Information and Knowledge Management

  • Type: Postgraduate
  • Form: Full-time
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Language: English

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Program Description

Systems Engineering and Informatics and Applied Informatics
 

The main research topics are information systems design methodologies, advanced techniques in information and knowledge processing, ambient intelligence.
 
The graduate of the doctoral program in Information and knowledge management is a theoretically well-prepared professional capable of conceptual thinking. He is able to analyze the information and knowledge needs of organizations and design and manage the systems effectively supporting the company data.
The graduate of the doctoral study in Applied Informatics is able to design and develop information, communication and knowledge technologies in different industries and businesses. Both are prepared to become research workers.

Entrance Requirements for the Candidate

The candidate has to be a Master’s degree graduate specialized in economics or informatics or another closely related field of study. In the field of informatics, the candidate is required to design simple database applications and to have good knowledge of CASE tools, principles of programming, basic tools for decision making support, general knowledge of modern information and communication technologies, systems approaches and analysis.

In the field of economics the candidate is required to attain a university-level of understanding in macro- and micro-economics, enterprise economy and individual essential economic disciplines as well as the application of technical, programming and communication skills in management, including ways of acquiring information from information sources. Also, we demand active command of English and passive knowledge of one other foreign language.

Organization

The studies follow common Study and Examination Rules of the doctoral study program. Specific organizational problems, which may occur, are discussed here in greater detail. The study program is outlined in such a way that students of each of the two mentioned fields of study attend the compulsory common basics consisting of four subjects:

  • selected questions on the theory of economics
  • general systems theory
  • information and knowledge systems

The student takes on at least two other subjects in addition to this common basic which are close to the chosen field of his or her studies.

Graduation Requirements

  • 240 credits or more
  • internship in a foreign country
  • oral defense of the doctoral thesis
  • passing the state doctoral exams

 

 

 

Admission Requirements

The documents you need to provide for the online application are as follows:

  1. Clear copy of passport.
  2. Legalized copy of the University Diploma.
  3. Academic transcript from the University (list of subjects studied including results). All above-stated documents must be legalized by the Apostille (see more: https://www.apostila.cz/apostille/) or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where you studied and then super-legalized by the competent Czech Embassy/Consulate. Copies without the legalizing stamps will not be accepted!
  4. 15 pages research proposal about what you would like to do at UHK – it should be based on the existing articles (e.g. Springer, IEEE Xplore, Elsevier, etc.).
  5. Your diploma thesis.
  6. Curriculum Vitae (personal and contact details, educational background, work experience etc.).
  7. English Certificate/visible note that you studied in English/took English courses.
  8. Motivation letter where you should explain why we should accept you, write about your skills and experience. Please upload this document to the online application.
  9. Payment confirmation (fee 30 EUR)
  10. Nostrification/recognition of previous EDUCATION.

 

Please send all required documents (except the motivation letter) by email to study.fim@uhk.cz.

The application period starts on December 1.

The deadline for filing an e-application and submitting the required documents is on May 31.

 

The application fee is 30 EUR and must be paid to the university bank account until 31.05. at the latest. The fee is non-refundable.

 
Payment details:
Bank name: Ceska Sporitelna
Bank address: Budejovicka 1912, 140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic
Account holder's name: University of Hradec Kralove

IBAN (International Bank Account No.): CZ23 0800 0000 0000 0434 1822

SWIFT code: GIBACZPX

Variable symbol (if available): 12990

  
Please mention your whole name in the sender´s message so that we can link the payment with your name. In addition, once you have paid the fee, please send the payment confirmation to this email - study.fim@uhk.cz.
 
The tuition fee for one academic year is 4,000 EUR. 

Payment is due after you receive your acceptance letter and before the courses start. The deadline for paying the tuition is 31.08. The applicant will not be registered for the first year of study before we receive the payment.

To be able to study in the Czech Republic, you need to get nostrification, which is a recognition of your previous studies.

Accreditation

Valid until 10/27/2028

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