UPCES Program

Personal data administrator

Univerzita Karlova, Ovocný trh 560/5, 116 36 Praha 1, IČO: 00216208 (CERGE is a university institute of Charles University); Národohospodářský ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. (Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences), Politických vězňů 7, 111 21 Praha 1, IČO: 67985998.

Purpose of personal data processing

Provision of educational services, assistance with fulfilling study and related requirements, and administrative and organizational support, including Charles University registration, documents relevant for visa application and Czech Foreign Police registration, health insurance registration, confirmation of study, confirmation of accommodation.

Personal data collected

We may collect name and surname, information about previous and current university/employer, e-mail contact, phone number, contact address, date of birth, citizenship, place of birth, photo, grades, passport number, passport expiration date, gender, emergency contact information (name and surname, relationship, contact e-mail, address, phone number).

Legal basis for personal data processing

Personal data administrator’s legitimate interest.

Data retention period

The collected personal data will be kept in the study system for the duration of the user’s study in the UPCES program. Certain data (name and surname, information about previous and current university/employer, e-mail contact, phone number, contact address, date of birth, citizenship, place of birth, photo, grades, gender, emergency contact information) may be held for 10 further years.

Statement of the personal data administrator

Your personal data will be administered by us for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes, and processed solely in accordance with those purposes. The data is processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures. Our employees or other persons (other data processors) processing the data based on a contract with us are obliged to ensure data privacy, even after ending their employment or other types of contracts with us.
We may have to share your personal data with law enforcement institutions based on specific legal regulations.

You have the right to request details concerning which personal data is processed, the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances, the correction of your personal data if it is invalid or obsolete, the postponement of the data processing until any or all of your requests have been adequately addressed, the transfer of your personal data to a different administrator, or you can submit a complaint to the supervisory authority.

Further information about our data processing policy is available on our webpages at www.cerge-ei.cz.

If you have further questions or wish to exercise your rights, please contact the Charles University Data Protection Officer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or contact us directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..