The VNDREAM consortium offers the International Visegrad Fund scholarships to cover costs of participation and mobility in the Joint MA in International Relations: Europe from Visegrad Perspective programme for the academic year 2024/25. The deadline for submission of scholarship applications in the second call is 6 September 2024. Successful applicants will also have the opportunity to apply directly to the Visegrad Fund to cover the costs of their second year of studies (2025/26). Detailed information about the programme and scholarships is available at: https://v4.uj.edu.pl/visegrad-grant.

Please note! Applications to this programme are reviewed continuously.

About the programme

Attention! The programme offers a joint Master's degree in International Relations, specialisation: Europe from a Visegrad Perspective. The programme is delivered by VNDREAM - an international consortium of four universities, namely: Jagiellonian University in Kraków, West Bohemia University in Pilsen, University of Pecs and Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica. Students spend each semester of the two-year programme at each partner university. Detailed information about the programme is available at: www.v4.uj.edu.pl.

Useful information

• admission process step by step
• schedule

Continuous admission process

Applications to this programme are reviewed continuously. In this admission mode we encourage all candidates to regularly check messages sent to them in their IRK accounts, which will help the process. Steps required in the continuous admission process:

• submit your application for the chosen programme;
• enter all required data into the system and upload documents;
• pay the application fee;
• confirm the application by clicking on the "Confirm" button in the “Application“ tab.
  PLEASE NOTE! Before you confirm your application, ensure that all recruitment requirements have been met (required data have been entered into the system, the documents have been uploaded, and the application fee has been paid). Once the application is confirmed, it cannot be edited.

Once all those steps are completed and requirements are satisfied, the application will be checked and reviewed. Results of the admissions process are published regularly throughout the application round (except August 2024). Each results publication includes candidates, whose correctly submitted applications were already reviewed. 

Who can apply?

Studies can be undertaken by people who hold:

• diploma of higher education (at least Licencjat or equivalent, e.g. bachelor) awarded in any field. 

An international diploma has to prove the candidate’s eligibility to undertake the second-cycle programmes of study in the country of issue.   

Qualified candidates need to have graduated from the declared study programme by the time of enrolment.  

Application

To apply for your chosen programme, please click on the green "Sign up" button on the right side of the screen. 
Please remember to fill out all required data and upload the documents needed. After completing the application, you must confirm it by clicking on the "Confirm" button in the “Application“ tab.

Attention! Once the application is confirmed, it cannot be edited. Only confirmed applications are considered. 

Only paid and confirmed applications will be considered.

Calculating the final result

Admission rules have been established in the resolution no. 46/V/2023 of the Senate of the Jagiellonian University of 31 May 2023.

The final admission result is calculated based on the following elements:

*Holders of documents confirming competency in the English language at least at the B2 level are awarded 100% of total points and are not required to take the interview. List of selected documents confirming the command of English, recognized at the Jagiellonian University, may be found here: list of documents.

About the documents analysis

The final admission result is calculated on the basis of the result of the analysis of documents submitted by the candidate, allocating points as follows:

1. Application content—maximum of 70 points, including:

• grades in the transcript—50 points;
• academic and non-academic experience, other achievements, foreign language proficiency—20 points;

      2. Motivation—maximum of 30 points—motivation for undertaking the programme, relevance and originality of academic interests presented in the application                (maximum of 6000 characters).     

Place and time of the interview verifying the command of English

The interview takes place on the day specified in the admission schedule.

Candidates are notified of the interview details individually through their IRK accounts.

The interviews will be conducted online (via Microsoft Teams, Skype etc.). To take part in the interview, please note that you will need a stable Internet connection, a working microphone and headphones or speakers, as well as a webcam (you will be asked to show your ID card to the camera in order to verify your identity). You are also expected to answer the questions without any assistance.  

Final result and enrolment

After reviewing the application, the candidate receives information in the IRK on their final result and qualification status. 
Qualified candidates are obliged to complete their enrolment by the date specified in the admission schedule.

More information: documents. 

Tuition fee payment

A tuition fee is required from all foreigners. The fee amount is listed at the top of the page, in the “About the programme” section.

Candidates, who hold NAWA's decision entitling them to exemption from the tuition fees before the enrolment are obliged to declare correct basis for undertaking the studies during the application. It is also possible to change the rules for financing studies in case of obtaining the decision after the enrolment. More information: fees.

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