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Recognition of foreign education in the admission procedure
Have you studied abroad? Would you like to continue your studies at our University? The following information is just for you!
Information for applicants to bachelor's degree programs
As part of the admission procedure, the university assesses the fulfillment of the requirement of having completed secondary Education with a school-leaving examination according to § 48, paragraph 4 of the Higher Education Act, applicable to applicants who obtained foreign secondary Education by completing a study program at a foreign secondary school, an international secondary school, a European school operating under the Convention on the Statute of European Schools, or at a school where the Ministry has authorized fulfillment of compulsory school attendance according to the Education Act.
Documents of completed foreign education:
documents should be submitted in paper form by mail to the address of the study department of the relevant faculty ,
documents should be uploaded in PDF format as an enclosure to the electronic application ,
documents can not be sent by e-mail !
The deadline for submitting the required documents is published on the website of the respective faculty. Please read the admission steps carefully. The deadline can not be extended.
The recognition of previous foreign education for the purposes of the admission process is valid within the admission process at the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava in one academic year only.
The University does not issue any certificate or electronic certificate of the assessment of previous foreign education.
An administrative fee for the assessment of previous foreign education is charged. The administrative fee is 800 CZK . The fee is non-refundable at any stage of the assessment process. The applicant is required to pay the fee within specified dealine and by using the specific number indicated in the bank details information, which is sent to the applicant´s e-mail address. The recognition of the previous foreign education is not provided before the payment is made. In case the fee is not paid according the sent information, the university will not carry out the recognition of previous foreign education for the purposes of the admission process. Please check bank details before making payment carefully, incorrect payment still makes the fee considered unpaid!
Documents submitted to the University for the admission process will not be returned! Applicant are advised to make a sufficient number of certified copies of the submitted documents (including translations) for further use.
Previous foreign secondary education can be documented by:
a) proof of general recognition of equivalence or validity (e.g. general nostrification)
The applicant shall provide a certified copy of a document of the general recognition of equivalence or validity of foreign secondary education certificate in the Czech Republic, obtained in accordance with Act No. 561/2004 Coll., on pre-school, primary, secondary, higher vocational, and other education (the Education Act), as amended, or according to previous legal regulations. The document is issued by regional authorities, the Magistrate of the Capital City of Prague, or by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. More information can be found e.g. here（https://www.msk.cz/index-en.html）.
The administrative fee for the recognition of prior foreign education is not charged in this case.
b) proof of the European Baccalaureate
The certified copy of the European Baccalaureate is submitted (see Forms of verification and official translation).
The administrative fee for the recognition of prior foreign education is not charged in this case.
c) proof of the International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate issued by an International Baccalaureate World school, authorized by the Swiss International Baccalaureate Foundation, or affilliated with an International Baccalaureate World School association recognized by the Swiss International Baccalaureate Foundation.
The applicant shall provide a certified copy of the International Baccalaureate (see Forms of verification and official translation).
If necessary, additional documents regarding the achieved education can be requested, in particular documents about the content of the foregn secondary education (an overview of academic results achieved during the completed studies).
The administrative fee for the recognition of prior foreign education is not charged in this case.
d) document automatically equivalent
A foreign secondary education with a matriculation exam, if it is automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic according to its international obligations without further official procedure. These are documents proving the acquisition of the equivalent of the Czech secondary school leaving examination in Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Slovenia .
The applicant shall provide a certified copy (see Forms of verification and official translation) of a foreign diploma or a similar document of foreign secondary education obtained by completing a study program at a foreign secondary school operating under the legal regulations of a foreign country.
If necessary, the faculty may request providing additional documents regarding the achieved education, especially documents on the content and scope of the foreign secondary education (a transcript of academic results obtained during the completed studies, a list of subjects with the number of hours per year).
The administrative fee for the recognition of prior foreign education is not charged in this case.
e) Foreign document of foreign secondary education
The applicant shall provide:
a certified copy (see Forms of verification and official translation) of a foreign diploma or an equivalent document of completed foreign secondary education, obtained by completing a study program at a foreign secondary school operating under the laws of a foreign country,
a certified copy (see Forms of verification and official translation) of a document detailing the content and scope of education completed at the foreign school (overview of study results and completed subjects with hourly allocation for each year of study).
If necessary, the faculty may request the applicant to also provide the following documents:
additional information regarding the content and scope of foreign secondary education,
additional information confirming that the study program was conducted by an institution authorized to provide education comparable to secondary education under the Education Act,
confirmation from the relevant foreign secondary school or other appropriate foreign authority (e.g., Ministry of Education) that a graduate of the secondary education program of the given foreign secondary school is authorized in that foreign country to apply for admission to a bachelor's degree program or to a master's degree program that does not follow a bachelor's degree program.
The above procedure can be used if the university has no doubts about the foreign education obtained, which the applicant has documented with a foreign certificate according to point d). In case of doubts, the university will require the applicant to prove their education with a certificate of general nostrification according to point a).
If the applicant's situation requires it, they shall also provide:
a power of attorney, if the applicant is represented by an agent for the purpose of proving fulfillment of the admission requirement under § 48, paragraph 4 or § 48, paragraph 5 of the Higher Education Act,
an official copy of a document proving a change of the applicant's first or last name (e.g., a marriage certificate),
a copy of a document granting international protection, if the person referred to in § 90 of the Higher Education Act applies and wishes to replace any of the required documents with an officially verified sworn statement.
Information for applicants to follow-up master's degree programs that build on a bachelor's degree program, and to doctoral degree programs
As part of the admissions process, the university assesses whether the requirement of properly completing a bachelor's or master's degree program in accordance with Section 48, Paragraph 5 of the Higher Education Act has been met, specifically for applicants who have obtained foreign higher education by completing a program at a foreign university.
Documents of completed foreign education:
documents should be submitted in paper form by mail to the address of the study department of the relevant faculty ,
documents should be uploaded in PDF format as an enclosure to the electronic application ,
documents can not be sent by e-mail !
The deadline for submitting the required documents is published on the website of the respective faculty. Please read the admission steps carefully. The deadline can not be extended.
The recognition of previous foreign education for the purposes of the admission process is valid within the admission process at the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava in one academic year only.
The University does not issue any certificate or electronic certificate of the assessment of previous foreign education.
An administrative fee for the assessment of previous foreign education is charged. The administrative fee is 800 CZK . The fee is non-refundable at any stage of the assessment process. The applicant is required to pay the fee within specified dealine and by using the specific number indicated in the bank details information, which is sent to the applicant´s e-mail address. The recognition of the previous foreign education is not provided before the payment is made. In case the fee is not paid according the sent information, the university will not carry out the recognition of previous foreign education for the purposes of the admission process. Please check bank details before making payment carefully, incorrect payment still makes the fee considered unpaid!
Documents submitted to the University for the admission process will not be returned! Applicant are advised to make a sufficient number of certified copies of the submitted documents (including translations) for further use.
Previous foreign education can be documented by:
a) proof of general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic
The applicant shall provide a certified copy of the certificate of general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic, obtained in accordance with § 89 and § 90 of the Higher Education Act or under previous legal regulations.
The certificate is issued by universities in the Czech Republic, the Ministry of the Interior, or the Ministry of Defence.
More information about the procedure for recognition of foreign higher education at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava can be found here: https://www.vsb.cz/en/university/university-services/recognition-of-foreign-education/ .
The administrative fee for the recognition of prior foreign education is not charged in this case.
b) a document of foreign higher education that is equivalent in the Czech Republic
A foreign document of higher education that is, according to the Czech Republic's international obligations, equivalent without further official procedures. This applies to documents certifying the completion of a study program in Slovakia , with the exception of diplomas issued by foreign branches of Slovak universities after March 28, 2015, where the procedure under letter c) applies. In the case of a higher education document issued by a Slovak university after March 28, 2015, the applicant also provides a confirmation issued by the foreign university about the country where the completed study program was carried out.