Application and Admission 

Masaryk University  - Faculty of Medicine

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Thank you for your interest in the studies at our Medical Faculty. We can inform you that the foreign applicants can study General Medicine or Dentistry at the Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno. The curriculum in General Medicine lasts 6 years and is concluded with the degree of "Medicinae Universae Doctor" (MUDr.) (= M.D., Doctor of General Medicine). The curriculum in Dentistry lasts 5 years and is concluded with the degree of "Medicinae Dentalis Doctor" (MDDr.) (Doctor of Dental Medicine). The language of instruction is English.

The degrees are recognised fully in EU and in most other counties at least for a limited registration, but the student should ask the authorities or professional bodies in his/her country for information about the conditions for a full registration and recognition of the degree required to practice medicine in his/her country. The Faculty is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools published by WHO (7th edition, p. 105, 2000).
 

The basic general conditions of admission:

Every foreign applicant must have passed successfully at least 4{or 3} years of studies at a secondary school (high school) closed by a school-leaving examination. A survey of his or her secondary school results and a school-leaving certificate are required.
The applicants are accepted on the basis of written entrance examinations in the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The applicants must pass the entrance examination successfully.
 

Tuition fee

The English study of General Medicine costs 8,500 EURO per year and the study of Dentistry costs 9,000 EURO per year (each year of study consists of two semesters). This sum holds for those who pay the tuition fee for the whole relevant academic year only and their money arrives on the account of Masaryk University no later than 31th August. The tuition fee can also be paid in two parts. It means that the student can pay extra for each semester. In this case the price is raised by administration expenses, and thus each semester of General Medicine in English costs 4,500 EURO (altogether 9,000 EURO for a whole year of General Medicine) and each semester of Dentistry in English costs 4,750 EURO (altogether 9,500 EURO for a whole year of Dentistry). The first part has to be paid no later than 15th September 2007.

Cost of leaving and accommodation

The Czech Republic does not provide any social benefits to foreign citizens in the course of their university studies. Scholarships and subsidies of the Czech Republic for accommodation in the students’ halls of residence or for meals in students’ refectories cannot be provided to foreign self-paying students. The students have to support themselves totally when studying, including full payments for accommodation and meals.
The expenses of foreign students for accommodation in the students’ halls of residence (one room for two or three students) are about 100-150 EURO per month and person, the amount being subject to change due to economic situation, while the meals (3 times a day) in an academic refectory cost about 5 EURO per day.