The term tertiary education is not defined in
current legislation but it is used in official documents. An applicant is
qualified to study in the tertiary education sector after having completed
secondary education with a maturitní
zkouška (ISCED 3A) and after fulfilling the requirements of
admission procedure specified by the given institution.
The tertiary education sphere is governed by two laws:
Tertiary professional education
The Education Act defines the goals and level of education at vyšší odborné školy, the organization of
education, the admission requirements, the nature of the study, its conclusion,
the qualification attained and accreditation of the educational programme.
Details on the types of vyšší odborné školy, the organisation of study, the
courses and their conclusion in these schools, and further details on payment
for education and accreditation of an educational programme are included in a
ministerial regulation. The system of study fields included in education at
vyšší odborné školy is regulated by a government decree.
Higher education
The 1998 Higher Education Act, with sixteen amendments (up to 31 December 2007),
formulates the mission of vysoké školy,
academic community and academic freedoms. It defines the status of public,
state and private "vysoké školy", their bodies, their structure; for
public institutions it states rules for property management. It defines the
basic framework for funding of public vysoké školy. In the part on higher
education it defines types of study programmes, rules and bodies for their
accreditation, and conditions under which an institution wishing to act as a
private vysoká škola may obtain approval from the state. It regulates the
admission of students, the process and completion of study, and the types of
academic titles. It defines students' rights and duties. It sets the status of
academic staff and the relations between vysoké školy and the Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports. It further regulates the recognition of higher
education and qualifications achieved abroad. The annex comprises the list of
public and state vysoké školy. Two other acts of 2004 and 2006 regulate the establishment
of new vysoké školy.
The activities of vysoké školy are also governed by their own internal
regulations which follow on from the Higher Education Act and are subject to
registration by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. Eight compulsory
internal regulations are prescribed for each vysoká škola, and others may be
required by the status of the vysoká škola.
The admission procedure is described in detail in the 2002 regulation on the
process and conditions of the publication of admission procedures to vysoké
školy, which was amended in 2004. The content of application for accreditation
of study programme is governed by a regulation dating from 1999.
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