Your faculty coordinator will give you a coupon which you will show in the ISIC centre for the receiving Student Card. Please do not go to the ISIC centre before the first day of your official stay (see your application), you will be not in the system before the official start of the stay.

There are 2 types of Student Cards – a simple one, that is issued for free and serves for several purposes concerning your studies (Library, University information systém, etc) or a card that also serves as International Student Identity Card (ISIS) – this can be also used to gain discounts at several cutural and other sites (see http://www.isic.cz). The issue centre at Information and Advisory Centre of Charles University is the only university centre where you can buy an International Student Identity Card (ISIC). The price is CZK 190,-. ISIC cards can also be bought at branches of GTS International.

In order to have access to libraries, computer rooms, cafeterias, reading rooms and so on you need the Charles University Student Card, which can be issued to you in one of the Card Service Centres

Card Services Centres page   Student Cards Informations

The medical curriculum at the Third Faculty of Medicine aims at teaching medicine in a modern way with an emphasis on integrating related fields for better understanding and retention. Students also meet patients already in the first year and can therefore see medicine in a clinical context from the very start of their studies. The whole six-year programme is divided in to three cycles, which are further subdivided into modules and courses. The first cycle is build around basic medical sciences and focusses on understanding the inner workings of the human body and mind. The second cycle deals with pre-clinical subjects and the third cycle is clinical work. The first cycle includes two large modules and several courses. Module „Cellular basis of medicine” will teach you about cells and tissues, their components, metabolic pathways and the various ways these are related to health and disease. This module is examined at the end of the first year and this is the first major exam you will encounter. Several other courses in the first year will introduce you to communication skills, basic nursing skills and medical ethics and you will meet your first patients face to face. Biophysics will give you the necessary background in medical physics, introduce you to the physical basis of radiology and nuclear medicine and other diagnostic and therapeutic methods plus a primer in information technologies. Medical Terminology will teach you how to talk like a doctor with some Latin and Greek. Module „Structure and Function of the Human Body”, in the second year, builds on the basis created by the „cellular” module. It deals with tissues and organs, their shapes, spatial relationships and functions. This module is examined at the end of the second year. All the details for all years can be found in the Study Guide. In order to complete a course or module you will have to attend classes, hand in required written work, sit for tests and at the end, successfully pass an exam. The specific requirements for individual courses differ but all can be found in the Student Information System (SIS, see below). It is highly advisable to check the requirements of all your courses at the start of the academic year to plan efficiently your time and avoid any unpleasant surprises.

Important websites:

Article from the student who spent the academic year 2014/2015 at our faculty: erasmus-or-not-erasmus.pdf

Teachers at institutions of higher learning in the Czech Republic have titles corresponding to their hierarchical classification – the highest title is that of a professor („profesor”), the medium level title being that of an associate professor („docent”) and the lowest level title being that of an assistant professor („odborný asistent”). In the course of routine interaction, it is sufficient to use the title „doctor“ or „professor“. In the Czech Republic it is not customary to use first names when addressing faculty teachers or its staff – in the case of a faculty's staff, it is customary to use the titles „Mr / Mrs / Miss“.

Bachelor Branches

Step 1

If you are interested in prolonging your study stay at Charles University, please bear in mind that first you must be 100% sure that our institution is able and willing to have you here for another semester. There may be a problem especially limited capacity of courses etc. So please ask your host faculty or department coordinator first if they agree with the prolongation of your study stay and can assist you. You are strongly recommended to state the courses or lectures you would like to attend during the second semester.

Step 2

As soon as you get a positive response please download and fill in your new Learning Agreement – again, discuss it with your host faculty or department coordinator!

Step 3

Send the document to your home faculty coordinator (contact person) with a request for Erasmus+ studies prolongation.

Step 4

As soon as your home university approves your new learning agreement, it must be delivered to Charles University and confirmed at a faculty level. The form must be sent by post or faxed either to the relevant faculty coordinator or to the European Office:

European Office

Charles University in Prague

Ovocný trh 3

116 36 Praha 1

Czech Republic

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Step 5

Finally, the European Office is responsible for completing the whole administrative process and drawing up a new Letter of Admission, or a confirmation that your study stay at Charles University in the programme Erasmus+ has been extended.