CEEPUS
CEEPUS
CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies) is a similar programme to ERASMUS+, but connecting Central and Eastern Europe countries and Balkans. Study and research mobilities take place either within thematic networks with specific partners or it is also possible to apply for individual mobility (the freemover format) to any university participating in the CEEPUS programme.
CEEPUS Member Countries:
Students apply for mobility at their National CEEPUS Office, ie in the country where they study (FSV UK students apply at the Czech CEEPUS office even if they are not Czech citizens).
Who can apply:
- Bachelor or Master students for 3-10 months
- PhD students for 1-2 months for the purpose of preparing their thesis (PhD students can apply repeatedly)
- Academic staff
The student must be a citizen of a CEEPUS member country or have an Equal Status (a residence permit in a CEEPUS member country).
Applicants from non-member countries submit with their application:
- temporary or permanent residence permit in the country where they study;
- confirmation from a university, in English, that they are duly enrolled for the entire duration of the study cycle.
The submission of the application and other documents during and after the mobility is handled entirely via the platform www.ceepus.info. A very useful source of information mapping the application process and other obligations can be found at FAQ on the official platform.
Scholarship assignment:
- The scholarship is funded by the hosting university.
- The amount of the grant is different for each member country. Find the scholarship rates for each country HERE.
Czech National Agency for International Education and Research website
Information on CEEPUS Foreign Exchange StaysCEEPUS Program website
Online registration, contacts and more informationMobility within Thematic Networks
CEEPUS Networks aim to foster academic collaboration and student mobility across Central and Eastern Europe by facilitating exchange programs among universities. Within these networks CEEPUS covers mobility grants for students and teachers of those eligible universities
You can browse all networks here.
Faculty of Social Sciences is currently participating in the following networks:
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Education Without Frontiers Network
The Institute of Economic Studies FSV UK is a member of the network CIII-AT-0050-15-1920 / CIII-AT-0050-16-2021 Education Without Frontiers. Within the network students and teachers can travel to the following partner universities:
Austria
- University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria (coordinator of the network)
Croatia
- University of Rijeka, Croatia
- Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
- University North (Varaždin), Croatia
- University of Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Zadar, Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary
- Budapest Business School, Hungary
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
- Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
- University of Pécs, Hungary
- Széchenyi István University, Hungary
- Eszterházy Károly University, Hungary
- University of Sopron, Hungary
Poland
- University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
- Cracow University of Economics, Poland
- The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, Poland
Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Maribor, Slovenia
Slovakia
- University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia
University of Applied Sciences Burgenland in Austria is the main university of the network Education without frontiers. During their stay at FH Burgenland students can attend courses taught in English or in German. The monthly amount of the scholarship at the University of Applied Sciences in Burgenland is 1150 Eur.
Application Process and Important Dates:
Mobilities to Austria, University of Applied Sciences Burgenland
1. Faculty selection procedure - announced by the IES. For Winter Semester 2025/2026 mobilities the deadline for submission is 11 April 2025.
The contact person for sending applications is Lenka Št'astná, PhD. Interested candidates should send their CV, motivation letter and transcript of grades to lenka.stastna@fsv.cuni.cz or inbound@fsv.cuni.cz. The results of the selection process will be announced within 1-2 weeks.
2. The nominated student is also invited by the partner university to submit the application form and other required documents.
3. The nominated student registers on the official CEEPUS website: www.ceepus.info and submits the scholarship application.
For stays at other universities of the network Education without frontiers:
The other universities within the network also offer a wide range of courses in English. For information kindly contact the CEEPUS coordinators of the single universities as per the list here.
Internal deadlines for applications may be set differently at each university. Applicants first apply at the host university, and then they have to submit their application at www.ceepus.info within 01 June 2025.
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Media in Transition / Transition in Media
The Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism FSV UK is a member of the network SK-1914-01-2425 Media in Transition / Transition in Media. Within this network students and teachers can travel to the following partner universities:
Poland
- The University of Warsaw, Faculty of Journalism (Poland)
- University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Chair of Media, Journalism and Social Communication (Poland).
Romania
- The University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies (Romania)
Hungary
- The University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Communication and Media Studies (Hungary).
Czechia
- Tomas Bata University, Faculty of Multimedia Communication, Department of Marketing Communication (Czechia).
Moldova
- Moldova State University, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences, Chișinău, (Moldova).
Albania
- University College Beder, Faculty of Law and Humanities, Department of Communication Sciences (Albania).
R.N.Macedonia
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (R.N.Macedonia).
Bosnia a Herzegovina
- University of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Croatia
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Political Science (Croatia).
Bulgaria
- Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication. Sofia (Bulgaria)
The CEEPUS Network contact person is Mgr. Anna Shavit, Ph.D.
Deadlines:
Winter semester 2025/2026 01 June 2025
Summer semester 2025/2026 01 November 2025
For more information please contact Ms. Antonella Kopic Bernardon, email: inbound@fsv.cuni.cz.
You can find all contacts and longer program description here.
FREEMOVER mobility
Students wishing to apply to a university in a CEEPUS member country that does not have a thematic network agreement with our faculty can do so as freemovers!
Application Process and Important Dates:
1. Finding the host institution
Finding the host institution is entirely on students. Participating universities can be found on the official CEEPUS webpage www.ceepus.info and all participating countries have their National CEEPUS Office (NCO), which shall provide more information for applicants.
3. Submitting the application for the CEEPUS scholarship
The applicant creates a personal account at www.ceepus.info and submits the application, together with the following required documents:
- One Letter of Acceptance from the host university.
- Two Letters of Recommendation from the home university.
Deadlines for the application:
- Mobilities during the Summer Semester 2025/2026: application deadline 30 November 2025.
- Freemover mobilities are not supported for the Winter Semester. They may be confirmed on an exceptional basis - applications may be submitted not before May 2025.
Step-by-step information about the CEEPUS freemover application and mobility conditions can be found here
After your return
Once back home our students share their experience abroad on the Exchange Experience Moodle platform.
CONTACT
Contact person at the International Office: Ms Antonella Kopic Bernardon, e-mail: inbound@fsv.cuni.cz
