HOW SHOULD I PROCEED AND WHAT SHALL I SUBMIT?
First of all, START EARLY! The evaluation process is complex and it takes time, you must collect your academic documents, get official stamps, translations etc, and it also takes time to evaluate your documents and reach the decision. Don´t wait for the last minutes!!!
At the beginning, check that your personal information in the CZU system (UIS) is correct – check your name and surname, date of birth, your previous school or university. Also check the spelling of this information. Please don´t use capital letters, the system doesn´t accept them.
EVALUATION FEE
The evaluation fee is 900 CZK, and it´s not refundable. This administrative fee must be paid before the evaluation procedure starts. The link for your payment will be opened for you, when you are nominated to the evaluation by your faculty or when you share your documents through the email with CZU, at the latest. (See below, which contact email is applicable for you.)
APPLICATION FORM + COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT
Fill in your application form on the computer and add a simple copy of your passport.
Documents to be submitted
1. If you were admitted to a bachelor's programme
- If you are admitted to our bachelor´s programme you should present your high school academic documents. Don´t present any following university studies at this moment.
- YOUR HIGH SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE, notarized copy of the document. Your document also needs proper authentication – see here, what is applicable for your country.
- From 1st April 2024 we require only original superlegalization labels or apostilles on your academic documents. If the competent authority gives labels only on the original document, the applicant must submit the original document together with its simple copy.
- How to notarize your document – check FAQ No. 4
- YOUR TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS or diploma supplement, notarized copy - at least for last two years of your high school study. Transcript of records means list of courses you have passed during your study at high school and the grades you received.
- ELIGIBILITY STATEMENT from your school stating that you are eligible to the bachelor program in the country of your study, signed and stamped by a relevant authority. Or you can use our template also.
- IF YOU WERE ADMITTED TO MORE FACULTIES, YOU MUST APPLY TO EACH FACULTY WITH A SEPARATE SET OF YOUR DOCUMENTS.
- Students from the Ukraine: If you did not attend leaving exam DPA (exemption from the final examination), you must provide a verified copy of the ZNO/NMT!
- Cambridge Certificates, General Certificate of Education etc.: we don´t accept O-levels. We accept A-levels with 3 successfully passed exams.
2. If you were admitted to a master's or doctoral programme
- YOUR DIPLOMA (bachelor´s or master´s diploma), notarized copy of the document. Your document also needs proper authentication – see here, what is applicable for your country.
- From 1st April 2024 we require only original superlegalization labels or apostilles on your academic documents. If the competent authority gives labels only on the original document, the applicant must submit the original document together with its simple copy.
- How to notarize your document – check FAQ No. 4
- We don´t accept provisional certificates/ diplomas older then 3 years.
- YOUR TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS or diploma supplement, notarized copy - a list of courses you have passed during your study and the grades you received. This transcript also requires the same authentication as your diploma.
- If you apply for Ph.D. STUDIES at CZU, then you submit your master‘s diploma and transcript, properly authenticated.
- IF YOU WERE ADMITTED TO MORE FACULTIES, YOU MUST APPLY TO EACH FACULTY WITH A SEPARATE SET OF YOUR DOCUMENTS.
- We don´t accept Higher National Diploma, it is not an equivalent to bachelor´s diploma.
Authentication of documents
- Your documents can be recognized without authentication based on INTER-GOVERNMENTAL TREATIES, your documents must be notarized.
- Authentication by APOSSTILLE - you can use simplified authentication by APOSTILLE, when the country where your documents were issued signed the Hague Convention (for details see here).
- Authentication by SUPERLEGALIZATION – verification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country and then by the Czech Embassy.
- To search your country, see here.
- How to notarize your documents properly, see here - check FAQ No. 4
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Due to the significant increase of fake documents submitted by students in this year´s admission procedure, we must require only original superlegalization labels or apostilles on your academic documents from the 1st April 2024. If the competent authority gives labels only on the original document, the applicant must submit the original document together with its simple copy. The original document is returned to the applicant upon completion of the process, personally at the study department of your faculty after enrollment into the course. Sending back to the country of origin is possible if the applicant doesn’t come to the Czech Republic (costs are covered by the applicant)!
Translations
- All documents, which are not in Czech, Slovak or English language must be TRANSLATED BY A SWORN TRANSLATOR.
- Only registered and authorized official sworn translators can translate your academic documents (registered at Ministry of Justice or at the court). Translations from unregistered translators neither from translations agencies won´t be accepted. All parts of the documents must be in English or translated into English (or Czech) – including the notaries´ and translators´ clauses, stamps etc.
- IMPORTANT we accept only documents, that meet these criteria:
- The pages with translations must be appended to the authenticated copies of the documents, they must be joined together that it makes impossible to subsequently replace or substitute the pages containing the translation.
- Each page of the verified copy of your document contains a stamp from a notary or
- All pages of the verified copies of your document are joined together so that it is impossible to replace or substitute the pages and the last page contains a stamp from a notary.
- Verified copies joined together just by a stapler without a notary stamp cannot be accepted.
Where to submit your document?
- At the begining of the procedure send SCANS/ PHOTOS OF YOUR DOCUMENTS (authenticated, translated) to the contact email – search below, which one is applicable for you. This pre-approval can save you time and money since authentication and translation is the most complex part of the evaluation process.
- After the pre-approval sent your documents to CZU by proper mail/ DHL etc. We require your HARD COPIES for the evaluation procedure.
- If you want to submit your documents personally, please leave them IN THE FILLING ROOM (PODATELNA) on the ground floor of the rectorate building (Monday to Friday 7am – 3pm). The envelope with the documents should be addressed to the relevant contact person. Your documents will be delivered to us directly.
- To avoid mistakes please read also Frequently Asked Questions HERE and Most Common Mistakes HERE .
- Timeline for English programme applicants: the process of internal evaluation (it takes 2-8 weeks depending on the number of applicants, no detailed information is communicated) - after the successful evaluation are your documents passed to your faculty - your faculty contacts you regarding further requirements - faculty issues and sends your Letter of acceptance - in case you need visa, you start your visa process - after you settle up all requirements and formalities, you come to the Czech republic - you enroll yourself into the studies
- Be aware, that none of the above mentioned steps can´t be fastened or skipped, all the necessary follow-up actions and processes take time, please start early and be patient.
- We don´t answer questions about admission procedure, enrollment dates, visas, accommodation etc., please ask student affairs office of your faculty.
Contacts
Faculty of Economics and Management
foreign_diploma@pef.czu.cz
contact person - Nicole Kochová
Faculty of Engineering
hunady@tf.czu.cz
contact person - Martin Huňady
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources (Czech Bc. and MSc. programs)
foreign_diploma@rektorat.czu.cz
contact person - Petra Janků
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources (English Bc. and MSc. programs)
verification@af.czu.cz
contact person - Dagmar Brožová
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources (PhD programs)
phdverification@af.czu.cz
contact person - Kateřina Makovcová
Faculty of Environmental Sciences,
Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences,
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences,
Institute of Education and Communication
foreign_diploma@rektorat.czu.cz
contact person - Petra Janků
