Admission Process – Life Sciences

The Life Sciences programme at CEITEC PhD School follows a two-round admission process. Below is a detailed overview of each step, including evaluation criteria and scoring.

First Round: Application Review & Pre-Interview

Your CV and application documents will be reviewed and evaluated. A pre-interview with the supervisor will be included as part of this stage.

Second Round: Admission Interview

  • Presentation Requirement

Candidates are expected to prepare a 5-minute presentation covering the following topics:    

  1. Field of study and summary of your Master’s thesis (use a maximum of 2 slides)
  2. Personal motivation to pursue research and your research interests
  3. Career plans

After the presentation, the committee will ask questions focused on:

  • Your general knowledge in the field of study
  • Your other related activities
     

Overall Score Summary

Evaluation Stage Maximum Points Minimum Required
First Round (CV & Pre-Interview) 30 20
Second Round – Expert Interview 60 50
Second Round – English Communication 10 5
Total 100 75