• 900 lessons of intensive preparation for the admission procedure
  • 25 lessons per week
  • tuition of Czech language and specialized subjects
  • 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

• regular assessment of knowledge and a final exam in Czech at B2 level
• ÚJOP UK B1 certificate of language proficiency is recognised by more than 80 faculties of public universities

• 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

The preparatory programme starts with a two-week intensive Czech 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, which will prepare the students for the entrance exams for studies in technical and IT fields.

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). We place great emphasis on the acquisition of professional terminology and presentation skills. 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. The Czech language course ends with a winter semester exam at B1 level and a summer semester exam at B2 level. If you pass the final exams in the summer semester, you will receive a certificate of completion of the preparatory programme indicating your level of language proficiency. 

PLEASE NOTE

The FAST programme is intended only for students with an initial knowledge of Czech at the minimum level of B1 of the CEFR. Before entering the FAST programme, the student must provide a CCE certificate confirming the achievement of B1 level, or another certificate from ILPS CU confirming this level, or pass a diagnostic test and an interview to verify this level. Students with a Czech language level below B1 will not be admitted to the programme. Students with a lower level of Czech than B1 have the option to take the COMPLEX programme.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

• Intensive Czech language course (includes professional Czech terminology)
• Specialised subjects
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Computer science

The preparatory programme for studies in technical and IT fields takes 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.