The invitation to the admission interview will be sent through the UIS system.
For foreign applicants for a doctoral study program, it is possible to replace the passing of the admission interview in person with the recommendation letters of at least 2 specialists (teachers, researchers). In this case, ignore the invitation to the interview and wait for the opinion of the admissions committee.
Phase 1 of admission procedure consists of submitting a duly completed and paid application to study in university information system at the latest by March 14, 2024.
The fee relating to the admission procedure (registration fee) amounts to CZK 750 and is payable at the latest by March 14, 2024.
The application to study is accessible on https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska/?lang=en. If you are interested in more study programmes, you need to submit the application to study for each programme separately.
Documents needed when applying for doctoral study programmes
If your Master´s diploma is issued abroad (with the exception of Slovakia, Germany, Slovenia, Poland and Hungary) you need to provide this certificate as part of admission procedure (so-called “Nostrification” – more details on https://www.czu.cz/en/r-9188-study/r-9254-recognition-of-foreign-education/r-17072-validation-of-foreign-university-education-and-qualifications-in-the-cr-so-called-nostrification/noostrification.html). If you have this certificate available at the time of submitting your application, please upload it.
If not, leave this section blank as you can also have your foreign higher education evaluated in the second phase of admission procedure at the Czech University of Life Sciences based on Rector’s Directive No.3/2019 – more details on https://www.czu.cz/en/r-9188-study/r-9254-recognition-of-foreign-education/r-17071-internal-evaluation-of-foreign-education-within-the-admission-procedure
The fee relating to the admission procedure (registration fee) amounts to CZK 750 and is payable at the latest by March 14, 2024. This fee needs to be paid for each submitted application separately; it is not possible to make one joint payment for all applications to studies. The instructions for the payment will appear after the setup of the application on the following link https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska/?lang=en. It is also possible to follow the status of the payment of the registration fee on this link. The fee is non-refundable at any stage of the admission procedure.
Applicants who do not provide the Certificate of Recognition of foreign secondary/higher education and qualification in the Czech Republic in their application will be nominated for 2nd phase of Admission procedure (evaluation of their foreign education at CZU).
The list of documents which need to be submitted for evaluation is available here: https://www.czu.cz/en/r-9188-study/r-9254-recognition-of-foreign-education/r-17071-internal-evaluation-of-foreign-education-within-the-admission-procedure/foreign-education-evaluation.html
You will need to get the originals of your Diploma and Transcript of records authenticated – this means either super-legalised, apostilled or just notarized. The type of appropriate authentication depends on the country in which your Diploma and Transcript were issued. The process of authentication of documents can take several weeks so we highly recommend that you start this process as soon as possible.
The list of countries and the type of required authentication is available on https://www.czu.cz/en/r-9188-study/r-9254-recognition-of-foreign-education/r-17071-internal-evaluation-of-foreign-education-within-the-admission-procedure/authentication-of-documents.html
The usual steps in authentication of documents are as follows (although these can vary in particular countries):
Please note that true (certified) / notarized copies that are joined together just by stapler without notary stamp on each page containing information are not accepted! We recommend submitting notary verified copies as the original documents can get lost by post.
If your documents are not issued in English, Czech or Slovak, you need to visit certified translator to translate the notary verified copies into Czech or English and to officially append the translation to the notary verified copies. In that way, the notary stamp is translated as well and original documents are not damaged by the attachment.
You can send the scan or photo of translated notary verified copies via email for pre-approval, but at the end, you need to send the required documents together with the application form by registered post (e.g. DHL).
The decision about acceptance to studies and an invitation to enrolment to studies will be provided to you through the university information system of the CZU on https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska/?lang=en.
The letter of acceptance to the study will be sent by post to the address given in the application form after a positive decision on Evaluation of your foreign education is available.
Payment of tuition fees applies to all students of English taught doctoral study programmes. The level of tuition fees can vary in each academic year.
The tuition fee for academic year 2024/2025 is CZK 13 000 (approximately EUR 550) per academic year, payable prior to enrolment to study, at the latest by 30th August 2024.
If you are interested in accommodation at CZU dormitories, you need to submit application for accommodation electronically via https://iskam.czu.cz
For more information about CZU dormitories visit https://www.kam.czu.cz/en/r-10600-students-interested-in-accommodation.
External CZU dormitory is also available. More information can be found on www.kam.czu.cz/west.
All students applying for a visa/long-term residence permit will need confirmation of accommodation as part of their visa/residence permit application.
If you are not a citizen of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, please apply on time for long-term residence permit at the Czech Embassy in your country. To obtain long-term residence permit, it can easily take 3 months or more.
The list of Embassies of the Czech Republic is available here: https://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/diplomatic_missions/czech_missions_abroad/index.html
The list of documents required for long-term residence permit is available on the website of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic on https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/third-country-nationals-third-country-nationals.aspx and also on the website of the relevant Embassy. Please read both websites carefully as some Embassies may have specific requirements and some of the documents may take you longer to obtain.
We can assist you with nominating you to “Regime student” (also called Student Facilitation Programme) which is a fast-track procedure for you to obtain a visa appointment at the Embassy. This means that you do not apply for visa appointment at the Embassy yourself anymore. More information about Regime student including states involved in this programme can be found here: https://www.czu.cz/en/r-9190-international-relations/r-9285-general-information-and-contacts/r-9296-visa-to-the-czech-republic
By the time we nominate you to Regime student, you need to have ready all originals of documents required for visa interview at the Embassy otherwise the whole process of your application for long-term residence permit could be delayed. Please make sure you are familiar with information about the Czech Republic, our University and faculty, your selected study programme and your motivation to study in Prague before you attend an interview at the Embassy.
Please inform the Science & Research Office (makovcovak@af.czu.cz) and the contact person in your accommodation about the date of your arrival.
The enrolment date for students who are accepted to the first year of Doctoral Study Programmes will be probably on 30th September 2024 (will be specified).
You will need to bring the following documents to the enrolment:
Does a doctoral student at your faculty receive a scholarship?
If the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports awards a scholarship to a foreign student (so far this has happened in all cases), the student of the first year of the doctoral study program receives CZK 10,000 per month.
Are tuition fees paid for studying?
The fee for study in English was set at our faculty at CZK 13,000 for each academic year of study started.
The admission procedure for the academic year 2024/2025 has been closed.
Actual admission procedure informations for the academic year 2025/2026 will be available here during the month of January.
For foreign applicants for a doctoral study program, it is possible to replace the passing of the admission interview with the recommendation letters of at least 2 specialists (teachers, researchers).
Summary of steps for applicants regarding admission procedure for doctoral study programmes:
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