Master's · Data Science · Prague

Open Informatics (M.Sc., Data Science specialization)

Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague

What a first year actually costs

Tuition is rarely the number that decides anything. This is the whole first year, including the costs that usually surface late.

TuitionPer year, as published by the university	$6,204
Living costsAccommodation, food, transport — a working estimate	$7,900
Student visaGovernment fee, one-off	$120
Health insuranceTypically mandatory for international students	$480
First year, all in	$14,704

Not in the table above: Proof of funds of about CZK 124,500 is required for the long-stay visa. Non-EU students cannot use Czech public health insurance and must buy commercial cover meeting Ministry of Interior standards — CZK 7,000-13,000 a year; basic travel insurance is routinely rejected. The job-seeker permit after graduation costs a further CZK 2,500.

Czech Technical University in Prague publishes its fees in local currency. Figures here are converted to US dollars and are approximate.

Getting in

English: See entry requirements below
Academic: See entry requirements below
Application deadline: 31 May 2027
Intake: Fall 2027

Applying

Entry requirements: 6 ("TOEFL iBT 70 / IELTS 6 / TOEIC 800"; spoken English assessed in online admission interview; Duolingo not accepted)

After you graduate

Graduates of this program are eligible for 9-mo job-seeker residence permit in Czechia. Work rights are set by government policy rather than the university, and they change — check the current rules before you rely on them.

What the headline leaves outTHE PROGRAMME MUST BE ACCREDITED by the Czech Ministry of Education — this is the thing to check before accepting an offer. An accredited degree at a public university gives free access to the labour market, meaning you can work without a separate work permit both DURING and after your studies, and it is what makes you eligible for the job-seeker permit at all. A non-accredited programme gives neither. The permit itself runs nine months and is NON-RENEWABLE, and you must apply before your current permit expires, not after. Czech Technical University is a public accredited institution, so its programmes qualify.

Where these numbers come from

Checked against Czech Technical University in Prague’s own published pages on 1 October 2026.

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