Verification of previous education

• The applicant shall insert into the e-application an authorised conversion of the document on the general recognition of the validity of the foreign document on the attainment of a secondary education in the Czech Republic together with the recognition clause of the validity of a foreign document or an authorised conversion of the certificate of recognition Czech Republic.
• The document is issued by the regional authorities or the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (more information here).
• The fee of CZK 1,000 is paid to the regional authority or the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports as part of the procedure for recognizing the equivalence or validity of a foreign secondary education.

• The applicant shall insert into the e-application an authorised conversion of the European Baccalaureate with an official translation into Czech or English (translations are not required for certificates issued in English).
• This does not apply to the International Baccalaureate completed at a foreign secondary school and which is considered a certificate under Section 48 (4) of the Higher Education Act and for which the procedure is in accordance with (a) or (d).
• For the International Baccalaureate Diploma completed in the Czech Republic at one of the listed schools (The English College in Prague - English Grammar School, Open Gate - Grammar School and Primary School, PORG - Grammar School and Primary School), it is true that these schools have the consent of the Ministry of Education to complete the education in a different manner in accordance with Section 81 (9) of Act No. 561/2004 Coll. The applicant shall insert into the e-application an authorised conversion of the school-leaving examination in Czech language and literature together with the authorised conversion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

• The applicant shall insert into the e-application an authorised conversion of a foreign secondary education document automatically equivalent in the Czech Republic (these are documents proving the attainment of the equivalent of a Czech school-leaving examination in the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Poland (świadectwo dojrzałości), the Republic of Hungary (érettségi bizonyítvány), the Republic of Slovenia and the Federal Republic of Germany (Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife). In the case of documents issued in a language other than Czech, Slovak or English, an official translation in a form of an authorised conversion must also be attached.
• The required documents can also be submitted in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English to the address of the fakulty.

• The applicant shall submit:
  • An officially certified copy of a school-leaving examination certificate or similar document on the proper completion of the secondary education with relevant signatures and stamps authentication in an appropriate manner and an official translation into Czech or English (translations are not required for documents issued in English);
  • Confirmation of the competent foreign authority that the given foreign secondary school is entitled to provide a secondary education in said foreign country (certificate of accreditation) in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English.

If necessary, the faculty will invite the applicant to submit the following documents:

• Additional information on the content and scope of their foreign secondary school studies in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English.
• Confirmation from the relevant foreign school or other foreign institution that the graduate is entitled to apply for admission to study in a bachelor’s or master’s degree programme which does not follow the bachelor’s degree programme in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English.

Verification procedure

• Payment of a CZK 800 fee for acts related to the verification of a foreign education should be paid through the MUNI Shopping centre.
• Please submit the original of an officially certified copies of all required documents to the following address till June 15:

Filozofická fakulta MU
Studijní oddělení –⁠ přijímací řízení
Arna Nováka 1
602 00 Brno
Česká republika

• If you need any help, please send documents for review in the form of a scan to overovani@phil.muni.cz.
• In case your documents will be issued later, please contact us in advance via the email above.
• Faculty verification is valid only for the specific programme to which the applicant has been admitted within the current admission procedure at the Faculty of Arts, MU.​

• The applicant shall submit:
  • An officially certified copy of a diploma or similar document on the proper completion of higher education with relevant signatures and stamps authentication in an appropriate manner and an official translation into Czech or English (translations are not required for documents issued in English);
  • An officially certified copy of the diploma supplement (or the list of completed courses) with an official translation into Czech or English (translations are not required for documents issued in English).

If necessary, the faculty will invite the applicant to submit the following documents:

• Additional information on the content and scope of foreign university studies in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English.
• Confirmation of the competent foreign authority that the given foreign university is entitled to provide higher education in said foreign country (certificate of accreditation) in the form of an officially certified copy with an official translation into Czech or English.

Verification procedure

• Payment of a CZK 800 fee for acts related to the verification of a foreign education should be paid through the MUNI Shopping centre.
• Please submit the original of an officially certified copies of all required documents to the following address:

Filozofická fakulta MU 
Studijní oddělení –⁠ přijímací řízení  
Arna Nováka 1 
602 00 Brno 
Česká republika

• The deadline for sending documents is as follows:
  • by January 31–⁠ for enrolment in the spring semester
  • by July 15 –⁠ for enrolment in the autumn semester
• If you need any help, please send documents for review in the form of a scan to overovani@phil.muni.cz.
• In case your documents will be issued later, please contact us in advance via the email above.
• Faculty verification is valid only for the specific programme to which the applicant has been admitted within the current admission procedure at the Faculty of Arts, MU.