Relevant regulations
Laws and regulations related to doctoral studies at MU, for your guidance and support.
PhD candidate Supervisor Doctoral Board
Law and regulations
Basic requirements for doctoral studies in the Czech Republic are stipulated by Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on the Modification and Amendment of Other Acts (the Higher Education Act). The studies in a doctoral degree programme are also governed by these internal regulations:
- Masaryk University Study and Examination Regulations
- Masaryk University Statutes
- Masaryk University Scholarship and Bursary Regulations
- MU Measure No. 5/2025 Minimal doctoral scholrship in the academic year 2025/2026 (in Czech only)
- Masaryk University Degree Programme Quality Regulations
- Masaryk University Educational, Creative and Associated Activities Quality Assurance and Internal Evaluation System Guidelines
Guidelines of RMU Research Office
Specific areas of doctoral studies at MU are regulated by the guidelines of RMU Research Office.
MU directives and guidelines issued by other RMU offices
Doctoral studies are also addressed in certain MU directives and guidelines issued by other RMU offices:
- Intellectual property at MU
- Research Ethics at MU
- Internal Evaluation of Research
- Guidelines of the RMU Office for Studies Regarding the Recognized Parental Period (only in Czech)
- Studies of Persons with Special Needs
- Personal Data Processing and Protection
- Protection of Rights
- Verification of the condition for admission to study of graduates from foreign secondary and higher education programmes
- Use of Information Technology
- Rules for the Registration of Student Stays Abroad and the Recognition of Their Outcomes (only in Czech)
- Project Management
- Issuing Duplicates of Documents