The Prague Conservatory educates and trains professional musical and theatrical artists.

It has a number of departments of individual instruments and studies whose heads have far-reaching prerogatives and responsibilities. Operations support is provided by a number of administration and technical personnel. The essential requirement for enrolment at the Prague Conservatory is the completion of basic education. As to the upper age limit, it is set individually depending on the subject of studies. Applicants must pass stringent entrance examinations, often held in several elimination rounds, show talent for the selected subject, overall musical talent as well as physical and psychological dispositions for their selected subject. The studies are terminated with a final examination usually including a public performance by the graduate. After a successful final examination, graduates are awarded a diploma recognised world-wide as proof of professional qualification.