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UNIVERSITY OF ZILINA

ŽILINSKÁ UNIVERZITA V ŽILINE

University of Zilina www.uniza.sk

Univerzitná1 +421 41 513 5151

010 26 Žilina

Slovak Republic

UNIVERSITY OF ZILINAFaculty of Security Engineering

http://fbi.uniza.sk/

BASIC INFORMATION

The origin of the today’s University of Zilina goes back to 1st of October 1953 in Prague.

It was established under the name of University of RailwayEngineering in Prague.

In 1959 the institution changed its name to the University of Transport and moved to Zilina.

As a result of the increasing role of communications, the academic institutions amended its name to the University of Transport and Communications.

Since 1989 the University has experienced various organizational, transformational and structural changes.

BASIC INFORMATION

These became the deciding factors that enabled to lead this higher education institution towards a modern institution, featuring a character of a full university, named the University of Zilina sinceNovember 1996.

Up to 2008 more than 42 000 students have graduated from the University (MSc.) (+ 6 600 Bc.) .

Scientific degrees PhD. have been awarded to 1 350 graduates.

BASIC INFORMATION

Academic staff:

658, incl.

88 professors

136 associate professors

10 700 students:

1st & 2nd cycle: 10 000

3rd cycle: 700

FACULTIES

Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and

Communications (FOETC)

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME)

Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEE)

Faculty of Civil Engineering (FCE)

Faculty of Management Science and Informatics (FMSI)

Faculty of Science (FS)

Faculty of Security Engineering (FSE)

Institute of High Mountain Biology (IHMV)

STUDY

Three levels of degree study programmes are offered:

Bachelor study programme (3 to 4 years)

Master study programme (2 years)

PhD. study programme (3 to 5 years)

Study: - full time (9 500 students)

- part time (3 500 students)

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Numerous international projects have been carried out successfully within the frame of various EU programs, such as TEMPUS, LEONARDO and SOCRATES, CEEPUS, COPERNICUS, COST, 5th, 6th & 7th

FRAMEWORK PROGRAM, etc.

Broad cooperation based on bilateral agreements (more than 140). The University has a lively collaboration with universities and/or institutions in Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Spain, UK, USA, and many other countries

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

The focus of the University’s research capacity lies mainly in

participation in research projects (national and international)

and direct collaboration with industry.

Research is concentrated in departments of the faculties and

in the institutes; some research teams are involved in inter-

faculty or multi-departmental cooperation.

Virtual units of

research are also

being created.

INSTITUTES FOR TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

The University is the foundation member of the:

Slovak Productivity Centre (At the beginning association of University of Zilina, Ministry of Economy and Association of employees,

IPA Slovakia (Association of University of Zilina and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft),

Science and Technology park,

Institute for Competitiveness and Innovation,

CASA ZINA as member of international network CASA NOVA with headquarters in Sophia Antipolis

and other associations established for this purpose

INSTITUTES OF UNIZA

Institute of Lifelong Education

Centre for Teacher Training

Institute of Forensic Engineering

Institute of Information and Communication Technologies

Institute of Competitiveness and Innovations

Institute of High Mountain Biology

Aviation Training and Educational Centre

CETRA (Centre for Transportation Research)

University Library

Institute of Physical Education

“Prepare university educated managers and experts

for solution of crises situations in all spheres of human life”

ABOUT THE FACULTY

The studies at the Faculty of SecurityEngineering are managerially and technologically oriented.

The study programs and research are oriented to the problems of

Crisis Management, Security Management,Emergency Management, Risk Management andDisaster Management.

Department of Crisis Management

Department of Fire Engineering

Department of Security Management

Department of Technical Sciences

and Informatics

Department of Crisis Management

Research

DEPARTMENTS

Faculty of Security Engineering

44 academic staff,

3 research workers,

41 doctoral students,

345 master students,

558 bachelor students,

(in all 3 levels: Bc., MSc., Ph.D.)

Crisis Management,

Rescue Services,

Security Management.

FACULTY IN NUMBERS (2012)


In the frame of continuing education

the Faculty implements series of

specialized courses that relate to the

study programs of 2nd level of the

university education and they react to

the needs of social practice. These

Faculty programs have been

accredited:

COURSESFaculty of Security Engineering

Security of Information Systems in Public Administration and

in Entrepreneurial Subjects,

Security Manager in Public Administration and

in Entrepreneurial Subjects,

Further Special Preparation of Technicians of Fire Prevention,

Further Special Preparation of Specialists in Fire Prevention,

Special Preparation of those who are in charge of Fire

Prevention of Municipalities,

Basic Special Preparation of Specialists in Fire Prevention,

Basic Special Preparation of Technicians of Fire Prevention.

COURSES


“Science and Research are the Engines of Innovations!”

RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

The Faculty is part of scientific-research and developmental base of the University.

It develops creative scientific activities oriented in areas of civil protection, security, environmental problems including the solutions of natural and industrial disasters and catastrophes, safety at work, physical protection, crime prevention, fire protection and prevention, critical infrastructure, etc.

Fire-Chemical Laboratory enables:

to test the reactions of products againstfire,

to simulate possible leakage of dangeroussubstances (e.g. oil products) andpossible liquidation (e.g. by sorbents),

the determination of selected physical-chemical properties of respective fire-technical parameters of flammablesubstances in liquid and solid statuses,

to study heat effects of inorganic andorganic substances, light effects ofprocesses of burning of selected inorganicand organic substances, processes of selfignition of chemical substances.

LABORATORIES


Center for Simulating of Crises Events

enables:

to use modern IT technologies, hardware and

software, for education, research and scientific

purposes,

to do modeling and simulations of severe

crises events and situations,

to do predictions of possible effects of those

events and situations,

to use the possibility of conference calls.

LABORATORIES


Laboratory of Security Management :

The laboratory of security management is

used to guarantee the training of the special

subjects (e.g. Perimeter Protection Systems,

Security System Designing, Inside Protection

Systems, Mechanical Barriers, etc.) where

students get acquainted in a practical way with

the elements of security systems, information,

signal and controlling systems (e.g. Alarm

Receiving Centre, Alarm Transmission

System, Intruder Alarm System, CCTV

Surveillance System, Access Control System,

etc.).

LABATORIESFaculty of Security Engineering

Name of project:

SALIANT - Selective Antibodies Limited Immuno Assay Novel Technology

Donor:

7th Framework Programme

Main objective of the project is to develop ahandheld device that will be analyzing in realtime the level of traces: explosive, drugs andhazardous materials. A key innovation is apositive detection test for small molecules(nano and pico), which is highly sensitive andeasy to use first responders (paramedics) forintervention as well as crime andterrorist attacks.



Name of project:

COBACORE - The Community Based

Comprehensive Recovery

Donor:

7th Framework Programme – Security

Main objective of the project is to support

common needs assessment and recovery

planning efforts in complex multi-sectorial,

multi-stakeholder crisis environments by

building upon the community as an important

source of information and capabilities.



Name of project:

PACITA - Methodology for physical

protection assessment of critical

infrastructure elements against terrorist

and other types of attacks

Donor:

EC, DG for Home Affairs

Main objective of the project is to develop tools

for the assessment of physical protection

(resistance) of critical infrastructure objects

against terrorist and other forms of attacks,

including modeling of parameters and testing of

the effectiveness of protection.



Name of project:

Critical Infrastructure Protection In Sector Transportation

Donor:

Slovak Research and Development Agency

The main goal of the project is creation anddevelopment of broad basis of theoreticalknowledge necessary for making optimaldecisions in the process of creating strategicand conceptual documents in the field of theSR critical infrastructure protection withemphasis on critical infrastructure intransportation sector.



Name of project:

Complex Model for Risk Assessment in

Industrial Processes

Donor:

Slovak Research and Development

Agency

Main objective of the project is to increase

industrial security in the „Seveso

establishments“ according EU standards in

Slovak Republic.



Name of project:

Personal Motor Car Fires, Fires Computer

Simulation and Their Experimental

Verification

Donor:

Slovak Research and Development

Agency, Institute of Informatics

Main objective of the project is examination of

the course and expansion of individual phases

of burning of the selected motor car fire types

and measurements necessary input data for

computer simulation system to model

behaviour of specific types of car fires.



Name of project:

Competency Based e-Portal of Security

And Safety Engineering

Donor:

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture

Executive Agency of the European

Commission

Main objective of the project is to increase the

quality of education in the field of security, by

building an electronic portal enables to create

individual study plan supported by the

possibility to achieve part of the chosen

competences.

INNOVATION OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES


Research laboratories at the University of

Žilina in URP entitled:

• „Laboratory modeling and simulation of

crisis phenomena“,

• „Laboratory of research systems to

protect critical infrastructure facilities“.,

University Science Park of the University of Zilina is supported by the

project (ITMS: 26220220184) within Operational Program funded by

the European Regional Development Fund.

UNIVERSITY SCIENCE PARK


Name

Laboratory modeling and simulation of

crisis phenomena

The objective of the laboratory is to create a virtual

environment enabling to improve the quality of

training and efficiency of decision-making in crisis

management, increase mental endurance of

emergency managers working under constant

stress, model and simulate crisis phenomena in

social, technical, technological and natural

environment, collection, processing and evaluation

(analysis, synthesis) gathered data, and increase

the efficiency and reliability of the decision-making

of the human factor in the focus of crisis

phenomena in transport.



Name

Laboratory of research systems to protect

critical infrastructure facilities

Estimated intention of the research systems of

protection of objects of critical infrastructure in the

transport sector are research methods and tools to

assess the technical efficiency and system

reliability property protection of critical

infrastructure in transport sector. The polygon

creation and research of safety systems to simulate

real operating conditions of technical elements of

the control and safety features of intelligent

transport facilities systems of protection.



Crises Situations Solutions in Specific

Environment (since 1995)

LOGVD – Transport Logistics and Crisis

Situations (since 1997)

Young Science and Crisis Situations

(since 2003)

Protection Against Fires and Rescue

Services (since 2004)

CONFERENCES


Risk Management in Railway Transport

(monograph, 2010)

Protection Against Terrorism

(monograph, 2010)

Social Aspects of City Public Transport

Infrastructure (monograph, 2009)

Actual Questions of Crisis Management

(monograph, 2009)

Safety of Dangerous Substances Transport

(monograph, 2008)

Economic Impacts of Disasters

(monograph, 2008)

Crisis Management

(scientific journal, since 2002)

PUBLICATIONS


Broad cooperation based on bilateral agreements with universities and institutionsin many countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, UK and the USA, mainly:

Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Universita’ Degli Studi di Messina, Italy.

Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal.

University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, USA.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION


UNIVERSITY OF ZILINAFaculty of Security Engineering

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