Study ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Cotutelle - PhD study with joint supervision of a dissertation Forms and documents [ URL "FHSDSEN-22.html "] Forms of study Supervisor Guarantor Individual Study Plan Insurance Medical Care Enrolment in courses Internship Learning Length of study Tuiton Scholarships [ URL "https://phd.fhs.cuni.cz/FHSDSEN-31.html"] State Final Exam Students responsibilities & rights Thesis and its Defense ****************************************************************************************** * Study ****************************************************************************************** Ph.D. students must be motivated, have appropriate professional qualifications, be autonom to work on their own. They should be active, responsible, and fulfill their duties accordi individual study plan (ISP). *========================================================================================= * Students responsibilities *========================================================================================= A student must fulfill duties of their doctoral programme of study according to the Study Code of Charles University, and internal rules of both university and faculty, specificall • create their individual study plan in the SIS and consult it with their supervisor; • every year complete the student evaluation in the SIS (in the period from June to mid-Se • be in regular contact with their supervisor or consultant; • inform faculty about the change of their address or data box. *========================================================================================= * Students rights *========================================================================================= • A student can request a change of their individual study plan. The change needs to be ap supervisor and subject-area board of a doctoral programme of study. • A student has a right to ask the dean to change their form of study. • A student has a right to ask the dean to interrupt their study. • A student can officially request a change of the topic of their dissertation thesis. The be approved by the supervisor and subject-area board of their doctoral programme of stud • A student has a right to appeal against the dean's decision in a 30 days period counted the delivery of the decision. Confirmation of study can be obtained by Student Information System SIS: (Personal data_Pr confirmation). The student can choose a PDF variant with an electronic signature or can vi Study Office during office hours for signing. Please do not ask the Student Administration confirmations, they are administrative support for pre-grad studies, not for Ph.D. studies ****************************************************************************************** * Supervisor ****************************************************************************************** Supervisor or dissertation thesis advisor is an academic or researcher who, thanks to thei and experience, guarantees proper guidance for a student for the whole time of their study • A supervisor actively cooperates with a student, not only on the framework and topic of thesis, but also helps the student's own research activities and guides them to gain exp field. • A supervisor and a student cooperate on a student's individual study plan and they send subject-area board of a doctoral programme of study for approval. • A supervisor uses SIS (Student Information System) for at least an annual evaluation of set out in their individual study plan. • In case of a supervisor must or wishes to cease cooperation with a student, the student find a new supervisor. If the student fails in searching for a new supervisor, the subje a doctoral programme of study will assign a supervisor on their own. • A student can change their supervisor, the name of the new supervisor and their approval part of an official written request. • The subject-area board of a doctoral programme of study for approval is going to either disapprove the request and then propose the change to the dean. *========================================================================================= * How to choose a supervisor? *========================================================================================= An applicant must choose their supervisor from the approved list of supervisors that can b the page of their chosen doctoral programme [ URL "FHSDSEN-45.html "] of study. This must the application process. If you don't know whom to address, it is best to ask the guaranto programme for help. It is important to supply the guarantor with your dissertation project you to choose the best supervisor for your topic. If you have already chosen your supervisor before the application, it is necessary to ask supervision. The supervisor needs to confirm their role (email confirmation suffices). In applicant has the opportunity to consult their project before the application and possibly make it more defensible. *========================================================================================= * Consultant *========================================================================================= Consultant is an esteemed expert who is able to guide a student and to help a supervisor t role. A consultant cannot replace the supervisor. They can be recommended by the supervisor or chosen by the student from the ranks of exper field. They are usually not from the same workplace as the supervisor. It is also possible to hav that is not an employee of Charles University. A consultant shares responsibility for the student's doctoral project. A consultant is assigned and withdrawn by the dean after a suggestion made by the subject- ****************************************************************************************** * Guarantor of doctoral programme ****************************************************************************************** Guarantor is an academic worker and the head of the subject-area board. With their name an the guarantor guarantees the quality and functionality of the doctoral programme. ****************************************************************************************** * Subject-area board ****************************************************************************************** Subject-area board bears the main responsibility for the content and realization of a doct Every doctoral programme of study has its own subject-area board. Members of a subject-are appointed and withdrawn by the rector. Subject-area board: a) submits suggestions for approval to the dean; b) communicates with students, supervisors, consultants and executives of the faculty; c) reviews and approves individual study plan and its changes; d) evaluates the execution of individual study plan of students, at least once a year; e) approves the change of dissertation thesis. ****************************************************************************************** * Individual study plan (ISP) ****************************************************************************************** The study proceeds according to the individual study plan (ISP). Every student must create the beginning of their studies with the help of their supervisor. An individual study plan whole standard length of study. It needs to be approved by the subject-area board and it i student to fulfill it. Student’s progress is evaluated every year by the student themselve and the subject-area board. Every change of individual study plan must be approved by the board. At the beginning of their doctoral studies, the student creates their individual study pla all study requirements into it. The topic of the dissertation thesis is a part of an individual study plan and it needs to with the field of study of the doctoral programme. More information can be found in the document Basic information for students of their doct Finished plan needs to be sent through the system for approval of the supervisor who will subject-area board. Approved ISP is an obligation for the student. It is reviewed by the end of every year of ****************************************************************************************** * The evaluation of individual subjects ****************************************************************************************** • The evaluation of individual subjects is not classified by a mark, but only "passed" (P) "failed" (N). • The student is obliged to undergo an annual assessment of the doctoral student in the SI Information System (SIS) is open for evaluation from 1 June to mid-September (the specif by the Academic Year Schedule). Failure to complete the evaluation is considered a failu the study obligation and is a reason for termination of studies. The Dean decides on the studies on the proposal of the doctoral board. • ATTENTION - a student of a doctoral study program may take the examination in the enroll more than twice, i.e. he/she has the right to one remedial term! It also applies to the examination and the defense of the dissertation. ****************************************************************************************** * Enrolment in courses ****************************************************************************************** • At the beginning of their studies in the Study Information System (SIS), the student cre and schedules an Individual Study Plan (ISP) for the entire standard period of study. Af Study subject area board meeting (during October), courses for the relevant academic yea automatically registered in the SIS. Registered subjects can be found in the SIS_Exams r Registration of courses takes place automatically every year, the student no longer regi himself/herself. • Aside from doctoral seminars, face-to-face learning is rare and students are usually pre in the form of self-study. The doctoral student actively contacts the relevant attestation teachers and individuall assignment of the exam and its completion. The purpose of the examinations in doctoral studies is not to teach students another pen knowledge, the purpose of partial examinations is to apply the given knowledge to the sp intention of the doctoral student. For more information, see Specifics of Doctoral Studi "https://phd.fhs.cuni.cz/FHSDSEN-25.html"] ****************************************************************************************** * Length of study ****************************************************************************************** Standard length of study is usually 4 years (3 years for the programme German and French P Maximum length of study is up to 8 years. ****************************************************************************************** * Tuition fee ****************************************************************************************** Doctoral study in the Czech language is free of charge for the entire period of study (up length of study). The tuition fee for a doctoral study in a foreign language is charged, the student is obli for each academic year started. The amount of the fee is specified in Appendix No. 2 to th of Charles University - Fees for Study [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-121.html"] (in force fr 2022). The student is required to pay a tuition fee to the FHS account at the beginning of each a the end of October). Payment must be made by bank transfer, it is not possible to pay in c NOTE: Each student received a personal variable symbol (VS) at the beginning of the study Agreement. This VS is important for pairing the payment with each student's study account. Payment information: Faculty address: Faculty Humanities of Charles University Pátkova 2137/5 182 00 Praha 8 - Libeň The Account No.: 51-1042010287/0100 IBAN: CZ 9101 000000 5110 4201 0287 SWIFT (BIC): KOMBCZPPXXX Variable symbol: each student received their own Bank address: KB (Komerční banka), Na Příkopě 33, 11407 Praha 1. ****************************************************************************************** * Forms of study ****************************************************************************************** Study is either full-time or combined form of study. The applicant chooses the form of study when applying, its change is possible in following you want to change the form of study, you must fill in the general request [ URL "FHSDSEN- and together with the supervisor's recommendation send it to the Doctoral Studies Office [ phd.fhs.cuni.cz/FHSDSEN-24.html"] . ****************************************************************************************** * Learning ****************************************************************************************** Aside from doctoral seminars, face-to-face learning is rare. Students of both full-time an forms of study are usually preparing for their examination by self-study. Doctoral student participate in learning. They need to contact teachers and schedule examinations with them The purpose of examinations during doctoral studies is not to widen the knowledge base of rather to apply their knowledge to a specific topic of students' research goal. More infor Specifics of Ph.D. Studies [ URL "FHSDSEN-25.html "] . ****************************************************************************************** * State Doctoral Examination ****************************************************************************************** The student enrolls for the state doctoral examination after they finish all their particu listed in the Individual study plan. Successful state doctoral examination is a prerequisite for the defense of a dissertation The committee of State Doctoral Examination consists of five members: the head of the comm appointed by the dean of the faculty. At least one member of the committee should not be a ****************************************************************************************** * Defense of dissertation thesis ****************************************************************************************** The student can register for the state doctoral examination and to submit a dissertation a during the entire academic year (summer holidays are an exception); however, according to Examination Regulations of Charles University, the date of the state doctoral examination may be set individually after agreement with the student. The thesis must be submitted at year before its planned defense (Article 2, par 9 https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1297.html [ U fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1297.html"] ). Dates for state doctoral examination and defense are set according to the date the thesis to reviewers (they are given an 8-week period to review it). The dates are agreed upon by committee and reviewers, according to their time availability. The student must upload an electronic copy of their dissertation thesis in PDF/A form [ UR www.pdftron.com/pdf-tools/pdfa-converter/"] . Furthermore, the student saves the abstract or German or French and Czech, and it is sufficient in ordinary PFD form. They must also bring following documents to Doctoral Studies Office: • Three copies of dissertation thesis (does not have to be hardback, spiral-bound copies s • Application for the state doctoral exam • Application for permission of the defense • Supervisor's written recommendation for defense. The student also, in a 1-month period counted from the date of submission, needs to send t • Autoreferate of the thesis; • The list of topics for State Doctoral Examination; • CV • The list of student's publication activity The date of both state doctoral examination and defense of a dissertation thesis is set, a dean's directive 14/2017 [ URL "https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1061.html"] , to be no later th from the submission. *========================================================================================= * Formal requirements for dissertation thesis *========================================================================================= Dissertation thesis must be in a format of scientific text with excellent grammar. Formal requirements for dissertation thesis and its submission are described in Dean's Dir [ URL "https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1061.html"] . *========================================================================================= * Internship *========================================================================================= According to the Dean's Measure No. 10/2017 [ URL "https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-928.html"] , to record all internships abroad in the SIS (internship is understood as a study-research that the student carries out in the course of his / her studies at the Faculty in accordan requirements of the study programme). Internships must be registered in SIS at least one w departure, but it will be highly appreciated if you do it much earlier. What are the steps? • On the main page of SIS, select Internships, then click New in the top bar and fill in a fields. • If you find the particular programme you are part of in the Type section, select it (e.g or Cotutelle). If you have received a grant from the Mobility Fund, choose the option fa univerzitní stipendium. For all other stays, select jiná forma stáže (like COOPERATIO an • Click on Save, the application will be recorded. • From this moment on, you will be able to download the Confirmation of Study / ResearchPe it will download after you click on the PDF icon next to your name in the Internship ove Confirmation is absolutely essential in terms of recognizing every internship. • As soon as the internship information is complete (we would like to ask you to fill in a information at once), depending on the type of internship, the application will be appro rejected) in the system either by the Ph.D. Office [ URL "https://phd.fhs.cuni.cz/FHSDSE the International Office [ URL "https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-343.html"] . • After you have returned, we will need the signed and stamped Confirmation of Study / Res You have to get the document signed at the very end of your stay because it serves as a that you have been physically present at the institution for the entire duration of the (see the data you entered in SIS). • Based on Confirmation, the actual length of the internship will be recorded. If the data Confirmation don’t match with those you have entered in the internship information, we w length of stay accordingly. • Please, upload the Confirmation in SIS (click Edit – the notepad with pencil symbol - Up – click on the magnifying glass, a new window will pop up, click Vybrat soubor - Save – a file) It is ideal to do so immediately upon your return, but no later than one month a the end of your stay. If you are, for some reason unable to upload the document, email i international(zavinac)fhs.cuni.cz [ MAIL "(zavinac)"] . • If your internship has been administered or funded through a scholarship (or other) prog of the particular programme are also applicable to you. Instructions for setting up an internship can be found in the instructions manuals. [ URL "] *========================================================================================= * Medical Care *========================================================================================= Medical care in the Czech Republic is at a very good professional and technological level. private health facilities provide health care. In the event of a sudden illness or injury hours, it is provided in the emergency departments of hospitals. In the event of a sudden you can call an ambulance at any time on line 112 throughout the country. Medicines to relieve flu or a cold and similar preparations can be purchased without a pre pharmacies. A prescription from a doctor is required to buy other medicines. The Czech public health insurance system is based on the obligatory participation of insur medical facilities have concluded a contract with an insurance company on the provision an costs for healthcare and only provide insured patients with essential care subject to paym as stipulated by law. *========================================================================================= * Insurance *========================================================================================= Students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland You should apply for the EU health insurance card (EHIC) if you have valid health insuranc home country. This free card gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healt temporary stay in any of the EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland conditions and at the exact cost as people insured in that country. Your national health i issues cards. Please note that EHIC is not an alternative to travel insurance. It does not healthcare or costs such as a return flight to your home country or lost/stolen property. Students from countries outside the EU Medical travel insurance is not required from citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey, the Republic of Tunisia, and Serbia. The same exception app participants of the Erasmus Mundus program, Fulbright scholarship program, European Volunt the EC Youth in Action program, as well as holders of the European Health Insurance Card ( another EU member state and a GHIC card issued by the UK. If you wish to use these advanta follow these instructions. [ URL "https://www.mvcr.cz/docDetail.aspx?docid=21674792&doctyp All other international students who intend to stay in Czechia for more than 90 days are r purchase comprehensive health insurance coverage within 90 days of entry to the territory. asked to submit proof of Czech health insurance when you apply for the visa. The coverage minimum of EUR 60,000, and the insurance must be purchased for the entire stay. You should conclude your travel medical insurance in the scope of comprehensive healthcare by the Act on the Residence of Foreign Nationals exclusively with Pojišťovna VZP [ URL "ht en.vzp.cz/"] . Please read more on medical insurance here [ URL "https://www.mvcr.cz/docDe docid=21672761&doctype=ART"] . *========================================================================================= * Cotutelle - PhD study with joint supervision of a dissertation *========================================================================================= • What Cotutell is? * The student is enrolled to study at two universities and conducts doctoral research un supervisors. * The student spends part of the study at both institutions and fulfills the academic re both study programs. * The student writes only one dissertation thesis, which is subsequently defended in a s thesis defense. * Upon successful graduation, the student is awarded diplomas from two universities. The only one degree or the other. There it is not about obtaining two independent university • What are the benefits of Cotutelle? * Better research conditions * Two supervisors offer a broader spectrum of expertise, experience, and support. * Reduction or full exemption of tuition fees. * Making useful contacts and gaining valuable experience in the area of international mo research abroad. * Increasing the chances of getting a postdoctoral position, submitting a successful gra establishing yourself in the field, etc. • How to proceed? * Enroll in a doctoral program at both universities. * Contact the supervisor at both universities. * Contact the Doctoral study department [ URL "https://phd.fhs.cuni.cz/FHSDSEN-24.html"] Cotutelle agreement.