If you want to enrol in a degree programme at any university in the Czech Republic and your previous education was acquired in another country, it is necessary to have your previous education formally recognized by the Czech authorities. The process of recognizing the equivalence of previous education acquired in another country is known as nostrification. This process is carried out by the regional authorities of the Czech Republic.
Contact person for the region of South Moravia – city of Brno:
Mrs. Dagmar Kostrhůnová, department of education, ‘Krajský úřad Jihomoravského kraje’
Address: Cejl 73, 2nd floor, door number 226, (tram no. 4)
Email: kostrhunova.dagmar@kr-jihomoravsky.cz, phone: +420 541 653 527.
Working hours:
Mon. 8.00 - 17.00, Tues. 8.00 - 16.00, Wed. 11.00 - 17.00, Thurs. 11.00 - 16.00, Fri. 8.00 - 14.00
New applications are accepted on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 am.
Please contact Mrs Kostrhůnová by email or make an appointment before visiting!
The charge for the nostrification process is currently 3000 CZK and the official deadline for processing applications is 30 days. However, please note that this deadline can be extended in complicated cases where additional documentation is required, so we strongly recommend allowing extra time for the process.
The requirement for nostrification does not extend to certain qualifications (European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate) and secondary education completed in certain countries (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia) which are automatically recognized as equivalent under Czech law.
We are currently in the process of setting up a system of internal recognition of previous education which will offer an alternative to nostrification for applicants to our university. Once this system is in place, information will be added to this section of our website.