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Admission to Doctoral degree programmes in 2026/2027 (beginning: Autumn 2026)
Physical geography
Doctoral degree in full-time or combined form. The language of instruction is Czech.
The programme can be studied only as a single subject.
Application deadline depending on the admission procedure chosen (midnight 30 April 2026 or 15 December 2026)
What will you learn?
The program aims to prepare top specialists in specific disciplines of physical geography. Graduates of the program should be prepared primarily for further scientific careers in academic and research institutions, but also for potential employment in the private sector.
In the case of continuing scientific careers, long-term foreign experience in post doc positions should be actively sought. Individual research groups at the Department of Geography cover the following research areas, where Ph.D. students are trained:
- Geomorphology
- Meteorology and climatology
- Hydrology, limnology and glaciology
- Pedology and pedogeography
- Landscape ecology and biogeography
- Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology
The connecting elements among the research areas is shared instrumentation and software equipment, professional seminars, annual Ph.D. candidates’ presentations and mutual Ph.D. candidates mentoring. Ph.D. students are motivated by the highly professional quality of research in a competitive, but collaborative open environment. The scientific performance of individual students is rewarded both financially and by, for example, participation on prestigious foreign conferences.
Practical training
Practical training (not including laboratory and field work) is not a compulsory part of the Ph.D. program of Physical Geography.
Career opportunities
The graduates of the Physical Geography Ph.D. program can apply the acquired qualification especially in academic and research institutions, state and ministry institutes, as well as in the private sector. They are able to perform independent scientific and research activities in the field of basic or applied research. In the broader sense, they are ready to carry out all activities related to scientific work that aims to address conceptual questions, scientific and organisational activities and also teaching and transferring knowledge.
Admission requirements
Admission to Doctoral degree programmes in 2026/2027 (beginning: Autumn 2026)
— Submission deadline until midnight 30 Apr 2026
Admission procedure
The admission interview is usually in an online form and consists of two parts:
1) expert interview – checking expertise background and motivation (max. 70 points),
2) Language part – check of communication skills in English, interview and expert discussion is in English (max. 30 points)
The admission interview is usually in an online form and consists of two parts:
1) expert interview – checking expertise background and motivation (max. 70 points),
2) Language part – check of communication skills in English, interview and expert discussion is in English (max. 30 points)
More information about admission process for international applicants in general can be found here.
Date of the entrance exam
The applicants will receive information about the entrance exam via e-mail usually at least 7 days before the exam.
Please, always check your e-mails, including spam folders.
Conditions of admission
To be admitted, a candidate must obtain a total of 50 out of 100 points, so that at least half of the required points are achieved in each section.
Successful applicants are informed of their acceptance via e-mail and subsequently receive an invitation to the enrolment.
Programme capacity
The capacity of a given programme is not fixed; students are admitted based on a decision by the Doctoral Board after assessing their aptitude for study and motivation.
International applicants for doctoral study (Czech and Slovak Republics applicants NOT included)
— Submission deadline until midnight 15 Dec 2026
Admission procedure
The admission interview is usually in an online form and consists of two parts:
1) expert interview – checking expertise background and motivation (max. 70 points),
2) Language part – check of communication skills in English, interview and expert discussion is in English (max. 30 points)
The admission interview is usually in an online form and consists of two parts:
1) expert interview – checking expertise background and motivation (max. 70 points),
2) Language part – check of communication skills in English, interview and expert discussion is in English (max. 30 points)
More information about admission process for international applicants in general can be found in the section Admission Process.
Date of the entrance exam
The applicants will receive information about the entrance exam via e-mail usually at least 10 days before the exam.
Please, always check your e-mails, including spam folders.
Conditions of admission
To be admitted, a candidate must obtain a total of 50 out of 100 points, so that at least half of the required points are achieved in each section.
Successful applicants are informed of their acceptance via e-mail and subsequently receive an invitation to the enrolment.
Programme capacity
The capacity of a given programme is not fixed; students are admitted based on a decision by the Doctoral Board after assessing their aptitude for study and motivation.
Deadlines
Submit your application during this period
International applicants for doctoral study (Czech and Slovak Republics applicants NOT included)
Study options
Single-subject studies
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Full-time studies in czech
What will you learn? -
Combined studies in czech
What will you learn?
Dissertation topics
Single-subject studies
No topics currently listed.
Supervisors
- prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
- prof. Ulf Büntgen, PhD
- RNDr. Jan Divíšek, Ph.D.
- prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
- Mgr. Filip Hrbáček, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jan Kavan, Ph.D.
- doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D.
- doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D.
- doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D.
- RNDr. Petra Štěpančíková, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Monika Šulc Michalková, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Study information
| Provided by | Faculty of Science | |
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| Type of studies | Doctoral | |
| Mode | full-time | Yes |
| combined | Yes | |
| distance | No | |
| Study options | single-subject studies | Yes |
| single-subject studies with specialization | No | |
| major/minor studies | No | |
| Standard length of studies | 4 years | |
| Language of instruction | Czech | |
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