Overview

Applied Informatics at the Prague University of Economics and Business is primarily aimed at successful elaboration and defence of a doctoral thesis, in which theoretical knowledge including an overview of world trends is combined with practical findings.

The high professional quality of the PhD students is mainly achieved through their involvement in research projects of the individual departments, including international cooperation.

Careers

Successful graduates can find their place within universities, large corporations, but also in public administration. Beside solid familiarity with concrete information technologies they are also characterized by their interdisciplinary view, exact thinking and the capability to formulate and manage complex tasks accomplished in a team collaboration.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Economic environment and informatics

IS/IT as a tool for competitiveness of an organisation
Business information strategy

The role of system integrators; various IS/IT architectures
Outsourcing in informatics
Modern software development methodologies (such as agile approaches)
Advanced techniques of data processing (knowledge discovery from databases and web, integration of semantically described data etc.).

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English, Czech

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Prague, Czech Republic

Disciplines

Economics Information Technology (IT) Software Engineering View 9 other PhDs in Economics in Czech Republic

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Required documents, which are necessary to add to the admission exam: appendix to the application, declaration of previous and parallel studies, structured CV, proof of achieved university education, research project proposal (name of supervisor has to be included; Applied Informatics – length approx. 5 pages; Econometrics and Operations Research, Statistics – length approx. 2 pages).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

500 EUR / year

≈ 500 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

500 EUR / year

≈ 500 EUR / year

Living costs

Prague

Czech Republic

15441 - 26241 CZK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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