Admission process

Deadlines

Application for the start of studies

State of your visa & nostrification	in February 2022	in September 2021
For foreign applicants who need visa and do not have nostrification	31.8.2021	28.2.2021
For foreign applicants who need visa and already have nostrification	31.10.2021	30.4.2021
For foreign applicants who do not need visa but need nostrification	31.12.2021	15.6.2021
For foreign applicants who do not need visa and who do not need nostrification	5.2.2022	10.9.2021

Step by step

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. 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!

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 Thesis Proposal

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!

Entrance exam

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

Bachelor applicants
Study programme Economics and Management requires the entrance test from Mathematics and English language. In case you have CAE certificate with the result C or better, CPE certificate, IELTS with the score 6 or better, or TOEFL score 80 and better, you do not have to take the English entrance exam test.
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.

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 17.5 - 19.5.2021. 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.
After your successful entrance exam you will be contacted by the International office which will schedule a Skype interview with you.

Sample tests

Mathematics English Language

Economics and Management Informatics

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.

Admission documents

After the payment you will receive from us the admission letter, study confirmation, payment confirmation and contract about getting an accomodation contract. 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).

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 2 550 EUR	February and September intake
Economics and Management	master	2 years	65 000 CZK	approximately 2 550 EUR	February and September intake
Open Informatics	master	2 years	65 000 CZK	approximately 2 550 EUR	February and September intake
Economics and Management *	PhD	3 years	For information about the prices please consult your agent or your assistant with the application from the university		September intake
System Engineering and Informatics (Economic Informatics) *	PhD	3 years	For information about the prices please consult your agent or your assistant with the application from the university		September intake
Economic Policy and Public Administration *	PhD	3 years	For information about the prices please consult your agent or your assistant with the application from the university		September intake
* Re-accreditation in progress.

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	Because of more complicated administration of the applications from African countries, there is a non-refundable application fee of 30 EUR for each application. Students from African countries, please submit your application directly to our coordinator Dennis Nchor dennis.nchor@mendelu.cz You can also pay the application fee online through his website.
Ghana	Because of the current problems with the system Visapoint and with students not being able to get visa, the students cannot apply online. Annualy, we hold an admission procedure in Ghana. Next one is planned for 17.5. - 19.5.2021. 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: xgunes@mendelu.cz 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. There is a non-refundable application fee of 30 EUR for each application, due to more complicated administration of the applications.
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 subsaharian African countries, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait 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).
Nostrification costs

Bachelor applicants: 4000 CZK - you will be asked to pay that before your certificate is issued
Master applicants: 3000 CZK - you will be asked to pay that before your certificate is issued

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 and it will be discounted from your rent after your arrival.

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:

for the applicants for Bachelor program we will deduct CZK 6 000 as the administrative fee plus also all the costs of nostrification and the costs of DHL
for the applicants for Masters program we will deduct CZK 3 000 as the administrative fee plus also all the costs of DHL (we do not deduct the nostrification fee because you pay this separately)

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 xgunes@mendelu.cz Coordinator for Turkey	Hieu Minh Vu hieuvu2000@gmail.com Coordinator for Vietnam