Study systems in Europe

Found: 1

How doctoral studies work in 35 European countries – duration, funding, where to look »

Czechia

Czech higher education has three cycles:

Bachelor (bakalářský) – usually 3–4 years,
Master (magisterský) – usually 1–3 years after a bachelor's degree, or a single-cycle programme of 4–6 years (e.g. medicine, law),
Doctorate (doktorský) – usually 3–4 years.

The academic year is split into a winter and a summer semester. Most programmes start in September.

Czechia – bachelor's programmes
Czechia – integrated (single-cycle) programmes
Czechia – master's programmes

Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

StudentNews Group Websites for students and future students — in Poland since 2007, across Europe since 2014. Over 50 websites and millions of users a year (Google Analytics). Studies in Europe Universities in Europe Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate MBA Study guide Work abroad Travel For partners Advertising and cooperation Reach (online report) Contact advertising@studentnews.eu © 2003–2026 Grupa StudentNews.pl sp. z o.o., Modlnica, Poland