International applicants are welcome.
Applicants from non-EU countries are welcome; the same entrance examination will be applied to all applicants. However, for documents from applicants from non-EU countries, a higher form of verification can be required. https://www.prf.jcu.cz/en/admissions/admission-documents
Applicants accepted into the Bachelor study programme - apply please for visas in Austria, not the Czech Republic; as you will spend the first year in Austria, it is much more straightforward to apply for visas in Austria. Application for visas in the czech Republic can lead to complications. This also applies to students accepted via the University of South Bohemia.
Students must apply for a study visa, which does not permit work.
Application to Bachelor study programmes
Applications are usually possible until the end of March every year; applying in other terms is not possible. A fee for the application is usually 700 CZK; check the amount before application.
Applicants must prove a completed secondary education. In the case of foreign applicants, validated documents proving the completed level of education and completed courses; the faculty reserves the right to request higher forms of verification or nostrification which will guarantee that the applicant meets the criteria for studying at the university, especially the length of previous studies.
Every applicant must pass an entrance exam with some exceptions as announced (you can check the current rules, it will be very similar). We also included a check of the grades from the MINT courses, and only applicants with a good average grade from these courses will be allowed to participate in the entrance examination; currently, an average of 2.0 or better is accepted. The requirements for the entrance examination are included in the webpage listed above; you can pass the entrance exam either in person in Ceske Budejovice (Topics for entrance examination) or you can participate in online testing provided by the company SCIO (which is paid). For exceptions, see the documents here: https://www.prf.jcu.cz/en/admissions/admission-documents. Please note you should check the most actual document (thus, ideally in February for the most actual documents applied for the March deadline).
Application of foreign students is possible. The dormitories should be available for all the students from abroad both during their studies in the Czech Republic and in Austria depending on the availability of the rooms. Information on the dormitories at USB: https://www.jcu.cz/en/study-at-usb/services-and-facilities/dormitories
Applicants are notified about the result in late June or early July by e-mail and in paper form. 20 BSc students are accepted via the University of South Bohemia, the limit is for all students including international students. Additional students are accepted via JKU.
The tuition fee is currently 500 CZK per year, it may be increased in the coming years most probably to 500 EURO per year - this will be yet announced and there will be possibilities to ask the dean to lower the fee; there is an additional fee at the partner university - a payment to the Student Union; further fees are paid after studying for too long time https://www.jku.at/en/degree-programs/students/start-your-studies/pay-austrian-student-union-fees-and-tuition/ .
Here are some more documents regarding the applications: https://www.prf.jcu.cz/en/admissions/admission-documents
e-applications: https://wstag.jcu.cz/portal/studium/uchazec/eprihlaska.html?pc_lang=en
overview of the study plans:
USB part: http://wstag.jcu.cz/StagPortletsJSR168/CleanUrl?urlid=prohlizeni-browser-segment&browserFakulta=FPR&browserProgram=1170&browserObor=2666&browserPlan=18203&browserSegment=17138&plang=en
JKU part: https://studienhandbuch.jku.at/curr/862
Application to Master study programmes
Graduates of the BSc study programme Biological Chemistry will be automatically admitted into the master's studies. If the number of such applicants exceeds the maximum allowed number of MSc students in Biological Chemistry, applicants will be ranked based on the results of the bachelor's state exam, and the best applicants will be admitted.
Applications are usually possible until mid-May every year; if the number of admitted applicants is lower than the maximum allowed number of admitted students, an additional term will be open, usually in October. A fee for the application is usually 700 CZK; check the amount before application.
Every applicant must pass an entrance exam, and every applicant must have earned at least 80 credits (ECTS) in chemistry and at least 15 credits (ECTS) in biology during the BSc studies. A strong background in inorganic, organic, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology is expected (on-site test or an online entrance test via the company SCIO). Also, you can be asked to confirm that you are eligible for university studies in your country. An entrance examination in the English language will also be required (discussion about your bachelor thesis and discussion with a native speaker).
Entrance exams:
- Biochemistry
- Molecular and Cell Biology
- General, Organic and Analytical Chemistry
- English language (applicants will not have to pass this exam if the country of origin has the English language as the official language or if they can provide a certificate on the B2 level (SERR) or better).
Topics for entrance examination.
Applicants who pass these exams will then be invited for an interview (usually afternoon on the same day) - a discussion about their bachelor theses in English.
Application of foreign students is possible. The dormitories should be available for all the students from abroad both during their studies in the Czech Republic and in Austria depending on the availability of the rooms. Information on the dormitories at USB: https://www.jcu.cz/en/study-at-usb/services-and-facilities/dormitories
Applicants are notified about the result in late June or early July by e-mail and in paper form. The tuition fee is currently 500 CZK per year, it may be increased in the coming years most probably to 500 EURO per year - this will be yet announced and there will be possibilities to ask the dean to lower the fee; there is an additional fee at the partner university - a payment to the Student Union; further fees are paid after studying for too long time https://www.jku.at/en/degree-programs/students/start-your-studies/pay-austrian-student-union-fees-and-tuition/.
Some more documents regarding the applications:
https://www.prf.jcu.cz/en/admissions/admission-documents
https://www.prf.jcu.cz/cz/prijimaci-zkousky/prijimaci-rizeni
e-applications: https://wstag.jcu.cz/portal/studium/uchazec/eprihlaska.html?pc_lang=en
Tuition fees
USB - currently, a fee of 500 CZK or an equivalent in EURO per year during the standard duration of studies. Students exceeding the standard duration of studies pay a fee of 21 830 CZK every six months or an equivalent in EURO.
https://www.jcu.cz/images/JCU-EN/admissions/tuition-fees/Rectors_Ordinance_No461_On_setting_study-related_fees_for_the_academic_year_2021_2022.pdf
JKU - EU, EWR students: in a standard duration of studies, do not pay tuition fees, only a fee to the Student Union of 21.20 EURO per semester. Students exceeding the standard duration of studies pay a fee of 363.36 EURO per semester.
JKU - non-EU, EWR students: pay a tuition fee of 726.72 EURO per semester and a fee to the Student Union of 21.20 EURO per semester. Fees for non-EU students can be waived for students accepted via USB.
https://www.jku.at/en/degree-programs/students/start-your-studies/pay-austrian-student-union-fees-and-tuition/
