International students from our partner schools within the scope of the Erasmus+ Programme who wish to take part in Erasmus+ exchange studies at DAMU should be nominated by their home school, i.e. the Erasmus Coordinator of their home university should send the nomination by email to the International Office of DAMU.
The nominated students are required to send their application forms (the standard Erasmus Student Application form can be used) indicating their field of study together with their short CV, motivation letter and certificate confirming the level of their knowledge of English (B2 is recommended), students of Stage Design also their portfolio (accepted formats: cd, A4 photos or pdf) to the International Office of DAMU within the application deadline. Documents sent by email are acceptable, please do not send files via drop boxes, wetransfer etc.
Please note that DAMU reserves the right to make the final choice of Erasmus students, admission is not granted automatically.
Application deadline for studies in the winter term 2025/2026 (beginning October to mid-February): 15 May 2025
Application deadline for studies in the summer term 2025/2026 (mid-February to the end of June): 31 October 2025
Students get assigned to and enrolled in one of DAMU Departments, depending on their specialization or focus. A tutor from the respective Department prepares an Erasmus Project for them, students receive 12 credits for the project and its completion is compulsory.
In addition to the Erasmus Project, students attend courses at the Department, the list of available courses can be found on the respective Department website,
https://www.damu.cz/en/department/
Please note that our Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre can accept exchange students only in the winter semester.
Study programmes in English:
https://www.damu.cz/en/study/study-programmes-in-english/
Erasmus exchange students can also register for the Czech language courses available at
https://www.damu.cz/en/study/language-teaching/ ,
as well as for various sports and fitness courses listed here,
https://www.amu.cz/en/all-about-amu/university-organizational-structure/university-wide-department/amu-sports-rehabilitation-and-movement-centre/courses/
Regarding courses at other AMU Faculties (FAMU = Film and TV, HAMU = Music and Dance), admission to any of FAMU/HAMU courses is subject to approval from the respective course teacher and/or the FAMU/HAMU Erasmus Coordinator prior to the registration for the course, which can only be arranged after the student's arrival.
The winter semester dates:
Teaching period: beginning of October – beginning of January
Exam period: beginning of January – mid-February
The summer semester dates:
Teaching period: mid-February – mid-May
Exam period: mid-May – end of June
Students are required to complete all the assigned projects before their departure. It is the tutor, not the student, who determines that the project has been completed. Please keep this in mind when planning your departure date.
