Academy of Fine Arts in Prague
Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze
Praha · Czechia · “AVU, Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze”
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- Art-Music
- Public
Known for: Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Arts and New Media
A public university in Praha, Czechia. Bachelor's programs here are taught in Czech. Tuition is Kč 0 a year, and living costs about Kč 20,750 a month.
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Ulaanbaatar → Praha
- Watch out: The entrance exam cannot be taken from abroad. Plan a trip to Czechia.
- English: B2 CEFR with recognised certificate (English-taught MA only)
- Tuition a year
- Kč 0
- Living a month
- Kč 20,750
- Year one, all in
- How admission works
- Portfolio review
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- Route tier
- Tier 2: Czech-track (public, free, the budget route)
- English-taught bachelor's
- No
- English bachelor's programs
- 0
- Czech-taught bachelor's
- Yes
- Czech level required
- B1 (certified Czech-for-foreigners exam, due by 21 August before enrolment)
- English requirement
- B2 CEFR with recognised certificate (English-taught MA only)
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Kč 0Czech-taught study, every year
- Czech-track tuition, per year
- Kč 0estimate
- At public and state universities, Czech-taught study is CZK 0 for every nationality. English-taught study is paid.
- Year one, all in
- Living cost, per month
- Kč 20,750estimate
- Application fee
- 960 (Czech-taught bachelor)
- Housing
- Scholarships for international students
- Accommodation scholarship: open to non-EU students (the test is residence district, not nationality) but worth only a few hundred CZK/month. Merit scholarships are nationality-neutral but discretionary and faculty-set. The sociální stipendium is gated on entitlement to Czech child allowance, which a study-permit holder cannot claim.
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Visa and travel gates
- Režim student nominator
- Yes
- Yes means the university may nominate an eligible student for an assigned embassy appointment. It is priority access, never a visa guarantee.
- Own Czech preparatory year
- Not published by the school
- Entrance exam
- Three-round talent exam: R1 portfolio + motivation letter (in absentia); R2 physical artworks (in absentia); R3 in-person practical exam
- Can sit the exam from abroad
- No (round 3 must be sat in person at AVU in Prague)
How you apply
- Published international deadline
- Nov 30, 2025 (Czech-taught bachelor) · last cycle, passed
- This is last cycle's date and it has passed. Check the university site for the next round.
- Intakes
- September
Prep-year routes
- The extra year before your degree
- Not published by the school
A Czech preparatory year is a separate pre-degree stage that can open the way to tuition-free public study. Prices and deadlines belong to the provider, not the degree university.
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- Annual price
- €2,850–4,300 (2026/27); CZK not published
- Target
- Not published
- Intake and deadline
- Sept (14 Sep 2026–13 Jun 2027); deadline not published
- Pathway
- Yes
Institute of Language Prep (ÚJP)
University of West Bohemia (ZČU) · Plzeň
- Annual price
- 130,000 (2026/27)
- Target
- B2 (B1 for Mech./Elec. Eng.)
- Intake and deadline
- 1 Sep 2026; deadline 31 Mar 2026 (non-EU)
- Pathway
- Yes
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VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava · Ostrava (Poruba)
- Annual price
- 99,000 (B1) / 119,000 (B2) (2025/26)
- Target
- B1 or B2
- Intake and deadline
- Winter sem 15 Sep 2025; deadline not published
- Pathway
- Yes
Language Centre · Czech for Foreigners
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- Annual price
- 87,000 (2026/27), 600 lessons
- Target
- Not published
- Intake and deadline
- Mid-Sept; last applications April
- Pathway
- Yes: admission letter for visa
Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI)
Brno University of Technology (VUT) · Brno
- Annual price
- 55,000 (2023/24, latest published)
- Target
- up to A1–C1
- Intake and deadline
- October start; deadline not published
- Pathway
- Yes
Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies (MÚVS)
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- Annual price
- 99,000 / €4,150 (2026/27), 700 hrs
- Target
- B1/B2
- Intake and deadline
- 21 Sep 2026; deadline 30 Apr 2026
- Pathway
- Yes
ÚJOP UK · Foundation Programmes (ILPS)
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- Annual price
- 115,000–167,000 (2026/27): LITE 115k · PROGRESS 120k · COMPLEX 167k
- Target
- B1/B2 (C1 medicine)
- Intake and deadline
- Sept start; deadline 31 May (visa/non-EU)
- Pathway
- Yes: flagship route, cites 90%+ admission
ÚJOP UK · general Czech (2-semester)
Charles University · Praha (Voršilská)
- Annual price
- 112,000 (2026); 1-sem 58,000
- Target
- C1 (2-sem) / B2 (1-sem)
- Intake and deadline
- Sept; deadline 31 Mar (visa)
- Pathway
- Language prep (not branded VŠ programme)
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