Master’s students from other universities than the Institute of Economic Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences can also apply to visit CERGE-EI. You can either aim for conducting the whole first year of PhD program at CERGE-EI while still doing your masters (the scheme currently used by IES students) or you can come just for one semester or an even shorter stay to take only specific classes or meet with specific people.

Prior to applying, you must:

  • Be admitted to a Master’s program in Economics or a closely related field at your home university; if you are unsure whether your program fits, write to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
  • Agree with your home university on how your grades from CERGE-EI PhD courses will be recognized; CERGE-EI cannot guarantee or help you with grade recognition.
  • When applying indicate in your application supplement for what period you would like to come to CERGE-EI and what courses you would like to participate in if you are accepted for the Visiting Master’s scheme. Our PhD program has 3 semesters; please see PhD program details to select the subjects.

  • Please note that if you are interested in applying for a Fellowship, you need to come for the whole academic year and take all the classes required in the first year of PhD.