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Vysoká škola ekonomická v PrazeVŠEFPH · Žižkov · Praha · Czechia

Fakulta podnikohospodářská

Business economics and management: strategy, marketing, corporate finance, human resources and entrepreneurship, in Czech and in English, including the CEMS Master in International Management.

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About the faculty

The faculty is about running companies and organisations. Its bachelor's programmes are business economics and management and arts management in Czech, and Business Administration and Economics of Markets and Organizations in English; its master's are management, arts management, sustainability management and the CEMS international management programme. Minor specialisations range from marketing and human resources through project management to start-ups and ESG. Besides the university's AACSB accreditation the faculty holds EQUIS and AMBA, and its CEMS programme appears in the Financial Times rankings.

Students
3,555 2025
International students
1,124 2025

Source: vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026

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In our own words from fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026

Admissions

Official dataApply by 30 April 2027, 10 June 2027 · Next on 8 January 2027: FPH open day

Application deadlines

  • Applications 1 December 2026 to 30 April 2027Bachelor's · taught in Czech · 2027/28 · Fee 1,050 CZKSource: the Czech ministry's portal for applicants, checked 18 October 2026
  • Applications 1 November 2026 to 10 June 2027Bachelor's · taught in English · 2027/28 · Fee 100 EURSource: the Czech ministry's portal for applicants, checked 18 October 2026
  • Applications 1 December 2026 to 30 April 2027Master's · taught in Czech · 2027/28 · Fee 1,050 CZKSource: the Czech ministry's portal for applicants, checked 18 October 2026
  • Applications 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027Master's · taught in English · 2027/28 · Fee 100 EURSource: the Czech ministry's portal for applicants, checked 19 October 2026
Bachelor's, taught in CzechConditions for 2027/28Apply by 30 April 2027Fee 1,050 CZKOne application per programme

Business Economics and Management: a mathematics test and a test in one foreign language (English, French, German or Spanish), each needing at least half the points. Arts Management: tests in English, logical reasoning and knowledge of culture. Each programme takes its own application.

Exam
  • mathematics test
  • foreign-language test
  • logical reasoning test
  • knowledge test
No exam, also through
  • secondary-school grade average
  • the faculty's mock exam
  • a competition or olympiad
No exam No exam, on grades
Business Economics and Management only: school-leavers from Czechia and Slovakia can be admitted on their average in Czech or Slovak, mathematics and English (the first half of the final year and the three years before), for at most half of the planned places. A transcript signed by the school is due by 30 April.
No exam Mock exam
Anyone who scores at least 75% in every part of the VŠE mock exam on a single date is admitted without the exam (Business Economics and Management and Arts Management).
No exam Competitions and activities
A top placing in a major national or international competition in the last four years, or other activities that fit the programme; the dean decides.

Other requirements: A maturita in Czech or Slovak is required (international applicants take a Czech test, at least 60%), and English at secondary-school level. Waiver documents are due by 30 April, the maturita certificate by 23 June.

Source: fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026 · Official conditions

Bachelor's, taught in EnglishConditions for 2027/28Fee 100 EUROne application per programme

Both English-taught programmes (Business Administration, Economics of Markets and Organizations): an essay in English (1,000 to 1,200 words) on economics, marketing or business, defended in an online interview, and a motivation video of up to three minutes. The essay and the interview each need at least half the points.

Exam
  • essay
  • interview
  • motivation video

Other requirements: Applications are taken in three rounds, closing on 28 February, 30 April and 10 June 2027; interviews run in March, May and June.

Source: fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026 · Official conditions

Master's, taught in CzechConditions for 2027/28Apply by 30 April 2027Fee 1,050 CZKOne application per programme

Management: a subject test (the basics of management and economics) with a pass mark of half the points. Sustainability Management: an essay on sustainability, a CV, a motivation video and an interview. Arts Management: a motivation video and an interview on the cultural sector.

Exam
  • knowledge test
  • essay
  • CV
  • motivation video
  • interview
No exam, also through
  • results of earlier study
  • the faculty's mock exam
  • a competition or olympiad
No exam Waiver for FPH graduates
Anyone who completes an FPH bachelor's in at most eight semesters and applies to the follow-on programme (Business Economics and Management to Management, Arts Management to Arts Management) skips the exam.
No exam Mock exam
Management also admits without the exam those who score at least 70% in the FPH master's mock exam.
No exam Competitions and activities
A top placing in a national or international competition in the last three years, or other activities that fit the programme; the dean decides.

Other requirements: At least passive English is expected, also for the Czech programmes. Management, Sustainability Management and Arts Management also take students from the summer semester, with applications by 30 November 2027.

Source: fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026 · Official conditions

Master's, taught in EnglishFor: Management, Sustainability ManagementConditions for 2027/28Fee 100 EUROne application per programme

A language certificate (TOEFL iBT 90 or more, IELTS 6.5 or more, CAE or CPE, or an English-taught bachelor's from listed schools), an essay of 2,500 to 3,000 words, a CV, a motivation video and an online interview on the essay. The essay and the interview each need at least half the points.

Exam
  • language certificate
  • essay
  • CV
  • motivation video
  • interview

Other requirements: Two rounds, closing on 28 February and 30 April 2027. Admitted students pay a non-refundable tuition deposit of EUR 400. For Sustainability Management the certificate can be replaced by a language test during admissions.

Source: fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026 · Official conditions

Master's, taught in EnglishFor: International ManagementConditions for 2027/28Fee 100 EUROne application per programme

Three rounds: a review of documents (courses in management, marketing, accounting, economics and mathematics or statistics, a TOEFL iBT of 100 or IELTS of 7, a CV, a motivation video), then an online assessment centre with presentations and case studies, and finally completing the bachelor's degree.

Exam
  • language certificate
  • CV
  • motivation video
  • interview
  • other

Other requirements: At most 80 applicants go through to the second round. Deadlines 28 February and 30 April 2027; admitted students pay a non-refundable tuition deposit of EUR 800.

Source: fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026 · Official conditions

Open days and dates

Source: fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026

Applications 2025/26

ApplicantsApplicationsAdmittedEnrolled
Bachelor's3,3243,402997936
Master's1,1601,245725671

Totals for the whole faculty from the university's annual report. This is not your chance of admission: that depends on the programme and on how your exams go.

Source: vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026

The faculty has no halls of its own; its students live in the university's. The university's halls

Accreditations and memberships6

Official dataEQUIS · AMBA · AACSB · NAÚ · CEMS · PIM
  • EQUISEQUIS accreditationinternational accreditationAwarded by EFMD; together with AACSB and AMBA it makes up the so-called Triple Crown.
  • AMBAAMBA accreditationinternational accreditationAccreditation of MBA programmes; together with AACSB and EQUIS it makes up the so-called Triple Crown.
  • AACSBAACSB accreditationWhole university · international accreditation · since 5 March 2024International accreditation of the whole university for business and economics education.
  • NAÚInstitutional accreditationWhole university · institutional accreditation · since 26 September 2018Granted by the National Accreditation Bureau for ten years, for the fields of Economics and Informatics and for bachelor's, master's and doctoral study. The university thus accredits its own programmes.
  • CEMSCEMS member schoolWhole university · membershipThe CEMS Master in International Management is taught by the Faculty of Business Administration.
  • PIMPIM network memberWhole university · membershipA network of management schools that exchange students.

Source: fph.vse.cz, vse.cz, cems.org, checked 20 October 2026

Rankings1

Official dataFinancial Times

Rankings mostly measure research and the reputation of the whole university, not how good a particular programme is. We show the newest edition of each.

Source: fph.vse.cz, checked 20 October 2026

The faculty's programmes 11

Bachelor's5

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 3 years
  • Czech
  • No tuition fee

Apply by 30 April 2027 · Entrance exam (checked 18 October 2026)

Economics and economic policy

  • Full time
  • 3 years
  • English
  • 6,000 EUR a year

Apply by 10 June 2027 · Admission interview (checked 18 October 2026)

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 3 years
  • English
  • 6,000 EUR a year

Apply by 10 June 2027 · Admission interview (checked 18 October 2026)

Arts Management

Bachelor's

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 3 years
  • Czech
  • No tuition fee

Apply by 30 April 2027 · Entrance exam (checked 18 October 2026)

Master's6

Management

Master's

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 2 years
  • English
  • Tuition not listed

Management

Master's

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 2 years
  • Czech
  • No tuition fee

International trade and business

  • Full time
  • 2 years
  • English
  • 6,000 EUR a year

Apply by 30 April 2027 · Other admission (checked 19 October 2026)

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 1.5 years
  • English
  • 6,000 EUR a year

Apply by 30 April 2027 · Admission interview (checked 18 October 2026)

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 2 years
  • Czech
  • No tuition fee

Apply by 30 April 2027 · Admission interview (checked 18 October 2026)

Management and business administration

  • Full time
  • 2 years
  • Czech
  • No tuition fee

Apply by 30 April 2027 · Admission interview (checked 18 October 2026)

Source: MŠMT register (CZ) and Portál VŠ (SK), as of 2 October 2026. The registers list no tuition fees; we show an amount only where an official source publishes one. We say “No tuition fee” only where the law makes study free (for the standard length of study); elsewhere we say “Tuition not listed”, so check the fee on the school's website. How we decide