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    Probability and statistics, econometrics and financial mathematics (0542VD170002) DSP II

    Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
    Study programme: Probability and statistics, econometrics and financial mathematics (P0542D170002)
    Form of study: full-time
    Type of study: doctoral
    Language of instruction: English
    Standard length of study: 4 years
    Application type: Online, Paper
    Possibility of exemption from entrance examination: yes

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      Application submission date: 31.12.2020
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      Admission for studies
      Admission for studies will be granted to the applicants, who
      • Submitted a complete application form together with all obligatory attachments before the deadline,
      • they successfully passed the entrance examination or they were granted an entrance examination waiver,
      • they successfully passed the language examination or they got a waiver of it


      Invitation to subject entrance examination
      The invitation to the subject entrance examination will be sent to those applicants, who
      • submitted a complete application together with its obligatory attachments 2,3 and 4 before the deadline,
      • paid the application fee,
      • did not obtain the confirmation of the waiver of the subject entrance examination before mid-January 2021. The invitation to an entrance examination is delivered through the University Electronic Information System. In mid-January all applicants without a waiver receive an invitation to take the entrance examination from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. If the Faculty approves the waiver, the invitation ceases to apply.


      Entrance examination
      The entrance examination consists of two parts, subject and language one. The subject part of the entrance examination takes the form of a discussion about the chosen study programme. The committee gives the applicant three questions related to the chosen study programme. The committee judges the correctness of the answer, the knowledge of the field and overall readiness for doctoral studies. Each answer is evaluated on the binary Pass/Fail scale. The applicant must obtain three passing grades. If the applicant has chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and has obtained an approval of a future supervisor, or if the comittee accepts the annotation of the applicant‘s own topic, the applicant will successfully pass the exam with only two passing grades from three questions.
      The language entrance examination consists of a written test. The applicant may obtain a maximum of 100 points. The exam verifies that the applicant has an adequate command of the English language, i.e. at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This is an equivalent of 50 points. All applicants with a score between 50 and 79 points who will complete all other necessary admission requirements will be obliged to take the exam English for PhD students (NDZK001) offered by the Faculty as an obligatory part of their individual study plans. The Faculty also offers courses (NJAZ068, NJAZ116, NJAZ069, NJAZ117, NJAZ092, NJAZ118) as preparation for this exam.
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      Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study programme.

      Verification method: entrance exam
      Confirmation date (of entrance exam) from: 20.01.2021 Until: 20.01.2021
      Alternative date (of entrance exam): 28.01.2021 Until: 28.01.2021
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      Waiver conditions of the subject entrance examination
      The subject entrance examination may be waived for applicants who have chosen one of the thesis topics offered by the faculty and obtained an approval of a future supervisor, and for whom at least one of the following conditions applies:
      1. Their work has been recognized in the SVOČ competition in computer science, mathematics, or teaching of mathematics (for study programmes in the fields of Computer Science and Mathematics);
      2. their work has been recognized at the Czech-Slovak Student Conference on Physics (for study programmes in the field of Physics);
      3. their original scientific work on a relevant topic has been published, or has been accepted for publication, in a reviewed medium indexed by MathSciNet, SCOPUS or ISI Web of Knowledge databases;
      4. they have finished a master's study programme in the field of Physics, Computer Science, or Mathematics in the academic years 2019/2020 or 2020/2021, and their grade in each part of the state final examination is „excellent“ or „very good“ (for study programmes in the field of Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics);
      5. they have gained at least 120 credits in the master's study programme in the field of Physics, Computer Science, or Mathematics in academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21, and their average study grade (according to the Code of Study and Examination, Art. 8, Par. 13) is at most 1.5, where 1=„excellent“, 2=„very good“, and 3=„satisfactory“ (for study programmes in the field of Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics);
      6. they have achieved other remarkable results testifying their ability for doctoral studies.
      It is necessary to apply for the waiver and prove that the applicant satisfies some of the above conditions, by no later than December 31, 2020 in case of points 1,2,3,5 and 6, and by January 15, 2021 in case of point 4.

      Conditions for a language examination waiver
      The language examination will be waived if the applicant fulfills at least one of the following waiver conditions:

      A. The applicant spent at least two years of his/her previous education at secondary or university level with English as the sole language of instruction in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, South Africa, UK or USA.
      B. The applicant does not need to take the language examination of English if (s)he has already passed one of the following exams (in some cases we recognize the exam only with a minimum score or level):
      • General State Language Examination in English in the Czech Republic
      • examination in English at Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
      City & Guilds International ESOL IESOL and ISESOL, expert level
      • TELC (The European Language Certificates) – TELC English level C1
      • UNIcert – level C1
      • Melab – 77 points
      • Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)
      • Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) – 605 points
      • International ESOL and Spoken ESOL – Expert LanguageCert and Mastery LanguageCert

      The language examination waiver and the compliance with one of the conditions mentioned above must be requested before the deadlines mentioned above.
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      The graduates have advanced knowledge in probability theory, mathematical statistics and optimization, based on abstract mathematics. They are able to make use of new scientific achievements, mathematical methods and modern computational tools, develop and critically evaluace them. They are educated to a systematic analytical work and capable of publishing their results, presenting them at international conferences and meetings. The graduates are recommended for an academic career at universities and scientific institutes, also in companies with a need of applied research and development. Those oriented to economical background are lead to the construction of econometric models, they manage modeling and control of complex economical systems including financial and insurance projects.