History and Futureof Technical Education

Prof. Ing. Ivo Vondrák, CSc.Rector VŠB-TUO

About Us

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Our Vision …

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Modern Europea

n universit

ywith global

outlookAgile, proactive,

dynamic,...

Global, representing an

international context,…

Connecting students,

researchers and

educators,…

Our Mission Create a roadmap to the future through

education, research and collaboration.

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Our StrategyOur strategy contains the following basic tenants:

1.Excellence in Research – 6 poles of excellence2.Excellence in Education3.Collaboration with industry4.Entrepreneurial spirit5.Campus development

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Strategic Goals and Objectives

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Together!!!

… application sphere, industry, and enterprise

… cooperation between all

Faculties and work places

… with Ostrava University

University Management

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Prof. Ing. Jaromír Gottvald, CSc.Vice Rector for Development and Social Affairs

Prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc.Vice Rector for External Affairs

Prof. Ing. Bohumír Strnadel, DrSc.Vice Rector for Science, Researchand Doctoral Studies

Prof. Ing. Petr Noskievič, CSc.

Vice Rector for Study Affairs

Prof. Ing. Ivo Vondrák, CSc.

University Rector

Key Figures Number of accredited study programmes: 127

of which 70 are in a foreign language Number of students: 23.558

of which 1.341 are non-Czech students Number of academic staff: 1.087 Number of laboratories and research centers: 115 The area of university

campus: 42.500 m2

Certification: ISO, EFQM

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Graduate Employment Graduates of our universities are very employable in the

labor market.

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Education

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Offer of Study Programmes

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Engineering

BusinessTechnologyITNano

EnvironmentalSciences

EconomyManagement

Finance

MiningGeology

MechanicalElectrotechnical

CivilSafety

Education System Credit and diploma system compliant with EU standards defined by

the Bologna Process: Bachelor’s degree (3-4 years) Master’s degree (2 years) Doctoral degree (3-4 years)

Education process is structured within 7 Faculties and also two All-University Study Programmes: Nanotechnology, Mechatronics

Combined form of the study Technical support

Web-based information systems, e-Learning Support for disabled students Tuition €3,500-5,000/year (living expenses: €350/month)

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Faculties

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Faculty of Miningand Geology

Faculty of Safety Engineering

Faculty of Economics

Faculty of Civil EngineeringFaculty of Mechanical

EngineeringFaculty of Electrical Engineering andComputer Science

Faculty of Metallurgy and Material Engineering

Research and Development

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Research and Development

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Strong emphasis on applied research and development

Cooperation with industry as a base for research Interconnecting the traditional fields such as

mining, metallurgy, mechanical and materials engineering with new technologies such as supercomputing, nanotechnology and environmental science

Success in building new research infrastructure funded by the EU (150 mil. €)

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Key Areas

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Raw materials, energy and environmental science

Computational sciences and information technologies

New materials, structures and technologies Modern engineering Safety technologies Modelling of economical and financial processes

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Centre of Excellence – IT4Innovations

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Centre of Excellence IT4I is the only Centre of Excellence in the IT field in the Czech Republic. Ostrava is becoming not only a national but also a global IT centre. That is, among others, involved in PRACE Initiative (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe)

The supercomputer will be used for research purposes – modelling of various behaviours such as floods, pollution simulation, design and optimization of materials, development of new drugs, etc.

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Centre of Excellence – IT4Innovations

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IT4I Research Programmes: IT for crisis management Numerical modelling for finding

solutions to engineering problems Libraries for parallel

computing Modelling for nanotechnologies IT for knowledge processing Methods of soft computing with supercomputer applications Detection and presentation of information obtained from

multimedial data Safe and reliable architectures, networks and protocols

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Research Centres VŠB-TUO

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Nanotechnology Centre Centre for Advanced and Innovative

Technologies Energy Research Centre Centre of Environmental Technologies

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Transfer of Technology Office

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Regional Technology Transfer Centre Business Incubator Projects of Technology Transfer

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Campus Life

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Campus Life The University has one of the best equipped

campuses in the Czech Republic Accommodation facilities are an integral part of

the University campus

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Campus Life A broad range of sports and cultural facilities are

available at the University. The modern University campus provides students with excellent study conditions

The various social events such as concerts and balls take place at the University

University sports cluband Sporting Days ...

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Alumni

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Our Famous Students

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Roman ŠebrleOlympic gold medalist in decathlon, 2004

Lukáš BauerOlympic medalist in Torino and

Vancouver

Ivan LendlFormer world #1 tennis player

Where to Find Us Ostrava, Czech Republic

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