Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústi nad LabemCzech Republic

Iva Ritschelováritschelova@rek.ujep.cz

Higher education level in Czech regions, %Average level for the Czech Republic – 11,1 %

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Historical Development of the University1954 College of Higher Education

1959 Pedagogical Institute

1964 Faculty of Education in Ústí nad Labem

1991 J. E. Purkyně University: Faculty of Education, Faculty of Social Economic studies, Faculty of the Environment Institute of Slavonic and Germanic Studies

1993 Institute of Art and Design

1998 Institute of Production Technology and Management

2000 Faculty of Art and Design

2003 Institute of Health Studies

2005 Institute of Science, Faculty of Science Institute of Humanities

2006 Faculty of PhilosophyFaculty of Production Technology and Management

Structure of the University

1. Faculty of Education2. Faculty of Social and Economic Studies3. Faculty of the Environment 4. Faculty of Art and Design5. Faculty of Science 6. Faculty of Philosophy7. Faculty of Production Technology and

Management

I. Institute of Health Studies

Students in 2002 – 2008

6479

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Graduates in 2002 – 2008

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Students enrolled in study programs (as of 31. 10. 2008)

Bc. 72,4 %

Dr. 1,0 %NMgr. 6,6 %

Mgr. 20,0 %

Part-time30,4 %

Full-time69,6 %

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Research Activities: Main Directions

1. Regionally-oriented research with an accent on social-economic and environmental aspects of regional development.

2. Intercultural studies: Czech-German relation, Roma population, etc.

3. Environmentally oriented research.4. Chemically active plasma, plasma-chemical

technologies, produced layers and their properties.

Collaboration with Enterprises: Challenges and Future Needs

• R&D– Joint projects – Research Centre– Joint laboratories– Laboratory services

• Education– Joint study programs– Expert exchange– Thesis– Excursions

Collaboration areas: examples

Faculty of Social and Economical Studies • expert evaluation of regional development

programs,• assistance in preparation of projects aimed at

attracting funds from EU operational programs,• administrative personnel training,• financial analysis and audit,• marketing research, public opinion research and

connected statistical analysis.

Collaboration areas: examples

Faculty of Art and Design• professional photography and video filming,• full-scale marketing campaigns’ development,• www design,• corporate design,• individual plastic, textile, glass, interior, and jewelry

design,• product and packaging design,• architectural design.

Collaboration areas: examples

Faculty of Production Technology and Management• technical personnel training,• grinding technology research,• technological process experimental simulation,• research of mechanical, termomechanical and

corrosive qualities of materials,• surface engineering, surface layers’ quality research,• production process economical analysis and

optimization,• mechanics of solids.

Collaboration areas: examples

Faculty of the Environment• pollutants’ removal technologies,• environmental impact assessment,• pollution reduction studies,• internet map servers’ development, • GIS modeling, 3D landscape modeling,• biomonitoring and revitalization projects, • corporate environmental accounting, EMAS, EMS,

environmental reporting and eco-labeling.

Collaboration areas: examples

Faculty of Philosophy• history focused studies and publications (historical

booklets of firms, towns, and communities),• historical photo digitalization and archiving,• monument documentation,• expert evaluation and training in the fields of

philosophy, political science, EU studies, sociology, religion, ethics, etc.,

• professional translator services.

Collaboration areas: examples

Faculty of Education• professional translation from English, German,

Russian, French, and Spanish,• Russian business language training, • Czech language courses for foreigners,• musical programs for events,• professional physical training courses.

Collaboration areas: examplesFaculty of Science

• standard immunochemical analyses, • floristic and faunistic research for construction sites, • parasitological research, • material surface research,• physical, mechanical, and optical, electric, electronic,

and magnetic measurements,• nanocomposite materials’ focused research,• 3D landscape modeling, analog and digital maps,• EU and CZ tourist routes’ development,

Collaboration areas: examplesInstitute of Health Studies• medical rehabilitation, physiotherapy and ergotherapy

courses,• individualized services for women in the periods of the

normal health state, pregnancy and act of delivery, and illness, etc.

Information Technology Center• data and communication networks, optical and wireless

networking, network administration, Linux-based server solutions,

• information systems – administration, integration, open source solutions,

• IT consulting and auditing,• IT training.

Business partners

• The university cooperates with more than 120 companies all over the Czech Republic, among which one can find such world renown corporations as:• AGC Flat Glass Czech, a. s. in Teplice

(the former Glaverbel Czech)

and • Škoda Auto, a. s. in Mladá Boleslav

International Relations: Institutional Agreements

Austria 11

CanadaCanada 11

GermanyGermany 33

HungaryHungary 11

IsraelIsrael 22

PolandPoland 44

RussiaRussia 55

SlovakiaSlovakia 66

SwedenSweden 11

Turkey 1

TotalTotal 2525

Erasmus partner universities (2007/2008)

State No of universities

State No of universities

Belgium 1 Poland 15Denmark 2 Portugal 2Estonia 1 Austria 4Finland 4 Romania 1France 4 Greece 4Iceland 1 Slovakia 12Italy 3 Slovenia 1Latvia 1 Spain 7Lithuania 2 Sweden 2Hungary 2 Turkey 10Germany 25 Great Britain 7Netherlands 3Norway 2 Total 116

• Students and teachers mobility.• Co-operation in R&D.• Organisation of conferences, meetings on

research issues, art exhibition.• Exchange of information.• Common publication activities.

Orientation of International Cooperation

EU programs:Socrates, Grundtvig, Comenius, Leonardo da Vinci Partnership, Ziel 3

EEA/ Norwegian financial mechanisms programOther programs:

Aktion, Herbert Quandt….

International Programs

SocratesAcademical year Students Number of months

2000/2001 18 88

2001/2002 28 176,5

2002/2003 44 258

2003/2004 78 477,5

2004/2005 153 946,5

2005/2006 206 1 355,5

2006/2007 186 1 207,5

2007/2008 206 1 343

Academical year Academics Number of Weeks

2000/2001 10 10

2001/2002 20 24

2002/2003 31 36

2003/2004 38 50

2004/2005 102 153

2005/2006 81 114

2006/2007 89 140

2007/2008 91 114

No of outgoing students (Socrates and Ministry of Education programs)

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1. Interesting fields for bachelor and master theses (environment, regional policy, etc.)

2. Individual courses offered in English at:- Faculty of the Environment- Faculty of Production Technology and Management- Faculty of Science- Faculty of Philosophy- Faculty of Social and Economic Studies- Faculty of Art and Design- Pedagogical Faculty

3. Czech language courses

Options for Foreign Students

Future Plans

• Further develop R&D

• To hold international affairs

• To maintain public relations

• To improve the quality of student´s life

• To acquire grants from EU Structural Funds

• To improve the cooperation with industrial enterprises

• To build the new University Campus

Chalenge for the university:Chalenge for the university:The New Campus in the Former City Hospital Area

1894 + 119 = 2013

1894

The Project

The Project

The Campus Today: 2008

The Campus Today

The Campus Today2007

The Campus TodayThe Presentation Chaple

The Campus TodayThe Presentation Hall

Welcome in the town of Usti nad Labem!

Thank you for your attention!