Recognition of Education Obtained in Countries with Bilateral Agreements (Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia)
Legislation governing the recognition of foreign higher education qualifications
Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the mutual recognition of educational documents and documents relevant to academic degrees and titles issued in the Republic and Hungary (Budapest, 6 May 2004, published under No. 92/2005 Coll. of International Treaties).
Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the mutual recognition of higher education documents (Prague, 23 March 2007, No. 60/2008 Coll. of International Treaties).
Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Poland on the mutual recognition of educational documents and documents relevant to academic degrees and titles issued in the Republic of Poland (Prague, 16 January 2006, No. 104/2006 Coll. of International Treaties).
Agreement between the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Federal Assembly (Skupština) of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the mutual recognition of educational documents and documents relevant to academic degrees and titles issued in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Belgrade, 12 September 1989, No. 89/1991 Coll. of International Treaties) – applicable only to Slovenia.
Validity of Educational Documents in the Czech Republic
Diplomas issued by the above mentioned countries are valid in the Czech Republic; no certificate of recognition of foreign higher education is required.
Where appropriate, (e.g. applications for admission to further university studies, academic qualification certificates for employers in case of unregulated professions, etc) students are encouraged to submit both certified copies of educational documents and their official translations into Czech.
If necessary, students may refer to the relevant authority governing the recognition of foreign higher education qualifications, i.e. the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Department of Higher Education) or the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of the Interior. In case the submitted application meets all requirements, the competent authority will issue a certificate of recognition. The application form is available for downloadhere.
Enrolment at Masaryk University
In order to enrol at Masaryk University, graduates of Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programmes at foreign universities located in the above mentioned countries are to submit a written http://www.muni.cz/media/docs/925/Zadost o vystaveni potvrzeni_AJ.docrequest to the MU Rector’s Office – Office for Studies, Žerotínovo nám. 9, 601 77 Brno.
Required Attachments:
- Certified copy of a diploma, certificate or similar proof of completion of studies issued by a foreign university
- Written power of attorney, if submitted by a person other than the graduate
- Ruling on grant refugee status, if submitted by person who has been granted this status
- Certified translations of documents into Czech or English (documents issued in English are exempt from this clause)
Applicants are to submit a Recognition of Prior Learning Application and a certified copy of their diploma, certificate or similar document accompanied by official translations into Czech or English to the office for studies at the date of enrolment at the faculty.
Contacts
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Department of Higher Education, Karmelitská 7, 118 12 Praha 1
tel. +420 234 811 111, fax +420 234 811 790, http://www.msmt.cz/index.php?lchan=1&lred=1
ENIC/NARIC
Centre for Higher Education Studies, U Dvou srpů 2, 150 00 Praha 5 – Smíchov
tel. +420 257 011 335, fax +420 257 531 672, e-mail: skuhrova@csvs
cz, http://www.csvs.cz/_en/, http://www.naric.cz/.
Ministry of Defence
Personnel Department, nám. Svobody 471, 160 01 Praha 6 – Dejvice
tel. +420 979 201 111, +420 973 212 238, http:/
/www.army.cz
Ministry of the Interior
Education and Police Schools Administration Department, P. O. BOX 21/OV, Nad Štolou 3, 170 34 Praha 7
tel. +420 974 832 746, +420 974 832 687, fax +420 974 833 518, e-mail: ov@mvcrcz, http://www.mvcr.cz
List of Court Interpreters
The list is available at the Ministry of Justice website (Czech only) http://www.justice.cz – cf. other experts and interpreters. A list of notaries is available at the Notaries Chamber of the Czech Republic website (http://www.nkcr.cz).
References
http://www.nauka.gov.pl - List of higher education institutions comprising the higher education system of the Republic of Poland
http://www.nauka.gov.pl/higher-education/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ - Information on the recognition of documents in the Republic of Poland
http://www.okm.gov.hu/english/education - Information on higher education institutions comprising the higher education system of the Republic of Hungary; information on document recognition
http://www.mvzt.gov.si - Information on higher education institutions comprising the higher education system of the Republic of Slovenia; information on document recognition
http://www.hochschulkompass.de - List of higher education institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany
