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The content of the first part of the doctoral examination depends on the topic of the dissertation project.

The content of the second part is determined by the examination committee according to the focus of the PhD student's dissertation project, as a wide range of knowledge and scientific research related to the focus of the project.

PhD students in the full-time form of PhD studies shall register for the doctoral examination within 24 months of the beginning of their studies at the latest. A PhD student in the external form shall register no later than 30 months after the beginning of his/her studies. The period of interruption of studies shall not be included in the time limit for registration for the doctoral examination.

The PhD candidate is obliged to submit a thesis for the doctoral examination together with the application for the doctoral examination. A condition for granting consent to take the doctoral examination is the acquisition of at least 60 credits, completion of the courses of the study part of the PhD studies in the composition determined by the study programme and the individual study plan, and the authorship of at least one scientific work related to the topic of the dissertation, which is published or accepted for publication at the time of submitting the application for the doctoral examination; a published scientific work, if published, or a manuscript thereof and a confirmation of acceptance for publication by the editors of the journal or publishing house shall be compulsory annexes to the application for the doctoral examination.

The application for the doctoral examination with the annex and the written thesis shall be submitted in written form to the Dean through the Doctoral Studies Office. Details of the requirements for the application for the doctoral examination and the method of submission are published on the Faculty's website.

The thesis for the doctoral examination includes

a) the objectives of the dissertation,

b) the theoretical foundations of the dissertation,

c) the current state of knowledge on the dissertation topic,

(d) an analysis of the methodological approach to the dissertation topic; and

(e) the state of the dissertation work in progress.

The thesis for the doctoral examination is assessed by an opponent, who draws up a written assessment and proposes its assessment with a pass or fail classification grade. The PhD student has the right to get acquainted with the assessment at the latest three working days before the date of the doctoral examination.

The doctoral examination and the announcement of its results shall be public.

The doctoral examination shall be evaluated as a whole with a pass or fail classification. The individual parts of the doctoral examination shall not be assessed separately. If a PhD student has been assessed as failing in the doctoral examination, he/she shall be entitled to one marking period. He/she may take the doctoral examination by at the earliest three months after the doctoral examination in which he/she failed, but at the latest by the end of the penultimate year of the standard length of the PhD studies. A failing grade in the doctoral examination shall be a reason for the PhD student's exclusion from studies.

1. The student shall attend the registered date of the doctoral examination according to the schedule set by the department and the departmental committee for the given study programme.

2. The dissertation examination consists of

a) a debate on the thesis for the doctoral examination and

b) a part in which the doctoral student has to demonstrate theoretical knowledge of a range of topics according to the focus of the dissertation topic.

3. The decision of the Examination Board on the result of the doctoral examination shall take place at a closed meeting of the Examination Board.

4. The announcement of the result of the doctoral examination shall take place in the presence of the student and shall be public.

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The PhD student who passes the doctoral examination comprehensively handles the issues of the relevant scientific research area, while his/her theoretical and practical knowledge is based on the current state of knowledge. At the same time, he/she has a clear and justified conception of the dissertation project, which he/she has convincingly defended, while demonstrating that an adequate part of the work on the project has already been carried out.

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A doctoral student may apply for permission to defend his/her dissertation if

a) he/she has obtained at least 150 credits (in a study programme for the proper completion of which the achievement of 180 credits is a prerequisite) or at least 210 credits (in a study programme for the proper completion of which the achievement of 240 credits is a prerequisite),

(b) fulfils the conditions laid down in the individual study plan; and

(c) has authored at least three scientific papers related to the topic of the doctoral thesis, two of which must be published and the third either published or accepted for publication.

A request for permission to defend the dissertation is submitted in writing to the Dean through the Doctoral Studies Office. The application shall be submitted at the latest five months before the end of the standard length of studies; if the doctoral student's studies exceed the standard length of studies, the application shall be submitted at the latest five months before the end of the academic year in which the defence is to take place.

The application shall be accompanied by

a) the dissertation,

(b) a summary of the main results of the dissertation, normally of two standard pages,

c) copies of all publications and other elaborations, if they are not part of the dissertation; if the doctoral candidate attaches the output from the CU publication database, he/she does not need to submit copies of publications,

d) a list of published works with full bibliographical data and unpublished scientific works and performances of the PhD student, as well as reviews of them and, where appropriate, testimonials about them,

(e) a justification of the differences between the original dissertation and the submitted dissertation, if the doctoral candidate submits a new dissertation in the same field of doctoral study after an unsuccessful defence,

f) confirmation from the editorial board of the acceptance of the scientific thesis for publication, if it is a scientific thesis accepted for publication.

The dissertation shall be assessed by three/three referees. At the end of the written assessment, the referee(s) shall comment on whether he/she recommends the thesis for defence and shall propose a pass or fail classification.

The successful defence of the dissertation is the end of the doctoral studies. The defence of the dissertation is evaluated by the classification grade pass or fail. The overall result of the duly completed doctoral studies shall be graded as pass.

If the doctoral candidate has been assessed with a failing grade at the dissertation defence, he/she shall be entitled to one revision period. A failing grade at the remedial term of the dissertation defence is a reason for exclusion from the studies.

The dissertation defence and the announcement of its results are public.

The dissertation defence takes place in the form of a scientific debate between the doctoral student, the dissertation opponents, the members of the examination committee and other participants about the knowledge gained and the contribution of the dissertation.

The procedure for the defence of the dissertation:

1. the chairperson of the examination committee will present the doctoral student's curriculum vitae, announce the essential information from the supervisor's report, an overview of the doctoral student's scientific works and their responses,

2. the doctoral candidate shall briefly state the essential content of his/her dissertation, its conception, results and contribution,

3. the opponents will present the essential content of their opinions,

4. the doctoral candidate gives his/her opinion on the evaluations, in particular comments on all suggestions and comments and answers questions,

5. the chairperson of the examination committee opens a discussion in which all participants in the defence may take part; the discussion verifies the correctness, validity, scientific originality and relevance of the knowledge contained in the thesis,

6. the doctoral candidate answers all questions during the discussion and takes a position on all suggestions and comments made by the participants of the dissertation defence,

7. the examination committee decides on the result of the defence in a closed session in the presence of the dissertation opponents and the supervisor,

8. the announcement of the result of the dissertation examination is made in the presence of the student(s) and is public.

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The defence of the dissertation demonstrates the student's ability to think critically and to gather and evaluate information, as well as his/her readiness for independent scientific and creative activity in the field of research or development.