Documents to prove compliance with the requirement of successful completion of study in a bachelor’s or master’s programme of study at a foreign higher education institution

a) a document proving general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic (so- called general “nostrification”)

Only if you have obtained “Osvědčení o uznání zahraničního vysokoškolského vzdělání a kvalifikace v ČR” or you plan to obtain one in the near future.

The applicant must submit:

  • Printed, filled and signed Accompanying letter.

  • 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 a foreign higher education in the Czech Republic.

  • It is issued by the 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 CZK 3,000 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).

For more information on the procedure for recognising foreign higher education at Charles University see: https://cuni.cz/UKEN-593.html

b) a document concerning a foreign higher education which is automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic without any further administrative procedures

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).

The applicant must submit:

  • Printed, filled and signed Accompanying letter.
  • An authenticated copy of diploma, certificate, or similar document (for example a certificate of completion of study) issued by a foreign higher education institution;
  • An original or authenticated copy of the diploma supplement or a transcript of examinations passed;

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 applicant was realized.

The assessment is free of charge.

c) a foreign document concerning a foreign higher education

In the admissions procedure the faculty will assess compliance with the requirement of successful completion of study in a bachelor’s or master’s programme of study under section 48 (5) of the Higher Education Act in the case of applicants who obtained foreign higher education by completing a higher education programme at a foreign higher education institution.

The assessment is valid only for the admissions procedure at one faculty and the Faculty will not issue any document about the result of this assessment.

The applicant must submit:

  • Printed Accompanying letter to Recognition of Foreign Education, downloaded from the study information system (section Proof of education in the module Admission)
  • 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;
  • An original or an authenticated copy of the Diploma Supplement or of the transcript of examinations passed.

If needed the faculty will request the applicant to submit also the following 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 applicant was realized.

Applies to documents to which the procedure under letter (b) cannot be applied.

THE DOCUMENT IS ASSESSED BY THE FACULTY – 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.

The hard copies of the documents listed above shall be sent by post (they cannot be sent via e-mail) to the following address of the faculty no later than on:

  • 30th September for admission procedure with the start of study from 1st October;
  • 28th February for admission procedure with the start of study from 1st March.

Address of the faculty:

Přírodovědecká fakulta UK
Studijní odbor
Albertov 6
128 00  Praha 2

It is also possible to deliver the documents in person to Mgr. Valerie Havrdová in her office (address Na Slupi 16, Prague 2) during the office hours.

The NOSTRIFICATION FEE APPLIES:

  • ​930 CZK - admission procedure with the start of study on 1st October 2024 or 1st April 2025
  • 960 CZK - admission procedure with the start of study on 1st October 2025 or 1st April 2026

The fee can be paid:

1) by card online via the information system (after submission of the request „Recognition of foreign education“ electronically)

2) via bank transfer to the Faculty of Science

Payment instructions from a domestic account

Account name: Univerzita Karlova
Account No.: 19-2764980247/0100
Variable symbol: 988018
Please include the name of the applicant in the message to the recipient.

Payment instructions from a foreign account

All bank charges must be paid.
Account name: Univerzita Karlova
IBAN: CZ8701000000192764980247
SWIFT/BIC: KOMBCZPPXXX
Please include the name of the applicant in the message to the recipient.
Bank: Komerční banka a.s.
Bank address: Na Příkopě 33, 114 07 Praha 1, P.O. BOX 839, Česká republika

3) in cash at the cash desk of the Faculty of Science

Form for paying at the cash desk

Office hours of the cash desk (Albertov 6, ground floor, right corridor, room no. P23)

 

Translations

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

If the official translation is made 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 subsequently change or replace the sheets containing the translation. Translations attached unauthenticated copies of documents shall not be accepted.

Other documents

If the situation of the applicant calls for it, the applicant also submits the following documents:

a) 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;

b) If the applicant’s name changes,  an authenticated copy of a document proving such change (e.g., a marriage certificate);

c) 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

The requirements for verification of documents depend on the country where the secondary education document was issued. This table contains a list of countries and required verification of college/university diplomas.

The faculty does not return documents sent for verification of education, so we recommend not sending originals but certified copies (e.g. a notarized copy of a super-legalized document).