Each year, the Faculty of Business and Economics of Mendel University in Brno sponsors and coordinates the PhD Student Conference called PEFnet. The conference provides an opportunity for students of doctoral study programmes of Czech and foreign universities with the opportunity to present results of their research activities and get feedback and recommendations for further research from senior researchers and other conference participants. The aim of the conference is to bring young researchers and PhD students to share experience and original research contributions on selected topics concerning economic studies.
The official language of the conference is English. Translation and interpreting services will not be available.
Conference participants will receive a printed version of the Book of Extended Abstracts. An on-line version of the Book of Extended Abstracts will be available on the conference website.
Keynote Speakers
Kamil Malinka
Department of Intelligent Systems, Brno University of Technology
Important Dates and Fees
Conference fee is 1250 CZK
The registration fee is free of charge for the students of FBE, MENDELU.
More information is available in the section Registration & Payment.
Registration opening: 8. 9. 2025
Deadline for registration and extended abstract submission: 20. 10. 2025
Deadline for payment: 24. 10. 2025
Deadline for full paper submission*: 3. 11. 2025
*ATTENTION: The submission of THE FULL PAPER IS OBLIGATORY because the conference uses the system of paper discussions held by senior researchers. Without submitting the full paper, the feedback can't be provided properly. All rights to the paper remain to the author.
Conference Sessions
- Accounting & Finance
- Accounting & Finance - Special Section for Master Students
- Business Finance and Economics
- Computer Science and Information Systems
- Economics and Economic Policy
- General Finance
- Management in the Era of AI and Automation
- Marketing and Trade
- Quantitative Methods
Venue
The conference will take place at the campus of Mendel University in Brno.
- doc. Ing. Václav Adamec, Ph.D.
- Ing. Peter Albrecht, Ph.D.
- doc. Ing. František Dařena, Ph.D.
- prof. Ing. Petr David, Ph.D.
- doc. Ing. Svatopluk Kapounek, Ph.D.
- Ing. Michal Mádr, Ph.D.
- Ing. Daniel Pastorek, Ph.D.
- doc. Ing. Hana Stojanová, Ph.D.
- Ing. Jan Vavřina, Ph.D.
- Ing. Marek Záboj, Ph.D.
- Ing. Hana Vránová
- Mgr. Silvie Trávníčková
- Ing. Barbora Šiklová
- Ing. Andrea Prudilová
- Ing. Jana Smítalová
In case of any questions contact us at pefnet@mendelu.cz.