Dean’s Provision No. 2/2024
Amending and supplementing Dean's Provision No. 1/2023 – Details regarding the organization of study in doctoral programmes of study at the Second Faculty of Medicine of Charles University
Article I
Dean's Provision No. 1/2023 – Details regarding the organization of study in doctoral programmes of study at the Second Faculty of Medicine of Charles University are amended as follows:
1. Article III, paragraph 8, the first sentence should be revised to read: "by the deadline specified in the conditions of admission" instead of "no later than by 30 April."
2. Article III, the following text is added at the end of paragraph 8:"Applicants who are not students or graduates of Charles University are obliged to deliver the confirmation of their ongoing master's studies, proof of their education and proof of recognition of their foreign education in documentary form in the original (confirmation of studies) or in a certified copy (proof of education and proof of recognition of foreign education) to the Doctoral Studies Office of the FM2 in person or by postal delivery, with the date of submission of the parcel for postal delivery being decisive. These applicants (according to the preceding sentence) may also send the relevant documents to the Doctoral Studies Office of the FM2 in electronic form, bearing a qualified electronic seal or a qualified electronic signature together with a qualified time stamp, within the specified deadline."
3. Article III, paragraph 9 is deleted.
Former paragraphs 10 to 21 are renumbered and newly marked as paragraphs 9 to 20.
4. Article IV, paragraph 4 is deleted.
Former paragraphs 5 to 8 are renumbered and newly marked as paragraphs 4 to 7.
5. Article V, paragraph 2(f), after the words " English language exam", add the sentence: "if it is part of the approved requirements of the relevant DPS."
6. Article VI, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the new text: "A student submits an application to take the SDE after the assessment of the fulfilment of study requirements according to the prerequisites of the relevant SAB. The application may be submitted either electronically through SIS or in hard copy form. Submit the hard copy form with all attachments, bearing the original signatures of the student and the supervisor to the Doctoral Studies Office of the FM2 either in person or by post, at least three months before the scheduled date of the examination."
7. Article VI, at the end of paragraph 9, the following sentence is added: "A student may apply for taking the SDE remotely by submitting a duly completed application to the Doctoral Studies Department of the FM2."
8. Article VII, paragraph 6, the first sentence, add the following sentence after the word "outline": "if the SAB of the relevant doctoral programme of study requires it."
9. Article VII, at the end of paragraph 7, the following text is added: ''If the printed version of the dissertation is not required by the SAB of the relevant doctoral programme of study, the student shall submit only an electronic version. Once the electronic version is uploaded to SIS, the dissertation is considered submitted."
10. Article VII, paragraph 8 is replaced with a new paragraph: "The student submits the application for the dissertation defence after completing the required academic obligations according to the requirements of the relevant SAB. This can be done electronically through SIS or in hard copy form. The hard copy form with all attachments, bearing the original signatures of the student and the supervisor, is to be submitted by the student, to the Doctoral Studies Office of the FM2 in person or by post. The application must be submitted after passing the SDE at least three months before the planned date of the defence, however, no later than six months before the expiry of the maximum period of study."
11. Article VII, paragraph 12, the first sentence, after the word "outline" the following words shall be inserted: "if required by the relevant SAB",
Article II
Transitional provisions
For students who, on the date when this Provision becomes effective, are enrolled in a doctoral programme in any year of study, the relevant subject-area board may decide not to require a printed form of the dissertation and the outline.
Article III
Final provisions
1. The Academic Senate of the Faculty approved this Dean’s Provision on 5 March 2024.
2. This Dean’s Provision becomes effective on 15 March 2024.
In Prague on 14 March 2024
prof. MUDr. Marek Babjuk, CSc.
Dean of the Second Faculty of Medicine, CU
Attachment: Dean's Provision No. 1/2023 as amended by Dean's Provision No. 2/2024(Full text)
