This programme is suitable for students with strong academic potential who need support in the following areas:

• Bridging the academic gap: Helping you transition from your high school education to the Czech education system, preparing you for the university admission process and ensuring you are ready to succeed in your studies.
• Visa application assistance: Guiding you through the visa application process to ensure you can study in the Czech Republic without unnecessary delays.
• Diploma recognition: Assisting with the recognition of your high school diploma to meet the requirements for university admission.
• Cultural adaptation: Helping you adjust to life in a new country by introducing local customs and supporting you as you settle in.
• Reducing study costs: Mastering the Czech language in the preparatory programme enables you to study at university in Czech for free. (Valid for Czech public universities.)

For over 50 years, we’ve been successfully helping international students prepare for university. We know what it takes to support you on your journey. While university life is exciting, it can also present challenges - we are here to help you succeed.

High quality and modern teaching – (30 lessons per week, 830 lessons in total) delivered through lectures, seminars and study assignments in:

• Intensive Czech language teaching (includes general language and professional terminology)
• Mathematics

1. Preparation for university and guidance on university selection

• Preparation for entrance exams
• University visits and individual advice on university selection, including the submission of applications
• Help with academic progress and attendance management
• Access to Charles University libraries and lectures
• Basic textbooks, copyright materials, MS Teams and Moodle
• Study excursions

2. Adapting to life in the Czech Republic

• Assistance with adapting to Czech culture, informative workshops and advice from alumni
• Cultural visits, sports, entertainment events
• Practical support for everyday life situations (incl. guidance in medical situations)
• Local SIM Card
• Access to the pan-European Eduroam Wi-Fi on all campuses

3. Admin support

• Assistance with submission of visa documents, immigration registration, diploma recognition, university application and advice on visa extension

4. Additional Services (not included in the course fee)

• student student accomodation in our dormitories
• student insurance

The preparatory programme begins with a one-week intensive Czech language course, accompanied by an introduction to Czech culture and history and basic information about the study centre and Charles University. From the second week on, lessons to master the Czech language on both general and professional levels begin. The lessons also include an introduction to mathematics to prepare you for the entrance exams for economics.

You can look forward to lectures, seminars and study assignments with feedback from teachers. The teachers combine theoretical lessons with practical assignments and exercises to prepare students for the entrance exams and subsequent university studies (independent work, responsibility, time management). A bonus of the programme is the opportunity to attend lectures at selected universities in the last trimester.

Mgr. Michaela Straková Tomášová

I teach Czech and I am a Czech language methodologist in Poděbrady. I have also taught Introduction to Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology and written the following textbooks: Introduction to Philosophy for Foreigners (2009), Basics of 20th Century Philosophy and Ethics for Foreigners (2015).

I have been working at ILPS since 2006.

„It's a coincidence that I'm a teacher at ILPS. One of the best coincidences in my life. My job is to help students get to know the language and culture of the country where they have decided to start their professional career and to try to make their start as successful as possible.“

Mgr. Michaela Straková Tomášová

Integral to the study is the ongoing evaluation of your progress in both language and mathematics. This enables both you and us to assess how well you are meeting your educational goals. Diagnostic tests will help measure your progress and highlight areas where further effort is needed. At the end of the course, based on the results of the final exam, you will receive a certificate indicating your Czech language proficiency (expected level - B1) and a certificate confirming the acquired academic knowledge.

PLEASE NOTE

The LITE programme is intended for students heading to university with the required entry level B1 Czech according to the CEFR. For obtaining a higher language level, the COMPLEX programme is designed.

Follow-up study programmes that can be considered after completing our preparatory programme:

• Accounting (Accounting and Taxation and similar)
• Finance, Banking and Insurance (Finance and Accounting, Economic Policy and Administration and similar)
• Management and Administration (Business Economics and Management, Economics and Management and similar)

Which university to choose? 

There are several universities in the Czech Republic where you can study accounting, finance, management and other economic fields in Czech at B1 level. Our academic supervisors and teachers will help you choose the most suitable one. Universities where you can continue your studies include (in alphabetical order):

• University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
• Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
• VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

The preparatory programme for economics studies is held in our campus at a castle located in thecentre of Poděbrady. You will have the option to stay in a dormitory dormitory just a ten-minute walk from the castle. The large castle garden provides a space for various leisure activities. Poděbrady is conveniently connected to Prague by train or bus, with a travel time of around one hour.