Branch programme/details

The program is carried out without any specialization.

The entrance exam is one round and the interview will deal mainly with the dissertation plan and candidate’s knowledge in the given field of study. To facilitate and accelerate the admissions process for doctoral study, it is desirable that the candidate prepares a short summary of their previous professional activities and possibly presents their master thesis, publications, research results or abstracts from conferences they have attended.
In the second part of the interview the candidate presents the scientific aim of their doctoral project.
The committee assesses the candidate's motivation, current study and research results, along with the quality and feasibility of the project.
During the entrance examination the candidate must demonstrate the technical and linguistic skills to study the given field, along with abilities necessary for independent scientific work.

The examination is graded with a maximum of 100 points. The evaluation includes the quality of the dissertation project, its feasibility and the way of presentation.

Based on a written request submitted electronically together with the application, but no later than by 10th May 2023, the dean may permit that the entrance exam will take place via information and communication technology, but only for serious and documented reasons such as health or study abroad.

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:	12.06.2023	Until:	23.06.2023
Alternative date (of entrance exam):	10.07.2023	Until:	18.07.2023

The entrance examination may be waived based on a request of a candidate who has been accepted for the STARS project in the given academic years.

The request must be submitted electronically by 10th May 2023.

The graduate gained deep theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of applied geoscience (focus on environmental geology, geology of mineral resources, technical mineralogy and petrology, engineering geology, rock mechanics, hydrogeology, applied geophysics) and related technical disciplines. Deep scientific background and special skills are closely related to the actual topic of a doctoral thesis; commonly based on solving problems by combination of approaches from several scientific disciplines. By acquiring methodical and experimental approaches of independent scientific work, the graduate is acquainted of individual creative thinking. The graduate is able to propose an optimal solution for the given problem, to evaluate rigorously the results and to present them in an appropriate form.