Admission Requirements for Master’s Programmes in English (2027/28)

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Deadlines and fees

Applicants who are not EU or EFTA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland) nationals are advised to apply well before the deadline to have enough time for obtaining the Student Visa or Residence Permit for the Czech Republic.

Information on the Admission Procedure

The goal of the admissions review process is to select from the pool of applicants those individuals who have shown the capability and diligence expected of Charles University students. To apply for our Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics Master's programmes taught in English you must

• hold or be working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s diploma and provide a certified copy thereof;

• have sufficient academic background in the relevant fields;

• have sufficient command of the English language; this can be demonstrated by providing your results in one of the standardized English tests that we recognize (see below for details).

Please note that in the case of Computer Science programmes, the deadline for submitting the take-home assignment is May 31, 2027. All other required documents must be physically delivered to the Student Affairs Department of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics preferably by June 30, 2027, and by September 30, 2027 at the latest. If you do not deliver them as required, you will be neither accepted nor enrolled for Master's study.

How to apply

1. Take the language tests (IELTS, TOEFL, …) and submit your scores. We strongly recommend that applicants complete their tests in time.

2. Collect all required documents and information, including personal details (name, date and place of birth, citizenship, permanent address, correspondence address, email address, passport number), name and address of your secondary school, school leaving certificate and related documents, standardized test scores.

3. Fill in the electronic application form. Here you can view a sample application in pdf; which consists of a Czech and English part. Please note that the pdf that is generated from your online application is for your reference only; in particular, please do not send it to us.

4. Submit the application online. If you have any questions regarding your application, please write to info@matfyz.cuni.cz. Please make sure to upload with your application all required documents as specified above. For TOEFL, you should have your test scores sent directly to Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Our TOEFL institution code is 3184.

Please note that an application cannot be processed without the required documents having been received, nor can it be processed if the application fee has not been paid by the deadline (3rd day after the deadline for submitting an application for study). If the applicant has not paid the application fee in full, the application for study is considered withdrawn. Also, for enrolment we require an official copy of Bachelor’s or Master’s diploma and University transcript that you have submitted with your application (i.e., to submit a scanned copy of the relevant document with your application is sufficient, but to complete the admission process you must later provide an appropriately verified copy of an official document).

Bachelor’s or Master’s Diploma

Each applicant for a Master’s programme must deliver an officially authorized copy of a Bachelor’s or Master’s diploma, or a confirmation of a faculty or university concerning a successful completion of Bachelor’s or Master’s study. This requirement does not apply to students and graduates of Bachelor’s or Master’s study at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University. The applicants who graduated from a higher education institution outside of the Czech Republic, must deliver one of the following documents in order to prove their previous education:

• a document about a general recognition of foreign higher education in the Czech Republic obtained according to § 89 and 90 of The Higher Education Act of the Czech Republic (so called "nostrification"), or

• a document about a foreign higher education if it is automatically recognized in the Czech Republic, according to its international agreements, without further official processing (diploma and diploma supplements from Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia), or

• a document confirming completion of higher education which will be assessed by the faculty itself (no fee is being charged).

Detailed information on how the condition of obtaining previous Bachelor’s or Master’s degree should be proven by the alumni of foreign higher education institutions, as well as additional information, may be found on faculty webpages, here: (https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/students/general-rules/assessment-of-university-degrees-and-studies-for-applicants-to-master-s-and-doctoral-studies).

The officially authorized documents must be physically sent to the Student Affairs Department of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics preferably by June 30, 2027, and by September 30, 2027 at the latest. If you do not deliver the document concerning your completed education, you will be neither accepted nor enrolled for Master’s study.

Academic Background

This section summarizes the minimum knowledge required from applicants to specific Master’s study programmes.

Academic records demonstrating the necessary background must show the dates of enrolment and the subjects or courses taken, together with the units of credit or time allotted to each subject. These records must also include a complete description of the institution’s grading scale or other standard of evaluation. Unless academic records and diplomas are routinely issued in English by the institution concerned, the records in their original language must be submitted with an authorized, complete, and exact English translation.

You are also welcome to accompany your application by:

• a statement of purpose in which you describe your reasons for applying to the proposed programme, your study, and possibly also research interests and future career plans;

• letters of recommendation from professors and employers who can comment on your recent professional accomplishments and your qualifications for pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics. You should arrange for letters of recommendation to be sent directly by your referees to the email address info@mff.cuni.cz by April 30, 2027 at the latest. Please ask your referees to state “Recommendation letter for [your name], CS/Math/Physics programme” in the Subject of the email.

Master’s Programmes in Computer Science

You must have sufficient academic background in the relevant fields (see below for details); this should be demonstrated by solving a take-home assignment correctly and on time, and by providing transcripts (academic records) of your previous education accompanied by syllabi of the completed courses (i.e., you must submit both the assignment and the transcript). For the take-home assignment, you may consult your notes, textbooks, Internet resources, friends etc. but the submitted solution must be your own work. To correctly solve the take-home assignment means to obtain at least 70 percent of the maximum score. The deadline for submitting the take-home assignment is May 31, 2027. Solving the take-home assignment is not obligatory for the applicants for the study programme Computer Science – Language Technologies and Computational Linguistics.

Common requirements for study programmes Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science – Discrete Models and Algorithms, Computer Science – Language Technologies and Computational Linguistics, Computer Science – Software and Data Engineering, Computer Science – Software Systems, Computer Science – Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science – Visual Computing and Game Development:

Background in calculus, linear algebra, discrete mathematics, probability, logic, computer programming, algorithms and data structures, computer organization, and the theory of automata and formal grammars.

Master’s Programmes in Mathematics

You must have sufficient academic background in the relevant fields (see below for details); this can be demonstrated by providing transcripts (academic records) of your previous education accompanied by syllabi of the completed courses.

Common requirements for all programmes:

A sound background in linear algebra, real and complex analysis, measure theory, and probability theory.

Specific requirements of individual study programmes:

• Computational Mathematics: common requirements + numerical mathematics, functional analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations.

• Financial and Insurance Mathematics: common requirements + mathematical statistics, Markov chains, financial mathematics.

• Mathematical Analysis: common requirements + general topology, functional analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations.

• Mathematical Modelling in Physics and Technology: common requirements + classical mechanics, functional analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations.

• Mathematical Structures: common requirements + group theory, mathematical logic.

• Mathematics for Information Technologies: common requirements + commutative and computer algebra, theoretical and applied cryptography.

• Probability, Mathematical Statistics and Econometrics: common requirements + mathematical statistics, Markov chains.

Master’s Programmes in Physics

You must have sufficient academic background in the relevant fields (see below for details); this can be demonstrated by providing transcripts (academic records) of your previous education accompanied by syllabi of the completed courses.

Common requirements for all programmes:

A sound background in physics, i.e., in mechanics, molecular physics, electricity and magnetism, electrodynamics, optics, theoretical mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical physics, atomic physics, and quantum theory. Appropriate knowledge of mathematical apparatus is expected.

Specific requirements of individual study programmes:

• Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology and Climatology: common requirements + hydrodynamics (ideal and real fluids motion, concepts of flow field, hydrodynamic equations, and viscous fluid flow) and meteorology and climatology (basic characteristics of meteorological elements and physical interactions in the climate system).

• Biophysics and Chemical Physics: common requirements + quantum theory (formal scheme of quantum theory, angular momentum), approximate methods (variational and perturbation methods, structure of atomic spectral lines, many-body problem), fundamentals of quantum electrodynamics (non- relativistic theory) and of scattering theory, general chemistry (atomic and molecular masses, isotopes, solutions, concentrations, state functions, partial molar quantities, chemical potential, phase and chemical equilibrium).

• Optics and Optoelectronics: common requirements + fundamentals of Fourier optics, Gaussian beams, radiation detectors and methods of measurements of optical properties of matter.

• Particle and Nuclear Physics: common requirements + basic knowledge of nuclear and particle physics (main features and basic models of atomic nuclei, nuclear decays and reactions, elementary particles and their interactions, principles of modern particle experiments and accelerators) and intermediate knowledge of non-relativistic quantum mechanics (basic formalism based on the Hilbert space, stationary and nonstationary problems, perturbative approaches, theory of angular momentum, basic scattering theory, systems composed of identical particles and second-quantization formalism).

• Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials: common requirements + fundamentals of condensed matter physics (atomic and electronic structure of matter, basics of quantum physics, experimental methods in condensed matter physics).

• Surface and Plasma Physics: common requirements + fundamentals of condensed matter physics, kinetic theory of gases, and plasma physics.

English Language Proficiency

An applicant must have an adequate command of English in order to enroll in an English language programme at Charles University. Proficiency in English may be demonstrated by one of the standard language tests listed below; any language test results must not be older than two years. Students who have completed at least two years of their previous education with English as the sole language of instruction in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, UK or USA are exempt from this requirement. Applicants who provide us with comparable qualifications demonstrating proficiency in English (i.e. CEFR level C1) also meet our requirements. Students who have completed Bachelor programme in English at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics are also exempt from this requirement.

The table below lists the various tests of English that we recognize and gives the minimum score that should be obtained.

Minimum Test Score

• TOEFL iBT: 5.5 points. To submit your score electronically, please use Institution code 3184.

• TOEFL Essentials: 10 points. To submit your score electronically, please use Institution code 3184.

• TOEFL ITP: 620 points

• ESOL International (C1 – C2)

• TOEIC Listening and Reading 945

• The International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 7

• Cambridge C1 Advanced: Pass

• Cambridge C2 Proficiency: Pass

• The European Language Certificates (TELC) English C1: Pass

• UNIcert English for Mathematicians C1: Pass

• Duolingo 130

• Michigan English Test (MET): 64 points

• Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE): Pass

• General State Language Examination in English in the Czech Republic: Pass

Specializations

The Masters’s programme Probability, Mathematical Statistics and Econometrics offers three specializations: Econometrics, Mathematical Statistics, and Probability. The Masters’s programme Biophysics and Chemical Physics offers two specializations: Experimental Biophysics and Chemical Physics, and Theoretical Biophysics and Chemical Physics. Other Master’s programmes do not include specializations

Students of programmes that offer specializations choose one of the specializations no later than at the end of their first year of study.

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