The national survey of PhD students 2021 focused on reflecting on the
study conditions of doctoral students. The results for Masaryk
University are based on data from 592 respondents.
PhD STUDENTS 2021
31 %
Do they continue in studies at the same faculty?
Same faculty as in
the Master's
degree
74 %
Different
university 17 %
Different faculty,
same university
8 %
Current motivation for doctoral studies
83 %
72 %
64 %
55 %
42 %
I enjoy research/science
Feeling bad if not completing studies
PhD degree means a lot to me
Better career opportunities in the future
PhD degree is necessary for my future
career
67 %
of PhD students are
satisfied with their
supervisor
Average income of PhD students
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Involvement in research
job
CZK 19 338
scholarship
CZK 12 391
other
CZK 1 831
Are you part of a research
group at your department?
yes
56 %
10 %
no
34 %
Extra-curricular
issues
Have you participated in
a research project during your
studies?
17 %
46 %
10 %
26 %
Yes, I have been the
principal investigator
Yes, I am a member
of a research team
Yes, in the past
No, never
70 %
of full-time PhD students
work at MU
CZK 25 000
would be an ideal
scholarship amount
Major obstacles to successful completion of studies
Complexity of the
required publication
activityDifficulty of
dissertation research
Difficulty of writing
a dissertation
I don't know of such
a group