For Students draft

To apply for the exchange programme at VSE, you must be:

• Enrolled in a degree study programme at one of our partner universities
• Nominated for exchange by your home university.

Freemover students are not accepted in this programme. Please refer to cesp.vse.cz.

There are multiple criteria when considering the most suitable university for an exchange. Here is a list of criteria to consider before applying along with links to find information about our exchange programme.

Read the Czech Visa and Insurance section carefully, especially if you are a non-EU citizen. Obtaining Czech Visa may be a lengthy process even for residents of other EU countries.

Can you fulfill your duties as a student in Prague? Check out our Semester Dates, Course Offer & Grading. We require all Exchange students to enroll for at least 15 ECTS and have at least a B2 English level, however, no certificates are needed.

All Exchange students will be offered to stay at VSE dormitories, more information can be found on the Housing section of our website.

If any further questions arise, we will be happy to answer them. Contact us!

The application process starts once you receive an email with login details (username and password) to the Integrated Study Information System-InSIS. It is essential to meet all deadlines. Follow the instructions to complete your application process.

	Nomination Deadline	Application Deadline
Fall	May 1 (April 15 for non-EU students)	May 30 (May 15 for non-EU students)
Spring	October 15 (October 1 for non-EU students)	October 31 (October 15 for non-EU students)

If anything is missing in your application, we will contact you and give you a few days to provide additional information/documents.

No automatic confirmation email is sent that you completed the Application. Once it is processed by the system, and if your application is filled in correctly, the official Letter of Acceptance will be issued and uploaded to your personal document storage in InSIS. You will receive an automatically-generated email notification in your VSE email inbox that your LoA is available.

We will notify you by email when there are important deadlines coming up. Via email, you will also receive invitations to Online Supporting Sessions conducted for you to better understand how our university works, what is required and much more.

In order to be notified by InSIS, you need to log in to your VSE email address. Here is how. You should also use this address when contacting the VSE staff, including your lecturers.

Citizens of Schengen Area do not need a visa nor a permit to study in the Czech Republic. They only need a valid passport or another equivalent ID.

Exchange students accepted to study at Prague University of Economics and Business (VSE) who are not EU citizens are required to have a long-term visa for the purpose of studies before arriving in the Czech Republic.

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All Exchange students are guaranteed to obtain university accommodation if they apply within the deadline. General information can be found in the Housing section of our website.

If interested in University Accommodation, refer to the Dormitories Website for all information. Pay attention to the Time Schedule. If in doubts, contact the Dormitories Management (scroll down for contact information).

Procceed with other steps (deposit payment, signing the contract) as described on the dormitories website.

Get familiar with the semester dates in our Academic Calendar. All students are required to attend the Orientation Week organized for all incoming students one week before the semester starts.

Make your arrangements based on the information available.

Note: It is a student’s responsibility to register for their respective exam dates via InSIS from dates listed by their professors / departments. Exams generally take place during the Exam period. If a student wishes to finish all their exams during the last week of classes, it is upon agreement with the respective course supervisor. The supervisors generally enable students to fulfill all their academic duties before the teaching period ends.

 

You are invited to browse through our course offer for Exchange students, from which you can choose any combination of courses across all VSE faculties.

As students are asked to enroll in their courses themselves using InSIS, you can do the course pre-registration as soon as the system allows it. Afterwards, the automated registration takes place where students are not directly involved.

Do not forget about enrollment, which is the last stage of course registration that is based on time competition, so first come, first served! See the time schedule of the registration in the Academic Calendar – time and date changes every semester.

You can fill in the Learning Agreement if your university requires you to do so.

Citizens of EU countries, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, are entitled to the provision of necessary and urgent health care free of charge. It is only necessary that they have a certified E 128 form from their home country or a European Health Insurance Card, which replaces the paper forms needed. It is, however, highly recommended to enter into a contract with one of the commercial insurance companies.

Follow the instructions available here to order your university ID card.

In the Buddy Program you will be assigned to a local student (we call them Local Buddies) who will help you with all the difficulties you could experience during your stay. This Local Buddy is a volunteer whose role is to:

• answer your questions about living in Prague prior to your arrival;
• pick you up at the airport / railway station / bus station;
• take you to the place of your accommodation;
• help you with the necessary paperwork;
• show you around the city, university etc.

You can register here.

Make sure to sign in into your Eduroam account using your InSIS “username@vse.cz” in order to access the wireless network  used by international academic institutions, including our university.

To become familiar with our campus, you can check the VSE campus tour here.

Did you know that the Czech Republic has its own currency? Living in Prague can be very different to what you are used to. Please refer to the section here to have a better understanding of what to expect. And do not forget to follow us on Instagram and be part of the Facebook group where we will share information to make your stay in Prague as smooth and exciting as possible!