The applications for study in the academic year 2020/2021 are accepted in period from 1st December 2019 till 31st March 2020.
Summary of steps for applicants regarding admission procedure for bachelor’s and master’s study programmes:
Admission procedure for bachelor’s and master’s study programmes taught in English for academic year 2020/2021
1. Apply online
To apply for the bachelor’s or the master’s study programme, you need to fill in an electronic application in the university information system (UIS) on https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska/?lang=en
If you are interested in more study programmes, you need to submit the electronic application for each programme separately.
The completely filled in electronic application is to be submitted in the university information system by 31st March 2020 at the latest.
PAY REGISTRATION FEE
The fee relating to the admission procedure (registration fee) amounts to CZK 500 and is payable by 31st March 2020. 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.
2. Letter of acceptance to studies
Applications submitted by 31st January 2020
- Applicants who meet the requirements set in the electronic application and also do provide a Certificate of Recognition of foreign education and qualification in the Czech Republic (“Nostrification clause”) in their application, will be provided with a decision about acceptance to studies (“Letter of acceptance”) by 15th February 2020.
- Applicants who meet the requirements set in the electronic application but do not provide a Certificate of Recognition of foreign education and qualification in the Czech Republic (“Nostrification clause”) in their application, will be nominated for evaluation of their foreign education as part of admission procedure to Rectorate of our University.
Rectorate will get in touch with you, inform you about the necessary evaluation process, the required documents you will need to submit, the payment procedure and will stay in contact with you. Rectorate will evaluate your submitted documents, issue the result of evaluation and inform us (Office of International Relations of Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources “IRO”) about the result. We will inform you about receiving the result of the evaluation:
- If the result is positive, we will issue a decision about acceptance to studies (“Letter of acceptance”). This process may take 1 to 2 months (depending on how fast you provide the complete set of documents to the Rectorate).
- If the result is negative, you need to apply for a Certificate of Recognition of foreign education and qualification in the Czech Republic. Once you obtain the Certificate, please provide it immediately to us and a decision about acceptance to studies (“Letter of acceptance”) will be issued.
- Applicants whose electronic application is incomplete or filled in incorrectly, can still update their electronic application and submit it by 31st March 2020.
Applications submitted by 31st March 2020
- Applicants who meet the requirements set in the electronic application and also do provide a Certificate of Recognition of foreign education and qualification in the Czech Republic (“Nostrification clause”) in their application, will be provided with a decision about acceptance to studies (“Letter of acceptance”) by 30th April 2020.
- Applicants who meet the requirements set in the electronic application but do not provide a Certificate of Recognition of foreign education and qualification in the Czech Republic (“Nostrification clause”) in their application, will be nominated for evaluation of their foreign education as part of admission procedure to Rectorate of our University.
Rectorate will get in touch with you, inform you about the necessary evaluation process, the required documents you will need to submit, the payment procedure and will stay in contact with you. Rectorate will evaluate your submitted documents, issue the result of evaluation and inform us (Office of International Relations of Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources “IRO”) about the result. We will inform you about receiving the result of the evaluation:
- If the result is positive, we will issue a decision about acceptance to studies (“Letter of acceptance”). This process may take 1 to 2 months (depending on how fast you provide the complete set of documents to the Rectorate).
- If the result is negative, you need to apply for a Certificate of Recognition of foreign education and qualification in the Czech Republic. Once you obtain the Certificate, please provide it immediately to us and a decision about acceptance to studies (“Letter of acceptance”) will be issued.
- Applicants whose electronic application is incomplete or who haven’t paid the registration fee, will be asked to remove these deficiencies by 10th April 2020 at the latest. If you don´t remove these deficiencies, your admission procedure will be terminated.
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.
You will also receive both the decision about acceptance to studies and the invitation to enrolment by post to the address you specified in your application.
3. Apply for accommodation
The applications for accommodation at CZU dormitories need to be submitted electronically through the portal https://iskam.czu.cz.
The submission of applications for accommodation for academic year 2020/2021 is open from 10th February 2020 to 10th August 2020. For more information please visit: https://www.kam.czu.cz/en/r-10442-documents-and-forms a Prices and Contracts a Accommodation scenario for foreign full-time students.
NOTE: There is a refundable deposit in dormitories paid in advance in the amount of CZK 7000 (EUR 280). The Contract of Accommodation is understood as concluded at the moment the deposit is paid.
4. Apply for visa/long-term residence permit
If you are not a citizen of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, please apply on time for visa/long-term residence permit at the Czech Embassy in your country.
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 visa/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.
It is important that you have all your documents ready for your interview at the Embassy otherwise the whole process of your application for visa/long-term residence permit could be delayed. Please make sure that you are also familiar with information about the Czech Republic, our University and faculty, your selected study programme and your motivation to study in Prague when you attend your interview at the Embassy.
5. Pay a tuition fee
Payment of tuition fees applies to all students of English taught Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes. The level of tuition fees can vary in each academic year.
The tuition fee for academic year 2020/2021 is EUR 3000 and is payable by 30th June 2020 at the latest to the following account:
| Account number: | 500022222/0800 |
| Constant symbol: | 308 |
| Variable symbol: | 215503 |
| SWIFT: | GIBACZPXXXX |
| IBAN: | CZ38 0800 0000 0005 0002 2222 |
| Account holder: | Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Kamýcká 129, Praha 6,165 21 |
| Bank: | Česká spořitelna, a.s., Budějovická 1518/13B, Prague 4, 140 00 |
Please inform the International Relations Office by email to iro@af.czu.cz that you paid the tuition fee and please attach the proof of your payment (bank account receipt).
If you already paid the tuition fee and did not obtain visa/long-term residence permit, please send a scanned copy of a decision about visa refusal and your bank account details to the International Relations Office to iro@af.czu.cz. The paid tuition fee will be returned back to your bank account. The payment of bank fees connected to the return of tuition fee will be divided between the payer (the CZU) and the receiver (you), where each of them will pay the fees to their own bank.
6. Arrival and enrolment to study
Please inform the International Relations Office 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 Bachelort’s and Master ’s Study Programmes will be on 24th September 2020.
You will need to bring the following documents to the enrolment:
- An identity card or a passport;
- Writing utensils;
- A notarized copy of the Secondary school leaving diploma (or Bachelor’s diploma), or a notarized copy of the Certificate of Recognition of foreign education and qualification (if the Secondary school leaving diploma/Bachelor’s diploma is issued abroad and if the international treaty doesn´t state otherwise); the graduates from the Slovak secondary schools/University submit only a notarized copy of the Secondary school leaving diploma/Bachelor’s diploma.
- A copy of a foreign language certificate in English (B1level or an equivalent level of internationally certified examination e.g. IELTS, Cambridge English). This concerns each applicant who applies for a study programme taught in English except for citizens from those countries where English is the main official language.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on iro@af.czu.cz.
We look forward to meeting you at our Faculty!
Your IRO Team
Detailed information about admission procedure to Bachelor’s and Master’s Study programmes taught in English for the academic year 2020/2021
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