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Jan Evangelista Purkyně University i n Ústi nad Labem Czech Republic Iva Ritschelová ritschelova @ rek.ujep.cz. Higher education level in Czech regions, % Average level for the Czech Republic – 11 , 1 %. Histor ical Development of the University. Structure of the University.
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Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústi nad LabemCzech RepublicIva Ritschelováritschelova@rek.ujep.cz
Higher education level in Czech regions, %Average level for the Czech Republic – 11,1 %
Structure of the University • Faculty of Education • Faculty of Social and Economic Studies • Faculty of the Environment • Faculty of Art and Design • Faculty of Science • Faculty of Philosophy • Faculty of Production Technology and Management • Institute of Health Studies
Research Activities: Main Directions • Regionally-oriented research with an accent on social-economic and environmental aspects of regional development. • Intercultural studies: Czech-German relation, Roma population, etc. • Environmentally oriented research. • 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: examples Faculty 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: examples Institute 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
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 program Other programs: Aktion, Herbert Quandt…. International Programs
No of outgoing students (Socrates and Ministry of Education programs)
Interesting fields for bachelor and master theses (environment, regional policy, etc.) 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 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
Chalengeforthe university:The New Campusin the Former City Hospital Area
1894 1894 + 119 = 2013
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