Recognition of foreign education

Present decision on the recognition of a foreign school report in the Czech Republic together with the recognition clause confirming the validity of a foreign certificate of completed education in the Czech Republic or by a certificate of recognition of equivalence of a foreign certificate of completed education in the Czech Republic in the form of officially certified copy. More information: https://portal.gov.cz/en/sluzby-vs/nostrifikace-zahranicniho-vysvedceni-S1101

Decision issued by Regional Office or Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport; is valid for admission to study at any higher education institution in the Czech republic or for purpose of work and its use is not time-limited.

Application fee: 1000 CZK

Present a foreign certificate of foreign secondary education with a school-leaving examination that is automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic under international obligations 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 certificates issued in Slovak or English).

Present a certificate of the International or European Baccalaureate, 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). Holders of IB or EB don't pay verification fee.

Graduates of foreign secondary schools from countries other than mentioned in paragraph b) or holders of certificate mentioned in paragraph a) or c) may opt for verification of condition of admission to study at the faculty. The procedure is binded by Directive no. 2/21.

Fee: 900 CZK. Please pay here.

Comparing to nostrification such verification of condition for admission to study is only valid for the given term of admission and for the faculty that carried out the verification.

Present a foreign certificate of foreign secondary education, which was obtained through graduation from a secondary education programme at a foreign secondary school operating under legal regulations of the foreign country, which entitles its holder in that foreign country to study in a higher education institutions degree programmes:

• in the form of an officially certified copy
• with verification of signatures and stamps in accordance with international obligations of the Czech Republic
• officially translated into Czech or English (translations are not required for certificates issued in Slovak or English), including translation of all stamps, signatures, notary clauses etc. on the document

Since the UK education system is completely different to education system of the Czech republic, Masaryk university accepts following certificates as condition for access to higher education:

• GCE A levels - minimum 3 A-level exams regardless of the subjects and grades
• BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma
• combination of BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and 1 A-level exam

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) CANNOT be accepted for the purpose of enrolment to studies.

One of the above mentioned certificates must be present in the form of official copy with apostille stamp from The Legalization Office of Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Fee for internal verification is imposed subsequently. Other option is to undergo nostrification at Regional Office in the Czech republic.