Duties of the student

The conditions and criteria for doctoral study are based on the following obligations:

• Earn credits for courses selected on the basis of an Individual Study Plan (ISP)Completion of the ISP content and dissertation objectives.
• The feedback and the number of credits assigned for the doctoral thesis by the supervisor is decisive.
• Formation of a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) and ongoing monitoring of the study during TAC meetings.
• Regular attendance at departmental seminars and research group meetings.
• Regular consultations and meetings with the supervisor.
• Teaching assistance.
• Active participation in scientific events (conferences, workshops).
• Foreign internship XD110.
• One first-authored publication on the topic of the dissertation with the following affiliation: National Centre for Biomolecular Research,
• Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.

Dissertation Advisory Committee

Establishment of a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) is a mandatory part of PhD studies in all PhD programmes sponsored by the NCBR Institute. It serves for continuous monitoring of the study in collaboration with external experts.

Common rules:

• The student is responsible for the composition of the TAC, but the selection of the committee members is done in collaboration between the student and the supervisor. TAC members should be selected and appointed during the first year of study.
• The TAC should include the supervisor and at least two members who do not come from the supervisor's research group; at least one of them should be external, i.e. outside the institution where the student conducts his/her PhD research (Faculty of Science, CEITEC MU, Institute of Biophysics, etc.). The appointment of an expert from abroad is possible and beneficial. There is no upper limit on the number of TAC members, but a TAC of up to five persons may be considered optimal. Anyone, internal or external, who has experience in supervising PhD students may become a TAC member.
• The composition of the TAC will be considered individually by the Chair of the Departmental Council.
• The doctoral student is responsible for inviting TAC members, for arranging TAC meetings, and for ensuring that fully completed TAC evaluation reports are submitted.
• The TAC is responsible for monitoring the student's progress, providing external advice and support to the student and supervisor.

Specific rules:

• The TAC is a required component of the program for all doctoral students entering their first semester of study in Fall 2022 or later.
• A proposal for TAC members approved by the doctoral student and supervisor must be submitted to the chair of the departmental council (currently Prof. Lukáš Žídek) by the end of the first semester of study.
• The TAC should meet at least three times during the regular period of doctoral studies (4+1 years), but no more than once a year.
• The course CB100 TAC Meeting Biomolecular Chemistry and Bioinformatics must be registered in the semester in which the TAC meeting is held, and a fully completed TAC evaluation report must be submitted by the end of the examination period of that semester.
• The doctoral student is responsible for inviting TAC members, arranging TAC meetings, and ensuring that the fully completed TAC evaluation reports (as a requirement of CB100 TAC Meeting) are submitted by the end of the examination period of that semester.