Joint supervision PhD study
General Information
Joint supervision study is a specific type of international cooperation in PhD studies between universities, based on institutional contracts about joint supervision of doctoral students under the guidance of two supervisors (their home institution and the partner institution).
Participation in the program is subject to the acceptance and registration of students at both universities and students spend a part of the study at their home university and a part at a foreign university. The dissertation defence takes place at both universities and has to comply with the respective rules of the two universities. After successful dissertation defence, students obtain diplomas from both universities.
Joint Supervision PhD Study in cooperation of the Faculty of Economics and Administration and the Macquarie Business School
Macquarie Business School
The Macquarie Business School (MQBS) is a prestigious postgraduate school, providing PhD study under the patronage of Macquarie University in Sydney. MQBS has been one of Australia’s leading business schools for 50 years (previously Macquarie Graduate School of Management).
Macquarie Business School takes a progressive, cross-disciplinary approach to research and education that unlocks industry’s potential to drive beneficial change and sustainable outcomes in the world.
More information about MQBS can be found here.
The study at MQBS is supported by the Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship, which covers tuition fees (for up to 3 years of study) and subsistence expenses.
How to apply to MQBS
Students who wish to apply for the joint supervision study with Macquarie Business School have to be accepted to and enrolled in the PhD study at Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University (FEA MU) with a dissertation topic offered for joint supervision study with MQBS (the list is available here – Public Economics, doc. Špalek; detailed information about the admission process to the PhD study at FEA MU is available here).
Students apply for the joint supervision study during their 1st year of study at FEA MU (since the standard length of PhD study at FEA MU is 4 years while only 3 years at MQBS).
Preconditions for the application for the joint supervision study with MQBS
Preconditions for the application submission for the joint supervision study in cooperation of FEA MU and MQBS are:
- admission to PhD study program at FEA MU and dissertation topic offered for joint supervision study with MQBS
- meeting the conditions for enrolment in the 3rd term of PhD study at FEA MU
- IELTS certificate with a minimum score of 6.5 (or TOEFL with a corresponding score) to demonstrate proficiency in English language
Documents required for the application
- Research proposal (further information here)
- IELTS (or TOEFL) certificate
- Statement of personal aims and achievements
- 2 referee reports
- Other documentation: proof of residence (certified copy of visa, passport or birth certificate), certified copy of academic transcripts, CV, recognition of prior learning
Students are admitted to MQBS on the basis of the application submitted and the required documentation. The applicant has to meet both entry and scholarship requirements (see below).
Financial support
MQBS financial support
Students apply for Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES).The scholarship covers:
- tuition fee
- on-campus living allowance
- airfare allowance: 1 return airline ticket
FEA MU financial support
- 1 return airline ticket