How to apply and complete the admission procedure
- Applications for the study can be submitted until April 30, 2025 (23:59:59) for DSP Experimental intensive care medicine until May 15, 2025 (23:59:59).
- Fill in the application in the Student Information System (SIS).
Charles University Student Information System (SIS)
How to fill in the application — 6 steps
Step 1:
Fill in the annexes
1/ Annotation of the dissertation with the applicant's and supervisor's signature
The project of the dissertation thesis must contain the following:
- written on the form for doctoral project annotation
- range: max. 5 A4 pages
- title (and possibly subtitle)
- hypothesis and goals of the work – specification of the applicant’s work
- main points (briefly in five sentences)
- research methodology – method of data collection, duration of the project, methodology of solution (markers observed, technique, intervals of sampling, etc.), statistical evaluation, presumed results of the research
- specific financial coverage of the project
- literature used (bibliography relevant to the field of study or its project) – briefly (3–5 items)
A sample of the correctly prepared annotation can be found here.
2/ Short structured professional CV with the date and applicant’s signature
3/ Certified copies of documents demonstrating completion of the required education (Master Diploma and Diploma supplement, if available)
Please note that we process requests of admitted applicants only, i.e. submit the Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education after you were notified about the admission decision. The deadline for presenting the proof of education is September 30, 2025. If you're sitting the state exam later than that, the latest deadline for proving your education is October 22, 2025. If you fail to submit any proof of previous education by this deadline, you cannot be enrolled to study in the doctoral study programme.
Students of Czech universities except for Charles University
If you are a student of a Czech university other than CUNI, you will provide a Confirmation of Study (to be obtained at the respective Study Department).
Students and graduates of Charles University
As an active student of CUNI, you will provide a study confirmation (which can be obtained from your study officer at the faculty Study Department or generated from SIS). If you've already graduated but haven't obtained your diploma yet, please submit a confirmation of graduation (issued by the faculty Study Department or generated from SIS). As CUNI graduate, you don't have to submit copies of your diploma and transcript.
Czech universities graduates
If you are a graduate of a Czech university, you will provide an officially certified copy of the diploma and the diploma supplement or an original of the Confirmation of Completion (a document confirming completion of one‘s studies before receiving the diploma original).
Master’s degree graduates from universities outside of the Czech Republic
Graduates from this group have to provide a confirmation of validity (if the procedure is not determined by international agreements). The administrative fee for the procedure cannot be refunded at any stage of the admission procedure. The assessment is valid only for the admissions procedure at one faculty in one academic year.
The following documents may be used to prove compliance with the requirement of successful completion of study in a master’s programme of study at a foreign higher education institution:
The document is issued by public higher education institutions, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of the Interior, or the Ministry of Defence. The assessment is free of charge (a fee of 3 000 CZK is paid to the public higher education institution or the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, which performs the assessment in the procedure to recognise foreign higher education). More information on the procedure for recognising foreign higher education at Charles University can be found on the university website. You need to submit:
- Printed Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education, downloaded from the Student Information System. Fill details about prior education in the application: section My applications – Higher Education proven by – type of document: a document proving general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic (“nostrification”). The deadline is 30 September 2025.
- An authenticated copy of a document obtained in accordance with sections 89 and 90 of the Higher Education Act or in accordance with prior legal regulations proving general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic.
These include documents certifying completion of a programme of study in Slovakia (with the exception of diplomas issued by foreign branches of Slovak higher education institutions after 28 March 2015 to which the procedure under letter (c) is applicable), in Poland, Hungary, or Slovenia (only master’s diplomas, the procedure under letter (c) is applicable to bachelor’s diplomas from Slovenia). You need to submit:
- Printed Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education, downloaded from the Student Information System. Fill details about prior education in the application: section My applications – Higher Education proven by – type of document: a document concerning a foreign higher education which is automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic without any further administrative procedures. The deadline is 30 September 2025. There is no charge for the assessment.
- An authenticated copy of the diploma, certificate, or similar document (for example, a certificate of completion of study) issued by a foreign higher education institution.
- An original or authenticated copy of the diploma supplement or a transcript of examinations passed.
- In the case of a certificate of higher education issued by a Slovak higher education institution after 28 March 2015, also a statement issued by the said institution in which state the programme of study completed by the applicant was realized.
c) A foreign document concerning a foreign higher education
This concerns documents to which the procedures above cannot be applied. The administrative fee of 960 CZK applies. You need to submit:
- Printed Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education, downloaded from the Student Information System. Fill details about prior education in the application: section My application – Higher Education proven by – type of document: a foreign document concerning a foreign higher education (it will be assesse).In the case of a positive assessment, the document is accepted; in the case of a negative assessment, the applicant is required to submit a document under letter (a) (a general “nostrification”). The assessment is valid only for the admissions procedure at one faculty in one academic year. Please provide this document no later than by 30 September 2025.
- An authenticated copy of the diploma, certificate, or similar document (for example, a certificate of completion of study) issued by a foreign higher education institution.
- An original or an authenticated copy of the Diploma Supplement of the transcript of examinations passed.
If needed, the faculty may require to obtain the following additional documents:
- Additional information on the content and scope of foreign higher education.
- A statement issued by the relevant foreign body confirming that the given higher education institution is authorised to offer higher education in the given foreign state (a statement on accreditation).
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In the case of a certificate of higher education issued by a Slovak higher education institution after 28 March 2015, also a statement issued by the said institution in which state the programme of study completed by the applicant was realized.
Forms of documents (diploma, transcript, etc.) authentication
For fast identification of the form of authentication – see the Guidance document on methodology .
All documents submitted by the applicant to the faculty must be duly authenticated in accordance with the relevant international agreements.
Forms o verificatin by the country valid as February 11, 2025
The requirements for the submission of duly authenticated documents are also considered fulfilled if the applicant submits authenticated copies of documents that were previously authenticated by the method listed above that applies to the documents submitted by him (e.g., in the case of a diploma from Kenya, the applicant submits an authenticated copy of the superlegalised documents).
We assess only paid applications of the applicants who are admitted. We will announce the results (accepted/not accepted) no later than one month after the entrance examination.
If your situation allows it, do not wait for August and submit the required documents as soon as possible. Thus, you will have enough time to produce additional documents if required. Kindly read the conditions for the administrative procedure that apply to you carefully; some of the procedures may take more time.
Charles University – Second Faculty of Medicine
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Czech Republic
A fee payment of 960 CZK is made together with the payment of the fee for the admission procedure or when the applicant asks for an assessment of his foreign education in the admissions procedure.
1) by card online via the Student Information System (section My application – Higher education proven by). We highly recommend you pay the fee with this method as it is the fastest way.
2) via bank transfer to the Charles University – Second Faculty of Medicine
Bank Account No.: 37530021
Bank Code: 0100
Bank: Komerční banka, a. s.
Na Příkopě 33/969
114 07 Prague 1
Variable symbol: the number generated by the Student Information System (a six-digit code)
Constant symbol: 558
IBAN: CZ3401000000000037530021
SWIFT: KOMB CZ PP
The fee cannot be refunded at any stage of the admission procedure.
- A power of attorney, if the applicant is represented by an attorney for the purposes of proving compliance with the requirement for admission under section 48 (4) and (5) of the Higher Education Act;
- If the applicant’s name changes, an authenticated copy of a document proving such change (e.g., a marriage certificate);
- An authenticated copy of the decision to award international protection, if the assessment is requested by a person listed in section 90 (4) of the Higher Education Act and if this person wishes to use the possibility of substituting a document with an affirmation.
Additional information on translations
Documents which are not originally issued in the Czech, English, or Slovak languages must be officially translated into Czech or English languages.
If the official translation is done by other than a Czech-certified translator, the sheets with translations must be attached to the authenticated copies of the documents they relate to in such a way that makes it impossible to change or replace the sheets containing the translation subsequently. Translations attached to unauthenticated copies of documents shall not be accepted.
4/ List of your published and unpublished work
E.g. documentation of specialized courses completed, language examinations.
5/ Proof of payment
of the fee (account statement); after confirming the electronic application, the system will also offer the option of payment by online credit card; we highly recommend this form of payment.
Step 2:
Fill in the electronic application
How to log in?
Current CUNI students
If you are a current student of Charles University, please use your assigned student username to log in. Equivalent to this username is your personal number which can be found on your student identification card under your photograph. Should you experience any issues with your password, please visit the CAS website, where you can request a new password and get more information about Central Authentication Service (CAS).
New applicants
If you are a new applicant who has not previously studied at CU and has never submitted an application for study in the past (regardless of success), you will be asked to register prior to submitting your application. In order to do so, you will be asked to provide a registration email address to which an email will be sent containing a link to a page where you will be able to set up your new password. You will need to use this email address and password in the course of the whole application process, as only under these credentials all of your current applications will be displayed. However, these credentials cannot be used for logging into other modules of the Student Information System (SIS).
- Whenever you log in again after having submitted your application, you will see a list of all applications you have submitted under your name displayed in the upper right-hand corner, in the My Applications section. If you use a different email address than the one provided during registration, only the “New applicant” option will be displayed in the upper right-hand corner and the My Applications button will not be available.
- Please do not create a new application under a different e-mail address, as this complicates the identification not only for the system but also for the employees of the faculty. If you are unable to log in to your existing account again, please contact the SIS administrator, who will help you to renew your login process.
- In the application, you need to indicate the preferred form of study (full-time, part-time) and the name of the study programme. If you're interested in either of the study forms, there is no need to submit two separate applications – as of this academic year, based on the result of the entrance exam, the entrance exam committee may offer a transfer to a form of study different from the one you applied for. You'll have 7 days to decide if you accept the change.
- State a potential supervisor, or chairman of the subject area board with whom you consulted your dissertation project proposal. This choice is preliminary; the admissions board may, after consultation with the applicant, nominate another supervisor.
- You can alter information in the application by sending a request via email to the Department for PhD Study. You can change the form and/or programme of study no later than the application deadline for the respective form and programme of study, i.e. until 30th April 2025.
- The information in the application must be true and complete. False or incomplete information is a reason to exclude the application from the admission procedure and possible exclusion from the study.
Step 3:
Insert all prescribed attachments
- Insert all prescribed attachments in a legible form via the Student Information System. Each attachment to the application must be uploaded as a separate file, and only in the recommended formats. Images taken with a mobile phone cannot be accepted; only files in a searchable electronic format (e.g. docx of PDF).
- For documents on education, study certificates and fees paid, the format JPG or PDF in the form of a quality scan can be used.
- The inserted attachments do not need to be signed (signatures are required only when documents in paper form are delivered).
Step 4
Send the application
The moment you send the application, the system will:
- offer you to pay the fee online (card payment). We recommend choosing this option;
- generate the payment information for a bank transfer (see Step 5);
- generate the application in PDF format a few minutes after sending the electronic version of the application with all attachments to be submitted in the original copy (see Step 6).
Step 5:
Pay the fee
The administrative fee is 810 CZK for the electronic application and it is paid for each submitted application.
If the payment for the admission procedure is not made on behalf of the faculty by 30th April 2025, the faculty will ask the applicant to pay the fee and will set a reasonable deadline for it. If the deficiencies are not remedied within this deadline, the procedure will be terminated. The fee for acts related to the admission procedure is non-refundable at any stage of the procedure.
Online payment by card
This option is offered automatically by the system after submitting the application (see above). The payment is paired with the application immediately. Therefore, the risk of mistyping the payment information is reduced. By choosing this alternative, you are also immediately notified that you have paid for the application.
Bank transfer
You are obliged to pay all banking and mailing fees incurred by the bank transfer.
Bank address
Na Příkopě 33/969
114 07 Prague 1
Payment details
Bank Account No.: 37530021
Bank Code: 0100
Bank: Komerční banka, a. s.
Variable symbol: the number generated by the Information System (a six-digit code)
Constant symbol: 558
IBAN: CZ3401000000000037530021
SWIFT: KOMB CZ PP
Payment in foreign currency
If you pay from an account in a different than Czech currency, first of all, please, check your bank’s transfer fee and then add this fee to the total amount of the payment so that the resulting sum corresponds precisely with the application fee. When you pay by bank transfer, we also recommend you to generate a confirmation of the transfer in your internet banking. The processing and assigning of the bank transfer may take several days. After approximately a week, we recommend you check if the payment was received and paired with your application.
Step 6:
After admission
If you are not a CUNI graduate, please send the certified copy of your Master's degree (see above for requirements according to the state which issued the diploma) no later than 30 September 2025 to:
Charles University – Second Faculty of Medicine
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Czech Republic
