How to proceed with verification of previous foreign education
If the applicant completed a previous study abroad, for the purposes of enrolling in the study, it is necessary to fulfill one of the five following options:
1. Confirmation of recognition of educational equivalence or a nostrification clause in the Czech Republic
Provide a certificate of recognition of educational equivalence or a nostrification clause. Both are issued by the education departments of the regional authorities. Documents are generally valid in the territory of the Czech Republic for other occasions. Information on the process of recognition of foreign education in the Czech Republic can be found here.
2. Certificate of secondary education, which is equivalent in the Czech Republic under international obligations without further official procedure - Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Slovenia
If in the Czech Republic, according to its international obligations, it is automatically equivalent 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 documents issued in Slovak or English).
3. European Baccalaureate certificate
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).
4. IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma
International Baccalaureate issued by an International Baccalaureate World School authorised by the Swiss International Baccalaureate Foundation or affiliated to an International Baccalaureate World School Association recognised by the Swiss International Baccalaureate Foundation in form of an officially certified copy.
5. Secondary education diploma and Transcript of Records
Verification of the conditions of admission to study for graduates of foreign secondary and higher education is governed by Masaryk University Directive No. 2/2019.
According to the Measure of the Dean of the Faculty of Science of MU No. 7/2021, the amount of the fee for verification of foreign education according to Section 48, Paragraph 7 of the Act on Universities is 900 CZK. The fee can be paid here.
Contact address for questions about verification of foreign education by the faculty: Ing. Tereza Špalková, spalkova@sci.muni.cz
Address for sending documents:
Faculty of Science MU
Office for Studies
Kotlářská 267/2
611 37 Brno