Application Procedure
Guidelines for Applicants for Doctoral Programmes in Biomaterials and Biocomposites and in Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for the Academic Year 2025/2026
Deadlines for Submission of Application Form
- Application deadline: 28 February 2025, date of Entrance Examination will be specified later
For submitting the application please use apply.utb.cz.
Note: Before submitting the application, please contact the supervisor regarding the choice of topic and the supervisor’s approval.
The applicant must upload the following documents while submitting the online application:
- An original or verified copy of the applicant’s Master’s degree certificate and Diploma Supplement (Transcript of Records), verified by a relevant foreign authority and translated into Czech or English.
- An original or verified copy of the Recognition of the applicant’s Master’s degree certificate in compliance with Articles 48(1) and 48(3), of Act No. 111/1998 Coll.,
on Higher Education Institutions and on Alterations and Amendments to Other Acts (Higher Education Act), as subsequently amended (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), and the respective Rector’s Directive on Recognition of Secondary and Higher Education and Qualifications Acquired Abroad. - A certificate proving English skills of B2 level or higher, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, e.g. Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), First Certificate in English (FCE), Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), City & Guilds – a notarised copy. - CV typewritten in English.
- A Letter of Reference typewritten in English.
- A Motivation Letter, typewritten in English, approximately 1-3 pages long (minimum), giving a brief summary of the current state of the applicant’s knowledge
in the selected topic area, the applicant’s concepts and aims to be achieved during his
or her doctoral study. - A list of the applicant’s published and unpublished works and other research activities and results.
Fee for the admission procedure: 720 CZK / 29 EUR.
The tuition fee for degree programmes carried out in a foreign language must be paid
by all students studying in the degree programmes unless they are exempted from paying
the tuition fee by the Rector, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute of TBU in Zlín.
The tuition fee is CZK 65,000 per academic year (the fee can be paid in EUR equivalent according to current exchange rate, as specified by the Czech National Bank).
Tuition fee payment details for payments in CZK (Czech Koruna):
Beneficiary’s account name:
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
Bank account number: 27-1925270277/0100 – Komerční banka, a.s., Zlín, Tř. T. Bati 152, 761 20 Zlín, Česká republika
SWIFT (BIC) KOMBCZPPXXX
Variable code: 9902602990
IBAN: CZ75 0100 0000 2719 2527 0277
Details of payment: Applicant’s surname
Tuition fee payment details for payments in EUR:
Beneficiary’s account name:
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
Bank account number: 43-7565040247/0100 – Komerční banka, a.s., Zlín, Tř. T. Bati 152, 761 20 Zlín, Česká republika
Variable code: 9902602990
IBAN: CZ29 0100 0000 4375 6504 0247
Details of payment: Applicant’s surname