Report summary
The doctoral study program Innovations and sustainable business in a digital society was
accredited by the DOBA faculty in 2018. The program began to be implemented in the
academic year 2019/2020. In 2022, it was thoroughly updated, introducing changes
recommended by the accreditation commission, external stakeholders and students. The
changes were accepted and approved by the institution's senate, the study program
remains complete in terms of content, the contents are interconnected horizontally and
vertically. It remains interesting, it is linked to current national and European development
guidelines. Students praised the great flexibility of the study and the possibility of individual
adaptation in fulfilling obligations. The experts proposed the introduction of the submission
of proof of the dissertability of the chosen topic when submitting the doctoral thesis and
some amendments to the Rules on the conduct of doctoral studies at the DOBA faculty;
the supervisor should be excluded as a member of the Dissertation and Dissertation
Evaluation Commission; the establishment and pronouncement of the Commission for
assessing the ethical suitability of research proposals, in relation to research involving work
with people, and made a few other minor comments. It was also recommended that
candidates for enrollment and other members of the public be informed more precisely
about claims about various international certificates and accreditations.