Charles University
Univerzita Karlova
Praha · Czechia · “UK, Univerzita Karlova”
Estimated data
- Research University
- Public
Known for: Medicine, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
A public university in Praha, Czechia. Some bachelor's programs are taught in English. Tuition is Kč 0 a year, and living costs about Kč 20,750 a month.
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- QS World
- #273
- Tuition a year
- Kč 0
- Living a month
- Kč 20,750
- Year one, all in
- World rank
- #273
- How admission works
- Open admission
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- Route tier
- Tier 1: English-track (public, free in Czech / paid in English)
- English-taught bachelor's
- Yes
- English bachelor's programs
- Not published by the school
- Example English-taught program
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE), Faculty of Social Sciences
- Czech-taught bachelor's
- Yes
- Czech level required
- B2 (CCE): national standard; C1 for medical faculties
- English requirement
- Set per faculty: no university-wide threshold published; entrance exams for English-taught programmes are conducted in English
Compare the two costs
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.
- English-track tuition, per year
- Not published by the school
- Year one, all in
- Living cost, per month
- Kč 20,750estimate
- Application fee
- Kč 940
- Housing
- Scholarships for international students
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Year one, all in
Tuition, fees, rent, insurance and visa for your first year, added up by Fledge.
Scholarships for international students. Names, amounts, and whether they are automatic or need an application.
The extra year before your degree. What a foundation, pathway or prep year costs here.
Housing
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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
- Yes
- Entrance exam
- Faculty subject exam (varies by faculty); PPE = documents + interview
- Can sit the exam from abroad
- No (most faculties require travel to the Czech Republic; only some cooperate with agencies abroad)
How you apply
- Published international deadline
- Varies by faculty; PPE 2026/27: Jun 30, 2026 (extended Aug 31, 2026) · 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
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.
Dept. of Czech for Foreigners (Faculty of Arts)
Masaryk University · Brno
- 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
Institute of Languages
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
Palacký University Olomouc · Olomouc
- 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)
Czech Technical University (ČVUT) · Praha (Dejvice)
- 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)
Charles University · Praha & Poděbrady
- 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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Where this comes from
90% of this school's fields are individually verified. Last checked Jul 31, 2026. Figures are for guidance, so always confirm on the school's official pages before you rely on them.
- University site
- cuni.cz
- Main source
- study.fsv.cuni.cz
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