Step by step
Before going through the steps, read these important points.
- After you submit your application you will be contacted by the the International Relations Office (hereinafter referred to as IRO) of FBE MENDELU with further details. You will receive an email about entrance exams including an individual access code and link where you can access your test on a specific day and time. Pay attention to the time, as we use Central European Time (CET)/ Central European Summer Time (CEST).
- Please, note the standard response time for the International Relations Office is 14 days. Please do not send reminders, they will cause prolonging replies from IRO and might be recognised as spam by the email provider. Emails are being answered one by one.
- Please, check the section STUDY CONTRACT for rules for payments, etc
- Every applicant is responsible for providing us with correct details such as email address, passport number or phone number. In case of a change, he/she must inform IRO.
- Applicant must pay attention to the validity of his/her admission documents. University is responsible only for issuance of admission documents, not for the validity.
In order to be accepted at FBE MENDELU, please follow these steps:
Submitting an online application form, followed by sending a preliminary documentation for recognition of previous education: passport, diploma (high school, bachelor or master’s), transcript of records.
PhD students will be asked afterwards to fill Intent of dissertation, CV and Motivation letter.
After you submit your application you will be contacted by The International Relations Office of FBE MENDELU with further details. Then you will receive an email about entrance exams including an individual access code and link where you can access your test on a specific day and time. Please put attention to the time, as we use Central European Time (CET). Good luck!
Collection of applications for September intake 2023 is until 31st March 2023 and for February intake 2024 is until 15th July 2023.
Passing an entrance exam (for sample tests see below).
- Bachelor applicants
- Study programme Economics and Management requires the Study prerequisites test, which is a general knowledge test with 25 questions, only one answer is correct.
- Master applicants
- Master study programme Economics and Management requires the entrance test from Economics and Management; master study programme Open Informatics from Informatics. The master level entrance tests have 25 abcd questions with only one correct choice.
- PhD applicants
- Student is required to submit the Thesis Proposal and find a supervisor for the thesis. More information will be provided by the IRO or by your agent.
Please note, we put emphasis on increasing of the quality our applicants. Therefore, the management of the faculty has worked on the review of the entrance exams requirements. The minimum score for Bachelor’s Economics and Management is 60 points out of 100 points. This applies to applications submitted since 1st May 2023. (The passing score up to 1st May was for Economics and Management Bachelor and Master 70 points out of 100 points, Open Informatics stays with 60).
Entrance exam results are valid for two years. Which means that from the time you successfully pass the exam you have two years to complete the admission process (get the nostrification done and apply for the visa). In case of failing the exam, the exam can be repeated after 6 months.
GHANA admission process
new date MAY 2023. For more information please contact Dr. Nchor: dennis.nchor@mendelu.cz
Entrance test
Use your individual access code to access your entrance test at the time which was set for your entrance exam. In case of any troubles or the need to change the date, please, contact eliska.fojtikova@mendelu.cz.
Sample tests
Examination areas and Suggested study literature
For Bachelor study program: Study prerequisites test. Please see the document below. Please see the page 5 of the document below.
For Master study programs: Economics and Management and Open Informatics. Please see the page 7 and 10 of the document below.
Obtaining a certificate of recognition of previous education. Please see the section Nostrification for more detailed information.
Signing study contract and paying tuition fees. Please see the current tuition fees below in the table “Tuition fees & Costs”. You will be asked to pay accommodation deposit, in case you want to use the dormitories of our university. Please note the payment for the accommodation must be done to the account of the accommodation office.
Due to overbooked capacity at the embassy for visa interview, check the conditions for your country:
| Country you are applying from | February intake | September intake |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Ivory coast, Togo | Study contract issued latest 15th October, payment has to be done by 31st October | Study contract issued latest 30th April, payment has to be done by 10th May |
| Nigeria, Cameroon, Kongo, Equatorial Guinea | Study contract issued latest 15th October, payment has to be done by 31st October | Study contract issued latest 30th April, payment has to be done by 10th May |
| India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maledives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan | Study contract issued latest 15th October, payment has to be done by 31st October | Study contract issued latest 30th April, payment has to be done by 10th May |
| Other countries | Study contract issued latest 15th November, payment has to be done by 30th November | Study contract issued latest 31st May, payment has to be done by 10th June |
After the payment you will receive from us the admission letter, study confirmation, payment confirmation and after payment of the accommodation deposit, we will get for you accommodation contract. Please note, the accommodation deposit has to be sent to the account of the accommodation office. Details are shared with applicants while paying. We will also send you the hard copy of your entrance exam announcement letter. You might also receive from us the hard copy of your nostrification certificate (in case you did this with our assistance).
Admission documents for September intake are issued if the payment is done by 10th May or 10th June (Please check the step Study contract) and for February intake by 31st October or 30th Novermber. (Please check the step Study contract).
As a full time student you should apply for long-term residence permit (for the purpose of studies). The visa application should cost you 2 500 CZK. Here you can check the general requirements for visa applicants from the Ministry of Interior.
How long does it take?
Once you submit the visa application at the Czech Embassy it might take up to 90 days before your visa is issued. Most of the time it really takes 60-90 days.
What documents will you get from us
For the visa application you will receive from us the following documents:
- the accomodation contract,
- admission letter,
- confirmation of your studies (with the study program and dates),
- payment confirmation (proof that you have payed the first year tuition fees) – this document is not required so sometimes we just send it scanned in an email,
- hard copy of the entrance exam result letter (only students who did the entrance exam from 1st August 2019 onwards),
- hard copy of the nostrification certificate (in case we assisted with that).
Travel health insurance
All incoming degree students have to arrange a travel health insurance with VZP cooperating with Mendel University. Both companies have the COVID-19 related situations already covered in the complex travel health insurance. This insurance is usually required once your visa is approved and you are about to get the visa confirmation in your passport/etc. In some countries you will need to have the travel health insurance while submitting the admission documents for visa, see the information at the embassy in your country. You can find information about the health travel insurance companies cooperating with Mendel university here.
Visa rejection
If your visa is declined, you have three options:
- appeal against the refusal. For this decision, please contact Dr. Nchor, he has contacts for good lawyers. His email is: dennis.nchor@mendelu.cz
- let the appeal time pass and apply again
- ask for refund. Please see our refund policy page
Booking an appointment & Regime student
Booking the appointment for the visa interview can be quite a challenge in some countries.The appointments at the embassy cannot be booked by a third party, with the exception of Regime student list.
This list works in the following countries (at their respective Czech embassies): Ghana, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Togo, Nigeria, Benin, Chad, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Philippines, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Republic of Nauru, Vietnam, China, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Sri-Lanka, Bhutan, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Barbados, Venezuela, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines or Trinidad and Tobago
The Regime student works from the 15th February till the 10th December each year. There is a pause in the program from the 11th December till the 14th February each year which the government uses for the evaluation of the program.
If your name is on the list it might enable you to get the appointment without the need of booking it yourself.
How does it work?
The university sends every month to the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic a list of students who are accepted for the studies and who already have their nostrification certificates. The Ministry then chooses some of the students who will get the appointment, without the need of booking it through the booking system. The university is not able to prioritize any students for selection and has no say in the selection process. Every month we have no more than 10 candidates out of about 20-30 chosen.
Once the Ministry of Education chooses you and you are called by the embassy you have only one chance. If the embassy turns you down because you did not have your documents ready we cannot put you on the list again and you have to get the appointment by yourself.
So we still advise the students to try to book the appointments themselves, because it cannot be guaranteed that you will be chosen by the Ministry.
How to higher the chances of being chosen by the Ministry of Education
- For the September intake have all the admission documents before May, which means applying during winter!
- For February intake – have all your admission documents in October, which means applying during summer!
Tution fees & Costs
| study Programme | degree | duration | price per academic year | intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Management | bachelor | 3 years | 65 000 CZK / approximately 2 700 EUR | February September |
| Economics and Management | master | 2 years | 65 000 CZK / approximately 2 700 EUR | February September |
| Open Informatics | master | 2 years | 65 000 CZK / approximately 2 700 EUR | February September |
| Economics and Management* | PhD | 3 years | For information about the prices please consult your agent or your assistant with the application from the university | September |
| System Engineering and Informatics (Economic Informatics)* | PhD | 3 years | For information about the prices please consult your agent or your assistant with the application from the university | September |
| Economic Policy and Public Administration* | PhD | 3 years | For information about the prices please consult your agent or your assistant with the application from the university | September |
*Re-accreditation in progress
How to make the payment?
School fees, nostrification and accommodation deposit ONLY – not for the payment of the application fee
- Payment Info – click here and enter your payment amount in Czech Crowns (65 000 CZK) in the line that says Tuition Fee. Choose country of origin in the Flywire form.
- Payment method – select your preferred payment method to complete your payment in your home currency. For debit/credit card payments, enter your card details online to complete your payment in your home currency. For bank transfers, follow the instructions provided to send your funds. Depending on your bank, payment may be made online, in person, or over the phone.
Note: Additional local payment options may be available depending on the country you are paying from. - Payer Info – enter some basic information to initiate your payment booking.
- Info for the receiver – enter only your name, surname, email and as the Program name write the name of the study program you are applying for and if it is bachelor or master study program.
- Review & Confirm payment information.
- Make payment.
Admission procedure costs
- Nostrification fee – 800 CZK
- DHL costs – you will be asked to pay the DHL costs after your arrival to Brno
- Accommodation deposit – 3000 CZK, fully refundable in case your visa is declined or you decide to cancel your admission before applying for visa. We will ask you to pay it together with the tuition fee. Please note from 1st September 2023 the accommodation deposit increases to 5000 CZK. Upon arrival to Brno you will be asked to pay up the rest of 5000 CZK. Website of the accommodation can be found here.
- Any other costs paid by the faculty during your admission process
Countries of origin
Different countries have different specifics in the admission procedure. Check if there are any special requirements or help for you.
NOTE: Due to the sanctions against Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, Sudan, The Crime region, we cannot accept payments or make refunds from/to these countries. Payments/refunds from/to the outside of these countries are accepted.