PhD programme at Plzeň University’s law school temporarily halted

The law school of the West Bohemian University in Plzeň was ordered on Wednesday to temporarily stop accepting graduate students for PhD programmes. The school, which was recently entangled in a fast-track degree scandal, is however allowed to continue its undergraduate programmes. The Czech Education Ministry’s Accreditation Committee said the ban would be lifted as soon as the situation “consolidates”. Both the university’s officials and students’ representatives have welcomed the decision.