Study in Czechia: your university application, step by step

Yes — Czech-taught programmes at public universities are tuition-free for international students too; by law only students who exceed the standard length by more than a year pay a fee. The precondition is B2 (C1 at some faculties) Czech: students from Türkiye usually enrol in a university's one-year language preparation course (roughly €4,000–7,000) and then sit the faculty entrance exam. The total takes a year longer but works out much cheaper than an English-taught programme; English-taught programmes always charge tuition.

Nostrification is the process of recognising a foreign secondary-school diploma as equivalent to a Czech one, and it's mandatory for enrolment. Universities with institutional accreditation (Charles, Masaryk, CTU, Brno University of Technology, Palacký, VŠE…) handle it within their own admission process; otherwise the regional authority (krajský úřad) does it and may set additional exams in subjects that are in the Czech curriculum but missing from the Turkish transcript. An apostilled diploma and transcript with a sworn Czech translation are required; the process takes 1–3 months, so it should start in December–February.

Charles University's medical faculties, Masaryk and Palacký run a multiple-choice entrance exam in biology, chemistry and physics; some faculties add an interview, some grant an exam exemption for specific SAT or IB scores. Exams are usually in June, some at centres abroad (including Türkiye) or online; each faculty's exam counts only for that faculty. IMAT is not required; preparation runs at Studrise Academy on a science-focused plan.

Prague — with Charles, CTU, VŠE and UCT — offers the widest programme range, internships and international companies, but housing is the most expensive. Brno — with Masaryk and Brno University of Technology — is a strong tech and medical hub with lower rent and a student-centred city life; Olomouc and Plzeň are also popular for medicine. The decision is made together based on programme, budget and the exam calendar.

Students enrolled at an accredited Czech university can work without a separate work permit; the course load should come first, though — the first year of medicine and engineering is heavy. After graduation a long-term residence permit of up to 9 months is available for job search or starting a business, converted to a work-based permit once employed. Rules can change with immigration legislation, so confirm current conditions on the Ministry of the Interior's page.

Degrees from Czech public universities sit inside the Bologna system and are recognised across the EU; medical and dental degrees get automatic recognition under EU directives. In Türkiye, YÖK's recognition process for foreign degrees applies, and in fields like medicine a placement exam (STS) may be required. If a private university is chosen, the programme's Czech accreditation and YÖK recognition must be checked before applying.

Yes — coaching and application consultancy are paid services priced as packages. Only the initial consultation is free: in that call we listen to the student's goal and needs, then share the scope and the price clearly. There are no surprise extras.

Yes. All coaching and consultancy sessions are online, one-on-one and scheduled; you can join from anywhere in Türkiye or abroad. Documents and drafts are tracked in a shared workspace.

Parents are part of the process. The goal and plan are discussed together at the start; progress, upcoming deadlines and pending decisions are shared regularly. Key steps (country choice, university list, accepting an offer) are decided together with the parent.