The graduate will acquire the skills to analyze vast economic-technical and bio-economic datasets. They will be proficient in assessing interconnections within data and interpreting intricate results from statistical analyses within a broader framework. Additionally, graduates will possess the capability to develop, validate, and implement optimization models for decision support.

Graduates will attain a well-rounded education in applied quantitative methods, empowering them to establish a versatile interdisciplinary profile with intersections in economic, technical, and bio-economic sciences.

Graduates will be well-suited for analytical and managerial roles within financial institutions, consulting firms, corporate settings, or academia. Employment opportunities include positions such as independent researchers in academic or scientific research institutions, senior analysts, consultants, statistical experts, data analysts, risk management managers, and programmer analysts.

Summary of Minimum Requirements:

  1. Research Activities
    • Presentation of at least one paper at a scientific conference
    • At least 1 publication in a Scopus database-indexed journal and 1 publication in the Web of Science database with a non-zero impact factor
  2. International Research Collaboration, Involvement in International Research Teams/Projects, Research Visits
    • A month internship abroad with a focus which corresponds to the topic of the dissertation and the internship is included in the subject International Activities. This subject can also be fulfilled by participating in an international research project with published results or presentations abroad
  3. Other Study-Related Liabilities
    • A teaching contribution
  1. Requirements for Research Activities
    Liabilities of doctoral students include presentations of interim or final results of their research through publications in conference proceedings and in scientific journals. This liability follows from the provisions of Act no. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education Institutions, which provides in its Section 47 (4) that “A dissertation thesis must include original and published research results or results accepted for publication”.
    Publication activity is part of the Individual Study Plan. The requirement of the submitted doctoral study program is active participation in a conference, at least one publication in a scientific journal indexed in the Scopus database and one publication in the Web of Science database with a non-zero impact factor. The doctoral student must be the primary author of at least one of them. Evaluation of publication activity also includes other professional and research publications and conference papers.
  1. Internship Requirements
    The liabilities of doctoral students include at least one monthly internship at a foreign university or a research institute whose professional orientation corresponds to the dissertation thesis topic, and participation in an international research project with results published or presented abroad.
  2. Other Study-Related Liabilities
    Another task each doctoral student must complete is a teaching contribution, especially in the form of teaching at practice lessons and seminars, or (especially in the case of students of the combined course) a selected lecture on a theme related to the dissertation thesis topic.