Recognition of education

Recognition of previous university education (for applications to Master/PhD programmes)

Under Czech law, students who have obtained their Bachelor's (or Master's) degree abroad must obtain an official document to say that their degree is recognised in the Czech Republic before registering for a Master's degree program at a Czech university.

The applicant shall submit the application for recognition at a Czech university with a degree program equivalent to the one the student studied abroad.

The application form for recognition at the University of Hradec Kralove is available below in documents.

Please provide the following documents:

• The application form.
• A notary verified copy of the student's foreign diploma in English – authenticated (superlegalized or with apostille).
• A notary verified copy of an academic transcript in English – authenticated, it must include a list of all courses completed during the bachelor's study, ETCS credits or allocated number of class hours per week for all courses in the list, grades in all courses in the list, a grading scale.

There is a fee of CZK3,000.

Questions regarding information about the recognition of higher education studies at the University of Hradec Králové please send to the e-mail address nostrifikace@uhk.cz

Recognition of secondary school education (for applications to Bachelor programmes) 

Under Czech law, students who have obtained their secondary school certificates abroad must obtain an official document to say that their education is recognised in the Czech Republic before registering for a Bachelor's degree program at a Czech university.

The applicant shall submit the application for recognition at a Regional Authority in the town where they have permanent residency.

The following documents shall be provided:

• The application form.
• A notary verified copy of the student's foreign certificate – authenticated.
• A notary verified copy of a transcript – authenticated, it must include a list of all courses completed at a secondary school (minimum 11th grade finished) showing allocated number of class hours for all courses in the list, grades in all courses in the list, a grading scale.
• A certified translation of previous documents to the Czech language.
• Other documents such as Confirmation of Residency or Power of Attorney if the student is not able to apply personally. 

The Regional Authority compares the content and scope of the studies completed in the foreign school with studies under a similar framework curriculum in the Czech Republic.

If the content and scope of the studies in the foreign school differ in part, the Regional Authority will order the applicant to take a nostrification examination.

There is a fee of CZK1,000.