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Enrolment in Studies

Pursuant to Article 10(1) of the MU Study and Examination Regulations, a candidate admitted to a doctoral study programme becomes entitled to enrol in the study and to enrol in the first semester upon notification of the decision on admission to study. Enrolment must be made in person at the faculty implementing the programme within the time limit set by the faculty. An applicant becomes a student only when he/she is enrolled in studies. Therefore, if he/she fails to enrol within the time limit set in the timetable, or within the alternative time limit set, and fails to show compelling reasons for failure to enrol within five working days, his/her right to enrol shall cease.

Verification of the condition for admission to study of graduates from foreign education

Students planning to enrol in a degree program at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic, whose prior education was acquired in another country, will need to prove their education. Prior to enrolment, it is necessary to obtain the formal recognition of prior education in the Czech Republic. There are different ways to obtain verification of prior education/degrees:

General Nostrification - valid everywhere in the Czech Republic. PhD students can apply at the Rectors Office at Masaryk University - visit the website for instructions.
Verification at the Faculty of Law - valid only for studies at the Faculty Law at Masaryk University. The verification is free of charge. For questions regarding this process please contact Mrs. Věra Redrupová at vera.redrupova@law.muni.cz
Submit a foreign certificate of foreign higher education, which is equivalent in the Czech Republic according to its international obligations without further official procedure, in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English.

Degree Recognition is only needed by students wishing to register at the Czech University for the entire degree programme, but not by visiting or exchange students. We strongly recommend that all degree applicants start to complete the verification (apostille/superlegalization) of their certificates/diplomas well in advance because it can be a lengthy process.

Information on the enrolment

At the enrolment, you must present:

a valid ID
documents to verify the prior education (see above; graduates of Czech universities other than the MU Faculty of Law must bring a certified copy of their diploma and diploma supplement).

You will be informed about the date of the enrolment one month prior to the date by email.

Information, Guidelines and Manuals

Rules and Regulations

Study plans

Course of Studies

Schedule of the doctoral study

Library and electronic sources

Study stays and internships abroad

An important part of doctoral studies, which significantly develops both students and the university and the faculty, is the acquisition of international experience, especially in the form of foreign stays and internships. Foreign stays are therefore a strongly encouraged activity. For students from the academic year 2020/2021 onwards, a foreign internship is compulsory according to the conditions of accreditation for at least 1 month (within the International Internship or Visiting Study/Internship/Research course). In the case of full-time students in a continuous length, in the case of the combined form it may exceptionally be allowed to be divided into two parts.

As both the PhD students (and their employability) and the faculty find gaining international experience mutually beneficial, they actively participate in the preparation and implementation of the placement. The faculty also offers funding opportunities - primarily through projects, including specific research, but also in the form of scholarships. It is always advisable to apply for a scholarship at the destination as well (it is usually more generous there).

The student tries to make the most of his/her stay abroad for the benefit of the work on his/her dissertation and prepares for his/her trip in good time - he/she searches well in advance (even several years in advance) for possibilities, where to go, which person to approach as a consultant and how to finance the stay. In doing so, he/she is assisted by the supervisor, the supervisor of the study programme and, where appropriate, other persons with international experience who are approached by the student and the supervisor for this purpose. It is advisable to actively seek foreign contacts; it is possible to take advantage of those that already exist at the faculty, as well as to create and strengthen new ones, for example at foreign conferences, by participating in international projects, etc. It is also possible to take advantage of offers sent during the semesters by various institutions and published on the faculties' websites, on the MU IS Bulletin Board and on the MU Centre for International Cooperation website.

As far as the content of the placement is concerned, foreign (research) internships are particularly suitable. Purely "study" stays (as defined by ERASMUS+) are less common in PhD studies.

Before your departure you can contact Mgr. Ivana Hovořáková, Ph.D. from the Office for International Relations with any questions.

It is also important that all stays, internships, and conferences must be recorded by the student using the application Recording of study stays in the IS (Personal Data -> Internships and stays). This is a prerequisite for credit. The above contact person will help with the registration if necessary.

A foreign placement, the content of which is work on the dissertation, is treated as a study placement and must be carried out on the basis of a Learning Agreement.

Instructions for foreign (research/work) placements

Instructions for study stays abroad

Instructions for conferences / short-period stays

Contacts

Directive of the Rector, No. 8/2011, Rules for the Recognition of Credit from Foreign Study and Occupational Stays by Students of Masaryk University (valid from 1 September 2011)

Methodological Directive of the Director of the Centre for International Cooperation 1/2014: Records of Study and Traineeships Abroad and annexes (valid from 26 June 2014)

Calls for papers, conferences, summer and winter schools, fellowships/working positions

Pan-European Seal Programme

Information on the partner universities of the Faculty of Law, MU (Czech only)