Ph.D. Admissions for the Academic Year 2026/27:

• Education

• Special Education

• Philosophy of Education

• Didactics of Chemistry

• Mathematics Education

• Deutsche Sprache und Literatur mit Didaktik

• Musical Theory and Education

• Didactics of Art Education

• Public History

• English Language and Literature in a Didactic Perspective

• Educational and School Psychology

Application form: on-line

Applicants should submit the following documents:

• Application form (electronic only via link above)

• professional curriculum vitae

• officially-verified certification of completed master's degree

• proposal for a research project (as an attachment to the electronic application only)

• supervisor's consent (only mandatory for Didactics of Chemistry, Musical Theory and Education, Philosophy of Education, Mathematics Education)

• a list of publications (optional)

• additional documentation that may determine the appropriate research panel for doctoral study (optional)

• the proof of payment of the administrative fee

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION of Master´s degree programme. The candidate submits a certified copy of Master´s degree programme to the Department for Research and Scientific Activities at the Faculty of Education by October 22nd 2026 at the latest. The applicant cannot be admitted without this document. Candidates who completed Master´s degree programme from abroad need to present confirmation of the equivalence.

Applicants who have completed their previous higher education at a foreign university must submit one of the following documents to prove their previous education:

• a document certifying the general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic, obtained in accordance with Sections 89 and 90 of the Higher Education Act (known as "nostrification");

• a foreign document certifying foreign higher education, which is equivalent in the Czech Republic according to its international obligations without further official procedure (university diploma and supplement from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia);

• or a foreign document certifying foreign higher education, which the faculty will assess itself (fee of CZK 990).

Detailed information on how to prove successful completion of a master's degree program for graduates of foreign universities can be found on the faculty's website. Documents must be sent by post to the Faculty of Education: M. Rettigové 4, 116 39 Prague 1 (Department for Research and Scientific Activities). Applicants shall pay the fee together with the application fee or at the time of requesting an assessment of their foreign education as part of the admission procedure.

Diploma Recognition (useful links):

Specification of legalization of documents - the verification procedure follows the following patterns based on the country of origin and valid international agreements

General recognition of foreign higher education at CU

Fees associated with the admission procedure:

Online application fee: 840 CZK

The fee must be paid separately for each application submitted. The fee is payable latest on the third day after the deadline for submitting the application for study. If the applicant does not pay the fee within this period, it is assumed that they have withdrawn their application for study. The proof of payment is the bank transfer confirmation or a copy of a bank account statement. The fee is nonrefundable.

Komerční banka account no.: 85236011/0100, variable symbol: 920, specific symbol: student number, Transfer post code for payment via postal order: IBAN: CZ43 0100 0000 0000 8523 6011, SWIFT: KOMB CZ PP

Tuition fee for studies in a foreign (English or German) language: 4000 CZK / year

Full-time students are eligible for a Ph.D. scholarship received monthly in the amount of 24 960 CZK

Characteristics of studies

The doctoral program is a four-year programme, and is intended for applicants who have successfully completed a Master’s degree. The doctoral program involves scientific research and independent creative work in the field of research or development. Artistic and pedagogical fields focus on independent theoretical and creative work. The program is offered in two forms: full-time and part-time. Full-time study requires the student to participate in the activities of the workplace that implements the study program. These activities consist of research or teaching activities depending on the nature of the workplace. In view of the fulfillment of study obligations and these activities, students in full-time study receive a scholarship. Combined study requires the student to be in contact with the workplace on a purely educational basis.

Entrance exam

The entrance examination is administered in English language. (The study is realized in English. The condition is therefore such knowledge of the English language, what enables the candidate to carry out the above mentioned activities, including taking exams and writing dissertation.)

The entrance examination consists of one or two rounds, as specified in the field-specific conditions, and takes place (or its second round) verbally in the form of a discussion of the research project that the applicant submits together with their application for doctoral study. It examines the applicant's prerequisites for scientific training within the doctoral program. The procedure for advancing to a possible second round is specified in the field-specific conditions. During the exam, the applicant demonstrates their own ideas and depth of knowledge of the research topic.

Research project

The expected length of text is 10 pages. The project should include in particular: motivation of the applicant to the topic processing, the state of the research in selected field, the results of candidate´s own activities in chosen field, aims, hypotheses, methods, anticipated results, bibliography, design of individual stages of dissertation with respect to the length of study.

Consultations

Due to the nature and content of study, the applicant can consult the theme, the structure of project and possibilities for its processing with chairs of doctoral boards. Contacts are listed in the information about branches of study.

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NOTE:

- Accepted full-time students usually stay onsite and are eligible for a Ph.D. scholarship received monthly in the amount of 24 960 CZK. However, this amount can be issued only from the time they start studying, that means to have a Czech bank account and sign in person immatriculation documents after arriving in the Czech Republic. Accepted distance (combined) students have to create individual study plans and have to be in-person to do exams and fulfil duties in-person in Prague at our faculty at least 3 months per academic year. Distance students cannot receive PhD. scholarship support.

- Students who get accepted have to create an ISP (Individual study plan) and fulfil duties in compliance with their supervisor, depending on the study field and focus, if any of the duties are not fulfilled scholarship support may be reduced.

- Our faculty does not provide students with any support in terms of health insurance, bank account set up, cell phone programmes etc. Nor does the faculty provide support in terms of payment for accommodation, transportation for the entrance exams etc.

- Applicants for the full-time study if approved have to set up a Czech bank account in person in the Czech Republic in order to receive any scholarships

- Due to the recent crisis applicant from Russian Federation will not be granted any student visas to Czech Republic or EU. If you are an applicant from Russian Feredartion, you may apply, but in order to enrol you will have to complete the Czech MOI visa process first. We advise Russian applicants to wait for application after the international conflict resolves. For more info read Statement of Charles University on the entry of newly admitted Russians and Belarusians to study

Contact person: Bc. Eliška Šmerdová, e-mail:

Department for Research and Scientific Activities