Application & Admission Information

Conditions for the application process for the academic year 2026/2027:

• Diploma and Transcript of your Previous Education:
  • An applicant has to present the documents confirming their previous completed education (original or officially certified copy of the diploma, a certificate or similar document issued by a foreign institution with a nostrification clause or, in the case of a foreign higher education institution, a certificate of recognition of higher education, unless otherwise provided by the international treaty) on enrollment at the latest.
  • To apply for Follow-up Master Study programmes, applicants must present a Bachelor’s degree; obtaining a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in economic or business specializations is necessary. If the diploma supplement does not contain information on ECTS credits, then at least a third of the bachelor study must be economics-oriented or related.
• Entrance examination (motivation interview):
  • The candidate must successfully pass the entrance examination, which takes place in the form of an admission interview with the committee (in the form of a distance interview using Google Meet, Skype, etc.) and a test.
  • The commission for the recruitment of students (from now on referred to as the commission) assesses the candidate’s qualifications and abilities (the professional focus of the previous studies, study results of the earlier studies, knowledge of English and expertise; in doctoral degree programs is also considered: the proposal of topic for dissertation, published papers, participation in projects, etc. with an emphasis on the focus of the planned study field and the topic of the dissertation) and motivation for studies at the faculty.
  • On the basis of the documents submitted by the applicant, the interview, and the assessment of the applicant, the commission decides on the recommendation or non-recommendation for admission of the applicant for study. The commission shall produce a summary assessment of its decision (internal document), stating the reasons for this decision, which it shall submit to the Dean of the faculty.

 
•    Application fee: USD 100 or CZK 2,000 for all study programmes (contains postal delivery of admission documents to a foreign country)
•    Deadline for application: March 31, 2026
•    Contact us: admissions.ef@tul.cz

⇗ Electronic Application here

The following documents are required to be provided electronically to the application for study:

a) brief structured professional Curriculum Vitæ (no personal data, i.e. without date and place of birth, private address, private telephone number, private e-mail and photograph of the applicant),
b) Dissertation Statement of Purpose in the extent of 5–10 pages (for the study programme System Engineering and Informatics, specialization: Managerial Informatics in the extent of up to 15 pages),
c) list of own publications, if available,
d) scan of an officially certified copy of the master's degree.

 

All supporting documentation will be submitted and emailed at: ef@tul.cz.

The application will be registered only after payment of an administrative fee in the amount of USD 100 to the account of the Technical University of Liberec kept with ČSOB branch in Liberec:

• Amount: USD 100.00
• Bank Account Holder: Technicka univerzita v Liberci
• IBAN: CZ16 0300 0000 0006 8164 1013
• SWIFT: CEKOCZPP
• Bank Name: CESKOSLOVENSKA OBCHODNI BANKA, A.S.
• Branch Address: 1. máje 79/18, 461 78 Liberec, Czech Republic
• Specific symbol (SS): please use specific symbol from the application
• Variable symbol (VS): 649134
• Constant symbol (KS): 379
• Note to the Recipient: Application Fee for Name Surname.

The invitation to the entrance examination will be sent by e-mail.

 

 Method of assessing the admission procedure for doctoral studies 

Study Programme	Admission Criteria	Entrance Examination	Maximum Number of Points
Business Administration and Management	a) oral examination in English	B2 level (CEFR), proving professional language competence (i.e. understands, interacts, produces clear and detailed speech)	100
	b) professional examination	discussion on prospective subjects within study programme	100
System Engineering and Informatics	a) written and oral examination in English	B2 level (CEFR), proving professional language competence in both communicative and writing skills	100
	b) professional examination	discussion on prospective subjects within study programme	100

Method applied: number of points scored.

Applicants who have obtained at least (with regard to capacity): 50 points scored in each part of the entrance examination.

 

Anticipated number of doctoral students to be admitted based on department capacities:

Department	Capacity
Department of Economics	maximum of 1 full-time doctoral student and 2 doctoral students in combined form of study
Department of Business Administration and Management	maximum of 3 full-time doctoral students and 4 doctoral students in combined form of study
Department of Marketing and Trade	maximum of 1 full-time doctoral student and 3 doctoral students in combined form of study
Department of Economic Statistics	maximum of 2 doctoral students in combined form of study