Programmes taught in Czech at public universities are free whatever your nationality, while English-taught ones usually charge tuition – at Charles University €40–30,620 a year. Czechia has more than 50 higher education institutions and over 1,000 programmes in English, and non-EU students on accredited full-time programmes need no work permit. Learn when applications close and how far €500–800 a month goes.
How long: the standard length is 3–4 years (most often 4), but in practice it takes 5–6 years on average. You can study full-time (on-site) or in combined form. Graduates receive the title Ph.D.
Your status: you are a student. Full-time doctoral students within the standard length receive a doctoral income of at least 1.2 times the minimum wage – as a scholarship, a salary or both. Departments may also employ you.
How to get in: a master's degree; universities may limit the number of places. Many programmes are run together with institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Where to look: doctoral positions and calls are published on the websites of universities and their doctoral schools and on EURAXESS. Programmes in Czechia in our database: Czechia – 1463 doctoral programmes (as of September 2026) »
Sources: Eurydice – national description of third-cycle (PhD) programmes (updated 19 August 2026). As of October 2026.
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.
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