of the required education. This requirement does not apply to graduates of master's study courses at Charles University.
Graduates of foreign higher education institutions must prove compliance with this condition in one of the ways specified here: https://www.lf1.cuni.cz/informace-k-nostrifikaci
● In order to be admitted to full-time study, applicants must obtain the minimum number of points for a pass in the entrance examination, while at the same time obtaining the minimum number of points required for admission. The minimum number of points required for admission to individual study programmes shall be determined by the Dean on the basis of the results of the entrance examinations, taking into account the prescribed, expected number of applicants admitted, as well as the faculty's budget and available capacity.
● In order to be admitted to study in combined form, applicants must obtain the minimum number of points required for a pass in the entrance examination and equal to the minimum number of points required for admission.
● The minimum number of points for a pass in the entrance examination for the full-time and combined forms is set at 50 points.

Form of the entrance examination for joint doctoral study programmes with the Charles University Faculty of Science

● The entrance examination is single-round and consists of one or more parts. A more detailed description is given in the profiles for individual study programmes.
● The exam is evaluated with a maximum of 100 points and is takes the form of an interview with the candidate on the selected topic for their dissertation. The evaluation includes the quality of the dissertation project, its feasibility with regard to the form of study and the method of its presentation (this is specified in the description of the entrance examination for individual programmes).
● In the entrance examination, applicants must demonstrate their specialised knowledge and qualifications for independent research work.
● Furthermore, in the course of the examination their ability to communicate in English is determined, as well as their proficiency in Czech for Czech-languages study programmes.

Changing the form of study in submitted applications for joint doctoral study programmes with the Charles University Faculty of Science

Based on the evaluation of the Examination Board, the faculty may offer an applicant a different form of study for the same doctoral study programme than the one for which the application for study was submitted via the University's electronic Information System. The faculty shall set the applicant a deadline of at least seven days to accept the offer. If the applicant accepts the offer, the faculty will change the form of study in the application and the Dean will issue a decision on admission to study in the changed form of study. If the applicant does not accept this offer or does not make any statement on the offer within the set time limit, the Dean will issue a decision on admission to study in the form of study to which the applicant has submitted the application. (Art. 7a of the Code of Admissions Procedure for Applicants to Charles University)

The application must be submitted electronically via the Study Information System (SIS) by 30 April 2025: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/, Admissions Procedure icon. The electronic form of application is preferred.

Guidelines for application for joint doctoral study programmes with the Charles university Faculty of Science:
(Immunology; Microbiology; Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics and Virology; Parasitology; Developmental and Cell Biology)

● Applications must be submitted electronically via the Charles University Study Information System (SIS) at: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/prijimacky. Completed applications must be sent electronically in the Study Information System by 30 April 2025 at the latest (the printed form of the application is not sent to the faculty). The email address and password used are used as access data to the SIS throughout the application process.
● A separate application must be submitted for each programme selected.
● Applicants must select a specific topic for their dissertation in the application form together with their supervisor from the range of topics listed in the application form. It is not possible to submit an application without selecting or specifying a topic. The application form, with an updated list of dissertation topics, will be made available to applicants no later than 1 March 2025. An overview of the topics listed is available at: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/dipl_st/

The submission of applications is subject to a fee for services related to the admissions procedure in the amount of 810 CZK for electronic applications. If payment of the fee for the admissions procedure is not made to the faculty's account by 30 April 2025, the faculty will ask the applicant to pay the fee and set a reasonable deadline for this. If deficiencies are not remedied within this period, the procedure is suspended by resolution. If the application is delivered to the faculty after 30 April 2025, the faculty will suspend the procedure following by decision.

Payment details:
Account number in IBAN format: CZ9701000000000037434021
SWIFT bank code (BIC): KOMBCZPPXXX
The payer is obliged to pay all postal and bank charges. In the case of a foreign bank transfer, use the "OUR" type of bank charges.

Mandatory and optional attachments to the application for joint doctoral study programmes with the Charles University Faculty of Science:

1. Supervisor's consent on the prescribed form, available for download in doc or pdf document. (mandatory attachment)
2. Annotations for the planned doctoral project on the prescribed form, available for download in doc or pdf document. (mandatory attachment)
The annotations for the planned doctoral project should be discussed with one's prospective supervisor. Any requirements for the structure and mandatory elements of annotations are listed in the information for individual study programmes. This attachment is not mandatory for the Developmental and Cell Biology doctoral study programme. (Note: annotations for the planned dissertation project are not binding in the event of acceptance of the applicant and may change according to the specification of the specific workplace.)
3. Structured CV (mandatory attachment)
4. List of completed study obligations for the current master's degree or a diploma supplement for the completed master's degree (mandatory attachment)
5. List of published and unpublished works of the applicant, or expert opinions of these works and other documents worthy of consideration, e.g. documents on completed professional courses, documents on language examinations, etc. (optional attachment)

In the event that an application does not meet the specified requirements or the fee for services related to the admission procedure has not been paid, the faculty will invite the applicant to remedy the deficiencies and set a reasonable deadline for this. If the applicant fails to remedy the deficiencies within this period, the admissions procedure will be discontinued. The faculty does not refund paid fees.

All attachments to electronic applications must also be sent to the faculty in hard copy by 30 April 2025 to the following address:
Děkanát 1. LF UK
Oddělení pro vědeckou činnost
Kateřinská 32
128 01 Praha 2

Further information:

Information on study programmes and admission procedures can be obtained from the Dean's Office of the Faculty (1. LF UK, odd. pro vědeckou činnost, Kateřinská 32, Praha 2).
Office hours: Monday 8.00 – 12.30, Tuesday and Thursday 12.30 – 15.30.

Further information is available on the website:
https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/doctoral-study-programmes-in-biomedicine
https://en.lf1.cuni.cz/other-phd-programmes

Annual tuition fee is CZK 1000/year for study programmes in English language.

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