Doctoral Study Programme (Ph.D.)
The doctoral study programme prepares experts for creative research work. The faculty has accreditation for 30 branches of postgraduate doctoral study, the standard duration of study is four years. The programme are using the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), students follow an individual study plan under the direct supervision by a tutor. A fee is levied for expenses incurred if the teaching is conducted in English. Studies are completed with a state doctoral examination and the defense of a dissertation. Graduates are then awarded the degree "Ph.D."
Admission Procedure
The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, will offer the following post-graduate study programmes in English in the academic year 2026-2027:
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Immunopharmacotherapy
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Genetics
- Medical Immunology
- Molecular and Translational Medicine
- Neurology
- Neurosciences
- Social Medicine
The study prepares experts for creative research work. They should be able to solve research tasks independently, gather original scientific information, and to develop a scientific way of thinking. Postgraduate students follow an individual study plan under the direct supervision by a tutor. The standard duration of study is four years. A fee is levied for expenses incurred if the teaching is conducted in English. Studies are completed with a state doctoral examination and the defense of a dissertation, illustrating student's ability and readiness to work independently in the field of research. Graduates are then awarded the degree Ph.D. Prospective candidates are admitted to the program based on an entrance examination.
Prospective candidates must be graduates of the master’s degree study programme. Students in the final year of their master‘s studies state the estimated graduation date and submit a confirmation of enrolment. A certified copy of the university diploma must be submitted on the day of the registration into studies at the latest.
Graduates from foreign universities must submit a certified copy of the diploma which must be accompanied by the certificate of verification (apostille or superlegalization).
As part of the application to the doctoral study programme, the candidate chooses the topic of the dissertation only from the announced topics. Choosing the listed topic of the dissertation is a condition for registering the application. Within each selected doctoral study programme, only one application can be submitted in a given academic year.
Electronic applications can be submitted: from 15 January 2026 until 15 May 2026
Application fee: CZK 790/application
Date of entrance examination: June 2026
Annual tuition fee: EUR 100
A mandatory attachment to the electronic application:
- Curriculum Vitae
- a certified copy of the university diploma (or a confirmation of being enrolled in the final year of a master's degree study programme)
An optional attachment to the electronic application:
- a list of publications
- a list of conference papers
Bank details for payments in EUR:
Bank name: Komerční banka Olomouc
Bank address: Tř. Svobody 14, 772 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
BIC/SWIFT Code: KOMBCZPP
Account no. (IBAN): CZ9801000000433855090287
Account name: Palacký University
Payment reference: state your name and "PhD application fee"
Link for assistance:
Ms Jitka Melcrová
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Palacký University
Hněvotínská 3
775 15 Olomouc
Czech Republic
tel.: +420-58 563 2012
e-mail: jitka.melcrova@upol.cz