Choosing a university in Czechia? Here are 7 places to explore your options

Located in Prague 10, Jahodovka offers full-time and part-time programs in social work and social pedagogy for high school graduates. The higher vocational school combines classroom learning with more than 900 hours of practical training, helping students gain professional experience before graduation. Foreign-language teaching, particularly English, focuses on skills relevant to social-sector work. Prospective students can visit during open days on Nov. 3, 2026, Jan. 25, 2027, and March 10, 2027.

Near Hradec Králové’s historic city center, the University of Hradec Králové offers programs in economics, management, computer science, humanities, social sciences, education, the arts, natural sciences, and technology. Its campus is easily accessible on foot, by bike, or by car. The city offers a different setting from Prague while remaining close enough for visits to the capital when study schedules allow. Prospective students can explore the university during open days on Nov. 28, 2026, and Jan. 23, 2027, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Explore economics programs and research opportunities at the Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education-Economics Institute (CERGE-EI), a joint workplace of Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences. At the CERGE-EI Festival, prospective students can meet faculty, students, and alumni, learn about admissions and career paths, and see the school’s study and research environment firsthand. No advance registration is needed, so stop by its Prague 1 campus any time from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2026.

Ambis University, the largest private university in Czechia and Slovakia, offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in fields including economics and management, marketing, psychology, security management, tourism, public administration, and international relations. Selected programs offer more than 50 specializations, giving students flexibility to focus their studies on specific interests and career goals. The university will host Open Days on Oct. 12, 2026, in Prague, and Nov. 12, 2026 online. Each event will start at 4:30 p.m.

The Faculty of Economics and Management (PEF) at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) offers English-taught bachelor’s and master’s programs at its green campus in Prague-Suchdol. Programs include business administration, economics and management, informatics, international trade and business, and global information security management. PEF will host Open Days on Nov. 20, 2026, and Jan. 22–23, 2027, when prospective students can explore programs, tour the campus, and get a feel for life at the university.

More than 1,200 international students representing more than 120 nationalities study at Charles University’s Faculty of Social Sciences (FSV UK). This year, the faculty invites prospective students to its Jinonice Campus on Dec. 4, 2026, to attend sample lectures in English, tour the campus and Radio and Television Laboratory, and learn more about degree programs and study-abroad opportunities. FSV UK offers five bachelor’s, 19 master’s, and nine Ph.D. programs in communication and journalism, economics, international relations, political science, and sociology.

With several courses taught entirely in English, Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in fields including finance, economics, international trade, business, IT, data analytics, and public-sector management. It invites prospective students to explore its programs and campuses at a series of open days beginning with an all-university event on Dec. 18, 2026. VŠE's Faculty Open Days continue in 2027 on Jan. 8, 15, 16, 20, and 22, and March 13.