To answer this question, we need to compare how much time it takes to obtain a complete secondary education, which gives you the right to enter universities, in the Czech Republic and in other countries.
Take Russia for example, where it usually takes 9 years to get incomplete secondary education, after which former schoolchildren can go to college or not continue their studies at all. In order for students’ secondary education to be complete, they study in grades 10, 11 and, sometimes, 12 at general education schools, lyceums or gymnasiums.
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That is, after the 9th grade, their education takes another two or three years. Whereas Czech students receive a complete secondary education during four years of studying at a gymnasium or a college. It is as if they were in grades 10, 11, 12 and 13. The difference is a whole year, or even two. Meaning that Czech students study longer, which implies that “Russian” and “Czech” certificates are different. This difference is dealt with by taking the nostrification exams, which should show that a foreigner’s certificate is equivalent to the Czech one.
If in your country the duration of schooling is comparable to the Czech one, or if you study even longer, it is likely that you will not need to take nostrification exams, and your nostrification/ certificate recognition will be based on the number of academic hours you had at school.
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