The Vice Dean for Doctoral Studies and Internal Affairs is primarily responsible for:

• Strategy concerning activities within the Vice Dean’s scope of responsibility – developing the vision and conceptual direction of doctoral study programmes in line with the Faculty strategy determined by the Dean.
• Coordination and development of doctoral study programmes – coordination and development of doctoral study programmes (hereinafter DSP, Czech/English); methodological guidance of DSP guarantors; management of the Doctoral Degree Programmes Boards.
• Accreditation of DSP – preparation, submission, and amendment of accreditations.
• Industrial doctorates – methodological preparation and coordination in cooperation with Brno University of Technology.
• Administration of DSP – admissions procedures, state doctoral examinations, defences of dissertation theses; doctoral student scholarships; decision-making in study-related matters concerning DSP; administration of the DSP student register and the ongoing verification of its data.
• Study and Information Centre (SIC) – professional and methodological management of the SIC in the area of doctoral studies.
• Projects and quality in DSP – coordination of projects within the framework of development tools of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and relevant European programmes; support for outstanding doctoral students.
• Mobility in DSP – conditions for outgoing and incoming doctoral mobility, recognition of prior learning; cooperation on information provision and the promotion of mobility with the Vice Dean for Marketing and Internationalisation.
• Performance of departments and staff – methodology for evaluating the performance of organisational units in cooperation with the ITC (Information Technology Centre), in collaboration with other vice deans and the Chief Financial Officer.
• System for Academic Staff Evaluation (SASE) and the methodological configuration of internal evaluation processes.
• Internal Faculty documentation – preparation of the Statute of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Brno University of Technology (hereinafter FCE BUT), the Organisational Regulations of FCE BUT, etc.; methodologies and guidelines for the establishment, structural changes, and dissolution of Faculty units (especially institutes and workplaces).

Cooperation and Cross-cutting Areas:

• Mobility and internationalisation are carried out under the responsibility of the Vice Deans for Studies (Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies, Doctoral Studies and Internal Affairs) in cooperation with the Vice Dean for Marketing and Internationalisation.
• Study and Information Centre (SIC) – professional and methodological management of the SIC is carried out by the relevant Vice Deans (for Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies, and for Doctoral Studies).
• ITC (Information Technology Centre) – conceptual and methodological cooperation with the ITC in the areas of digital support for studies, R&D and internal Faculty processes is the responsibility of the respective Vice Deans, in cooperation with the Faculty’s Chief Financial Officer and relevant bodies of BUT.

All vice deans, in cooperation with the management of Brno University of Technology, the Dean, the Chief Financial Officer, and responsible staff members of the Faculty, shall in particular:

• ensure compliance with legal regulations relating to higher education institutions and with the internal regulations of Brno University of Technology and the Faculty,
• assess the effectiveness of the Faculty’s internal regulations and submit proposals for their amendment,
• implement the strategic plan of Brno University of Technology and the Faculty; within the scope of their responsibilities, they shall submit proposals for updates to it,
• implement the Dean’s decisions, directives, and instructions and, within the scope of their responsibilities, ensure the supervision of said regulations,
• actively participate in the Dean’s advisory bodies; within the scope of their responsibilities, they shall manage, coordinate, or provide methodological guidance to the relevant commissions, working groups and advisory bodies of the Faculty, provided that their establishment, composition, or activities arise from the Faculty’s internal regulations or from a Dean’s decision; they may also establish their own advisory bodies,
• ensure the organisational and substantive arrangements are made for the holding of appropriate academic ceremonies within the scope of their responsibilities,
• prepare source materials for the Faculty’s promotional and information materials in relation to their area of responsibility,
• cooperate in addressing matters related to the AdMaS Centre and in setting the rules for its further development.