Information for new Ph.D. students entering the doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering CTU in Prague - winter semester 2024/2025
September 1, 2024 Commencement, the beginning of the study
September 10, 2024 Information meeting for new doctoral students with the Vice-Dean for Doctoral Study,
13:00, room T2: D3 - 209
September 2024 Enrolment to study. Office for Research (abbrev. as OVV), T2: A4-202b, T2: A4-205b.
Enrolment to study is compulsory for each doctoral student in either a full-time or part-time form of the study program. If the doctoral student is unable to attend the registration by the deadline for important reasons he must contact OVV and ask for an alternative term till September 30, 2024. There is a fee of 500 CZK for registration after the deadline without the prior excuse.
Contact
Renata Kroutilíková, tel.: 22435 2030, e-mail: kroutili@fel.cvut.cz, room T2: A4-205b
(for doctoral study programmes: Acoustic, Applied Physics, Economics of Energy and Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Communications, History of Science and Technology, Aeronautical and Space Engineering, Mathematical Engineering)
Ing. Kamila Gregorová, tel .: 22435 2230, e-mail: gregokam@fel.cvut.cz, room T2: A4-202b
(for doctoral study programmes: Bioengineering, Computer Science, Cybernetics and Robotics)
Commencement, the beginning of the study
The study in doctoral programmes begins on September 1st, 2024, each doctoral student at either full-time or part-time form is obliged to contact their supervisor and the Secretariat of the Department this day.
The change in the commencement of the study
The change is only possible with the consent of the dean, which is to be provided on the basis of a written request addressed to him with a recommendation and explanation of the Supervisor and the Head of the Department.
Instructions for the enrolment to study and the commencement of the study:
• Enrolment to study: takes place at OVV, at the second floor, room T2: A4-202b or 205b, upon presentation of ID, for foreign students: passport, long-term residence permit for the Czech Republic, health insurance valid for the Czech Republic.
• Present the copy of the diploma and diploma supplement plus original versions for verification at OVV as soon as possible. The diploma issued by a foreign institution must be recognized by the Czech authorities, see procedure of recognition.
• Information systems at CTU:
- Access to KOS is possible from September 1st, 2024 following the registration at the CTU Computing and information Centre. https://ist.cvut.cz/en/our-services/ctu-id-cards/. Here you also will be provided with a new or actualized CTU Student ID Card.
- CTU FEL computer network user instructions are available on /en/education/.
- E-mail account is automatically opened at fel.cvut.cz domain, the doctoral student is obliged to check messages sent to the official e-mail address.
- CTU electronic payment system (TZS) account is automatically opened for scholarships, accommodation and food services payments at CTU, Central Library of CTU service fees etc. – please follow the instructions.
Individual Study Plan (ISP):
- Doctoral student fills in the KOS for the entire study period (4 years for a full-time form, 5 years for a part-time form of study) in cooperation with the Supervisor. They choose at least 2 compulsory courses (courses code must be entered in the ISP), where a minimum of one of them are courses teaching in one of the accredited doctoral study programme. Courses which are not taught in one of the accredited branches of study (means maximum of 2 courses from CTU Master´s degree programme and/or courses taught at another university) have to be approved by the chairperson of the branch board. Doctoral student can choose also optional courses and other planned study activities (courses for his pedagogical practice, foreign stay).
- The ISP is valid with the approval of the doctoral student, supervisor, the head of the department and the chairperson of the branch board. Courses entered in the ISP are simultaneously recorded to the actual semester in KOS.
- Only courses from the list starting with letters/code XP and/or XEP are to be chosen freely; courses offered by other universities may be chosen upon submitting the approved ISP form page 3 to the OVV.
- The ISP form must be approved by September 30, 2024 (or 30 days after the commencement of the study).
Student status confirmation
Student status confirmation is available at the OVV during office hours or on the websites.
Why do you need it?
- to obtain CTU Student ID Card and access to KOS, ISIC, TZS electronic payment system etc.
- for the CTU Service Facilities Administration (SFA): accommodation and food services; for accommodation at the dormitory contact (ubytovani@suz.cvut.cz) – be as quick as possible, the dorms are occupied soon after the beginning of the semester.
Semester assessment
Doctoral students fill out student activities (SH) each study semester in the application https://bpm.cvut.cz/PorcessPortal/login.jsp, will use the application as soon as it receives information about running the application. The semester assessment is valid with the evaluation of the supervisor, the head of the department and the chairperson of the board, the results and proposes credits for pedagogical and research activities and publications, together with a definite written statement on whether the student is eligible to continue in study or not (negative decision must be clearly explained and justified). All of them are entitled to suggest the termination of the study.
Deadline for study evaluation for the winter semester - February 28,
Deadline for study evaluation for the summer semester - September 30.
For further information, please see the web pages /en/education/phd/study.html or http://www.studyatctu.com/ .
Health Care Insurance
- If you are coming from the EU, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland, you need the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and upon arrival, you register at one of the Czech seated health insurance companies. The insurance company will issue an official document which will ensure you get health service whilst in the Czech Republic for free. Please submit a copy of this document to OVV as soon as possible after the commencement of the study.
- If you are coming from a non-EU country, you are obliged to have and pay health care insurance (except for the holders of a Czech Republic government scholarship). The insurance company will issue a Health Insurance Card which will entitled you to get a health care in the medical facilities in the Czech Republic. Please submit a copy of your Health Insurance Card to OVV as soon as possible after the commencement of the study
For more information see: /en/admissions/health-insurance
Prague, June 26, 2024
Assoc. prof. Ing. Milan Polívka, Ph.D.
vice-dean for Doctoral study and Science