If you are a student of a Czech university other than CUNI, you will provide a Confirmation of Study (to be obtained at the respective Study Department).

As an active student of CUNI, you will provide a study confirmation (which can be obtained from your study officer at the faculty Study Department or generated from SIS). If you've already graduated but haven't obtained your diploma yet, please submit a confirmation of graduation (issued by the faculty Study Department or generated from SIS). As  CUNI graduate, you don't have to submit copies of your diploma and transcript.

If you are a graduate of a Czech university, you will provide an officially certified copy of the diploma and the diploma supplement, or an original of the Confirmation of Completion (a document confirming completion of one‘s studies before receiving the diploma original).

Graduates from this group have to provide a confirmation of validity (if the procedure is not determined by international agreements). The administrative fee for the procedure cannot be refunded at any stage of the admission procedure. The assessment is valid only for the admissions procedure at one faculty in one academic year.

The following documents may be used to prove compliance with the requirement of successful completion of study in a master’s programme of study at a foreign higher education institution:

1. A document proving general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic (so-called general “nostrification”).
   
   The document is issued by public higher education institutions, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of the Interior, or the Ministry of Defence. The assessment is free of charge (a fee of 3 000 CZK is paid to the public higher education institution or the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, which performs the assessment in the procedure to recognise foreign higher education). More information on the procedure for recognising foreign higher education at Charles University can be found on the university website. You need to submit:

1. Printed Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education, downloaded from the Student Information System. Fill details about prior education in the application: section My applications – Higher Education proven by – type of document: a document proving general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic (“nostrification”). The deadline is 30 September 2024.
2. An authenticated copy of a document obtained in accordance with sections 89 and 90 of the Higher Education Act or in accordance with prior legal regulations proving general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic.

2. A foreign document concerning a foreign higher education which is automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic in accordance with its international agreements without any further administration procedures – these include documents certifying completion of a programme of study in Slovakia (with the exception of diplomas issued by foreign branches of Slovak higher education institutions after 28 March 2015 to which the procedure under letter (c) is applicable), in Poland, Hungary, or Slovenia (only master’s diplomas, the procedure under letter (c) is applicable to bachelor’s diplomas from Slovenia). You need to submit:

1. Printed Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education, downloaded from the Student Information System. Fill details about prior education in the application: section My applications – Higher Education proven by – type of document: a document concerning a foreign higher education which is automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic without any further administrative procedures. The deadline is 30 September 2024. There is no charge for the assessment.
2. An authenticated copy of the diploma, certificate, or similar document (for example, a certificate of completion of study) issued by a foreign higher education institution.
3. An original or authenticated copy of the diploma supplement or a transcript of examinations passed.
4. In the case of a certificate of higher education issued by a Slovak higher education institution after 28 March 2015, also a statement issued by the said institution in which state the programme of study completed by the applicant was realized.

3. A foreign document concerning a foreign higher education. This concerns documents to which the procedures above cannot be applied. The administrative fee of 930 CZK applies. You need to submit:

1. Printed Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education, downloaded from the Student Information System. Fill details about prior education in the application: section My application – Higher Education proven by – type of document: a foreign document concerning a foreign higher education (it will be assesse).In the case of a positive assessment, the document is accepted; in the case of a negative assessment, the applicant is required to submit a document under letter (a) (a general “nostrification”). The assessment is valid only for the admissions procedure at one faculty in one academic year. Please provide this document no later than by 30 September 2024.
2. An authenticated copy of the diploma, certificate, or similar document (for example, a certificate of completion of study) issued by a foreign higher education institution.
3. An original or an authenticated copy of the Diploma Supplement of the transcript of examinations passed.

If needed, the faculty may require to obtain the following additional documents: 

• Additional information on the content and scope of foreign higher education.
• A statement issued by the relevant foreign body confirming that the given higher education institution is authorised to offer higher education in the given foreign state (a statement on accreditation).

• In the case of a certificate of higher education issued by a Slovak higher education institution after 28 March 2015, also a statement issued by the said institution in which state the programme of study completed by the applicant was realized.

We assess only paid applications of the applicants who are admitted. We will announce the results (accepted/not accepted) no later than one month after the entrance examination.

If your situation allows it, do not wait for August and submit the required documents as soon as possible. Thus, you will have enough time to produce additional documents if required. Kindly read the conditions for the administrative procedure that apply to you carefully; some of the procedures may take more time.

Charles University – Second Faculty of Medicine
Department for PhD Study
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5
Czech Republic

A fee payment of 930 CZK is made together with the payment of the fee for the admission procedure or when the applicant asks for an assessment of his foreign education in the admissions procedure.

1) by card online via the Student Information System (section My application – Higher education proven by). We highly recommend you pay the fee with this method as it is the fastest way.

2) via bank transfer to the Charles University – Second Faculty of Medicine

Payment details

Bank Account No.: 37530021
Bank Code: 0100
Bank: Komerční banka, a. s.
Na Příkopě 33/969
114 07  Prague 1
Variable symbol: the number generated by the Student Information System (a six-digit code)
Constant symbol: 558
IBAN: CZ3401000000000037530021
SWIFT: KOMB CZ PP

The fee cannot be refunded at any stage of the admission procedure.

Other documents

1. A power of attorney, if the applicant is represented by an attorney for the purposes of proving compliance with the requirement for admission under section 48 (4) and (5) of the Higher Education Act;
2. If the applicant’s name changes, an authenticated copy of a document proving such change (e.g., a marriage certificate);
3. An authenticated copy of the decision to award international protection, if the assessment is requested by a person listed in section 90 (4) of the Higher Education Act and if this person wishes to use the possibility of substituting a document with an affirmation.

Forms of Authentication

1. States which have entered into a legal aid agreement with the Czech Republic – original documents are valid in the contracting states without any further authentication. If the applicant submits copies of such documents they must be authenticated copies made by a Czech or foreign notary, at a Czech embassy abroad or made by means of Czech Point service.

   
   List of states which have entered into a legal aid agreement with the Czech Republic: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, France, Georgia, Yemen, Croatia, People’s Republic of Korea, Cuba, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Macedonia/FYROM, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Syria, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.

2. States which are signatories of a multilateral convention to simplify the authentication of foreign official documents – Convention of October 5, 1961, Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (The Hague, October 5, 1961, published under no. 45/1999 Sb.m.s. (the Collection of International Agreements)), The Haag Convention.
   
   For these states, a uniform authentication of documents is stipulated, the so-called Apostille, issued by a competent authority of the state in which the diploma was issued (the so-called Apostille authorities). The list of Apostille authorities is available from the website of the Hague Conference(Authorities, per Convention, Convention No. 12).
   
   Documents from the following states must be authenticated in the form of Apostille: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Cook Islands, China – only Hong Kong and Macao (legalisation is required in the case of other territories of China), Denmark, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (from 15 July 2008), Dominica, Dominican Republic (authentication by Apostille clause from 30 August 2009), Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, French territories (i.e., French Polynesia, the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Komodo Islands, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna), Grenada  (from 7 April 2002 – up to this date it was covered under Great Britain), Guatemala, Honduras, India, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Republic of South Africa, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Kosovo, Costa Rica, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Morocco, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Germany, Niue, the Netherlands and its territories (i.e., the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba), Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Salvador, Samoa, San Marino, the Seychelles, Suriname, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay, the United States of America and its territories (i.e., American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands of the United States), Great Britain and its territories (i.e., Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Anguilla, Bermudas, British Antarctic Territory, British Virgins Islands, British Solomon Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Saint Helena, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands), Vanuatu, and Venezuela.

In the case of documents from the member states of the European Union, Norway, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, it is possible to replace the Apostille (in the case of Canada with superlegalisation) with an authenticated copy of the documents (similarly to option (a)), providing that at the same time at least one of the following conditions is met:

• The foreign secondary school or higher education institution, based on a request sent by the applicant, confirms by e-mail to the faculty that the applicant is a graduate of this foreign secondary school or higher education institution;
• The foreign higher education institution sends the faculty a transcript or diploma supplement of the applicant in a sealed envelope, or the applicant submits a transcript in a sealed envelope as part of the documents; or
• The official website of the foreign secondary school or higher education institution enables verification as to whether the applicant is one of its graduates (e.g., the possibility to download, after entering a password, the transcript of the applicant from the official website of the foreign higher education institution).

3. Other states – documents on the completion of the study must be superlegalised. In the case of superlegalisation, the authenticity of signatures and stamps on the original documents is verified:

• By the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state where the secondary school or higher education institution which issued the document has a registered address, or by the relevant foreign body;
• And also by the relevant embassy of the Czech Republic.

The requirements for the submission of duly authenticated documents are also considered fulfilled if the applicant submits authenticated copies of documents that were previously authenticated by the method listed above that applies to the documents submitted by him (e.g., in the case of a diploma from Kenya, the applicant submits an authenticated copy of the superlegalised documents).

Additional information on translations

Documents which are not originally issued in the Czech, English, or Slovak languages must be officially translated into Czech or English languages.

If the official translation is done by other than a Czech-certified translator, the sheets with translations must be attached to the authenticated copies of the documents they relate to in such a way that makes it impossible to change or replace the sheets containing the translation subsequently. Translations attached to unauthenticated copies of documents shall not be accepted.

If you pay from an account in a different than Czech currency, first of all, please, check your bank’s transfer fee and then add this fee to the total amount of the payment so that the resulting sum corresponds precisely with the application fee. When you pay by bank transfer, we also recommend you to generate a confirmation of the transfer in your internet banking. The processing and assigning of the bank transfer may take several days. After approximately a week, we recommend you check if the payment was received and paired with your application.