Admission procedure 2023

Master study program

At our faculty, we have one master study program in Informatics with 5 different specializations.

Information for those interested in studying from the next academic year, 2024/2025

This page now contains information on the past admissions procedure. For the next academic year, 2024/2025, we will publish information in November 2023.

The most important document concerning the admission procedure is the Conditions for the Admission to the Master study program. The document contains all essential information, dates and deadlines or a detailed description of the documents we will need from you during the admission procedure.

Procedure

1.

Study all relevant documents carefully and choose the specialization

Important documents

If you are interested in studying at our faculty and want to apply, we recommend reading the Conditions for Admission and Study Contract.

Conditions for the Admission Study Contract

Choice of specialization

Before filling out the application, you need to consider which specialization you are most interested in and then state it in the application. The choice of specialization in the application is not binding, and during the study, you can decide whether to keep it or choose another one.

Overview of specializations

2.

Fill out an application and pay the admission fee by 31 March 2023

Online application

Application

You enter the admission procedure with a complete and paid application form. You can fill it out online from 1 January to 31 March 2023. We have only one round of the admission procedure, and the start of studies is on 25 September 2023.

Admission fee

The fee for the admission procedure is CZK 850 (approx. EUR 35 / USD 36). We recommend paying it online as soon as you fill out the application, but you can also pay with a wire transfer if necessary.

Confirmation

After completing the application form and paying the admission fee, you will receive a confirmation email informing you that the application has been included in the admission procedure.

3.

Upload all required documents by 31 March 2023

You must upload all required documents through the online application portal. The deadline is 31 March 2023. A certified translation (into Czech, Slovak or English) should accompany all documents that are not in one of these languages. At the registration into the study, you must present the originals of all submitted documents for verification.

The required documents are:

  • Two signed copies of the Study Contract.

  • Documents associated with your study in a bachelor study program in Informatics or a similar field. (Remember to have your foreign education recognized, see point 6.)

  • One photocopy of your passport.

  • One photocopy of a certificate that demonstrates your proficiency in English (except for native English speakers).

  • Structured CV with a focus on IT skills and experience.

  • Optionally, documents proving significant personal achievements or professional or academic excellence in Informatics, Mathematics, Physics, or Life Sciences.

You can find details on the documents in the article “Documents to be uploaded“ of the Conditions for the Admission. We will confirm receipt of the documents by email and, if necessary, ask you to submit any missing ones.

Recommendation

Even though the deadline for completing an application, paying the fee or uploading the documents is 31 March 2023, we strongly encourage you to perform these steps as soon as possible to allow us to process the applications on an ongoing basis.

4.

Pass the Informatics test and the interview

We organize an admission Informatics test and an interview in English. They will take place remotely or in person if you are in the Czech Republic at this time.

After the application and all documents are submitted, no later than 18 April 2023, you and the admission committee mutually agree upon the exact date and time. The tests and interviews will take place no later than 28 April 2023. You will be notified by email, followed by the preliminary (non-)admission decision by 16 May 2023.

You can find details on the entrance test, topics and rules in the article “Admission Test of Informatics and Interview“ of the Conditions for the Admission. You can prepare for the admission test by taking a sample test or several quizzes in our online preparatory course.

If you have completed or will complete a FIT CTU bachelor study program in Informatics in the 2022/2023 academic year, you will be admitted to study without the admission test and interview.

Sample entrance exams Preparatory course

5.

Get your foreign education recognized

Documents associated with your previous foreign education must be officially recognized by the Czech Republic (nostrification) or verified through the CTU.

More details

6.

Pay the tuition fee by 16 June 2023

To complete the admission process, you must pay the tuition fee for the first semester of your studies. The tuition fee does not cover accommodation, food, transportation, books, medical insurance, or other personal expenses.

You must pay the fee no later than 16 June 2023. Following receipt, we will send you the scan of the official admission decision in Czech and the information in English. We will send you the originals of them by post.

You can pay the fee either by card (recommended) or bank transfer.

Payment by card (recommended) Payment by wire transfer

7.

Apply for a visa or a dormitory

Visa

After being accepted for studies in the Czech Republic, you must apply to the Czech Embassy in your country for a visa if needed. Students arriving for a period longer than 90 days apply for a long-term residence permit for study purposes. The whole procedure for obtaining a visa for study purposes can take 60–90 days, so we recommend applying for the visa well in advance. For further information, please get in touch with the Czech Embassy.

Czech Embassy information

Health insurance

Students have to arrange valid International Health Insurance covering the territory of the Czech Republic. This insurance must be presented before the visa is affixed to the passport. CTU recommends these companies (all provide the online application):

Accommodation

You can book accommodation at the CTU dormitory online and get a contract with confirmation of guaranteed accommodation. If you need help with your registration, you can contact the Accommodation Department at ubytovani@suz.cvut.cz. The provisional date for starting accommodation is from 4 September 2023.

Accommodation in the CTU dormitories

8.

Enrol in the study within 30 June – 18 September 2023

You must enrol in the study within 30 June – 18 September 2023. The exact details will be specified in your admission letter.

The classes start on 25 September 2023.

Details and freshman guide

Czech Technical University in Prague
Faculty of Information Technology
Office of Study Affairs

Thákurova 9
Prague 6
160 00
Czech Republic

Payment for studies

By card (recommended)

The amount in the payment gateway consists of a tuition fee (CZK 64,000) and a service fee (CZK 1,200) for administrative tasks associated with card payments. You can find the current exchange rate of the Czech crown (CZK) against the EUR or the USD on the website of the Czech National Bank.

  • Enter the number of your FIT application as a variable symbol.
  • In the note, enter all your names as they appear in your passport.
  • Leave fields “ID No.” and “VAT No.” empty.

Continue TO PAYMENT

The data in the payment gateway are processed according to EU Directive 679/2016, as amended. The personal information is collected according to Article 61b) (study contract fulfilment) and 1c) (legal obligation to issue you a receipt). This data is stored for 10 years. Your IP address and other data may be logged because of Article 6 1f) (legal interest) for security purposes and fraud detection and is kept for 2 months.
For more information, please refer to the Faculty’s Privacy Policy at www.fit.cvut.cz.

By wire transfer

You can also pay the tuition fee by wire transfer. However, we recommend payment by card. You can pay either in EUR or USD; the bank transfers the payment to CZK. Considering all bank charges, the faculty must receive the total amount of CZK 64,000. 

You can find the current exchange rate of the Czech crown (CZK) against the EUR or the USD on the website of the Czech National Bank.

Payment details:

ACCOUNT HOLDER FIT CVUT
Thákurova 9, 160 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
BANK Komercni banka a.s.
Stefanikova 22, 150 47 Praha 5, Czech Republic
ACCOUNT NO. 43-4999220217
BANK CODE 0100
IBAN CZ23 0100 0000 4349 9922 0217
SWIFT KOMBCZPPXXX
COMMUNICATION Your name and date of birth (DDMMYYYY format)

The person responsible for the content of this page: Ing. Zdeněk Muzikář, CSc.