• 1250 lessons of intensive preparation for the admission procedure - specialized subjects and language
• 35 lessons per week
• lectures, seminars and study assignments with feedback from the teachers
• regular individual consultations with Charles University teachers
• basic textbooks, copyright materials, MS Teams and Moodle licenses are included in the course price
• extra-curricular activities - cultural, sports and entertainment events, conversation club, info webinars, networking with ILPS CU alumni

• accommodation in our dormitories
• advice in selecting a university and assistance in completing the application form
• assistance with paperwork:        
  • with recognition of secondary or higher education
  • with registration upon arrival in the Czech Republic
  • support from study advisers in dealing with everyday life situations
  • extra services (repeated recognition, personal assistance, etc.)

Winter semester: 9 September 2024 – 24 January 2025

Christmas holiday: 23 December 2024 – 3 January  2025

Exam period: 27 January 2025 – 30 January 2025

Summer semester: 3 February 2024 – 23 May 2025

Exam period: 26 May 2025 – 30 June 2025

teaching days: Monday – Friday

Your goal is to study successfully at a university in the Czech Republic. Our goal is to prepare you for it.

The preparatory programme starts with a two-week intensive Czech and English orientation course, accompanied by an introduction to Czech culture and history and basic information on the study centre and Charles University. Starting from the third week, the teaching of specialized subjects begins in preparation for the entrance exams for economics studies.

Mgr. Jitka Krebsová

I teach Czech, English and Latin. I am the head of the English Preparatory Programme in Poděbrady and a methodologist of Czech and English within the programme. I cooperate with the Ministry of Education as a reviewer of English and Czech textbooks.

I have been working at ILPS since 2010.

„The most exciting thing about working with ILPS students is the possibility to meet people from different cultural backgrounds, to find things we have in common, and to help them to prepare for the future.“

Mgr. Jitka Krebsová

You can look forward to lectures, seminars and study assignments with feedback from teachers. Instructors combine theoretical instruction with practical assignments and practice to prepare students for the entrance exams and subsequent university studies (independent work, responsibility, time management). In the summer semester, students can attend lectures at selected universities.

There is no proper study without tests and exams. You will also write continuous tests in Czech and in your specialized subjects and take final semester exams at the end of the semester. If you pass the final exams in the summer semester, you will receive a certificate of completion of the preparatory programme. 

Subjects taught:

• Specialized subjects in English:
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Economics text
  • Mathematics
  • Professional English
• English
• Basics of Czech language

Preparatory programmes in English take place at our campus in the centre of Poděbrady. You have the possibility to stay in a dormitory within a ten-minute walk from the castle, where the classes take place. There is also a large castle garden where various leisure activities take place. Poděbrady is easily accessible from Prague by train or bus and the trip takes about an hour.