Prospective Students

a) an electronic study application and the following attachments below specified in points b) to l),

b) a letter of motivation with a maximum of one standard page, in which the applicants briefly summarize their motivation and professional knowledge for research in a specified thesis topic,

c) a plan for future research of a maximum of four standard pages, in which the applicant specifies the topic of the future dissertation chosen from the listed topics and elaborates in more detail the intention of future research within the dissertation (the goals and purpose of research on the given topic, current knowledge of the problem and review of the basic literature, planned methods and approach),

d) a curriculum vitae, which must include all completed and incomplete previous studies and current studies at all types of universities, or previous experience,

e) a list of professional activities (especially published works, participation in competitions), the title of the applicant’s diploma thesis and, where appropriate, its assessments, as well as a portfolio of works or projects prepared by the applicant related to the study focus and the topic of the future dissertation, including the applicant's declaration of authorship of the submitted publications and work,

f) proof of proper completion of an accredited master's study program in the Czech Republic Architecture and Urbanism, Landscape Architecture, Design or another related or close master's program related to the field and topic of the dissertation, and/or a study program notified in the EU, or previous experience, and/or nostrification of education obtained at a foreign university, both at the bachelor's and master's level,

g) confirmation of studies at an accredited, notified or related master's degree program in Architecture and Urbanism at the University, if the applicant completes the master's degree in the academic year in which he or she applies for admission to the doctoral study program (This confirmation is not required for applicants studying the relevant master's degree program at FA CTU.),

h) applicants whose mother tongue is not English and who did not receive instruction at secondary school and/or university in the English language shall prove their knowledge of the English language with one of the following certificates: — A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) result of at least 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based) or 80 (internet-based); institutional TOEFL tests will not be accepted unless agreed in advance — An IELTS (academic version) overall Band result of at least 6.0 — FIRST CERTIFICATE

i) proof of payment of the administration fee related to the admission procedure,

j) letters of recommendation from two experts in the field (one of which must be a teacher at university level),

k) passport and/or ID card photocopy,

l) proof of health insurance valid in the Czech Republic, which will be required at the beginning of each semester.

All documents will be submitted in English, documents in another language must be translated into English or Czech and said translation officially certified.