Fact Sheet 2024/2025 ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** This Fact Sheet provides essential information for incoming students participating in the academic year 2024/2025. ****************************************************************************************** * Deadlines ****************************************************************************************** Nomination deadlines For Winter (Fall) semester (Sept – Jan) March 10 For Summer (Spring) semester (Feb – June) September 10 Application deadlines For Winter (Fall) semester (Sept – Jan) March 31 For Summer (Spring) semester (Feb – June) September 30 Please note that for Germany and Switzerland, the deadline is one month later (April 30 an application). ****************************************************************************************** * Application Process and Required Documents ****************************************************************************************** Partner universities will nominate students by the deadlines above. Application instructio be sent directly to nominated students upon receiving the nomination. Students will create application and upload the following documents (in English), no hard copies are required. • Cover letter • Letter of recommendation by a home faculty member • Transcript of records • CV • Certificate of English proficiency on B2 level according to the Common EU Framework for "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages"] or IELTS 5.5, TOEFL IBT 72, TOEFL ITP 543 (does not apply for native English speakers) • Copy of passport • Invitation letter written by a CU faculty member, if the applicant is a PhD student Note that all documents must ba uploaded in pdf! Other forms can't be accepted. ****************************************************************************************** * Academic Calendar ****************************************************************************************** Winter semester end of September/beginning of October – Christmas exam period: Ja Summer semester mid February – end of May exam period: Ju Schedule of the 2024-2025 academic year to be published soon. The exact dates of the academic calendar can be found on each faculty website [ URL "https UKEN-108.html"] . ****************************************************************************************** * Courses Taught in English and in Other Foreign Languages ****************************************************************************************** a) Every faculty offers a variety of courses and seminars in English. Links to the website faculties: • Faculty of Arts [ URL "http://www2.ff.cuni.cz/FF-945.html "] • Faculty of Humanities [ URL "http://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-350.html"] • Faculty of Social Sciences [ URL "https://fsv.cuni.cz/en/exchange "] • Faculty of Mathematics and Physics [ URL "http://www.mff.cuni.cz/to.en/studium/"] • Faculty of Education [ URL "https://pedf.cuni.cz/PEDFEN-38.html"] • Faculty of Law [ URL "http://www.prf.cuni.cz/en/"] • Faculty of Science [ URL "http://www.natur.cuni.cz/eng/study/incoming-students/courses " • Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove [ URL "http://www.faf.cuni.cz/Foreign/LLP/"] • Faculty of Physical Education and Sport [ URL "https://ftvs.cuni.cz/FTVSEN-390.html"] Please note that students can only apply to the CU faculty participating in the cooperatio university. List of participating faculties will appear in the online application. Should study at a non-participating faculty, they are recommended to contact our office in advanc b) A list of courses in English, German and French can be found on the website for Erasmus students [ URL "http://www.cuni.cz/UKEN-364.html"] . These courses are available to non-Eu c) There is also a central database of courses: Student Information System [ URL "https:// studium/eng/predmety/index.php?KEY=Az1"] . Insert the name of the searched subject in the box "title" and all relevant courses at var will appear. Or choose a faculty/and department and language and all available courses wil Nevertheless, this list gives an overview of all courses ever offered so it cannot be rega date, but courses tend to be the same to a high degree every academic year. They are alway before the start of the semester. It is necessary to click on the selected course and check in its description: • faculty and department by which it is offered • language of instruction • semester Please note that course selection is preliminary at the moment of application. The choice discussed after arrival and may be changed according to new circumstances. Students enrol arrival, at the beginning of the semester. Important Undergraduate exchange students are asked to apply to at least four courses, graduate stud three ones. Students are expected to check in advance whether the selected courses will be equivalency by their home university. Students are required to select courses at one faculty, possibly from the offerings of the corresponding to their major. This department will be the student’s “host” department to w application materials will be sent. Should students wish to apply to one or two courses at another CU faculty, they are recomm our office and discuss this option individually. Courses offered to Erasmus program students are available for non-European exchange studen programs in English offered as paid programs for foreign students are available (free of c exception of The East and Central European Studies program at the Faculty of Arts (“CUFA” Undergraduate Program in Central European Studies (“YBAU” codes) at the Faculty of Humanit Exchange students applying to the Faculty of Humanities are asked to select at least three They can also apply to one or two UPCES courses (“YBAU” codes), but enrolment cannot be gu program (“YBAC” codes) is available only for those exchange students who will spend full a the Faculty of Humanities. Exchange students applying to the Faculty of Arts are asked to select at least three regul can also apply to one or two courses of the ECES program (i. e. with CUFA codes), but enro guaranteed as ECES is a paid program. Useful information can also be found on the following website [ URL "http://www.cuni.cz/UK ****************************************************************************************** * Accommodation ****************************************************************************************** Please note that exchange students need to have an accommodation agreement to apply for th Accommodation of exchange students in student dormitories is arranged by the receiving fac Most exchange students are accommodated at the Větrník, Hvězda or Kajetánka dormitories. A of dormitories as well as COVID-19 measures are available at the website [ URL "https://ka KAMEN-165.html"] . The approximate price for 1 month/1 bed (rooms with shared bathroom facilities in the corr Double room: 3 800 CZK Single room: 4 800 CZK Rooms in a "flat cell system" sharing bathroom facilities in the “flat cell”: Double room (two double rooms share the bathroom facilities): 5 500 CZK Single room (two single rooms share the bathroom facilities): 6 600 CZK Students will be required to pay booking deposit of CZK 1800 approximately 2 months before Czechia and moving into the dormitory. If the student moves out of the dormitory before the end of semester, there is a fine dedu deposit. In case you wish to acquire private housing, we recommend looking for it as soon as possib ****************************************************************************************** * Transcripts of Records ****************************************************************************************** At the end of the exchange stay, the student must request the ToR from the host faculty co ****************************************************************************************** * Visa Information and Health Insurance ****************************************************************************************** https://studyinprague.cz/study-in-prague/visa/ [ URL "https://studyinprague.cz/study-in-pr Health Insurance Requirements [ URL "https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/third-country-nati application-requirements-travel-medical-insurance-during-a-stay-longer-than-90-days.aspx"] ****************************************************************************************** * Living Costs ****************************************************************************************** The average cost of living per month: Meals in university cafeterias – app. CZK 5000 Public transport – CZK 500 ****************************************************************************************** * Other Information ****************************************************************************************** More information can be found on: Study Charles [ URL "https://www.studycharles.cz/"] Study in Prague [ URL "https://studyinprague.cz/"] ****************************************************************************************** * Emergency Contact Details ****************************************************************************************** Support as part of student mobility in case of emergency and crisis situations is availabl "https://www.cuni.cz/UKEN-588.html"] . ****************************************************************************************** * Contact Us ****************************************************************************************** International Relations Office Charles University Ovocny trh 3 116 36 Prague 1 Czechia int(zavinac)cuni.cz [ MAIL "int(zavinac)cuni.cz"]