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Doctoral study programmes at IPS Open day 13th March 2017

Learn about the doctoral study opportunities at IPS, a well-known academic institution offering financial support for research abroad, involvement in research teams, and the possibility to conduct your own student grant project.

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Doctoral study programmes at IPS Open day 13th March 2017

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  1. Doctoral study programmes at IPSOpen day 13th March 2017

  2. Doctoral study at IPS 2

  3. Why IPS? • Well-known academic institution with highly qualified supervisors • Financial support for theresearch stays abroad even for the first year students • Financial reward for publications • Involvement in the research teams at the departments or in the supervisors‘ research teams • Cooperation in the research groups according to the field of study • Possibility to conduct your own student grant project (GAUK) 3

  4. Study programmes • Politologie (CZ) • Political Science (ENG) • Mezinárodní vztahy (CZ) • International Relations (ENG) • Form of the study: full-time (internal) or part-time (external) • Study period: 4 years (in exceptional cases, study period can be extended up to 9 years, including interruption of study) • English programmesFee: 250EUR/semester 4

  5. Research focus – IR • Theoretical questions of IR • European studies • Security and strategic studies • The history of IR 5

  6. Research focus – Political science • Application and utilization of the theoretical concepts of democracy and non-democratic forms of government in the historical perspective and in the present • Transformation of the political systems with focus on the development trends related to modernization and democratization,comparative analysis with the focus on the national and regional identity,analysis of particular elements of political systems • Political geography • Analysis of aspects of political thought (with the focus on the 19th and 20th century) 6

  7. Alumni Academia: • PhDr. Ondřej Ditrych, MPhil. Ph.D.–member of the Department of Security Studies (IPS FSSCU), research fellow at the Institute of International Relations • JUDr. PhDr. Tomáš Karásek, Ph.D. – Head of the Department of Security Studies, IPS FSSCU, vice-dean for the development • Doc. PhDr. Jan Karlas, M.A., Ph.D. – Head of the Department of International Relations, IPS FSSCU • PhDr. Petr Jüptner, Ph.D.– director of the IPS FSSCU and member of the Department of Political Science • PhDr. Miloš Brunclík, Ph.D. –member of the Department of Political Science and editor-in-chief of the Acta Politologica journal • Doc. PhDr. Tomáš Lebeda Ph.D. – Head of the Department of Politics and European Studies at the Palacký University Olomouc 7

  8. Alumni Outside academia: • Doc. JUDr. PhDr. Vojtěch Belling, Ph.D. – Director of the EU and International division of General Secretary at the Czech National Bank, former State Secretary for the EU Affairs • Jana Robinson, Ph.D. –Space Security Program Director at the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), former Space Policy Officer at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels • Mgr. Pavel Přikryl, Ph.D –former Senior advisor manager of the Strategy & Transactions services atthe Grant Thornton 8

  9. Financing studies and research – full-time students • Doctoral scholarship • 1st year – 6300 CZK (academic year 2016/2017) • 2nd- 4th year – 7600 CZK • After state doctoral exam (usually 3rd year) + 2000 CZK • Specific academic research (SAR/SVV) • Average reward ca 17 500 CZK, maximum reward ca 57 000 CZK • Note: Doctoral scholarship may be reduced (up to 50%) for failure to fulfillthestudy duties. • Administrative tasks: • Takingminutesatthe StateExams – 150 CZK per hour • Participation in the GraduationCeremonies – 400 CZK per hour • Help duringthe admission procedure – 1000 CZK/day • Ad hoc tasks – 150 CZK per hour 9

  10. Financing studies and research– other possibilities • Scholarship for work at theCentre for Doctoral Studies (16 000 CZK/month) • member of academic staff • Possibility to participate in organisational aspect of doctoral study • Selection procedure once a year during summer – also for 1st year students • Details for selection procedure for academic year 2017/2018 will be announced during summer • Research assistant scholarship – ca 5000 CZK/month • Scholarship for student grant project GAUK – up to 80 000 CZK per year • Reward for theoutstanding publicationoutputs– depends on thequality of publication • Team-member of grant project salary(e.g. GAČR) • Financial reward for theteaching(bonus for teachingin English) • Financialsupportoftheresearchstays (e.g. Mobility fund) • The OldřichČerný Scholarship in Economic and Financial Threat Domain in cooperationwithPrague SecurityStudies Institute (10 000 CZK/month) 10

  11. Admission procedure 14

  12. Application procedure • Admissionto the doctoral studies is held once a year in June • Accepted students enroll in the study in September of the followingacademic year • Applicants must meet following criteria: • Master's degree graduate in the Social Sciences or Humanities • Orientation in the field of study to the extent of the requirements for a Master's in Political science/IR/Security Studies • Proficiency in the English language • Until 30th April 2017, applicants must submit to the Study Office: • Application form (electronic version via SIS or fill out the SEVT form) • CV • Until 1st June 2017, applicants are required to submit their dissertation proposal: • electronic form to cds-ips@fsv.cuni.cz (PS, IR) as well to phd.mv@seznam.cz (only IR) • hard-copy to the CDS at the IPS • Form of the study (internal/external) can be changed during the application procedure. • Study programme (PS/IR) cannot be changed during or after the application procedure. 15

  13. Political Science: admission criteria • Admission procedure consist of an interview with the admission board. • The interview is based on: • Dissertation proposal • Discussion on the submitted list of the academic literature relevantto the proposed research focus • Admissioncriteria are as follows: • Quality of the dissertation proposal (with emphasis on the theoretical and methodological framework) • Orientation in the field of study based on the submitted list of academic literature • Bonus for the previous publishing activities 16

  14. IR: admission criteria • The admission procedure runs in two rounds: • 1st round: • Admission board evaluates the research proposal on the basis of its academic value and its compatibility with the priority topics offered by the Department and sets the required threshold in points for the advance to the second round. • 2nd round: • Applicants who pass the threshold are invited for an interview. • The interview assessobjectives of the research project, theoretical and methodological framework of the proposed projectandfeasibility of the research planand its limits. • Anapplicantcanobtainup to 40 points in eachround. In the secondround 10 points are reserved for eventual bonus for publications (articles, essays) related to the topic of the dissertation project. 17

  15. Dissertation proposal and priority themes • The proposal should cover • clear definition and substantiation of the topic • review of the literatureand the current state of the art in the area of the proposed research • objectives of the project • assumed methodology • list of references • Priority themesare published by theendofMarchatthe IPS web: • IR: http://ips.fsv.cuni.cz/IPSFSV-411.html • Political science: http://ips.fsv.cuni.cz/IPSFSV-169.html 18

  16. Admissions in academic year 2016/2017 19

  17. Admission procedure – contact information • For questions regarding the formalities of theadmissionprocedureandapplicationforms, pleasecontactmemberofStudy Office at FSS CU Marie Stanovská (marie.stanovska@fsv.cuni.cz, tel.: 222 112 224). • For questions regarding the administrationofthedissertationproposal(deadlineforthesubmissionetc.) orrulesofdoctoral study, pleasecontact the Center for Doctoral StudiesatIPS (cds-ips@fsv.cuni.cz). • For questions on the contentoftheproposed dissertationprojectand on thespecific reseachissues,please contact the potential supervisor (http://ips.fsv.cuni.cz/IPSENG-38.html). 20

  18. Study Rules 21

  19. Basic Study Rules • Doctoral students conduct their research and fulfillobligatory duties in the cooperation with their supervisor and according to their individual study plan (ISP) • To passdoctoral studies students need to: • Fulfill all commitments in theISP • Passthe state doctoral exam (SDE) • Defend the dissertation thesis • Other obligations: • Specific Academic Research (SAR/SVV) • Apply for the grant (e.g. GAUK) • Administrative and organizational tasks at the IPS 22

  20. Supervisor • Supervisoris usually a Professor, AssociateProfessor or a holder oftheDrSc. or DSc. academicdegree.The supervisor can exceptionally be a member of the academic staff with the PhD. degree, ifhe or she is a renowned expert in the relevant field. • Political Science: • prof. Říchová Assoc. Prof. Perottino • Dr. Jüptner Dr. Mlejnek • Dr. Romancov • Dr. Charvát • Dr. Riegl • Dr. Brunclík • Dr. Kubátová • Dr. Salamon • Dr. Krausz-Hladká • Dr. Franěk • International Relations: • Assoc. Prof. Plechanovová (BS) • Assoc. Prof. Karlas • Assoc. Prof. Hynek (BS) • Assoc. Prof. Bureš (BS) • Dr. Karásek (BS)Dr. Kučerová • Dr. Střítecký (BS) • Dr. Ditrych • Dr. Parízek • Dr. Kučera (BS) • Dr. Ludvík (BS) • Dr. Knutelská 23

  21. Obligations set out by the ISP 24

  22. SDE and Defence of the Dissertation Thesis 25

  23. Specific Academic Research (SAR) 26

  24. Charles University Grant Agency (GAUK) • Grant competition for students of doctoral and master's programs • Allowsto fundgenuineresearchfrom1 to 3-year projects. • Up to 300 000CZK per project/year – finances are usedforthescholarshipofthemainresearcher and supervisor, funding oftheresearch trips, conferences, purchase of theliterature etc. • Submissions of thenew projectsare openedeveryOctober/ November, the results are usually available onMarcheachyear • Before theprojectsubmissionisopenedstudents are offeredparticipation in the „grant applicationtraining" organized by the IPS or faculty. 27

  25. Other obligations • Takingminutesatthe state final exams (SFE) • Participation in the Bc. and Mgr. admission examination • Participation in thegraduationceremonies • ProcessingassessmentsoftheBc. and Mgr. theses • Find more informationat: • http://ips.fsv.cuni.cz/IPSFSV-146-version1-final_financial_manual.pdf • http://ips.fsv.cuni.cz/IPSFSV-169-version1-handbook_kp_2017.pdf • http://ips.fsv.cuni.cz/IPSFSV-231-version1-handbook_ir_2017.pdf • http://karolinka.fsv.cuni.cz/KFSV-887.html • http://karolinka.fsv.cuni.cz/KFSV-889.html 28

  26. Full-time and Part-time study programmes 29

  27. Course of the study 30

  28. Course of the study - example • 1st year • Pass mandatory courses and exams • Publication strategy (PS and IR) and the project of the dissertation thesis (IR) • Apply for the GAUK • 2nd year • Pass mandatory courses and exams • Publication of the first article • Defence of the project of the dissertation thesis (IR) • Teaching (IR) • Apply for the GAUK (it case of unsuccessful application in the 1st year) • 3rd year • Pass state doctoral exam • Internship / Research stay • 4th year • Publication of the second article • Defence of the dissertation thesis 31

  29. Course of the study – selected PhD students (IR) Dagmar Rychnovská, M.A., LL.M., Ph.D. (International Relations) • Research focus: The Politics of Bio(in)security: science, experts and the dilemma of dual use • Publications: research papers (6 in Czech and Slovak journals and 1 in the foreign journal with IF) • Grants: GAUK, participation in LIBAC grant • Events: regular participation at international conferences (e.g. ECPR, ISAC, ISA) • Teaching: undergraduate and graduate seminars (e.g. Contemporary Theory and Analysis of Security) • Internship / Research stay: University of St. Andrews, Beijing University, University of Ottawa, ETH Zurich 32

  30. Course of the study – selected PhD students (PS) PhDr. Irena Valková, Ph.D. (Political science) • Research focus: Applicability of Systemic Approach to the Analysis of Geostrategic Importance of a Transborder Region: the Arctic Case  • Publications: research papers (4 in Czech and Slovak journals), 3 chapters in scientific monographs • Grants: GAUK • Events: regular participation at national and international conferences (e.g. ECPR, Geopolitical conference) • Teaching: undergraduate and graduate seminars (e.g. Russian Foreign Policy) • Internship / Research stay: Faculty of Physics,Lomonosov Moscow State University; University of Maastricht 33

  31. Introductory training forthe first-year students • Format of the training depends on the number of admitted students • Detailed introduction to the doctoral studies • Essentials of the doctoral studies • Study obligations • Internship / Research stay • Publications • Grants • Group discussions according to the research focus • Discussions with the senior colleagues • Admitted students for the 2017/2018 academic year will be informed on the details during the summer. 34

  32. Experience of the PhD students 35

  33. YOUR QUESTIONS 36

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