Matriculation ceremony for UJOP Charles University students in the 2025/26 academic year


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Higher education in the Czech Republic is free for everyone, including foreigners. The only condition is that you need to study in Czech. Don’t be afraid! Within a year of preparation, we will teach you Czech from scratch to B1/B2/C1 level.

Learn Czech!

Learn effectively and intensively. In our Czech language courses for foreigners you can expect interactive and methodically sophisticated teaching led by professionals. We teach Czech at levels from A1 to C1 as well as special courses for doctors.

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Do you need to check your level of language competence in Czech for foreigners or in English? Apply for our internationally recognised exams for study at more than 80 university faculties and for employment, residence or citizenship.

ERASMUS+ STAFF WEEK PRAGUE
Practical English for Staff Members
Use English more fluently and effectively at work!
Explore the city of Prague and gain skills to communicate with colleagues, students and academic staff.

HISTORY AND AREA STUDIES (HAS) Bachelor's Programme
Faculty of Social Sciences + ÚJOP

Study modern history, culture, and politics with respect to Czechia in Central European and global context.


News

Erasmus Staff Week Wraps Up with Success at the Voršilská Chapel

On Friday, September 19, 24 participants of the Erasmus Staff Week gathered at the Voršilská Chapel. The course is designed for administrative staff from European universities who wish to improve their English and bring it to a higher level. Participants gain new language skills to enhance and streamline communication with students and colleagues, expand their vocabulary related to administrative work, and acquire practical competencies such as effective email communication in English, delivering proper presentations, and engaging in discussions with colleagues and students.

22 September 2025

Students of the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies Welcomed into the Academic Community of Charles University at Karolinum

On Friday, September 12, 2025, the Czech national anthem resounded through the Great Hall of Karolinum as more than 300 international students rose to ceremoniously mark the beginning of their stay in the Czech Republic and their studies in the foundation courses of the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies (ÚJOP) at Charles University. The new students, representing more than 60 countries, were formally welcomed into the academic community of Charles University not only by Eva Voldřichová Beránková, Vice-Rector of Charles University for International Affairs, but also by Dana Hůlková Nývltová, Director of UJOP, and by two graduates of last year’s foundation programmes.

11 September 2025

UJOP Welcomes the New Academic Year

The new academic year begins next week, and the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies (UJOP) is naturally in full preparation mode. After a summer filled with our summer schools, teachers are once again ready to devote themselves fully to students in the preparatory programmes.

5 September 2025

New English Summer School at Charles University: Discover Your Future connected with the Czech language and the Academic Tradition

This year, Charles University opened its doors to international students interested in studying in the Czech Republic through the summer course Discover Your Future, organised under the auspices of the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies. This intensive two-week programme, held at the Krystal campus in Prague and intended for students aged 15–18, is unique in combining language instruction with direct cooperation from various Charles University faculties.

29 August 2025
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General Contact
ujop@ujop.cuni.cz
+420 212 245 245

Foundation Programmes:
studujop@ujop.cuni.cz
+420 778 754 481 (text first)

CCE Exams, Exams for Faculty of Medicine, MOCK TESTS:
vtc@ujop.cuni.cz
+420 212 245 245 (DID. 3334)

Exams for Permanent Residency:
praha.trvalypobyt@ujop.cuni.cz
+420 212 245 245 (DID. 3334)

Exams for Citizenship:
obcanstvi@ujop.cuni.cz
+420 212 245 245 (DID. 3334)


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The Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University (ÚJOP in Czech) 

Vratislavova 29/10

128 00 Prague 2

Czech Republic