General and faculty requirements

Deadlines

The deadline for filling in the online application form for admission in the academic year 2027/2028 is April 30, 2027.

 The entrance exam will be organized in May 2027 (the exact date and place will be announced later to registered applicants).

An alternative date for the entrance examination is June 2027.

 Nostrification in terms of the admission procedure - see https://cuni.cz/UK-10205-version1-overeni.pdf  

Students who receive their final certificate after October 1st have to obtain at least an official letter from their secondary school confirming the completion of the secondary school education, results of the final exams and that the acquired level of education entitles the students to study at a University in the given country (country where the university is accredited).

All documents have to be translated into English or Czech by a court translator and must be validated (officially verified) accordingly to the country of their origin: https://cuni.cz/UK-10205-version1-overeni.pdf  

The documents must be submitted to the Study Department at the Faculty of Pharmacy, until October 21, 2027 at the latest

The application for doctoral studies can be submitted electronically at the following address: https://is.cuni.cz/studium/eng/prijimacky/. The application can be submitted for both full-time and combined forms of study. Graduates of the Master's degree program may apply for Doctoral degree programs (admission is a prerequisite for the completion of the Master's degree program by September 30, 2026).

The detailed information and annexes that are required for the application are published on the Faculty's website, specifically on https://www.faf.cuni.cz/Admission/Postgraduate/, including the specification for which the graduates of the Master's degree (pharmaceutical, medical, science, pedagogical (focusing on chemistry or biology), chemically or biologically oriented faculties) is the most appropriate field.

After filling in the application form in the electronic form, each candidate will be generated by the information system the identification number of the application (ID of the application), which is necessary to indicate when paying the administrative fee for the procedures connected with the admission procedure.

The application must be submitted by April 30, 2026, at the latest, and the fee must be paid by May 4, 2026, at the latest. In the additional admission procedure, applications must be submitted by September 1, 2026, at the latest, and the fee must be paid by September 4, 2026, at the latest. In the admission procedure for doctoral studies II (i.e., starting on March 1, 2027), applications must be submitted by November 30, 2026, at the latest, and the fee must be paid by December 3, 2026. The fee is non-refundable at any stage of the admission procedure.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 (3) of the Rules of Admission Procedure for Applicants of Charles University, the Faculty shall send an invitation to the admission examination through the University electronic information system not later than 20 days before the date of the event. If the Faculty sends an invitation to a substitute admission exam, this period can be shortened accordingly. The applicant will receive the password for entering the electronic system after the application for study has been submitted.

All doctoral study programs at the Faculty of Pharmacy are carried out without specialization.

In the application for doctoral studies, the applicants will fill out the personal and contact details of the university (the faculty, the subject, the topic of the diploma thesis and the date of the final state examination). In the application form, they shall also state the form of study, discipline and the topic of the doctoral degree.

The applicants also state a foreign language in which they would take an examination during doctoral studies. Alternatively, they may present a list of publications, proof of foreign or domestic scientific practice, participation in a national or international competition etc.

The application must be enclosed with:

• Notarized copy of the certificate of completed university education (the graduates of FaF UK can only attach certificates of successful completion of studies)
• Copy of a certificate or a Diploma Supplement (if the applicant has already completed his studies)
• Curriculum vitae
• Doctoral project - the candidate will choose the topic of doctoral study either from the topics listed or will suggest a topic of his/her own. The project will contain a topic and a short idea of the applicant for the solution of the given topic. Candidate will receive bonuses if he/she submit a PhD project with supposed training site and with the agreement of the supervisor with the management of a planned doctoral project.
• Supervisor's consent – the candidate must obtain a consent from supervisor which will be then uploaded as a mandatory attachment of the application.

The proof of payment of the administrative fee for the procedures connected with the admission procedure must be documented by the tenderer upon request.