The educational work of each academic year is divided into two semesters, winter and spring, each comprising at least thirteen (13) weeks of teaching and three (3) weeks of examinations. Courses of both the winter and spring semesters are re-examined during the September examination period. If a course cannot be held, a replacement session is scheduled on a date and at a time posted on the MSc Programme website and the synchronous-learning platform. 

Attendance at courses, laboratories and other activities is compulsory. A postgraduate student is considered to have attended a course—and is therefore entitled to sit its examinations—only if they have attended at least 70% of the course hours. Otherwise, the student must repeat the course in the following academic year. If a student’s absences exceed 50% across all courses, the possibility of removal from the Programme is raised. The matter is examined by the CC, which submits its opinion to the Assembly of the School/Department.

Postgraduate students’ assessment and performance in the courses they are required to attend within the MSc Programme are evaluated at the end of each semester through written or oral examinations, assignments completed throughout the semester, interim progress tests, written assignments, laboratory work, or a combination of the above. The assessment method is determined by the instructor of each course. Where written or oral examinations are used, the integrity and impartiality of the process must be ensured. 

Grades are awarded on a scale of 1–10. Examination results are announced by the instructor and sent to the Secretariats of the MSc Programme and the Department no later than four (4) weeks after the course examination. If an instructor repeatedly exceeds this deadline, the Director of the MSc Programme informs the Assembly of the School/Department.

The contribution of laboratory exercises, assignments and seminars to the final grade of each course is determined separately for each course following a proposal by its instructor and is stated in this Study Guide.

Students in second-cycle study programmes organized through distance-education methods may be assessed by remote examinations, provided that the integrity and impartiality of the assessment process are ensured. The same applies in emergencies or circumstances of force majeure. 

Alternative assessment methods may be applied for students with disabilities and special educational needs (see below). In cases of illness or recovery from serious illness, instructors are advised to facilitate the student by any means they consider appropriate, such as a remote oral examination. During oral examinations, the instructor must ensure that they are not alone with the student being examined.

A student who does not obtain a passing grade in a course must repeat it. However, a laboratory or exercise assessed independently is credited and need not be repeated if attendance was judged successful.

If a student fails the same course more than three (3) times, the procedure prescribed by the legislation in force is followed.

A grade may be corrected where an evident clerical or calculation error has occurred, following a written statement from the responsible instructor and a decision of the Departmental Assembly.