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1 Vysoká škola báňská Technická univerzita Ekonomická fakulta Vydala: děkanka Ekonomické fakulty VŠB-TU Ostrava Platnost od: VYHLÁŠKA děkanky Ekonomické fakulty VŠB - Technické univerzity Ostrava REGULATIONS for Admission Proceedings to Study in Doctorate 1/7

2 1. Introduction The admission in a doctorate programme is based on the admission proceedings, and preconditions for the study admission (hereinafter just the study ) are set forth in 48, Par.3, Act No.111/98 Coll. on Universities and amendments to other Acts (hereinafter just the Act ), and the Study and Examination Regulations for Doctoral Degree Programmes at VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava from The study is provided in full-time and combined forms. 2. Admission preconditions for study programmes accredited in English Successful passing of a university Master or equivalent programme. Applicants will be admitted to a full-time or combined study form depending on the admission proceedings conditions fulfilment. Moreover, for a full-time study form the applicants will be admitted depending on their previous study average at the university, i.e. up to the average of 1.80 (grading scale 1 to 4) and, further, depending on results of previous state final examination and up to now research activity. Successful passing of an entrance examination from a foreign (world) 1 language, which is carried out at a level of a Doctorate language examination, and successful passing of a written test from another foreign (world) language, while English is one of foreign languages within the admission proceedings. If any of (world) foreign languages is a mother tongue of the applicant, the corresponding exam is not required. Successful assessment of preconditions of research work, passing of an entrance specialised examination taken place in form of a dialogue and which is oriented on economics and specialised issues of a chosen branch, and discussion regarding a general syllabus of a dissertation thesis. 3. List of accredited doctoral study programmes and branches The applicants could apply for the study in following accredited doctoral study programmes further divided into the study branches: Study programme Economic Theories Economy and Management Economic Policy and Administration System Engineering and Informatics Study branch Economics Business Administration and Management Finance System Engineering and Informatics 4. Selection of the general themes The applicant will choose a general theme for the dissertation thesis in a chosen branch from an offer of themes for the academic year 2015/2016: Then he/she should contact a particular supervisor to gain more detailed Total arithmetic average (average grade) 1 World language for the purpose of this document is one of the following: English, German, Spanish, French, Russian. 2/7

3 information, her/his agreement concerning supervision, and, those in full-time form, contact the Head of Department corresponding to the study branch and require her/his standpoint. Application form Study application forms are available to applicants at and they should be delivered at the Department of Doctoral Studies after completing until the deadline defined herein. The following documents should be enclosed: Document of previous study completion in a Master or equivalent level (certified copy of the university diploma). If the applicant is a student of a Master programme who enrols immediately after the study completion, he/she should submit necessary documents in 4 working days after the graduation. Copy of a valid travel document. Structured Curriculum Vitae. List of published and not published works and other outputs of his/her professional activity. General syllabus of his/her dissertation thesis under elaboration (A. Theme and subject, B. Structured bibliography, C. Objective and results, D. Structure, E. Applied methods and methodology) min. 3 pages A4 details see in Appendix. Applicant enrolled to the full-time form should submit a summary of the average marks at previous study at particular years and the corresponding Department Head s standpoint with the departmental position. A proof of payment of an admission fee of EUR 250. A failure to pay the fee is deemed to be a failure to meet preconditions for the admission proceedings and, therefore, an applicant cannot be admitted to an entrance examination. The fee can be covered by a bank transfer or postal money order type A (a variable symbol and transfer post office should be stated): Receiver s account name: Vysoká škola báňská Technická univerzita Ostrava, tř. 17. listopadu 15, Ostrava Poruba Account number: /0300 Variable symbol: Constant symbol: 379 Bank name and address: ČSOB a.s., branch Ostrava-Poruba Hlavní třída 703, PSČ IBAN: CZ SWIFT: CEKOCZPP If the applicant form has any formal shortages, or if some data are not properly proved, the Department of Doctoral Studies will ask the applicant to correct them and define a reasonable period for the remedy. If the shortages are not remedied within a defined period, the applicant will not be invited to an entrance examination. 5. The Entrance Examination The entrance examination is composed of the specialised exam and the language exam. Requirements and advance terms to exams from particular foreign (world) languages could be reached at the Department of Foreign Languages, 17. listopadu, Mr. Václav Kubečka, tel /7

4 An applicant is obliged to pass a doctorate entrance examination from a (world) foreign language. He/she is entitled to pass the examination in advance for a fee. An ordinary term for language examinations is stated below and it will be specified more precisely in the invitation letter. An applicant will further pass a written test from another (world) foreign language. If any of (world) foreign languages is a mother tongue of the applicant, the corresponding exam is not required. A precondition for continuation in the admission proceedings is a successful passing of a doctorate language examination in an advanced term or ordinary term as a final chance to pass this examination. The Dean is entitled to permit the exclusion in extraordinarily justified cases. Further specialised examination is oriented on: a) economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, history of economic thought), b) specific problems of a chosen study branch, assessment of preconditions for research work and discussion to a general syllabus of the dissertation thesis. A time course and venue of the entrance examination will be specified in details in the invitation letter. 6. Terms within the Admission Proceedings A term of the application form delivery or sending together with stated documents to the Department of Doctoral Studies either personally or by mail (deadline date of the post stamp 15 th May 2015) till 15/5/2015 An applicant meeting the preconditions for admission will be sent an invitation letter to the entrance examination till 29/5/2015 Term of ordinary language examinations on 17/6/2015 Term of a specialised entrance examination on 17/6/2015 A second term of entrance examinations for those who had serious reasons not enabling them to meet the previous procedure is on 26th August 2015 The Dean is authorised to set an extraordinary term of entrance examinations in relevant circumstances. 7. Results of Admission Proceedings The Admission Proceedings Commission will recommend the Dean either admission or rejection of particular applications based on evaluation of the admission proceedings conditions. Applicants having participated in the admission proceedings will be sent a written decision of admission or rejection to study by the Dean. 8. Decision Review Having received a decision of admission/rejection, the applicant is entitled to file an application for review of the decision based on conditions set forth in the Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on Universities and amendments to some other Acts. 9. Tuition fee Tuition fee is stated in the contract between student and the University; currently it is worth of EUR 3500 per academic year. Conditions of payment are specified in the contract. 4/7

5 10. Scholarship The allocation of scholarships to students of Doctorate programmes will be governed by the Scholarship Level of the VŠB Technical University Ostrava and the corresponding Directive of the Dean No. 2/ Contact address More detailed information is available at the address: Department of Doctoral Studies Havlickovo nabr. 38a Ostrava Room No. E411 tel.: prof. Dr. Ing. Dana Dluhošová Dean 5/7

6 Appendix VYSOKÁ ŠKOLA BÁŇSKÁ TECHNICKÁ UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA EKONOMICKÁ FAKULTA Doctoral Thesis General Syllabus Title Name of Study Branch: Supervisor: Applicant: Date: 6/7

7 Doctoral Thesis general syllabus serves to a clear specification and orientation of the work. It will be worked out in the following structure comprising minimally 3 pages of A4 format. A. Theme and subject The selected theme will be justified as up-to-date and the research question (subject of research) will be specified in detail. B. Structured bibliography List of basic and up-to-date literature (books, journals) will be specified in structured form here. At least one third of them must be in world language and they must be reviewed. C. Objective and results The thesis objective will be specified in one sentence here. Supposed main results will be defined further on. D. Structure Logical structure and work proceedings will be specified here. The syllabus will be enclosed. E. Applied methods and methodology The author will specify the methods and methodologies applied for the solution here. Namely the exact, quantitative and objective methods will be specified. Information, sources, and data types being utilised will be characterised. 7/7