MEASURES:

• RELEVANCE - updating and innovating the doctoral studies curriculum to reflect the latest scientific knowledge and challenges of the 21st century - e.g. digital transformation, AI, climate change, global health and other key topics, simplifying the structure of the doctoral studies.
• COLLABORATION - promote interdisciplinarity reflecting the complexity of sustainability issues, work closely with alumni to develop and improve the doctoral studies.
• REMOVING BARRIERS - to create and ensure equal conditions within the doctoral studies, to provide support to disadvantaged students (financial, consultative, educational), including support for reconciling doctoral studies and early career with family life.
• QUALITY - implement the latest trends and good practices of excellent universities in setting the quality of trainers, study program councils and other doctoral studies actors, including the students themselves, regularly assess the quality of doctoral studies and their contribution to sustainability, including external evaluation, develop critical thinking, promote international cooperation and mobility and reduce inbreeding.
• APPLICABILITY - to provide doctoral students with the education and skills needed for careers not only in academia but also in the private, public and non-profit sectors, including soft skills development.

OUTPUTS:

• The principle of sustainability is an integral part of the doctoral studies at MU.
• Equal opportunities for applicants and students of the doctoral studies are part of the internal culture of Masaryk University.
• The University develops pedagogical competence and quality in sustainability in the doctoral studies.
• The research activities of students in the doctoral studies the field of sustainability have a significant overlap into practice.

INDICATORS:

2.2.A Number of doctoral studies graduates with a sustainability theme;

2.2.B Percentage of people with specific needs among applicants, admitted to study and doctoral studies graduates;

2.2.C Academic failure in doctoral studies;

2.2.D Number of measures removing barriers for students including support for academic success in doctoral studies.