1. Masaryk University www.muni.cz Introduction

2. An overview of Masaryk University Brief history o founded in 1919 o Named after the first president of the Czechoslovakian Republic Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk o Humanities and research oriented with 9 faculties Number of students o Over 51,000 students (second largest in the Czech Republic)

3. 9 faculties with more than 200 departments, institutes and clinics : ● Law ● Medicine ● Science ● Arts ● Education ● Economics and Administration ● Informatics ● Social Studies ● Sports Studies Masaryk University: Faculties

4. An overview of Masaryk University Wide range of courses taught in other languages than Czech (mainly English) at all faculties Offer of full-degree at the master’s and doctoral levels fully taught in English o Master’s: 3 Social Sciences, 2 Economics and Finances, 2 Informatics, 1 Arts, 1 Education o Doctoral: all fields as long as the student finds a supervisor!!

5. The structure of higher education system The structure of Higher Education in the Czech Republic is according to the Bologna process. 3 cycles as follows 1st cycle (bachelor) - 180-240 ECTS 2nd cycle (master’s) - 180-240 ECTS 3rd cycle (doctoral) – not specified in credits but in general from 3 to 4 years

6. The credit recognition system Masaryk University uses the ECTS system ECTS - European Credit Transfer System 60 ECTS/academic year Example: 2 ECTS ~ 1 hour credit in US system Type of evaluation A-B-C-D-E-F (Excellent-Very Good, Satisfactory, Sufficient, Failed) P/F (Pass/Fail) Z/- (Credit/non-credit)

7. Language assessment requirements Depends on the faculty/department! Language of teaching is either Czech or English Exchange international students usually study in English unless their field is not offered in English! Full-degree students study in English only in the fields offered in English Usually students applying for full-degree must have a TOEFL or IELTS

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