The main conditions that must be met for admission to study are as follows:
- Submission of a duly completed application form and payment of the admission fee no later than 31st March 2023.
- Successful completion of the entrance examination in English.
- Completion of a bachelor's degree evidenced by an officially certified copy of the bachelor's certificate/diploma (or an officially certified copy of a document certifying the equivalence of foreign secondary education, or an evaluation of the foreign education of applicants for study as part of the admissions procedure on the basis of Rector's Directive No.2/2021 - see 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) no later than on the day of enrolment.
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A fully completed application form must be submitted in the university information system no later than 31th March 2023.
The application form 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.
The fee for the admission procedure is CZK 750 and is payable by 31th March 2023 at the latest. This fee must be paid separately for each application submitted and cannot be paid in one single payment. Instructions for payment will be displayed after the application form has been created at https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska. The status of the fee payment can also be monitored at the same address. The fee is non-refundable at any stage of the admission procedure.
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Applicants who submit a duly completed application form and make the payment of admission fee no later than 31th March 2023 will receive an invitation to the entrance examination with information about the exact venue in the week of 10th April 2023 via the university information system at https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska.
The set date of entrance examination is: 18th-19th April 2023. Alternative date: 25th April 2023 (for inclusion in the alternative date, an application must be submitted - see further details in Dean´s ordinance).
The entrance examination has a form of an interview in English to test the level of English language, motivation to study and knowledge required for the study of the programme. The interview can be held online or in person at the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources.
Conduct and evaluation of the entrance examination:
- On the day of the entrance examination, the applicant must present a valid official identity card (ID card, passport).
In addition, the applicant must present an officially certified copy of his/her bachelor's certificate/diploma or an officially certified copy of a document certifying the equivalence of foreign secondary education (or documents for the evaluation of foreign education of applicants for admission to the study on the basis of Rector's Directive No. 2/2021 - see 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), if the secondary school leaving certificate/diploma is issued abroad and unless an international treaty stipulates otherwise. An exception is made for graduates of Slovak secondary schools who submit only an officially certified copy of their school leaving certificate. In case of online interviews, an applicant must post the above mentioned documents to the Office of International Relations no later than the date of entrance examination.
- The duration of the entrance examination is 20-30 minutes.
- The scores of the entrance examination will be as follows: knowledge of the English language (maximum 30 points), motivation to study (maximum 20 points), knowledge and prerequisites for the study of the programme (50 points).
The result of the entrance examination will be notified to the candidate within three working days from the date of the examination via the University information system of CZU at https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska.
Criteria for evaluating applicants:
The number of admitted applicants is limited by the capacity of individual study programmes.
The maximum number of applicants who may be admitted to study in the study programme during the second round of admission procedure:
- Natural Resources and Environment is: 15;
- Natural Resources Management and Ecological Engineering is: 20;
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security is: 5.
The maximum number of points obtained in the entrance examination is 100. Only applicants who obtain a minimum of 40 points may be admitted to study. Students are admitted in order of the number of points obtained until the maximum number of applicants is reached.
Announcement of the results of the admission procedure:
Date of the meeting of the Main Admissions Committee: 28th April 2023.
Deadline for issuing the decision: 2nd May 2023 at the latest.
The result of the admission procedure (decision on admission or non-admission to study the programme) will be delivered to the applicant no later than 20th May 2023 via the university information system of the CZU in accordance with Article 69a(1) of the Higher Education Act at https://is.czu.cz/prihlaska.
In the event of a decision on admission, the applicant is entitled to enrol in the study if he/she provides an officially certified copy of the bachelor's certificate/diploma or an officially certified copy of a document certifying the equivalence of foreign higher education (or an evaluation of the foreign education of applicants for study in the admissions procedure on the basis of Rector's Directive No.2/2021 - see 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), if the bachelor's diploma is issued abroad and unless an international treaty provides otherwise. An exception is made for graduates of Slovak universities who submit only an officially certified copy of their bachelor's degree.
