The aim of the doctoral study program Water Management and Water Structures is to provide outstanding graduates of the master's degree with specialized university education in selected and topical areas of the field. These currently include, with a view to maintaining sustainable living conditions, the solution of issues related primarily to the design, optimization, efficiency and quality of operation of existing and new water management systems, such as water management systems, water management structures on watercourses, drinking water supply systems. , waste water removal and treatment, protection of water resources and water quality in the basin, protection against floods etc.
The doctoral study program Water Management and Water Structures is a multidisciplinary program in which students acquire new knowledge in both natural sciences and applied sciences and is also targeted to acquire the necessary habits of students for independent scientific research and creative activities in research and development in solving current theoretical problems and questions arising from the requirements of practice. During the study the student gains both new theoretical knowledge and new own experience from preparation, realization and evaluation of necessary experiments (physical, numerical).

The dissertation thesis is focused on the evaluation of the current state of development of the solved problems in the Czech Republic and abroad, on the definition of the subject and methodology of the topic under development and especially on its own creative contribution. The aim of the study is also to involve students in the preparation and solution of national and international scientific research projects, presentation of achieved results at national and international scientific and professional conferences and their publication in professional and scientific foreign and domestic journals.

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Graduate profile:

Graduates of the doctoral degree program in Water Management and Water Structures will be able to complete scientific and creative activities independently and in teams at national and international level. and habits well applied in solving theoretical and practical tasks.
Graduates of this study program can be employed especially in research and development workplaces, in design organizations, in state administration bodies and they can also apply their acquired experience during teaching practice during their doctoral study programs in education or other educational institutions.

Completion of the doctoral study program is also a necessary precondition for its possible further career and professional academic growth. His knowledge of foreign languages ​​will enable him to study abroad as well.

Admission requirements:

Documents
After completion, you need to print the application form and sign it. Please send the scan of your application with your signature via e-mail to: study@fce.vutbr.cz.

You need to enclose:
to start doctoral´s degree program: original or approved copy of the university (master) diploma, the diploma supplement and their recognition (see below),

Recognition
The following procedure does not apply to applicants who received their education in the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Germany and applicants who completed secondary or Master’s studies in Slovenia. Education certificate from these countries is automatically equivalent to the education certificate issued in the Czech Republic.

If you wish to start docotral´s degree program, you need to provide an approved copy of your university master´s degree diploma, the diploma supplement and a decision of their recognition by the Czech authorities.
For more information on rules and how to start the process of recognition of foreign education see here: Recognition and assessment of foreign education.

Admission fee
You need to pay the admission fee 30 € to the account of the Brno University of Technology given in the application form. The admission application is invalid without the admission fee payment.
On receipt of the requested documents and the admission fee, the Faculty of Civil Engineering will process your application and you will be informed on your acceptance.
The deadline for submitting the application, the documents and the payment of the admission fee is 31st of March each year.

Enrolment
On receipt of the initial payment from the student, an invitation to enrolment will be sent to the student stating the date of the enrolment.
To finish the admission process students must enrol into the study at the Study Department in person at the beginning of September and to pay the remaining part of the tuition fee: doctoral study (4000 €)
after his/her arrival and before courses start.
If students cannot attend the enrolment in person, they can enrol on the basis of a power of attorney.
At the enrolment students need to present the hard copy of the application and the validated copy their previous education.

Language requirements
You don´t need to provide any language certificate but you need to have sufficient knowledge of English to be able to follow lectures in English. The recommend level of English is B1 – B2 of CEFR – for more details on CEFR see The CEFR Levels.