How to successfully manage a PhD

Be informed, ignorance is no excuse

Through the entire course of study you will be guided by the internal regulations of the faculty and university that we highly recommend to get acquainted with. All the regulations are available in an electronic form in the UIS and on university or faculty websites and notice boards.

Among the most important internal regulations that you definitely should read and know, are the Study and Examination Regulations relating to the doctoral study. It pays off to be well informed in any situation, because ignorance is no excuse.

Through the entire course of study you will be guided by the internal regulations of the faculty and university that we highly recommend to get acquainted with. All the regulations are available in an electronic form in the UIS and on university or faculty websites and notice boards.

Among the most important internal regulations that you definitely should read and know, are the Study and Examination Regulations relating to the doctoral study. It pays off to be well informed in any situation, because ignorance is no excuse.

Internal Regulations and Documents

• II The Full Version of THE STUDY AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS OF MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO of 30 August 2021 [.pdf]
• The Scholarship and Bursary Regulations of Mendel University in Brno [.pdf]
• 2/2019 – Fees related to study and fees for acts related to the conferring procedure and the procedure of naming a professor [.pdf]
• 2/2021 The Prevention and Detection of Plagiarism [.pdf]
• 3/2018 – Final Thesis Publication [.pdf]
• 12/2022 – An Assessment of Foreign Secondary and Higher Education as part of the Admissions Procedures to the Bachelor’s, Follow-up Master’s and Doctoral Degree Programmes [.pdf]
• 13/2020 – Study-related fees and fees for acts related to the habilitation procedure and the procedure for an appointment of full professorship [.pdf]
• Schedule of the 2022/2023 academic year [.pdf]
• 1/2018 – On the recognition of Erasmus+ study abroad and traineeship period outcomes [.pdf]

Regulations and Documents of Faculty of Horticulture

• Decree No 7/2021 – Minimum requirements for the performance of doctoral study programme tutors and guarantors [.pdf]
• Decree of the Dean No 3/2023 – Definition of scope, number and powers of the vice-deans of the Faculty of Horticulture [.pdf]
• Dean’s directive No 1/2023 – For study in doctoral study programmes at the Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno [.pdf]
• Methodological Instruction No. 3/2022 – for initiating doctoral projects, the course of State Doctoral Examination (SDE) and defending a dissertation in doctoral study programs Horticulture – Ph.D. / Ph.D. in Horticulture and European Horticulture [.pdf]
• Guidelines for writing and editing final theses
• Guideline for creating the structure and content of dissertation theses in doctoral study programmes

Conditions of admission procedure

• Decree No 7/2022 – Conditions of admission procedure for doctoral programmes in Horticulture – Ph.D., Ph.D. in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture – Ph.D., and European Horticulture [.pdf]
• Decree No 5/2022 – Conditions of admission procedure for doctoral programmes in Horticulture – Ph.D., Ph.D. in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture – Ph.D., and European Horticulture in academic year 2023/2024

Do you know your rights and duties?

The role of a student brings with it certain rights, but also duties that issue from the Study and Examination Regulations of MENDELU, from the Universities Act, and also from the selected study programme itself.

Among the rights and duties of students are, for example:

• the right to elect and be elected to the academic senate of the faculty or university,
• the right to receive scholarship from the funds of the university if you meet the conditions for receiving it, as defined in the scholarship regulations of the university;
• the duty to comply with the internal regulations of the faculty and university;
• the duty to pay the fees related to the study and to state the facts decisive for the value of those fees.

The Study and Examination Regulations order the student to comply with general duties, but also with duties pertaining to the study itself.

General duties:

• continuously check the records of your study in the UIS and immediately deal with any problems;
• at least once per 7 calendar days check your electronic mail delivered to your assigned university e-mail address;
• report to the faculty Study Office any changes in your personal data;
• upon a notice from the Study Office, come to the Study Office in no less than 7 days from receiving that notice;
• refrain from any fraudulent or any other dishonest actions toward the university or parts thereof, other students or employees of the university (disciplinary procedure will be launched in case of any violation).

Read more on the rights and duties e.g. in the Sections 62 and 63 of the Universities Act.

Always solve problems in a timely and proactive manner

Plain sailing through the study without encountering a single bump? For that you would need some supernatural powers. It is nothing unusual to encounter a problem during your study, just don’t worry and deal with it as soon as possible.

To resolve all matters quickly and smoothly, first of all read all the related documents and other official sources. After that, find out who can give you advice or help straight away, and ideally, if it is possible, try to resolve your problem on your own and immediately.

What if I get lost?

You could get lost in the heady scent of the roses blooming in our gardens, but also in all sorts of problems. Most commonly these include a failed subject, lax approach to the need to study continuously, and own rank of priorities that does not really put your study first.

So what to do if problems occur? Learn about your rights and duties, do not hide like a badger in his den, and when something comes up, do not hesitate to ask for help.