Information for applicants

Please always include word “INTERSTUD”, your name, code of the relevant faculty in your correspondence (e.g. INTERSTUD, Putin, FAV). The faculties of the University of West Bohemia (UWB) offers and guarantees study programmes. For detailed information please contact relevant faculty. Updated information for relevant academic year is available on-line.

The list of UWB faculties is available for download in PDF format.

CONTACT FOR INTERSTUD SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

International Office, jjanska@rek.zcu.cz, +420 377 635 767
Interstud advisors: vacek@kme.zcu.cz, (mika@kma.zcu.cz)

STUDY PROGRAMMES AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

Study programmes in Czech with INTERSTUD scholarship support

There is a limited number of university scholarships for excellent students available. They cover fully or partly the costs of living. There are no tuition fees for Czech study programmes. Applicant for the Czech study programme must pay an administration fee covering expenses related to the process of admission. The administration fee is 500 CZK.

Study programmes in Czech without INTERSTUD scholarship support

There are no tuition fees for Czech study programmes. Applicant for the Czech study programme must pay an administration fee covering expenses related to the process of admission. The administration fee is 500 CZK.

Study programmes in foreign language (especially English) without scholarship support

There are tuition fees of 5.300 EUR per year for study programmes in foreign language. Applicant for foreign language study programme must pay an administration fee covering expenses related to the process of admission. The administration fee is 500 CZK.

REGISTRATION FORMS: PAF, CAF, UNIVERSITY APPLICATION E-FORM

Please read carefully the following information before filling in Preliminary Registration Form (PAF) and Complete Application Form (CAF) and/or university application e-form.

Preliminary registration form (PAF) is an electronic registration of applicants for study at UWB in study programmes with INTERSTUD scholarship support. This is not equal to a regular application but necessary to fill in for those who want to get the INTERTUD scholarship support. It will be later supplemented by the regular application represented by Complete application form (CAF) and/or university application e-form and other obligatory documents.

Complete application form (CAF) is a detailed electronic application form or paper application form requiring more details about your study background. For detailed information see the faculty office.

University application e-form is an application form designed for all applicants (not only for the applicants with INTERSTUD scholarship support).

For applicants for study programmes with INTERSTUD scholarship support is recommended to fill in both: CAF and university application e-form.

DOCUMENTS TO BE ENCLOSED WITH THE CAF

All enclosed documents (in paper form for CAF, electronic for PAF) must be originals or certified copies and must be sent to faculty office in Czech or English language. You can find more information in PDF format.

STEPS OF ADMISSION PROCEDURE TO STUDY PROGRAMMES WITH INTERSTUD SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

1. Choose study programme and field of study from List of study programmes and contacts (see PAF or relevant faculty). For detailed information please contact relevant faculty.
2. Fill in PAF (Preliminary application form) and submit it (see below)
   Please notice: it is important to fill in the date of the administration fee PAYMENT. Also you need to fill in the PIN and PEN (see instructions in the section of Bank contact or in PAF) and your CV.
3. Pay the administration fee and send the confirmation of payment Don’t forget to send it to the e-mail: studfs@email.cz AND to the e-mail of relevant faculty in the “List of faculties”.
4. Fill in and send the CAF in paper form together with certified documents providing your previous study and/or fill in the university application e-form.
5. Deadline: to complete application for admission successfully you must send payment and its confirmation and CAF and/or university application e-form until see section “important deadlines”.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

1. Send PAF in the period from September 1^st to November 15^th of current year.
2. Payment of fee of 500 CZK until November 15^th of current year. When making a payment don’t forget to indicate the name of the applicant!!!
3. Send the confirmation of fees payment until November 30^th of current year. Please send it scanned to e-mail address of each faculty and to the e-mail: studfs@email.cz. When sending an e-mail with scanned confirmation of fee payment, don’t forget to indicate the name of the applicant!!!
4. Send CAF and/or university application e-form in the period from September 1^st to December 31^st of current year. CAF and other enclosed documents will be thoroughly judged. All documents must be in English. In case your CAF and/or university application e-form won’t be delivered by that date, it is not possible to guarantee timely delivery of documents by UWB.
5. Decision about admission is supposed to be sent by the end of February. The decision will be sent from dean’s office to the address you have given in PAF!

PAYMENT DETAILS – BANK CONTACT

Bank contact for payment of administration/tuition fees is available in PDF format.

Instructions how to get your specific symbol: .......... (your PIN; see instruction).

The application can only be considered after the fee has been received. It is obligatory to send a confirmation of fee payment. Please send it scanned to the e-mail: studfs@email.cz and to e-mail address of relevant faculty.

RULES FOR PROVIDING INTERSTUD SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

The entrance committee can suggest level of university scholarship up to 4000 CZK per month in the first year of study for some courses. The scholarship support depends on the level of Czech language preparation of the student!

Every semester, student must submit a request for scholarship for next semester. In the request student states his study results; the results must be confirmed by study department of particular faculty.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

It is strongly recommended to apply for a visa as soon as a student gets the decision about admission on study at the UWB!

Please be aware that you should be in the Czech Rep. for beginning of the Czech language intensive course! Participation on this course is obligatory for INTERSTUD students!

The successful applicants become UWB students on the day on which they appear in the Dean’s Office at Univerzitni 8, Pilsen, and register for the study programme to which they have been admitted. The registration dates will be announced in the letter confirming the applicant’s admission to UWB.

As UWB cannot cover the cost of the students’ medical treatment, applicants are advised to make the arrangements themselves.

NOSTRIFICATION

According to Czech law, it is necessary that all foreign students of the University of West Bohemia present at the beginning of their studies (or during the first year of their studies at the latest) documents proving nostrification of their previous study degrees.

Students who fail to present these documents will not be issued their Bachelor/Master diploma at the University of West Bohemia.

Students in Bachelor programme must present nostrification of their secondary school leaving exam. Students in Master programme must present nostrification of their Bachelor degree.

Nostrification documents (which approve that the applicant’s previous study degrees are equal to Czech ones) are issued in the Czech Republic by the Regional Authority (nostrification of secondary school leaving exam) in the student’s place of residence and by the relevant faculty (nostrification of Bachelor degree).