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Admission Procedures

Doctoral Degree Programmes

  • Application deadline: application deadline March 31, 2025
  • Awarded degree title: Ph.D.
  • Contact person: Caroline Zoubek, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (kindly use 'PhD Admission' as the subject line of your email)

Proposed Dissertation Topics for Foreign Students

Proposed dissertation topics
Agroecology and Applied Ecology
  • Water quality analysis using the methods of remote sensing (doc. Ing. Jakub Brom, Ph.D.)
  • LCA application in the agricultural sector (doc. Ing. Jaroslav Bernas, Ph.D.)
Plant Science
  • The influence of organic matter on soil fertility (doc. Ing. Marek Kopecký, Ph.D.)
  • The importance of water-stable macroaggregates for soil fertility (doc. Ing. Marek Kopecký, Ph.D.)
  • Evaluation of environmental impacts of agriculture (doc. Ing. Jan Moudrý, Ph.D.)
  • Sustainable food production (doc. Ing. Jan Moudrý, Ph.D.)
  • Efficiency of organic farming under different climatic conditions (doc. Ing. Jan Moudrý, Ph.D.)
  • Microplastic Pollution in Urban and Rural Soils: A Study on the Impact of Land Use on Soil Contamination Levels (doc. Ing. Petr Konvalina, Ph.D.)
Animal Science
  • Evaluation of data from sensors used in dairy cows using AI methods (doc. Ing. Mojmír Vacek, Ph.D.)
  • The use of economic models in optimizing the age at first calving of heifers (doc. Ing. Mojmír Vacek, Ph.D.)
Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology
  • Organosulfur secondary metabolites of agricultural products (prof. Ing. Roman Kubec, Ph.D.)
  • Modern multidimensional statistical methods in evaluation of data from biotechnological experiments (doc. Ing. Michael Rost, Ph.D.)
  • Assessment of the main factors influencing the presence of contaminants in agricultural raw materials (doc. MVDr. Lucie Hasoňová, Ph.D.)
  • Monitoring of the content, properties and transformation of bioactive compounds during the processing and storage (doc. MVDr. Lucie Hasoňová, Ph.D.)
  • The study of genetic basis of male sterility in onion (prof. Ing. Vladislav Čurn, Ph.D.)
  • The study of genetic basis of male sterility in red table beet (prof. Ing. Vladislav Čurn, Ph.D.)
Agriculture and Technologies 4.0
  • Use of computer simulations in the design and optimization of stable technologies (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Advanced computational methods and their applications in technologies in livestock breeding (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Evaluation of breeding parameters by application of machine vision methods (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Best Available Technologies (BAT) in livestock production (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Application of artificial intelligence methods in plant production (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Graph neural networks for sensor optimization in precision agriculture (prof. Ing. Ladislav Beránek, CSc., MBA)
  • Use of computer modelling in vertical plant growing systems (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • System for monitoring and controlling climatic conditions in vertical plant cultivation (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Development of smart technologies with applications in plant production (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Optimization of agricultural or transport machinery in plant production (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)
  • Application of image processing methods in plant production (doc. RNDr. Petr Bartoš, Ph.D.)

How to Apply

The admission procedure consists of 5 steps. To take the next step, you must get an invitation from the International Relations Office of the Faculty of Agriculture and Technology.

If you do not get the invitation, please do not proceed to the next step of the admission procedure!

Step 1

Select a topic of dissertation from the list above. The topic must correspond to the study field of your previous study.

Fill in and sign the Application form to doctoral study programme

Send the following documents to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (kindly use 'PhD Admission' as the subject line of your email)

  • signed application form
  • motivation letter
  • CV
  • List of publications (if you have already published)
  • copy of passport
  • copy of master's diploma
  • transcript of records
  • proof of English knowledge
    • only internationally recognised certificates will be accepted!

In a four-week delay you will be informed whether your application is accepted or refused. In the case of acceptance, you will be invited to proceed to Step 2.

Step 2

Fill and submit the electronic application form:

For your application to be successfully submitted and processed by the Study Department, you must open the application form, generate the access code, fill in your personal data and pay 700 CZK - the fee for administration of the admission proceedure.

The deadline to submit the electronic application including the payment of the administration fee is March 31, 2024.

After successfully completing Step 2 you will receive a confirmation of preliminary acceptance to study.

Step 3

The selected applicants will be invited to an oral admission examination per MS Teams. The admission examination will take place after March 31, 2024 after termination of the formal admission procedure. Each applicant will be informed about the date of the examination in advance.

Step 4

Submit the verification of your master‘s diploma.

There are 3 forms of verification of the authenticity of a foreign diploma depending on the state in which the education was obtained – an officially verified copy (OVC), an apostille (A), or a legalization (L). The required form of verification according to countries can be found in the appendix to Rector's Ordinance R 450: 

After receiving the verification of your master‘s diploma, we will send you the documents needed to apply for your visa (confirmation of the receiving entity, the acceptance to study, and a preliminary accommodation contract).

Step 5

Apply at the embassy to get a visa to the Czech Republic.

Students from countries outside the EU arriving for a period longer than one year have to apply for a long-term residence permit for study purposes. Check the website of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic or consult your local Czech embassy or consulate for the latest information regarding visa requirements.

Students from eligible countries can be included in the STUDENT MODE that enables a priority invitation to the embassy.

Please bear in mind that the academic year begins usually in the last week of September. It is important that you arrive in the Czech Republic in time to start successfully your study at the Faculty of Agriculture and Technology.

Proof of English Knowledge

List of Internationally Recognised Certificates of English Language Proficiency Recognised at the FAT

Cambridge ESOL

  • FCE – First Certificate in English (B2)
  • CAE – Cambridge English: Advanced (C1)
  • CPE - Cambridge English: Proficiency (C2)

City and Guilds

  • IESOL-ISESOL Communicator (B2)
  • IESOL-ISESOL Expert (C1)
  • IESOL-ISESOL Mastery (C2)

ECL

  • European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages (B2-C2)

TELC

  • European language certificate (B2-C2)

BEC

  • The Business English Certificate Vantage (B2)
  • The Business English Certificate Higher (C1)

EOS

  • English for Office Skills (B2-C2)

TOEIC

  • 785 points obtained in the exam

IELTS

  • Grade 6 or higher

TOEFL

  • TOEFL iBT – minimum score 72
  • TOEFL Essentials – minimum score 8