A condition for acceptance to studies to a Bachelor's Degree is the completion of secondary education of a general character or the completion of secondary vocational education. For foreign applicants, it is necessary to prove the “nostrification” of the acquired level of education or Recognition of previous studies issued by the CZU in Prague (more information below).
Applications to the FTA can be submitted only electronically on http: is.czu.cz/prihlaska.
The entrance examinations for Bachelor study in TZ programmes are written. The only oral exam is in the Czech language. The test content of all subjects is within the range of secondary education. The exam teams shall consist of specialists in the relevant subject. Written language tests are evaluated by teachers from the Department of Languages of the Faculty of Economics and Management of CZU.
The entrance examinations consist of two subjects – a language and a specialized subject. For applicants who can not prove their knowledge of the Czech language by a school-leaving examination in Czech, the TZ programme also includes an interview in the Czech language aimed at assessing the level of language skills necessary for studying the relevant programme. Applicants who submit a certificate of graduation in the Czech language will not have an oral interview.
The maximal score and the minimum acceptance limit vary according to the programme (see Tab. 1)
Tab. 1 – Applicant evaluation and acceptance limit scores
| 1. Programme: Tropical Agriculture | Maximum/minimal number of points |
| Biology | 50/20 |
| English | 50/20 |
| Czech language - interview* | 25/15 |
|
TOTAL |
125/55 |
* Applicants who pass a certificate of graduation in the Czech language do not have to take a Czech language exam. The Czech language exam includes an interview in the Czech language.
Applicants are accepted to study at FTA according to the number of points obtained at the entrance examination till the capacity of accepted students is filled in (approx. 100 students). The Czech language exam includes an interview in the Czech language. A sample test of all subjects can be examined below in the section Documents.
The application must be filled out electronically. It must contain the prescribed information and indicate a selected study programme of Bachelor study:
In addition to duly completed application, a handling fee of 750, - CZK (30 €) shall be paid, via payment card (Information on this method can be found in the application form in the electronic information system.), by bank transfer, by post or personally at the cash desk of the Study and Information Centre of the CZU. The payment must include the following information:
Account: 500022222/0800
Account name: Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze
Account owner address: Kamýcká 129, 16500 Praha 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic, EU
Bank name: Česká spořitelna, a.s.
Bank address: Česká spořitelna a.s., Budějovická 1518/13b, Praha 4 - 140 00, Česká republika
SWITF (BIC): GIBACZPXXXX
IBAN (basic account): CZ38 0800 0000 0005 0002 2222
Variable symbol for post and bank (to be included for the foreign payments): 5175000125
Specific symbol: application number
Transmission post office: Praha 6 – Suchdol
When submitting more applications than one, fees must paid separately for each application (with different specific symbols). Multiple applications cannot be paid using a single payment. Applications without a single payment associated them by the last day for the submission of applications will not be processed. Fees are non-refundable at any stage of the admission procedure. Only complete, paid and filed applications, eventually with all uploaded required documents, will be accepted for further processing.
All applicants shall be informed by e-mail about the entrance examination at least 30 days before the date of the exam. (Processes for the admission procedure will be published on the portal is.czu.cz/prihlaska). The invitation shall state the day, place, and time for the exam.
Candidates have to bring ID (or a passport) to the admission exam. An applicant is accepted to study studies after meeting the conditions of the admission procedure and paying the tuition fee.
Information for Foreign Applicants - Based on the valid CZU Institutional Accreditation (whereby the University meets the condition set out in Section 48 (6) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., On Higher Education Institutions), recognition of prior education is carried out by the University (we no longer require Nostrification). As a result of the admission procedure, the university will assess the fulfillment of the condition of achieving secondary education with a school-leaving examination pursuant to Section 48 (4) of the Higher Education Act or due completion of a Bachelor's or Master's degree program pursuant to Section 48 (5) of the Higher Education Act.
When enrolling in the study, the applicant must submit an officially certified copy of the high school leaving certificate. For foreign applicants, it is necessary to prove the “nostrification” of the acquired level of education or Recognition of previous studies issued by the CZU in Prague.
More information about the evaluation of previous education for foreign applicants for study at FTA can be found HERE.
If, for serious reasons, a candidate cannot attend the 1st or 2nd stage of the entrance examinations, he or she may do so on a substitute date. Applications for an alternative date must be delivered with a written explanation electronically at the latest on the day of the regular admission exam to the FTZ Study Department via e-mail.
A supplementary round of entrance examinations may be organized to reach a programme's capacity. This may be filled at the 1st or 2nd stages of the normal due date, or at the alternative dates of a regular round.
The Dean of the FTZ shall decide on success or failure in the entrance examinations based on the results of written tests and interviews. The candidate shall be notified electronically on the is.czu.cz/prihlaska portal, usually within 7 days. (The course of the admission procedure should be checked.) The candidate can ask the Dean to review his decision within 30 days of the publication of a decision. The applicant shall receive an original copy of proof of admission when enrolling in the course.
Applications to the FTA can be submitted only electronically on http: is.czu.cz/prihlaska.
Contact for admission procedures FTA: +420 224 382 164, ADMISSION_FTZ@ftz.czu.cz
Contact address: CZU Prague, Study Administration Office of FTA, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 – Prague 6 – Suchdol
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