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Criteria and Requirements

Our Applicants

While the program is open to applicants from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, knowledge, and experience, a suitable applicant typically has excellent academic results in relevant degree (e.g., development studies, economics, geography, international relations, and sociology) and has to prove the following:

  • at least 60 ECTS (or equivalent) in economics during their bachelor’s degree,
  • applicants with a German bachelor’s degree will prove a minimum average grade of 2.5/5 in the German grading system over their undergraduate studies,
  • applicants with a French bachelor’s degree will prove a minimum average grade of 13/20 in the French grading system over their undergraduate studies,
  • other applicants will prove the equivalent of the above grades or the equivalent of the American GPA 2.7/4 over their undergraduate studies.

Also, the applicants have to show a strong interest in international development with aspirations to work in the area related to development policy and a very good command of English (C1). 

As our program is highly competitive (we receive several hundred applications every year), please consider whether your profile fits the above characteristics before you apply. The Admission Committee looks at the overall profile of the applicant, so a degree in a less relevant discipline may be good enough if you have excelled in development courses and your extra-curricular activities or working experience are clearly linked to development.

The program still bears the label’ ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTER program. 

Application

The call for the 2026–2028 intake applications will be open from November 2025 until 15th March 2026 (23:59 CET).

We do not offer the EMJM scholarship. 

The administration fee is 50 €, paid by card. There is not a possibility of a waiver, please do not contact us in this matter. 

Do not forget to attach the documents listed in the Criteria and Requirements section in the last step of the application. You have to upload all the mentioned documents. Otherwise, your application will not be considered for the admission process.

Do not send us the printed version of the application, as this is not required for the GLODEP program.

The application is complete when all mandatory fields are filled in and all required attachments (see below) are attached. You can save your application before submitting it. Please note, that after clicking on the submit button, it will no longer be possible to change the uploaded documents.

We recommend you avoid last-minute applications due to the risk of an online application system slowdown.

Diploma certification/recognition is NOT REQUIRED for program application. This procedure will follow after conditional admission. 

Attachments to application

All attached documents must be in pdf or jpg form. All must be in English (certified translation or confirmation issued by an official authority), except diploma (1). Five documents (see numbers 1–5 below) are required for the program application.

  • Application for the program is considered incomplete if it does not include any of the FIVE documents required for the program (or if any of the documents are inadequate and not possible to be read). 

In some exceptional cases (stated in the Criteria and Requirement), you can use the template for the document “Declaration of Honour” – you are declaring in this document (under your Honour) that – for example –  you are an English native speaker, etc..

Declaration of Honour – template

All applicants are required to attach the following five documents:

(1) Copy (scan) of a diploma

Copy (scan) of an original diploma proving successfully completed tertiary education (bachelor/master/PhD). Applicants without completed tertiary education must provide a Declaration of Honour stating when they expect to receive it (if they are admitted to the program, they must provide the diploma and its recognition for enrolment in early September 2026).

(2) Copy (scan) of a transcript of records

Copy (scan) of a transcript of records related to the above-mentioned diploma(s), including all completed courses at the time of application. If the original is in a language other than English, the certified (legally attested) copy must be in English.

(3) Proof of English proficiency

Proof of English proficiency – all applicants need to provide proof of sufficient knowledge of English by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below:

Language skills in English, equivalent to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. A proof of English language proficiency can be provided by:

  • Degree certificate of the study program with English as the medium of instruction
  • Native speakers must provide a Declaration of Honour (template – see above)
  • TOEFL ibt minimum score: 95
  • Paper TOEFL minimum score: 577
  • Cambridge scale “first” minimum Grade: A / Cambridge English Scale minimum 173
  • TOEIC minimum score: 945
  • IELTS minimum score: 7.

    • Important notes:

  • Only the language tests mentioned above are accepted. If your test is not included on this list, it will not be accepted. We kindly ask you not to contact us to ask for an exemption based on other test methods.
  • No scores below the above-stated minimums will be accepted.
  • Your language certificate must be attached to the application by a) the end of January 2026 – the date of the deadline for the potential unguaranteed EMJM scholarship applications OR b) the end of April 2026 – the date of the deadline of self-funded student applications.

    • (4) Curriculum Vitae

    Curriculum Vitae of maximum two A4 pages. We do require the Europass format of your CV.

    (5) Motivation letter

    Motivation letter of maximum 500 words. The motivation letter should mainly focus on your academic interests in the GLODEP program and what you hope to achieve through studying in the program. Additional relevant information can also be included, and you may refer to your Curriculum Vitae to save space. Please refrain from describing the GLODEP program unless doing so is relevant to your argument.

     

    Selection Criteria

    Admission to the program
    Eligible applications for the program are assessed (i.e. entrance examination) based on academic merit (the relevance of the degree/courses studied and overall grades), motivation, and curriculum vitae. Each of the three Consortium Institutions makes an assessment, classifying applications into five categories: outstanding (5 points), excellent (4 points), very good (3 points), good (2 points), and poor (1 point). Applications are ranked in descending order based on the total number of points acquired from the three assessments (max. 15). Admission to the program will be offered to the applicants with the highest total points.

    Please note that ineligible applications will not be assessed. 

     

    Admission Calendar 

    November 2025                       call for applications opened
    15th March 2026                      call for program applications closed (23:59 CET)

     

    Selection process

    April 2026 – 2nd half

    • The admission results for all applicants to the program (admission/non-admission to the program) will be published in the Online Application Form (PORTAL – Palacký University Olomouc).

    June 2026

    • Admitted students to the program must confirm their participation.
    • Conditionally admitted students are obliged to have completed the diploma certification and visa procedures – instructions will be provided by the coordinator. 

     

    Tuition fee payment
     30th September 2026                Payment of tuition fee of 4,200 € 

    mid September 2026               Start of the program

    Please note that the admission calendar is subject to change.

    Appeals

    There are different types of appeal procedures related to the admission process:

     Appeal against the decision on the ineligibility of the application

    1. All applicants with an ineligible application (either for the program or for the scholarship) receive an email with the explication of the reasons for ineligibility.
    2. If the applicant has serious reasons to believe that a mistake has been made in the assessment of the eligibility of his/her application, s/he can ask for a reassessment of the application by sending an email to admission@glodep.eu by the indicated date. In the email, the applicant is asked to clearly indicate the reasons for the appeal. The Admission Committee will review the case and will inform the applicant about the final decision by email. If the appeal is sent to a different address, it will not be taken into account.

     Appeal against the decision on non-admission to the program

    1. All applicants are informed about their admission/non-admission to the program. The electronic letter (signed by the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc) is uploaded to the applicant´s folder in the electronic application system and the applicant is informed by email.
    2. In accordance with the provisions of Section 50, Article 6 of the Higher Education Act (Czech Republic), the applicant may appeal within 15 days of this notification. Applicants who want to appeal should send a letter (paper letter with your signature, not an electronic copy) stating the reason for the appeal to Mrs. Marie Raková, Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Science, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic, or electronically to marie.rakova@upol.cz. If the appeal is sent to a different address, it will not be taken into account.

     

    Questions

    Please contact the prihlaska@upol.cz for technical inquiries concerning the Application Form 

    For specific GLODEP program-related questions, contact us at study@glodep.eu

     

    Updated: 07/11/2025