How to Apply

By clicking APPLY, you will be redirected to the study information system (InSIS). Please note that applications for the Academic Year 2025/2026 will open on October 15, 2024.

1^st intake: Applications open on October 15, 2024 and close on February 28, 2025.

2^nd intake: Applications open on March 1, 2025, and close on April 30, 2025.

Before the application can be dealt with, applicants must pay the application fee of 50 EUR or 1,250 CZK at the latest on April 30, 2025, to the bank account as indicated in ISIS in the application form. This fee will not be reimbursed under any circumstances.

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Applicants upload required documents to the e-application in InSIS by February 28, 2025 (1st intake) / by April 30, 2025 (2nd intake). The required documents are an English certificate (see below), and Bachelor’s diploma (see below).

Students can also deliver the printed application form with all the required documents to FBA International office RB 358 (Rajská Building), office hours Mo and Thu 10:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 15:00.

How to prove the bachelor’s degree:

• Graduates of Czech and Slovak universities provide a legalized (notarized) copy of their university diploma,
• Graduate of Slovenian, Polish and Hungarian universities provide a legalized (notarized) copy of their university diploma,
• Graduates of other universities must submit a request for recognition of education abroad for the purpose of the admission procedure at VSE Prague.

In case a student does not have their recognition ready they are allowed to present it by the beginning of winter semester, i.e. before September 15, 2025, or exceptionally by the end of the first semester (i.e. by February 2025). By the law, a student without recognition cannot be enrolled as a full-time student however they may attend all the classes as a life-study student.

In case you still study and you’re about to finish the bachelor studies in the current academic year, you have to send us the Confirmation of Study from the University and the actual, temporary Academic Transcript/Report.

The Academic Transcript/Report must include:

• A list of all courses completed during the bachelor’s study
• ECTS credits or allocated number of class hours per week for all courses on the list
• Grades in all courses on the list
• The grading scale
• The transcript has to be in a form of original letter on university letterhead paper, with the signature of a responsible person and a stamp
• English or Czech version of the transcript is required

The application for the recognition must be submitted immediately the final documents (Diploma and  Diploma Supplement/Transcript) are issued and prepared in the required conditions, see information on this page above. The documents must be submitted not later than the Winter semester starts!

English proficiency (if not your mother tongue) may be proved by:

• TOEFL ibT ≥ 90; IELTS ≥ 6,5; CPE A, B or C; CAE A, B; BEC Higher A, B, OR
• Bachelor’s degree from an English speaking country or taught fully in English at any CEMS university or EQUIS/AACSB accredited university.

The admission procedure is a long-distance one. Students must submit a structured CV containing a link to a motivational video and an essay on a given economic topic by February 28, 2025 (1st intake) / by April 30, 2025 (2nd intake). The essay must be uploaded to their e-application in InSIS.

• Instructions:

1. The essay must be written in English and solely by the applicant without any assistance from others!
2. Students must choose a topic associated with sustainability or other topic which fits to the ESG agenda.
3. The scope of an essay must be between 2,500 and 3,000 words.
4. The applicant must strictly avoid any form of plagiarism, including translations. If an essay or any part of it is copied or translated, the author of it will be excluded from the admission procedure.
5. The essay should be saved in MS WORD format and uploaded in their e-application in InSIS by April 30, 2025.
   Note: Please, do not forget to indicate all used sources of information.
6. The structured CV must be in English and contain a photo (max 2 A4 page)
7. Motivational video briefly introducing yourself and your motivation statement to study our programme (1-3 mins max, can be shot on your phone). The link leading to your video must be inserted at the end of your CV.

Part of the admission procedure is also a brief interview not longer than 10-15 minutes. We will mainly discuss the motivations for your study at the university and the topic of the essay you submit. Both on-site interviews, as well as Zoom interviews, will be held during March and May 2025. Applicants will be provided with a link to register for the interview after they submit their application.

The admission results will be announced by March 31, 2025 (1st intake) / by May 26, 2025 (2nd intake). The admission results will be announced (by e-mail or in the information system InSIS).

Students who have been accepted and want to reserve their place must pay the tuition for the first academic year at latest by July 31, 2025.

Students, who meet all the admission requirements, i.e. passed the admission procedure, delivered all the required documents and paid the tuition for the first academic year will be immediately enrolled as full-time students.

Those who require any documents for a long-term study visa will be issued these documents straight after enrollment.