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The Internal Regulation of the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering was approved by the Academic Senate of the Czech Technical University in Prague on 16. 12. 2015.

MUDr. Ing. Vítězslav Kříha, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Academic Senate of the Czech Technical University in Prague

 


THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DOCTORAL DEGREE STUDY
AT THE FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING CTU IN PRAGUE

 

Article 1
Preamble

The regulations for study in Bachelor´s, Master´s and Doctoral Degree study programmes implemented at the CTU Faculties are included in the CTU Admission Procedure Code and, further, in the Study and Examination Code for Students of the Czech Technical University in Prague(hereinafter "SEC"). This Code of Practice for Doctoral Degree Study at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague (hereinafter "DS Code of Practice") regulates in detail the conditions of study at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague (hereinafter "Faculty") in all accredited Doctoral Degree study programmes.

Article 2
Course of study

  1. Study in Doctoral Degree study programmes is regulated by Art. 19 to 36 SEC.

  2. A study block (Art. 27 SEC) consists of completing 6 compulsory professional courses plus potential other elective courses, linguistic preparation and doctoral student´s professional activity. The study block must be completed within 2 years from the start of study by students in full-time study and within 3 years from the start of study by students in combined study.

  3. A doctoral student is obliged to pass the minimum of two examinations in professional courses during the first year of study.

  4. A component part of the Individual Study Plan (hereinafter "ISP") content of doctoral students in full-time study is teaching practice (Art. 26, par. 5 SEC). A doctoral student is obliged to start doing this practice no later than from the start of the second year of study. Prior to this practice, it is advisable to complete the course Doctoral Degree Propedeutics. Exceptions to teaching practice are granted by the Head of Department following an agreement with the Supervisor. In this case, the doctoral student is obliged to submit a certificate of granting an exception to the Research and Development Department.

  5. At least once a year, the doctoral student´s progress is reviewed (Art. 23, par. 9 SEC). Within the electronic application Doctoral Degree Students´ Evaluation, a doctoral student is obliged to fill in the Review and send it off within the application.

  6. As part of linguistic preparation, each doctoral student studying in Czech is obliged to pass an examination in English. Completing language courses in not necessary if the doctoral student masters the language and is able to pass the examination according to the requirements of the Department of Languages.

  7. A component part of the doctoral student´s activity is the elaboration of a written study and a debate on the dissertation. The holding of the professional debate is regulated by "Regulations for Holding a Professional Debate in Doctoral Degree Study at FCE CTU in Prague".

  8. Holding the State Doctoral Examination (hereinafter "SDE") is regulated by Art. 29 SEC. Doctoral students in full-time and combined study are obliged to pass SDE within 4 years from the date of admission to study (with a potential extension by max. 1 year based on a justified application approved by the Dean). The above duty refers to doctoral students who started their study after 31. 8. 2013.

  9. The defence of the dissertation is regulated by Art. 30 SEC. Together with the Application for Permission to Defend the Dissertation, a doctoral student is obliged to supply all enclosures specified in the Dean´s Directive No. 6/2015 for the Defence of Dissertations.

Article 3
Final Provisions

  1. In cases where study matters are within the Dean´s responsibilities, doctoral students address him/her with applications submitted as a rule via the Vice-Dean for Science and Research. They hand in their written applications at the Department of Science and Research.

  2. Justified exceptions may be granted by the Dean based on a written application approved by the Supervisor, the Head of Department and the Branch Board Chairperson.

  3. In cases which are not regulated by SEC or this DS Code of Practice, as well as in controversial cases, the decision is at the Dean´s discretion.

  4. Failure to meet the requirements set down by DS Code of Practice is considered as non-fulfilment of study requirements and constitutes grounds for the termination of study (Art. 20, par. 3 SEC).

  5. DS Code of Practice replaces the Dean´s Directive for the Implementation of Doctoral Degree Study Programmes at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague approved on 5. 11. 2015.

  6. DS Code of Practice was approved by the Academic Senate of the Faculty on 9. 12. 2015 and the Academic Senate of CTU on 16. 12. 2015.

  7. DS Code of Practice comes into force on 1. 1. 2016.

 

doc. Ing. Bedřich Košatka, CSc.prof. Ing. Alena Kohoutková, CSc.
Chairman of AS FCEFCE Dean