How to Apply to Erasmus+

1. Note the Application Deadlines

All completed, printed, and mailed / uploaded application materials must be received by:

 Winter Semester or Full Academic Year

• 30 June 
  •       Admissions process opens 1 April

 Summer Semester

• 30 November 
  •       Admissions process opens 1 September

2. Get Nominated by your Home Institution

Your home institution will be able to provide you with detailed Erasmus+ programme information and is responsible for selection and official nomination procedures.

Your official nomination includes your:

• Name
• Date of birth
• Email
• Period of stay
• Level of studies

The nomination email should be sent to: anna.eiflerova@vscht.cz before providing your application form.

UCT Prague, as host university, confirms student admission for studies according to its selection criteria.

3.  Certify your English Language Skills

UCT Prague requires that you have a good command of English in order to study successfully here and you must provide us with proof of your English language skills.

Non-Native English Speakers

The minimum requirement is level B1, preferably B2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Recognised Certificates

• Cambridge ESOL: minimum PET/FCE
• TOEFL iBT: minimum score 80
• IELTS: minimum band score 5.0

Other Acceptable Formats (if you do not have any internationally-recognised certificate):

• Online Linguistic Support Certificate
• Certificate issued by a language center in the sending institution (accepted only if it confirms the minimum language skills level B1-B2)
• Certificate issued by a language school (accepted only if it confirms the minimum language skills level B1-B2)
• > Confirmation of language knowledge confirmed by a language center or a language school in case the student does not have any of the official documents mentioned above

Native English Speakers

Students whose mother tongue is English or who study a study programme in English at their home university are exempted from this obligation.

4. Provide us all Application Forms and Materials

From the fall semester (1. semester) of the academic year 2016/2017 onwards , UCT is using Mobility-Online system for processing of students´applications (student mobility for studies - SMS). All documents will be uploaded via the online system in their electronic version, therefore no original forms are necessary. Students coming for an intership still need to submit all their application materials via email / regular mail.

After their nomination students (SMS) will receive an infomail on how to proceed and log into the Mobility Online

If the original documents are required by the sending institution, hard copies shall be sent to:

Application Materials Checklist

Note: Learning Agreement, Confirmation of Language Knowledge, and Transcript of Records forms must be officially confirmed by the respective representatives.

5. Send Print Copies of the Application Materials to us by Mail / Upload Your Documents to Mobility-Online

Printed documents are only relevant for those students coming to UCT for traineeship (SMP). Students coming for studies (SMS) will only administer all their application documents via the Mobility-Online system unless the original documents are required by their sending institution.

b Address

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
Department of International Relations
Anna Eiflerova
Technicka 5
166 28 Prague 6
Czech Republic

After all application documents are submitted (SMS - by Mobility Online, SMP - by email), they will be checked by the Department of the International Relations and if everything will be alright the student will receive an email confirmation that he/she is accepted and signed Learning Agreement. In case the sending institution requires an official acceptance letter, this document can be issued upon request.

Note Regarding Mobility-Online system

Electronic versions will be processed in the Mobility-Online system, excluding students for traineeship. Please send the original documents to the above mentioned postal address if they are required by your home institution. Even then, however, you also need to upload the scans in the system.

Note for Students from Non-EU Countries

Letter of Acceptance

You will receive a Letter of Acceptance from us, which you will need to submit as part of your application for a student visa.

Student Visa

Since it may take up to 60 days to process your visa application (for more information, please contact the Czech embassy nearest you), application forms should be sent to UCT Prague at least one month before the application deadline.

UCT Prague cannot issue a Letter of Acceptance before receiving complete application forms.

6. Accommodation

Accomodation for students is provided at UCT dormitories situated at the outskirts of Prague.

To apply for accommodation please fill in the Application for accommodation and send it to erasmus.accom@vscht.cz. 

Application period for winter semester: from 1.7. - 25.7 

Application deadline summer semester: 30 November

Please obey the Accommodation Rules

The International Relations office is not responsible for the student accommodation. For all information please refer to the Halls of Residence web page or contact them via e-mail: erasmus.accom@vscht.cz.

Winter Semester

•   Students coming only for the winter semester will get a place in the UCT Halls of Residence only until 31.1.2018 due to limited capacity of the dormitory rooms. Check-in between 8 - 11 September 2017.

Summer Semester

• Students coming only for the summer semester will be accommodated after 1.2.2018. Check-in before this date will not be allowed. Recommendation: Check-in between 3-6 February 2018. Check out for summer semester by 24.6.2018