Admission process

Applications for the academic year 2019/2020 are open from December 3, 2018.

The IBB admission process starts on December 3, 2018, and ends on April 30, 2019, at 10:00 CEST. Successful applicants then start their IBB studies in September 2019.

Therefore, the IBB program has only a winter intake of new students.

How to apply

First of all, register your e-application through our Information System – just click here
Afterwards, fill in the IBB Application Form, sign it and send it with all the required documents either electronically (scanned, via e-mail) to ibb@vse.cz or via mail to our address
And follow the instructions you will receive electronically concerning the application fee and entrance examination

The deadline is April 30, 10:00 CEST (Prague Time)

Application fee

The application fee is EUR 50, which corresponds to CZK 1,300, and is to be paid by the date of the application deadline.

Please, follow the instructions which you will receive by e-mail, once you register your e-application.

What documents do I have to submit?

Application Form

Application Form

IBB requires registration of an e-application and also submission of the Application Form.

You can simply download it at the bottom of the page or by clicking at the link below.

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CV

Submit your structured Curriculum Vitae.

Copy of your passport or ID

Submit a copy of your passport or ID.

It is crucial to check the validity of your passport, especially “expiry date”. The most important moment for the students applying for the visa.

Your digital photo

Submit a passport size of your official photo (only via e-mail).

Motivation letter

Submit a motivation letter (details given below).

Essay

Submit an essay on a given economic topic (topics available in the Application Form, see below).

Completed secondary education

Completion of secondary education is proved by presenting:

a notarized copy of a secondary school leaving certificate / diploma,
its notarized translation into the Czech or English language (if not originally in Czech, Slovak or English)

Furthermore, applicants with a foreign secondary education (i.e. their secondary school leaving certificate/diploma was issued by a foreign secondary school) have to present:

a confirmation of the particular foreign secondary school or another foreign body that a participant in the secondary education programme of the given foreign secondary school is, in the specific foreign country, entitled to attend a bachelor’s degree programme.

The confirmation is not required from applicants that received / (are about to) receive:

the Czech secondary school leaving certificate called “Maturitní Vysvědčení”,
the Slovak secondary school leaving certificate called “Maturitné Vysvedčenie”,
the International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma).

Admitted applicants will be provided further instructions for assessment of the previous education, including a possible payment for the assessment.

A document proving general recognition of the equivalence or validity of a foreign document concerning receiving secondary education in the Czech Republic (nostrification clause) is required only when the Faculty of International Relations expresses doubts about sufficient level, scope, or content of the previous foreign education of an applicant, and the applicant will be asked to present the nostrification clause. For more information on gaining nostrification clause, please follow the link.

Application fee confirmation

Submit a receipt of payment for the application fee (EUR 50, which corresponds to CZK 1300, required if the payment is missing in our Information System).

Entrance Exam

Applicants complete the entrance exam in a long-distance form. Knowledge of English is a prerequisite and must be proven within the entrance exam. No English language test is required.

Parts of our entrance exam

Essay on a given economic topic in English (min. 1200 words, evaluated by a max. of 150 points, topics available in the IBB Application Form)
Motivation letter in English (max. 50 points)
Skype or phone interview in English (conducted with the applicants, who pass the written part of the exam; max. 50 points)

A minimum achievement of 50% on all parts (essay, motivation letter, interview) is required.

Recognition of previous education

IBB is designed for students from all over the world who have completed their secondary education.

Applicants with foreign secondary education (i.e. their secondary school leaving certificate/diploma was issued by a foreign secondary school) have to have their foreign secondary education recognized by the Faculty of International Relations.

Only when the Faculty of International Relations expresses doubts about sufficient level, scope, or content of the previous foreign education of an applicant, the applicant will be asked to present the nostrification clause, which is issued by the Czech authorities.

Visa and health insurance

Visa and health insurance issues are extremely important. Please, study this part before you apply.

IBB Application Form
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