How to proceed when documenting foreign education

If the applicant completed a previous study abroad, for the purposes of enrolling in the study, it is necessary to fulfill one of the following options:

1. provide a certificate of recognition of educational equivalence or a nostrification clause

Provide a certificate of recognition of educational equivalence or a nostrification clause Both are issued by the education departments of the regional authorities. Documents are generally valid in the territory of the Czech Republic for other occasions. Information on the process of recognition of foreign education in the Czech Republic can be found here.

2. provide a foreign document of a foreign high school education with a school-leaving exam, which is covered by the equivalence agreement concluded by the Czech Republic

If in the Czech Republic, according to its international obligations, it is automatically equivalent without further official procedure, in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English (translations are not required for documents issued in Slovak or English).

3. provide a European Baccalaureate certificate

In the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English (translations are not required for certificates issued in Slovak or English).

4. verify the admission conditions for study by the faculty

Verification of the conditions of admission to study for graduates of foreign secondary and higher education is governed by Masaryk University Directive No. 2/2019.

According to the Measure of the Dean of the Faculty of Science of MU No. 1/2019, the amount of the fee for verification of foreign education according to Section 48, Paragraph 7 of the Act on Universities is CZK 800. The fee can be paid here.

Contact address for questions about verification of foreign education by the faculty: Mgr. Nina Kotková, kotkovan@sci.muni.cz

Address for sending documents:

MU Faculty of Science
name and surname of the addressee
Study department
Kotlářská 267/2 611 37 Brno

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