Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

CZU Fact Sheet – General Information

Institution Information
Institution	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) International Relations Office Address: Kamýcká 129, Prague – Suchdol, 165 00, Czechia, EU
Erasmus Code	CZ PRAHA02
PIC Number	999912570
University Website	https://www.czu.cz/en
Website for Incoming Students	Incoming Exchange and Erasmus Students
General Contact Email	mobility@czu.cz

Contacts

Incoming Exchange Coordinator	Ms Dana Výlupková mobility@czu.cz
Outgoing Students – Long-term Mobility	Ms Radka Kalousová outgoing@czu.cz +420 705 830 012
Erasmus Institutional Coordinator / BIP	Mr Ondřej Votinský votinsky@rektorat.czu.cz +420 704 870 118
Traineeships and PhD mobility	Mrs Alketa Daka

Academic Information

Course catalogue for incoming students:
Available here

Academic calendar:
Available here

Nomination Procedure

Online nominations only. Details available here: Nomination instructions

Nomination deadlines:
First semester – 15 May
Second semester – 15 October

Erasmus Without Paper & Agreements

CZU is fully connected to the Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) network.

CZU is open to concluding new bilateral agreements with international partners.
For agreement proposals contact: iia@czu.cz

For more details about EWP cooperation contact: votinsky@rektorat.czu.cz

Electronic Signature

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague fully supports digitalization. Official documents such as transcripts are signed using a qualified digital certificate, the highest level of digital signature within the European Union.

These certificates comply with the eIDAS EU regulation (in force since September 2018). More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIDAS

The certificates are issued by the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic through the certification authority PostSignum operated by Česká pošta (Czech Post).

EU trusted lists of certification providers: European Commission Trusted Lists

More information about PostSignum: PostSignum certification authority

Credit System

CZU uses the European ECTS credit system. A full academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS credits (30 ECTS per semester).

The maximum number of ECTS for incoming Erasmus and exchange students is 30 ECTS per semester. (Exceptions may apply for joint-degree or double-degree programmes.)

Volume and Examination = volume of teaching (lectures/practicals): [h/w]; h = hours, w = week(s), s = semester, d = days, and type of examination:

Examination	Definition
C+Ex	course credit + examination
C	course credit (course is not concluded by examination and graded pass/fail only)

Grading System

Description of the institutional grading system: The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague awards grades according to the Czech Grading Scale of Institutions of Higher Education which consists of 4-point scale.

Czech Grade	ECTS Grade
1 – Excellent (excellent performance)	A
2 – Very Good (above the average standard but with some errors)	B
3 – Good (generally sound work with a number of notable errors)	D
4 – Failed (unsatisfactory performance)	F
Passed (students´ achievements in some courses are graded “passed” only, where student has obtained a satisfactory level and course is not concluded by examination)	Pass

ECTS grading scale:

ECTS Grade	% of successful students normally achieving the grade	Definition
A	10
B	25
C	30
D	25
E	10
FX	–	FAIL – some more work required before the credit can be awarded
F	–	FAIL – considerable further work is required

ISCED Codes of English-taught Study Programmes

This overview helps incoming exchange students identify the ISCED codes of CZU English-taught study programmes. The table is organised by ISCED area, sub-ISCED code, study level and faculty.

Faculty abbreviations: PEF = Faculty of Economics and Management; FTZ = Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences; FAPPZ = Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources; FZP = Faculty of Environmental Sciences; TF = Faculty of Engineering; FLD = Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences.

Sub-ISCED code	Study programme	Level	Faculty
03 Social sciences, journalism and information
0311 Economics	International Trade and Business	Master	PEF
	Sector Economics and Economics of Enterprises	PhD	PEF
0388 - Social sciences, journalism and information, inter-disciplinary programmes	European Agrarian Diplomacy	Master	PEF
	Regional and Social Development	PhD	PEF
04 Business, administration and law
0413 Management and administration	Business Administration	Bachelor	PEF
	Economics and Management	Bachelor	PEF
	Business Administration	Master	PEF
	Economics and Management	Master	PEF
	Management	PhD	PEF
	International Cooperation in Agricultural and Rural Development	Bachelor	FTZ
05 Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
0511 Biology	Applied Zoology	PhD	FAPPZ
0521 Environmental sciences	Environmental Engineering	Bachelor	FZP
	Smart Sustainable Solutions	Master	FZP
	Applied and Landscape Ecology	PhD	FZP
	Ecology	PhD	FZP
0522 Natural environments and wildlife	Nature Conservation	Master	FZP
0532 Earth sciences	Environmental Data Science	Bachelor	FZP
	Environmental Data Science	Master	FZP
	Environmental Modelling	Master	FZP
	Environmental Geosciences	Master	FZP
	Environmental Earth Sciences	PhD	FZP
06 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
0613 Software and applications development and analysis	Informatics	Bachelor	PEF
	Informatics	Master	PEF
0688 - Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), inter disciplinary programmes	Global Information Security Management	Master	PEF
	Systems Engineering and Informatics	PhD	PEF
07 Engineering, manufacturing and construction
0712 Environmental protection technology	Sustainable Use of Natural Resources	Bachelor	FAPPZ
	Natural Resources and Environment	Master	FAPPZ
	Natural Resources Management and Ecological Engineering	Master	FAPPZ
	Exploitation and Conservation of Natural Resources	PhD	FAPPZ
	Technology and Environmental Engineering	Master	TF
0721 Food processing	Nutrition and Food	PhD	FAPPZ
0731 Architecture and town planning	Landscape Planning	Master	FZP
08 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
0811 Crop and livestock production	Agriculture and Food	Bachelor	FAPPZ
	Danube AgriFood Master	Master	FAPPZ
	Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security	Master	FAPPZ
	Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security	Master	FAPPZ
	Animal Science	PhD	FAPPZ
	Applied Animal Science	PhD	FAPPZ
	Crop Science	PhD	FAPPZ
	Plant Protection	PhD	FAPPZ
	Plant Sciences	PhD	FAPPZ
	Agri-food Systems and Rural Development	Master	FTZ
	Tropical Agroecology	Master	FTZ
	Tropical Crop Management and Ecology	Master	FTZ
	Tropical Farming Systems	Master	FTZ
	Wildlife and Livestock Production, Management and Conservation	Master	FTZ
	Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor	TF
	Agricultural Engineering	Master	TF
	Engineering of Agricultural Technological Systems	PhD	TF
0821 Forestry	Forestry	Bachelor	FLD
	Sustainable Forestry and Natural Resource Management	Bachelor	FLD
	Forest Science in Global Change	Master	FLD
	Forestry, Water and Landscape Management	Master	FLD
	Applied geoinformatics and remote sensing in forestry	PhD	FLD
	Economics and Management of Forestry and Wood Industry	PhD	FLD
	Fire Protection of Forest, Timber and Wood-Based Materials	PhD	FLD
	Forest Biology	PhD	FLD
	Forest Management	PhD	FLD
	Forest Protection and Game Management	PhD	FLD
	Global Change Forestry	PhD	FLD
	Silviculture	PhD	FLD
	Wood Processing and Forest Machinery	PhD	FLD
	Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry	Master	FTZ
0888 - Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary, inter-disciplinary programmes	Agricultural Chemistry	PhD	FAPPZ
	Life Sciences	PhD	FAPPZ
	Agriculture in Tropics and Subtropics	PhD	FTZ
	Sustainable Rural Development	PhD	FTZ
	Tropical Agrobiology and Bioresources Management	PhD	FTZ
	International Development and Agricultural Economics	Master	FTZ

Note: This table is intended as an orientation tool. Always follow the current course offer and CZU instructions for the relevant academic year.