Best Dissertation Defended in 2025 within the consortium PROGRES 3" Competition
We invite you to take part in the "Best Dissertation Defended in 2024 within the consortium PROGRES 3" competition. The competition is organised by VSB Ostrava and is of international character. Registered dissertations must be defended in the period of 1.1.2025 - 31. 12. 2025 at the Silesian University of Technology.
Each university can choose a maximum of 3 dissertations in each category which will continue to the second round (i.e. up to 15 doctoral theses in total).
Categories:
- Economics, Finance and Management
- Raw Materials, Energy and the Environment
- Health and Applications in Healthcare
- Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- Competitive Engineering and Materials Research
The dissertations will be judged by evaluators of the participating universities under the VŠB Ostrava lead.
Applicants must email electronic version of all the required documents to the International Relations Office by 16.02.2026 to DWZ@polsl.pl.
Required documents:
1) an electronic version of the dissertation (format .pdf, or .docx)
Registered dissertations must be defended in the period of 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2025 at the Silesian University of Technology.
2) an electronic version of the dissertation summary (format .pdf, or .docx)
The summary must be written in English.
The recommended structure of the summary is available in the conditions.
3) statement of the participant of the Competition (Stage I)
4) in the application email, please specify the competition category to which the dissertation is to be assigned, as well as the date of defense
5) an application form – only after the dissertation is qualified for the second stage
A maximum of 3 best dissertations will be chosen in the 1st round and sent to VSB Ostrava for the 2nd round.
Before a dissertation is sent to VSB Ostrava, the International Relations Office will contact the applicant and ask to fill in the application form prepared by the Organiser. Please do not send the form in the 1st round.
Schedule
Sending dissertations to International Relations Office: 16.02.2026 – 1st round
Sending dissertations to VSB Ostrava: 20.02.2026
2ns round and Committee meeting: 21.02 - 12.03.2026
Publication of results by VSB Ostrava: 14.03.2026
Diplomas giving ceremony: 26.03.2026
The competition results will be published on http://progres3.vsb.cz/en/news/ and www.polsl.pl websites.
Awards
- Each of the category winners, whose dissertation is placed on the 1st place in category, will receive a cash prize of 7.000, - CZK and diploma.
- The authors of dissertations on the 2nd or 3rd place in each category will receive diplomas.
- Authors, whose dissertation participated in the second round but were not placed at the 1.-3. positions, will receive a certificate of participating in the competition.
In case of any questions please contact International Relations Office: phone (32) 237 1944, e-mail: DWZ@polsl.pl .
You can find more info in the attached terms as conditions.
