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Doctoral Programmes
Exam Information
Examination Dates
English
No dates will be announced for the summer holiday period (July-August)!
Dates in the academic year 2026/2027
WS
16.9.2026
30.9.2026
14.10.2026
27.10.2026
11.11.2026
24.11.2026
9.12.2026
16.12.2026
German
Dates in the academic year 2026/2027
5 October 2026 at 3 p.m.
2 November 2026 at 3 p.m.
7 December 2026 at 3 p.m.
4 January 2027 at 3 p.m.
Examinations take place at the Centre for Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, UP (Theoretical Institutes, Hněvotínská 3)
Full Information on the DSP Language Exam
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM FOR PHD STUDENTS
Presentation of students‘ own research + discussion, answering questions
The student will prepare a presentation related to his/her own research, which will be sent to the examiner at least 1 week before the exam date.
The presentation should be at least 5 and no more than 10 minutes long.
The student will demonstrate the ability to communicate fluently in English, produce a logical, coherent and structured speech and discussion and respond to questions posed by the examiner.
Summary of students' own research
The student will send the examiner a brief text describing their own research project in English at least 1 week before the examination date.
The text will be 2-3 standard pages in length.
The text will be prepared based on the principles of biomedical article writing, properly structured and accompanied by a reference list(Vancouver style/Harvard style).
Work with a scientific text
For the examination, the student will choose a minimum of 60 pages of professional text in English (the author should be a native speaker) to work with.
The student will demonstrate the ability to work with a professional text to the extent of summarising the main ideas, translating selected passages, explaining terms, describing graphs and tables, and clarifying grammatical, lexical and stylistic phenomena used.
The student will provide the chosen text to the examiner at least 2 weeks before the scheduled examination date.
It is advisable to consult with the examiner in advance.
Summary of the professional text
The student will provide the examiner with a summary of the chosen professional text (see above) of 2-3 standard pages at least 2 weeks before the scheduled examination date.
The text is prepared based on the principles of biomedical article writing, properly structured and prepared under the principles of academic integrity (appropriate source work - citation, paraphrasing, summarization)
Examiner:
Mgr. Veronika Glogarová, Centre for Foreign Languages, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, UP
Tel. 585632715
GERMAN LANGUAGE EXAM FOR PHD STUDENTS
For those interested in taking the DSP German language exam, we have prepared this summary material. It contains the information you need to prepare for the exam and will be continuously updated to include only valid information.
You can take the German language exam if it has been set for you in your individual DSP study plan. If your individual study plan does not explicitly state which language you are to take the exam in, it is assumed to be English. In this case, it is not possible to take the German exam without a valid change to your study plan.
The examiner for the DSP (German language subject) has set the following requirements for the DSP German examination:
Written outline of your own scientific work and its oral presentation
The student should be able to speak and discuss his/her own scientific work, his/her workplace, various problems in the field, his/her dissertation (topic, material, methods, results, practical applications, etc.), as well as the ability to use German and German-written literature.
Work with professional texts, reading and translation from German into Czech
A student chooses a minimum of 100 pages of professional text in German to work with for the exam. The exam will test a student's ability to read and orally translate a particular section of the German text into Czech, summarise the most important information, explain some concepts, describe any graphs, images, etc., and lead a discussion about the text. Active knowledge of vocabulary and grammar will be tested.
Study of normative grammar from any German textbook
explanation of a grammar phenomenon (in Czech) with German examples (passive voice, verb tenses and their use, sentence frame, adjective forms, present and past participles ... )
Notes:
You must register for the exam (in person, by phone, in writing, by e-mail) at least 48 hours before the exam date with L. Podhorná.
585632974
Examiner:
Mgr. Lenka Podhorná – Centre for Foreign Languages, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry UP
All matters concerning the German exam are handled exclusively by L. Podhorná.
L. Podhorná will consult anything necessary with you regarding study literature, exam requirements, organization of the exam itself and deadlines.
Writing Lab for Doctoral Students
WRITING LAB
at the Centre for Foreign Languages at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry UP
We offer consultations on creating academic/professional texts in English
- For doctoral students
- For academics
Aimed at
Text structure
Cohesion and coherence
Linguistic and stylistic devices
Revising and editing the text according to international standards
Abstract writing and keyword selection
Prerequisites
Given topic and idea of text type
Appropriate language level
Elaborate background to the text
You can come at any stage of the writing process
Mgr. Veronika Glogarová, Centre for Foreign Languages, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, UP
Tel. 585632715
veronika.glogarova@upol.cz