Study
You’ll find out in the Portal -> section JIS card. You can pick up your JIS card when the note next to the card says „Karta připravena k výdeji“ (”Card ready to be issued”). Another option is to call the HelpDesk (+420 377 638 888).
Visit the HelpDesk in the Bory campus or in Jungmanova Street in the city centre, where they’ll generate a new temporary password for you. We recommend changing your password by phone — just call HelpDesk (+420 377 638 888) during opening hours from the comfort of your home.
International Office of the University of West Bohemia, the Centre for Information Technology (CIV), the University of West Bohemia Dormitory and Cafeteria Administration (SKM), the University Library (UK), and the Department of Physical Education and Sports (UTS) are places that are definitely worth knowing about. You can read more about their activities on the University Facilities page.
Preregistration is the preliminary selection of courses according to the study plan for the upcoming academic year and takes place online via portal.zcu.cz (in the Study -> My Studies tab). The Vice Rector determines the organization of preregistration. The specific procedure for preregistration is established by the Dean of the relevant faculty in accordance with the UWB academic calendar.
During the first year of study, you must ensure to meet the requirements for the first semester, for which you must earn 20 credits. This requirement may be adjusted by the Dean of the faculty. Students must earn at least 40 credits in the entire first academic year, and 80 credits over four consecutive full semesters.
A = compulsory courses. You have to fulfil them.
B = compulsory elective courses. You can choose from the offer of subjects at your faculty. The study plan will determine the number of credits for subjects B or the number of subjects B that you must complete.
C = free elective courses. These include e.g. language subjects, PE, and others. You can choose from hundreds of subjects taught at the UWB. You can enrol in C courses for a maximum of 15 credits throughout your studies.
A Course Registration Waiver exempts a student from the obligation to re-register for compulsory elective (B) or free elective (C) courses when you will not fulfil (or you don’t want to fulfil, because you already have enough credits). You can have a maximum of as many Course Registration Waivers as the standard number of years of your studies. Course Registration Waivers are assigned automatically. Attention! If the subject you want to pass ends with an exam, it is included in the average as if you got a 4.
If you have any obligations in the library or canteen, you’ll find out in the UWB Portal in the section “Já” (“Me”), “Další aplikace” (”Other applications”), “Vypořádání studentů” (“Student settlement”).
If you have no obligations to the UWB, just go to your student administration office and they will issue you a confirmation. If you have a balance on JUK (“single university account”) or you owe somewhere, there are two options — you can go to the cash register in the canteen or solve everything online.
scholarships
Probably yes! Students are eligible for an accommodation scholarship if they are enrolled in a full-time programme and are completing their first degree program (or a subsequent degree program) within the standard duration of study, and if their permanent residence is outside the Plzeň-město district.
The dates for scholarship payments are set by the Rector’s decision and are usually in the first half of the month. You can find out more about other scholarship payments in your student administration office.
Yes you can — at portal.zcu.cz under the “My Information” tab -> “Bank Account. But be sure to keep the timing in mind. You can change your account number no later than 10 days before the payday.
If your transfer is approved, you will remain eligible for the accommodation scholarship, provided that your permanent residence is outside the Plzeň-město district, you are enrolled in a full-time programme, and you are studying within the standard duration of the programme.
Tution fees
Decisions regarding fee assessments are primarily delivered via the UWB Portal. The decision can be found in the “My Studies” -> “My Data” -> “File Access” tab. For those who have already completed their studies, the decision is sent to their data box or by mail.
From the moment you begin your studies, you will see the estimated date when your fee obligation begins listed under “User Information” in the header after logging into the UWB Portal. This information is thus available to you immediately and essentially at all times.
You can file an appeal within 15 days after receiving the “Decision in the Matter of Charging a Tuition Fee” letter. Appeals may be filed electronically via the UWB Portal. Simply click on “Appeal” next to the decision document. In your application, you may request a fee waiver, a fee reduction, a reassignment of the due date, or a review of the decision. The reasons taken into account can be found in the Statute of UWB, Article 72. It is definitely worth coming to us for advice.
You don’t have to. As long as the fee isn’t due yet, you can pay it in installments. If you know you won’t be able to pay the full amount by the due date, please ask for a payment plan at our Counselling Centre. Be sure to always enter the correct information (account number, variable symbol, and specific symbol) when making a payment so that the payments are matched correctly.
On the UWB Portal -> section “Moje studium” (“My Study”) in the box “Moje údaje” (“My Data”). If you no longer have access to the Portal or if you do not see payment information on the Portal even after a few working days, reach for us.
Health and social insurance
After reaching 26, you have to pay your health insurance. This does not apply if you are studying full-time doctoral studies — in this case, the state pays insurance for you for the standard period of study. Only if your studies are interrupted, you must pay your health insurance.
If your studies are interrupted, you must pay your health insurance. Ask your health insurance company how to proceed. Social insurance is compulsory by law only on taxable income, so interruption of studies does not affect it.
If you graduate from university, the state pays your insurance premiums for the entire calendar month in which your studies were completed. This is regardless of whether you are gainfully employed or not. The state will continue to pay your insurance premiums for the following month if you are not gainfully employed for that month and you are not entitled to unemployment benefit or retraining allowance.
If you drop out of the studies, there is no protection period and you start paying your health insurance from now on (or your employer or the state if you had reported to the Social Security Office). In both cases, you must report the drop-out to your health insurance company within 8 days.