Studying isn't only duties. Get to know the rights you have at every stage, and where to find support when someone breaks them.
University Study Regulations
At the start of the academic year, during the Adaptation Days, the Student Government runs training on students' rights and duties for first-year students. The Study Regulations list 25 rights - below we describe the seven students ask about most.
Pick the situation closest to yours. We'll highlight the right that protects you and show what to do next.
If you do not pass a semester, the Dean may let you continue conditionally or repeat the semester.
Within 10 days of the end of the resit session, apply to the Dean for conditional enrolment (you repeat the subject while moving on) or to repeat the semester. No justification is needed. You get conditional enrolment if you are missing only a few ECTS credits - the Dean decides whether the shortfall is too large. You can repeat the same subject at most twice.
A different group for selected subjects and, in special situations, an individual way of passing classes.
Are you active in research, sport or the Student Government, do you have a disability, are you pregnant, a parent, or caring for someone close? The Dean may let you attend selected subjects with a different group and, in special situations, pass classes individually.
The right to have an absence excused, get a new exam date and take leave from classes.
Show your documents to the teacher within 14 days, and to the examiner within 3 days of the cause ending. The examiner will set a new date. For a longer break you can take leave: short-term for up to a month or long-term for two semesters.
You can move to another programme if you meet its admission requirements.
The Dean decides on a change of programme. You must meet the new programme's admission requirements - the same as the students you are joining. Programmes differ, so the Dean sets which subjects you need to make up, how and by when. Subjects you have already passed can be recognised if their learning outcomes match the new programme.
Subjects passed at another university, including abroad, can be recognised together with their ECTS credits.
ECTS credits are how the law measures a student's average workload. One credit means 25-30 hours of work - classes plus independent study - and a semester is usually 30 credits. The Dean decides on recognising a subject from another university, including abroad (e.g. Erasmus), at your request, by comparing learning outcomes. Passing partial grades from subjects you did not complete at the University are recognised for 3 years.
If you think a grade is unfair, you can request a board exam or board assessment with an observer of your choice.
Think a grade is unfair? Within 2 working days of it being announced, apply to the Dean for a board exam or board assessment, with detailed reasons. The person who gave the grade does not sit on the board, and you can name an observer. The board's grade is final.
You can move between full-time and part-time studies.
The Dean decides. You can move to full-time studies no earlier than after the 2nd semester (first cycle) or the 1st semester (second cycle), no later than two semesters before the end of studies, and with the average set by the Rector.
FAQ
From the Law on Higher Education and Science (Art. 75(3)) and the University Study Regulations (Section 4). The Regulations list 25 rights, including repeating classes, an individual study arrangement, leave and a board exam.
It is the Dean's permission to attend selected subjects with a different group and, in special situations - disability, illness, parenthood or at the Student Government's request - to pass classes individually. It is available to, among others, students active in research, sport and the Student Government, parents and carers.
Yes, if you submit a reasoned application to the Dean within 2 working days of the grade being announced and the Dean agrees. You can name an observer, and the board's grade is final.
Write to the Student Ombudsman. At your request, the Ombudsman helps you make sure your rights are respected: explains the rules and suggests how to handle the matter at the University.
