🇨🇿 How to apply to university in Czechia

There is no central application system: you apply to each institution directly. Programmes usually start: September; some programmes start in February.

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: None — apply to each institution on its own website.
When programmes start: September; some programmes start in February.
International applicants: International students apply directly to each faculty; there is no central application. Study in Czech at public universities is free for all nationalities; programmes in other languages usually charge fees.
Language: English for English-taught programmes and Czech for Czech-taught ones, at the level each programme sets.

Key dates

Each faculty sets its own dates. Many applications for September close between February and April; entrance exams are in spring or early summer, with results by the end of June.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Czechia, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Choose a programme and faculty and read its admission conditions and deadline.
2.Get your secondary education recognised — by nostrification at a Czech regional authority (CZK 3,000) or through the university's own recognition, if it offers it.
3.Apply online to each faculty and pay its fee (usually several hundred to about 1,000 CZK per application).
4.Prove your English (English-taught) or Czech (Czech-taught) as the programme requires.
5.Sit the entrance exam, interview or talent test, if any.
6.Receive the admission decision and enrol as instructed.
7.Apply at the Czech embassy for a long-term visa or residence permit for study (usually up to 60 days), with proof of funds, housing and health insurance.

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

Study in Czechia — How to apply