Admission process

Step by step

Before going through the steps, read these important points.

1. After you submit your application you will be contacted by the the International Relations Office (hereinafter referred to as IRO) of FBE MENDELU with further details. You will receive an email about entrance exams including an individual access code and link where you can access your test on a specific day and time. Pay attention to the time, as we use Central European Time (CET)/ Central European Summer Time (CEST).

2. Please, note the standard response time for the International Relations Office is 14 days. Please do not send reminders, they will cause prolonging replies from IRO and might be recognised as spam by the email provider. Emails are being answered one by one.

3. Please, check the section STUDY CONTRACT for rules for payments, etc.

4. Every applicant is responsible for providing us with correct details such as email address, passport number or phone number. In case of a change, he/she must inform IRO.

5. Applicant must pay attention to the validity of his/her admission documents. University is responsible only for issuance of admission documents, not for the validity.

In order to be accepted at FBE MENDELU, please follow these steps:

Application form

Submitting an online application form, followed by sending a preliminary documentation for recognition of previous education: passport, diploma (high school, bachelor or master's), transcript of records

Application form

PhD students will be asked afterwards to fill Intent of dissertation, CV and Motivation letter. Please see the section Doctoral degree.

After you submit your application you will be contacted by the The International Relations Office of FBE MENDELU with further details. Then you will receive an email about entrance exams including an individual access code and link where you can access your test on a specific day and time. Please put attention to the time, as we use Central European Time (CET). Good luck!

Collection of applications for September intake 2022 is until 31.3.2022 and for February intake 2023 is until 15.7.2022

Entrance exam

Passing an entrance exam (for sample tests see below).

Bachelor applicants
Study programme Economics and Management requires the Study prerequisites test, which is a general knowledge test with 25 questions, only one answer is correct.
Master applicants

Master study programme Economics and Management requires the entrance test from Economics and Management; master study programme Open Informatics from Informatics. The master level entrance tests have 25 abcd questions with only one correct choice.

PhD applicants
Student is required to submit the Thesis Proposal and find a supervisor for the thesis. More information will be provided by the IRO or by your agent.

Please note, we put emphasis on increasing of the quality our applicants. Therefore, the management of the faculty has worked on the review of the entrance exams requirements. The minimum score for Bachelor's Economics and Management is 70 points out of 100 points. The minimum score for Master's Economics management is 70 points out of 100 points. The minimum score for Master's Open Informatics is 60 points out of 100 points.

Entrance exam results are valid for two years. Which means that from the time you successfully pass the exam you have two years to complete the admission process (get the nostrification done and apply for the visa). In case of failing the exam, the exam can be repeated after 6 months.

*Attention* GHANA admission process: new date AUTUMN 2022. For more information please contact Dr. Nchor: dennis.nchor@mendelu.cz

Entrance test

Use your individual access code to access your entrance test at the time which was set for your entrance exam. In case of any troubles or the need to change the date, please, contact eliska.fojtikova@mendelu.cz.

Sample tests

Study prerequisites test

Economics and Management Informatics

Examination areas and Suggested study literature

For Bachelor study program: Study prerequisites test. Please see the document below.

Bachelor's Areas and Literature

For Master study programs: Economics and Management and Open Informatics. Please see the page 7 and 10 of the document below.

Master's Areas and Literature

Nostrification

Obtaining a certificate of recognition of previous education. Please see the section Nostrification for more detailed information.

Study contract

Signing study contract and paying tuition fees. Please see the current tuition fees below in the table "Tuition fees & Costs". You will be asked to pay accommodation deposit, in case you want to use the dormitories of our university. Please note the payment for the accommodation must be done to the account of the accommodation office.

Due to overbooked capacity at the embassy for visa interview, check the conditions for your country:

Country you are applying from	February intake	September intake
Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Ivory coast, Togo	Study contract issued latest 15th October, payment has to be done by 31st October	Study contract issued latest 30th April, payment has to be done by 10th May
Nigeria, Cameroon, Kongo, Equatorial Guinea	Study contract issued latest 15th October, payment has to be done by 31st October	Study contract issued latest 30th April, payment has to be done by 10th May
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maledives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan	Study contract issued latest 15th October, payment has to be done by 31st October	Study contract issued latest 30th April, payment has to be done by 10th May
Other countries	Study contract issued latest 15th November, payment has to be done by 30th November	Study contract issued latest 31st May, payment has to be done by 10th June

Admission documents

After the payment you will receive from us the admission letter, study confirmation, payment confirmation and after payment of the accommodation deposit, we will get for you accommodation contract. Please note, the accommodation deposit has to be sent to the account of the accommodation office. Details are shared with applicants while paying. We will also send you the hard copy of your entrance exam announcement letter. You might also receive from us the hard copy of your nostrification certificate (in case you did this with our assistance).

Admission documents for September intake are issued if the payment is done by 10th May or 10th June (Please check the step Study contract) and for February intake by 31st October or 30th Novermber. (Please check the step Study contract)

Visa application

You apply for your visa (if you need them).

Travel health insurance

All incoming degree students have to arrange a travel health insurance with one of the health insurance companies (VZP, Slavia) cooperating with Mendel University. Both companies have the COVID-19 related situations already covered in the complex travel health insurance. This insurance is usually required once your visa is approved and you are about to get the visa confirmation in your passport/etc. In some countries you will need to have the travel health insurance while submitting the admission documents for visa, see the information at the embassy in your country. You can find information about the health travel insurance companies cooperating with Mendel university here.

Tuition fees & Costs

Study programme		duration	price per academic year
Economics and Management	bachelor	3 years	65 000 CZK	approximately 2 700 EUR	February and September intake
Economics and Management	master	2 years	65 000 CZK	approximately 2 700 EUR	February and September intake
Open Informatics	master	2 years	65 000 CZK	approximately 2 700 EUR	February and September intake

How to make the payment?

School fees, nostrification and accommodation deposit ONLY - not for the payment of the application fee

Payment Info – click here and enter your payment amount in Czech Crowns (65 000 CZK) in the line that says Tuition Fee. Choose country of origin in the Flywire form.
Payment method – select your preferred payment method to complete your payment in your home currency. For debit/credit card payments, enter your card details online to complete your payment in your home currency. For bank transfers, follow the instructions provided to send your funds. Depending on your bank, payment may be made online, in person, or over the phone.
Note: Additional local payment options may be available depending on the country you are paying from.
Payer Info – enter some basic information to initiate your payment booking.
Info for the receiver – enter only your name, surname, email and as the Program name write the name of the study program you are applying for and if it is bachelor or master study program.
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Countries of origin

Different countries have different specifics in the admission procedure. Check if there are any special requirements or help for you.

Students from:
Africa	Students from African countries will be forwarded to our coordinator Dennis Nchor dennis.nchor@mendelu.cz
Ghana	Because of the current problems with the system Visapoint and with students not being able to get visa, the students cannot write the entrance exams online. Annualy, we hold an admission procedure in Ghana. Next one is planned for AUTUMN 2022. If you wish to attend this admission procedure, please contact Dennis Nchor: dennis.nchor@mendelu.cz
Turkey	Please contact the coordinator for Turkey - Duygu Balkan: duygubalkann@outlook.com who will help you with the application and the admission process. Because of more complicated administration of the applications from Turkey, there is a non-refundable application fee of 30 EUR for each application.
South Asia	We have a coordinator for your region, who comes from India and also works at our university. His name is doctor Pawan Kumar Mishra and he will be happy to answer all your questions and who runs South Asian Regional Center for our Faculty. Students from this region should apply through a special website that you will find here as well as via our website.
Vietnam	We have a student helper for your region, who comes from Vietnam and is our long term collaborator. His name is Hieu Minh Vu, Ph.D. and he will be happy to answer all your questions. You can contact him by email: hieuvu2000@gmail.com. Because of more complicated administration of the applications from your region, there is a non-refundable application fee of 30 EUR for each application. Because of the ongoing problems with the appointments for visa we frequently hold exams in your region. If you take the entrance exams in your country it considerably highers your chance of getting visa.
Other coutries	You can follow the standard admission procedure as described here and on our website. There is no special information.
NOTE: Due to the sanctions against Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, Sudan, The Crime region, we cannot accept payments or make refunds from/to these countries. Payments/refunds from/to the outside of these countries are accepted.

How much does the admission procedure cost?

Students from Turkey and Vietnam are required to pay 30 EUR non refundable application fee (in these countries the administration is more difficult than in other countries, that is why there is the fee).
DHL costs - you will be asked to pay the DHL costs after your arrival to Brno
Accommodation deposit - 3000 CZK, fully refundable. We will ask you to pay it together with the tuition fee.

Refund policy

students can be refunded their tuition fee in case of visa refusal or other issues. You will be given the refund if you send us the scanned copy of your visa refusal letter. If you have any other reason for cancelling your application (personal, not being able to get the appointment for visa interview etc.) you will have to wait for the refund till your admission documents expire.
refund will be calculated as follows:

We will deduct CZK 3 000 as the administrative fee plus all the costs of DHL

Official FBE coordinators for other countries

Dennis Nchor dennis.nchor@mendelu.cz Coordinator for Ghana and Africa	Pawan Kumar Mishra pawan.mishra@mendelu.cz Coordinator for South Asia
Duygu Balkan duygubalkann@outlook.com Coordinator for Turkey	Hieu Minh Vu hieuvu2000@gmail.com Coordinator for Vietnam