On 22 May 2017, the Government of the Czech Republic approved the project "Student Mode": a concept for facilitating the visa procedure for a specific group of students from third countries. The following provides a basic information.
The project "Student Mode" (SM) is the concept of visa facilitation for students-foreigners from selected third countries who are admitted to study at higher education institutions in the Czech Republic and at the the same time they are enrolled in the Student Mode.
The function of SM is to ACCELERATE ACCESS to the relevant embassy for an applicant seeking a long-term residence permit/visa for the purpose of studies.
The SM is administered through Higher Education Institutions which nominate their students for the Student Mode.The student cannot apply themselves/ ask for interviews themselves.
Students should contact the coordinator of higher education institutions who is responsible for this agenda regarding any questions concerning the Student Mode.
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports will not provide any information to applicants/students concerning SM and their enrollment.
The list of higher education institutions participated in the system:
Public Higher Education Institutions:
- Akademie múzických umění v Praze (Academy of Performing Arts in Prague)
- Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze (Academy of Fine Arts in Prague)
- Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze (Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague)
- České vysoké učení technické v Praze (Czech Technical University in Prague)
- Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně (Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno)
- Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích (University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice)
- Masarykova univerzita v Brně (Masaryk University in Brno)
- Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická universita v Brně (Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno)
- Ostravská univerzita (University of Ostrava)
- Slezská univerzita v Opavě (Silesian University in Opava)
- Technická univerzita v Liberci (Technical University in Liberec)
- Univerzita Hradec Králové (University of Hradec Králové)
- Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem (University of J. E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem)
- Univerzita Karlova (Charles University)
- Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci (Palacký University, Olomouc)
- Univerzita Pardubice (University of Pardubice)
- Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně (Tomas Bata University in Zlín)
- Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava (VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava)
- Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze (Prague University of Economics and Business)
- Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze (Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague)
- Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích (Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice)
- Vysoká škola umělecko-průmyslová v Praze (Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague)
- Vysoké učení technické v Brně (Brno University of Technology)
- Západočeská univerzita v Plzni (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen)
Private Higher Education Institutions:
- Anglo-American University - Anglo-American University in Prague | Top Private Universities in Prague (aauni.edu)
- Archip, s.r.o. - Praha
- ART & DESIGN INSTITUT, s.r.o. - Praha
- CEVRO Institut (CEVRO Institute), z.ú. - Praha
- Metropolitní univerzita Praha (Metropolitan University, Prague), o.p.s.
- NEWTON College, a.s. – Brno
- ŠKODA AUTO Vysoká škola, o.p.s. (Škoda Auto University) – Mladá Boleslav
- Unicorn University - Vysoká škola IT, datové analýzy a businessu
- Vysoká škola finanční a správní (University of Finance and Administration), a. s. – Praha
- Vysoká škola logistiky (College of Logistics), o.p.s. – Přerov
- Vysoká škola obchodní v Praze (College of Business in Prague), o.p.s.
- PRIGO | Vysoká škola (vs-prigo.cz)
More information in Czech can be find here: http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/vysoke-skolstvi/rezim-student.
