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The Successful Graduates of the MUNI Mendel Doctorandus Programme

RNDr. Martin Toul, Ph.D.
Gaduated at Faculty of Science
Programme:
Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics (12/5/2023)
Currently at:VIB research institute in Ghent, Belgium

 

Mgr. Libor Šulc, PhD
Graduated at Faculty of Science
Programme:
Environmental Health Sciences (18/5/2023)
Currently at: Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Mgr. Tomáš Janoš, Ph.D.
Gaduated at Faculty of Science
Programme:
Environmental Health Sciences (5/9/2023)
Currently at: MUNI RECETOX 

Who will be the next MUNI Mendel Docotorandus graduate?

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The 5 Benefits of Muni Mendel Doctorandus by Kamil Sobek

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  1. Experience across departments is very different from the perspective of a PhD student. Being part of the MMD blurs these differences, and as a result, if you were unhappy with your current PhD direction, this can help turn the tides.

  2. Courses, lectures, events and everything you had no idea was happening at the faculty / MUNI are served to you on a silver platter; now, all you have to do is choose.

  3. If your primary problem during your doctorate is finances, MMD can help you get better conditions here. With MMD, you don't have to survive only on the minimum stipend.

  4. You are part of something bigger. The community created by joint action of the Faculty of Science (SCI MUNI), Faculty of Medicine (MED MUNI), Faculty of Pharmacy (PHARM MUNI), Faculty of Sports Studies (SPORT MUNI) and CEITEC MU creates an excellent foundation for interdisciplinary cooperation.

  5. You will be awarded an internationally recognized "European Doctorate" + "MMD International Certificate" at the end of your studies. From the point of view of my recent experience looking for a job, these certificates were essential, and together with a quality educational background from MUNI, I succeeded among the competition of applicants.

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MUNI Mendel Doctorandus (MMD) is a voluntary programme organized by Faculties and Institutes of Masaryk University (further described as „Faculties“)

  • Faculty of Science (SCI MUNI)
  • Faculty of Medicine (MED MUNI)
  • Faculty of Pharmacy (PHARM MUNI)
  • Faculty of Sports Studies (SPORT MUNI)
  • CEITEC MU

MMD is planned to be a prestigious brand (label) acknowledging and bringing additional credits to the best PhD graduates as well as to their supervisors and doctoral programmes at MUNI.

MMD label (including the recognition of the European Doctorate) are provided as a supplement to the official MUNI doctoral diploma recognizing thus the significant assets of the student and PhD programme.

Why should I apply? What are the benefits for students?
  • Support for your future career - transferable and soft skills
  • Interdisciplinary trainings and additional activities
  • Extended internship abroad for minimum 3 months
  • Internationally recognized "European Doctorate" + "MMD International Certificate"
The MMD programme is suitable for

 

  • Current PhD students enrolled in the 1st - 3rd year of study
  • New prospective candidates enrolling to PhD at Faculties involved      

                              

How to Join to the MMD Programme?

  • Students interested in applying are required to fill in and submit the APPLICATION DOSSIER.
  • Download the MS Word template document, fill it and submit it as a single PDF document
  • Completed Application Dossiers should be uploaded for evaluation (the link for upload is below on this page)

Important Dates:

  • Deadline for submitting the application: September 24, 2023
  • Candidates will be informed after evaluation till: September 27,2023

Requirements in a Nutshell:

Each Semester

  • Enroll into MMD course in IS MUNI which allows to record all your efforts and progress

  • Build soft and transferable skills through diverse courses and seminars (One activity or training per academic year corresponding to minimum of 8 hours)

  • Complete and submit the semesteral MMD report

  • Participate in interdisciplinary training activities - elective lectures, ad hoc courses at MUNI or at other institutions, on-line courses etc. (Eight interdisciplinary seminars (1-1.5h each) or other activities, such as secondments in research infrastructural facilities, interdisciplinary summer school)

Once during the studies

  • Participate at placement abroad of minimum 3 months continuously.

  • To obtain the European Doctorate, the placement abroad has to be not interrupted and conducted at another European university.

European Doctorate – thesis presentation and defense

  • Presentation and PhD defense are conducted in English, members of your PhD defence committee as well as three reviewers are international experts

For full details on requirements and procedures read the MUNI Mendel Doctorandus Main document.

Need more information about the MMD programme?

How to fill in the application dossier correctly to increase your chances of being accepted into the program? These and other questions were answered in the MMD Online Session. Watch the video to learn more information about the MMD programme and how to complete the application dossier in the best possible way.

Or check section Questions and Answers for students of MUNI Mendel Doctorandus here.

On-line Session Slideshow

European doctorate highlights European collaboration and has specific rules and requirements:

  • Three months internship is done without interruption (i.e. minimum 90 days continuously) and it is carried out at another European university
  • Professors or experts from European universities are required to be a part of the PhD defence committee

 

*In both cases, thesis should be written and submitted in English.

International MMD PhD Certificate is broader and more relaxed in conditions:

  • Three months abroad can be combined from more shorter stays, at minimum one of the stays is required to be 30 days without interruption.
  • Intership(s) are not limited to Europe
  • Committee for PhD defence can include international experts and professors from any institutions and countries around the world

Life Cycle of MUNI Mendel Doctorandus Programme:

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Prepare and submit application to MMD

The application to MUNI Mendel Doctorandus programme is open to doctoral students at participating faculties of Masaryk University (SCI, MED, PHARM, SPORT, CEITEC) who are enrolled in years 1-4 of the studies (i.e. 1st to 8th semester) during the date of the application deadline.

Student is required to consult his/her intention to participate in MMD with the supervisor, and fill in the Application dossier using the MS Word template (download here). The Application dossier contains following pieces of information:

  • Motivation letter (prepared by the applicant)
  • Description of previous activities of the student related to:

    interdisciplinary training and courses

    soft skills and career development trainings

  • Letter from supervisor – expressing the support to student and interest to support MMD programme
  • Letter from doctoral board – expressing support to student and interest to support MMD

The application dossier should be submitted as a single PDF document by uploading it below on this site by the deadline date at the latest.

The application will be evaluated by MMD Committee, and you will be informed about the outcome within 1-2 weeks with further detailed instructions how to enroll and how to become active in MMD.

Enroll to MMD, fullfil requirements, submit semestral reports

In case of positive evaluation of the application dossier, student is invited to officially join MMD by enrolling into the XD007 „MUNI Mendel Doctorandus“ course in IS MUNI for a given semester (and then enrolling repeatedly for all following semesters of the student´s participation in MMD).

 

The XD007 programme (MMD course) in IS MUNI allows to monitor student´s activities and progress in MMD. It is used to register student´s attendance to centrally offered interdisciplinary and soft skill courses and seminars that are listed later on this page. In addition, a brief report (MMD Semester Report) is prepared at the end of each semester and submitted by the student to the XD007 course homework vault.

 

In addition or as an alternative to the centrally offered trainings, MMD students are also encouraged to actively benefit from other opportunities to get interdisciplinary and soft skills trainings that are provided by third parties. These include - for example – courses and trainings organized by other universities or educational institutions as well as on line courses. Students are also invited to participate at summer schools, secondments at non-academic partners, stays in professional research infrastructures or core laboratories.

 

At the end of each semester, student prepares a brief Student´s MMD Semestral report (using the template available for download), which is used to confirm compliance with the MMD criteria, i.e.:

  • Obligatory 3 month placement abroad
  • Interdisciplinary education and trainings (number of hours spent on mentioned activity)
  • Soft skills courses and activities (number of hours spent on mentioned activity)
  • Continuous support from student´s supervisor
  • Student´s minimum monthly income

 

Finish MMD programme by European Doctorate

When student is close to finishing PhD studies and submitting the doctoral thesis, final formal activities are needed:

 

Submit thesis. Doctoral thesis needs to be formally submitted using general processes applied at given Faculty of MU. Thesis must be prepared in English. Student communicates with corresponding study department at his/her Faculty and finalizes/submits the thesis to IS MUNI.

 

Defend in European Doctorate mode. After the thesis is successfully submitted, student informs the MMD Administrator by email. MMD Administrator sends reminder to the Doctoral Board Head with instructions on formal requirements regarding the European Doctorate. Doctoral Board will assure that defence meets the criteria:

  • Presentation and PhD defence are conducted in English.
  • Reports on thesis (reviews) are submitted by at least two evaluators who are independent from MUNI. At least one of reviewers are from university or research institutes from different European country other than CZ.
  • At least one member of jury (committee for PhD defence) is from European higher education institution outside of CZ or SK.

 

Get your MMD and European Doctorate Certificates. Congratulations! If you successfully defended, your certificates will be issued!

  • Student sends a brief email information that PhD thesis was defended to MMD Administrator, who will communicate with Faculty study department and prepare the Certificate
  • MMD and European Doctorate Certificate is issued as additional annex to official PhD Diploma. Awarding ceremony is organized annually as a part of PhD Day (September)

Interdisciplinary and soft skills trainings offered centrally by MMD:

Below is the list of centrally offered MMD interdisciplinary and soft sklil courses and seminars. Attendance of students at the listed activities is recorded weekly by MMD administrators. In addition, MMD students are encouraged to actively benefit from other opportunities offered by third parties (courses and trainings organized by other universities or educational institutions, summer schools, secondments at non-academic partners or in professional research infrastructures)

Students obliged to enrol in the RCX Seminar or Life Science Seminar in their doctoral programme, are now required to take only four interdisciplinary lectures each semester in addition to these required seminars. All attended courses must still be listed in the semestral report.

 

S4002 Law, Ethics and Philosophy of Science E0403 Research Project Development and Funding S5016 The Sex and Gender Dimension in Biomedical Research E0402 Academic Writing in Practice E0403 Research Project Development and Funding E0404 Presentation Skills for Doctoral Students Bi3112 Science Writing Workshop Bi8370 Conservation Biology Spark Online Webinar Life After PhD Sessions DINKOL Informatics Colloquium DSCHCT Designing and Conducting Human Clinical Trials

Please note that several of the offerings are full semester courses: However, students are encouraged to participate even for certain selected blocks or sections whenever it is relevant. If you are interested - consult directly with organizer and/or lecturers of these courses.

 

Hello, I am Linda Nosková, and I'm your MMD administrator. Do you have any problems within the MMD program?

I will be happy to help you! Email me at: noskova@sci.muni.cz

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