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Master Studies

vicedeanDear student,

Thank you for your interest in studies at our Medical School.
The Charles University in Prague was founded in 1348 by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the Bohemian King, Charles the Fourth. Originally, Latin was used as the official language, later accompanied by Czech, German and English. Therefore admitting international students has always been the Faculty's policy. It is our privilege to offer you the chance to join us.
Prof. Otomar Kittnar, English Studies Vice-dean
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Here you can find some essential info about medical studies at our University and how to apply:

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 April 13, 2012

Meet the Dean, Hospital visit,
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http://opendays.lf1.cuni.cz/
 
 

Study programs offered in English [top]

  • General Medicine
    6 year curriculum leading to the Master degree MUDr. - "Medicinae Universae Doctor" (M.D.) = Doctor of General Medicine
  • Dentistry
    5 year program leading to the aster degree MDDr. - "Medicinae Dentalis Doctor" = Doctor of Dental Medicine

International recognition [top]

  • The degrees are fully recognized in the EU and most countries for at least limited registration. The student should ask the authorities or professional bodies in the respective country for information about the conditions for full registration and recognition of the degree required to practice medicine.
  • The Faculty is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools published by WHO (7th edition, 2000, page 105)
  • Faculty is also listed in the Directory of Postsecondary Institutions published by the US Department of Education
  • The First Faculty of Medicine has qualified to participate in programmes under Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) and the Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs (Title IV, HEA programs) in the USA. Charles University in Prague - First Faculty of Medicine participates in the Federal Family Education Loan Stafford Program (OPE ID Number G33004).

How to be admitted [top]


Students are selected on the basis of an entrance examination. It is necessary to:


How and When to Apply [top]

Admission process for academic year 2011/2012 was closed on 13.5.2011. 

Each student can apply only once per academic year only to one study program (you have to choose between General Medicine and Dentistry). Students can apply even prior to obtaining a high school diploma, so it is sufficient to send

When you fill your electronic application form and get a PDF format of application, please send this PDF to email admissions(at)LF1.CUNI.CZ. On application will be your registration number, which has to be processed by faculty administrator.

(If you don't have an email address or very bad access to internet in your country, please send an application form by post.)

The application should be addressed to the official representatives if available, otherwise to Medical school directly. The deadline for sending regular applications is specified by each official representative.

The deadline for sending regular applications for exam in Prague to our e-mail and mailing address is May 18, 2012.
We start accepting application forms from 1. 1. 2012.

NOTE: For Enrolment, it is necessary to provide further documents – see Enrolment chapter for more details.


Entrance Exam [top]


Students are accepted on the basis of written and oral entrance examinations taken in English from the following subjects: standard college biology, chemistry and physics or math and an interview (just those who successfully pass the written part) both taken in English. Sample questions are available. The examination is supervised by Faculty's examiners. The maximum number of enrolled students in the academic year 2012/13 will be 120 for GM and 20 for Dentistry.


You have 2 options:


A.
You can take the exam at places specified by our official representatives. Please see our list of representatives for contact information and contact them directly. IF YOU WANT TO DO THE EXAM WITH REPRESENTATIVE PLEASE DO NOT FILL THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FORM ON THIS WEBSITE!

B.
In Prague

  • terms
    • regular term June 21, 2012
    • late term August 31, 2012 (just for those who are not able to attend the regular one because of serious reason)
    • exam fee 50 EUR in cash at the day of exam
    • if a visa is required, a short-term (tourist) visa is sufficient for the entrance exam
    • An invitation letter for the entrance exam will be send by post as well by an e-mail at the end of May. If the Invitation letter is needed earlier, please let us know. An invitation letter and e-mail will be sent to every applicant who meets all the criteria.

Note: For the additional term, there are limited opportunities to make all necessary arrangements in time (typically Visa and accommodation in residence halls) due to a very short period between the exam and enrolment. These reasons are not legitimate for postponing the beginning of study obligations.

 

Transfer Students [top]


1st Faculty of Medicine admits transfer students only to the 1st or 2nd year.
Each transfer student has to do the entrance exam and provide a recognized Equivalence of secondary school education. Student can apply only once per academic year to each study program. Student has to send

When you fill your electronic application form (where you will state that you are transfer student) and get a PDF format of application, please send this PDF to email admissions(at)LF1.CUNI.CZ. On application will be your registration number, which has to be processed by faculty administrator.

(If you don't have an email address or very bad access to internet in your country, please send an application form by post.)

The deadline for sending regular applications for exam in Prague to our e-mail and mailing address is May 18, 2012.

If student will successfully pass the entrance exam it will follow the interview with vice-dean on which should student bring original transcript from her/his previous university and syllabuses of fulfilled subjects. The vice-dean will decide according to transcript and our faculty study plan in which year should applicant studying. It's only upon student if will accept the offer.

If student will accept the offer, her/his results from previous university will be recognized and for student will be creating particular study plan. If the organization of study or number of lessons of particular subjects from your previous university are different from our system (study plan) these subjects have to be recognized by the head of institute, which is responsible for them on 1st Faculty of Medicine. Before the start of academic year will be student enrolled to particular year.

Transfer student pay the same tuition fee as its set for regular student in particular academic year.

 

Visa [top]

    • Students from EU countries and Shengen Zone do not need a Visa to enter or study at our University.
    • If a Visa is required, please apply to the Czech embassy or Consulate well in advance, i.e. 3 months prior to the planned departure.
      For the:
      • entrance exam - a short term visa is sufficient
      • enrolment - a long term Visa is required
 

Tuition and Costs [top]


Annual net tuition fee is:
  • 325.000 CZK for General Medicine
  • 360.000 CZK for Dentistry
Tuition fee is same for EU and non-EU students. Faculty doesn't provide any scholarships for tuition fee.

Additional expenses (not included in tuition):
  • Additional expenses (not included in tuition): lodging, meals, books, transportation, etc. Cost can significantly vary depending on spending habits. Please see the Living in Prague section for more.

Enrolment [top]


Enrolment takes place in Prague in September before the semester begins and it requires:

 

Living in Prague [top]


There is no doubt that you will find Prague very attractive, easy to live in and still affordable. You might be interested in:
  • Czech
    As for living, English will work perfectly for you, but in order to be able to communicate with the patients on the wards during the clinical rotations some basic skills in Czech will be necessary. During the first three years of medical studies the student will attend lessons and tutorials in Medical Czech. There are also plenty of opportunities to practice Czech in the city.
  • Accommodation
    Students can either stay in the Residence Halls or it is currently very popular to rent a flat. It is quite common to get an apartment in the centre, few minutes away from the campus at around 400 EUR per month if you share.
  • Expenses
    can significantly vary depending on spending habits. Sample costs are introduced here.
    accommodation 450 EUR/month shared double-bed apartment or shared room in the residence halls
    meals 3 - 5 EUR per meal in student canteens
     
    transportation
     
    11 EUR/ month
    25 EUR
     
    reduced-price student pass
    average taxi ride in the city

Academic Calendar [top]

The Academic year is divided into two semesters, each followed by exam period.
  • The winter semester starts at the end of September and lasts 15 weeks. It is interrupted by a 2-week Christmas vacation and followed by a 4-week examination period.
  • The summer semester lasts 15 weeks and is followed by an examination period and summer vacation.
  • Starting from the 2nd year, summer clerkships in clinical departments are included in the curriculum.

Contacts [top]


Student Affairs Office

Please feel free to contact us any time for further details regarding studies, accommodation, insurance, expenses, contacts to students… anything.

  • Internet WWW.LF1.CUNI.CZ
  • e-mail admissions(at)LF1.CUNI.CZ (Ms. Kristýna Bulínová)
  • phone +420 224 964 378
  • fax +420 224 964 317
  • mailing address:

Charles University in Prague - First Faculty of Medicine
Foreign Student Affairs Department
Katerinská 32
121 08 Prague 2
Czech Republic

International Representatives

There are several official representatives of our Medical Faculty around the globe.

  • Botswana: Gaborone Medical Centre – representative for Botswana and SADC (Southern African Development Community).
    Contact person: Prof. Branko Cavric Postal address: PO Box 70424, Gaborone, Botswana. Physical address: Thebe Circle 2819, Ext. 10, Gaborone, Botswana. Phones: +267 3184-597 and +267 72121-424. Fax: +267 316-5513. E-mail: cavra@mega.bw
  • Cyprus& Greece: Dr. Petros Afxentiou, P.O.Box 33303, 5313 Paralimni, Cyprus, phone: 00357 99605010, fax: 00357 23826962, webiste: www.czechuniversities-cyprus.com, e-mail: afxentio(at)logos.cy.net
  • Germany, Austria and Switzerland: medizin-in-prag.de, ein Angebot, das Deinen Weg zum Medizinstudium in Prag kostenfrei unterstützt und Dich auf den Aufnahmetest vorbereitet. Alle weiteren Informationen findest Du unter http://www.medizin-in-prag.de/ . Kontaktaufnahme unter http://www.medizin-in-prag.de/kontakt/ oder telefonisch unter +420 608 334 963.
  • Greece & Portugal: CMS Agency, 23 Nikis str., Athens, 105 57, Greece. Tel.: 0030 211 7508143, 0030 211 7508144, E-mail address: info(at)cmasagency.gr, Site: http://www.cmsagency.gr/, Contact persons: MUDr. Vasileios Tzigkounakis (e-mail: vtzigkounakis(at)yahoo.com), Ioulia Papadofragkaki (e-mail: ipap10(at)gmail.com)
  • India: Caxton Publications P Ltd., Carmel Centre, Banerji Road, COCHIN - 682 018, India Mr. Raju J. Anthraper - phone: +91 484 2390409, fax: +91 484 2393616, e-mail: caxton(at)eth.net, websites: http://www.caxtonin.com/
  • Israel and Sweden: M.D. International Studies Ltd., 27/20 Egoz St., Ashdod, Israel, Dr. Moshe Cohen – phone: 00972-545255177, 0700361869, Fax:00972-3-7511960, e-mail: moshe_md(at)yahoo.com
  • Malaysia & Singapore: BestEd Sdn Bhd, 806, 8th Floor PJ Tower, Amcorp Trade Centre, 18 Jalan Persiaran Barat, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, phone: (603) 7954 8834 / 5, fax: (603) 7954 9052, e-mail: bested(at)streamyx.com, enquiries(at)bested.com.my, website: http://www.bested.com.my/
  • Norway: Bjørknes Høyskole / Bjørknes College, Lovisenberggata 13, 0456 Oslo, Norway, tlf: 23 23 38 20 | fax: 23 23 38 21, http://www.bjorknes.no/ | mailto:%20info@bjorkneshoyskole.no
  • Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan: GRET, Ltd., Kovanecká 2295/11, 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic, Mgr. Alexander Voronin, gsm: +420 608 96 99 89, fax: +420 222 96 77 91, www: http://www.czstudy.ru/, e-mail: alex(at)czstudy.ru
  • Spain, Estudios Universitarios Internacionales, Contact person: Alicia Fonseca, C/ Maigmona n° 59, 03550 San Joan D´ Alacant, Phone: + 34/ 628857477, E-mail: info@donde-estudiar-medicina.es, Website: http://www.donde-estudiar-medicina.es/
  • Taiwan: Taiwan Springbok Transpolo Group, Perry Huang, 5 F, 66-1, Pei-Ning Road, Taipei, Taiwan 105 New tel : 886-2-2570 5232, email: perry(at)transpolo.com, website: http://www.transpolo.com/
  • U.K., Ireland & Nigeria: Abbey College, 253 Wells Road, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, WR 144JF, U.K. Ms. Debbie Hughes - phone: (0044)-1684-892300, e-mail: debbie(at)abbeycollege.co.uk, websites: http://www.cmucas.com/,
  • Preparation courses in the UK for the First Faculty Entrance Exam through CMUCAS
    1. One Year International Foundation Programme.
      Suitable for students who have not completed their High School Education or those who are contemplating a career change.
    2. Two Week Residential Revision Programme.
      Suitable for students who want a crash course in preparing for the three examination papers.
    • Both courses are held at the Abbey College, Malvern, UK. The entrance exam is held on site, directly after completion of either course.
      Further information can be found on our UK representative's website http://www.cmucas.com/preparation-courses/or call Debbie on +44 (0)1684 892300
  • USA & Canada: Jan & Betka Papanek Foundation, 20 Starr Ave, Staten Island, New York, NY 103 10, USA. Ms. Viera Pecha - phone: (001) 718 273 3950, fax: (001) 718 273 7333, e-mail: vap315(at)aol.com

 

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Contact

Foreign Student Affairs Department

Kateřinská 32
121 08 Praha 2


Kristýna Bulínová,DiS. 

admissions, 1st year

tel.: 224 964 378


Petra Končelová 

2nd, 3rd and 4th year, Transfers, US Financial Aid

tel.: 224 964 242

 

Jitka Wurmová

5th and 6th year, ECFMG, Foundation Program, Alumni

tel.: 224 964 242

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