Other Mobility Opportunities

Other Mobility Opportunities

  • Inter-government agreements
  • CEEPUS Program
  • DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
  • AKTION Czech Republic - Austria
  • Fulbright scholarship
  • The Bavarian-Czech Academic Agency (BTHA)

Inter-government agreements

The Czech Republic has Inter-Governmental Agreements with some countries, which are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic (MŠMT ČR). The study stays are then mediated by the Academy Information Agency of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic (AIA MŠMT ČR) and are offered only to Czech citizens. Other conditions, numbers, and possible sectoral restrictions vary from country to country.

Any FSV student (including non-EU nationals) who is enrolled in an accredited bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree program and will be duly enrolled for study at Charles University throughout study abroad may take part in the Inter-Governmental Agreements.

The offer of scholarships is not specified for specific universities abroad. It is understood that candidates will look themselves up for contacts of interest. It is recommended that applicants already have established contact with their place of work/study abroad at the time of application.

Scholarship stays are filled by:

  • Quota breakdown (Charles University is awarded a certain number of scholarships; the selection is done directly by Charles University)
  • Selection procedure (scholarships are available for all universities in the Czech Republic; the selection procedure takes place at AIA – Dům zahraničních služeb).

Quota Breakdown

The quota breakdown is performed annually by the MŠMT, which allocates the number of places to individual universities in the Czech Republic. The number of posts allocated varies from year to year. The posts offered to Charles University via the quota breakdown are filled following a selection procedure organised by the RUK. First, however, applicants hand over the required documents to FSV UK's International office, which then forwards the documentation to the RUK.

Detailed information on the current quota breakdown can be found on the faculty website (in Czech only) and the Dům zahraniční spolupráce website.

Selection procedure

The selection procedure is administered annually by the Academic Information Agency, which is under the auspices of the Dům zahraničních služeb. Scholarship places are available to students of all public universities. The collection of applications and the selection procedure are organised directly by the AIA or the relevant embassy. The applicant submits the application, along with all necessary documents, by specific dates in person at the headquarters of AIA (Dům zahraničních služeb, AIA, Na Poříčí 1035/4, 110 00 Praha 1). The application must be validated by FSV UK (arranged by FSV UK's International Office).

The exact specifications for each stay, application documents, and other details are available on the AIA website.

Reimbursement of travel expenses

Students nominated for stays abroad under intergovernmental agreements (including both quota breakdown and selection procedures) are, in most cases, entitled to reimbursement of travel costs.

MŠMT reimburses transport costs through universities. Travel costs are reimbursed in the form of a refund once every six months of the calendar year. The nominated applicant must submit a refund application to the FSV UK International Office, along with any other necessary documents (in Czech only), within 10 working days of their return home from their stay abroad.

Entitlement to reimbursement of travel is not allowed for all types of intergovernmental contracts. Where a specific offer published on the website of the Academic Information Agency is accompanied by the comment "MŠMT does not cover travel fees", this means that the student cannot apply for reimbursement through FSV UK's International Office. Neither Charles University nor FSV currently have its own financial resources from which to reimburse travel costs in these cases.

Contact person at FSV

Antonella Kopic Bernardon Tel. 222 112 187 

Contact person at RUK

Mgr. Dita Faifrová Tel. 224 491 303

CEEPUS Program

CEEPUS is a central European university exchange program focusing on regional cooperation within university networks. The CEEPUS agreement was signed by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Austria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Serbia. The universities of Pristina, Prizren, and Peja in Kosovo also cooperate.

The program is designed for master's degree students from the end of the second semester and those in the doctoral degree program.

Exchanges take place within so-called thematic networks with specific partners, or a student can apply to a specific university under CEEPUS as a so-called freemover.

Financial support is provided by the CEEPUS national offices of the Participating States.

Detailed information about CEEPUS can be found at:

Contact person at FSV

Antonella Kopic Bernardon Tel. 222 112 187 

Contact person at Dům zahraniční spolupráce

Mgr. Ivona Sobotková Tel. 221 850 509
Mgr. Jan Trnka Tel. 221 850 502

    

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

DAAD is one of the largest scientific exchange organizations in the world. The organization was founded in 1925 and has its main headquarters in Bonn, Germany. DAAD's work is funded by the German Foreign Ministry, the Federal Ministry for Education and Research and EU funds.

Applicants from the Czech Republic are awarded around 150 scholarships each year.

Both bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree students can apply for scholarships.

More detailed information on the scholarship programs offered for the Czech Republic can be found on the DAAD website.

AKTION Czech republic - Austria

AKTION Czech Republic-Austria is a programme promoting bilateral cooperation in education and science through scholarships and cooperation programmes, established in 1992 as a joint initiative of the education ministries of the two countries.

AKTION scholarships for study or research stays in Austria, at state universities, vocational colleges, and accredited private universities, may be applied for by citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland who are enrolled in full-time master's or doctoral degree programmes.

For more information about AKTION, visit the Dům zahraniční spolupráce website.

Contact person at FSV

Antonella Kopic Bernardon  Tel. 222 112 187

Contact person at Dům zahraniční spolupráce

PhDr. Martina Bečánová Hamplová Tel. 221 850 513   
Ing. Helena Hanžlová Tel. 221 850 506

Fulbright Scholarship

Fulbright Scholarship programs funded by the Czech and American governments provide Czech citizens with the opportunity to study, conduct research or teach in the US. They are designed for students and alumni, researchers and university professors.

The selection procedure for each program is held once a year, usually in autumn or winter, for a stay in the following academic year.

Full details of the scholarships can be found on the Fulbright Commission website.

Czech-Bavarian Higher Education Agency

The Czech-Bavarian Higher Education Agency (Bayerisch-Tschechische Hochschulagentur, BTHA) is a project conceived until 2020, launched in 2016 on the basis of a development report for the Czech-Bavarian border with funds from the Ministry of Finance, Regional Development and the Land of the Free State of Bavaria.

BTHA's financial support programs provide broad options ranging from scholarships for study visits, language courses, summer and winter schools in both countries to grants for internships, overseas trips and excursions, grants for bilateral academic projects and conferences or joint project preparation, to research consortia of universities and universities in Bavaria and the Czech Republic. In addition to financial support, the agency also offers contact facilitation and counseling for students, educators, researchers, and management of Czech and Bavarian universities and scientific institutes.

Teachers and researchers from Bavarian public universities can apply for mobility allowance for Czech and Bavarian students, educators and researchers to Bavaria and the Czech Republic.

The applicant must be a researcher or educator at one of Bavaria's public universities. If the financial support is granted, the funds will be transferred to the economics department applying to Bavarian universities.

Applications shall be submitted continuously until the funding is exhausted. The maximum grant amounts to €1,000.

For more information visit the website of the Czech-Bavarian Higher Education Agency.