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History and Future of Technical Education

History and Future of Technical Education. Prof. Ing. Ivo Vondrák , CSc . Rector VŠB-TUO. 1. About U s. Our Vision …. Our M ission. Create a roadmap to the future through education, research and collaboration. . Our S trategy. Our strategy contains the following basic tenants :

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History and Future of Technical Education

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  1. History and FutureofTechnicalEducation Prof. Ing. Ivo Vondrák, CSc. Rector VŠB-TUO

  2. 1 AboutUs

  3. Our Vision … www.vsb.cz

  4. OurMission • Create a roadmap to the future through education, research and collaboration. www.vsb.cz

  5. OurStrategy Our strategy contains the following basic tenants: • Excellence in Research – 6 poles of excellence • Excellence in Education • Collaboration with industry • Entrepreneurial spirit • Campus development www.vsb.cz

  6. Strategic Goals and Objectives www.vsb.cz

  7. University Management Prof. Ing. Ivo Vondrák, CSc. University Rector Prof. Ing. Petr Noskievič, CSc. Vice Rector for Study Affairs Prof. Ing. BohumírStrnadel, DrSc. Vice Rector for Science, Researchand Doctoral Studies Prof. Ing. RadimČajka, CSc. Vice Rector for External Affairs Prof. Ing. JaromírGottvald, CSc. Vice Rector for Development and Social Affairs www.vsb.cz

  8. KeyFigures • Number of accredited study programmes:127 • of which 70 are in a foreign language • Numberofstudents: 23.558 • of which 1.341 are non-Czech students • Numberofacademicstaff: 1.087 • Numberoflaboratories and researchcenters: 115 • The area of universitycampus: 42.500 m2 • Certification: ISO, EFQM www.vsb.cz

  9. Graduate Employment • Graduates of our universities are very employablein the labor market. www.vsb.cz

  10. 2 Education

  11. Offer of Study Programmes Electrotechnical Mechanical Safety Geology Civil Mining Economy IT Management Nano Finance Environmental Sciences www.vsb.cz

  12. EducationSystem • Credit and diploma system compliant with EU standards defined by the Bologna Process: • Bachelor’sdegree (3-4 years) • Master’sdegree (2 years) • Doctoraldegree (3-4 years) • Education process is structured within 7 Faculties and also two All-University Study Programmes: • Nanotechnology, Mechatronics • Combined form of the study • Technicalsupport • Web-basedinformationsystems, e-Learning • Support fordisabledstudents • Tuition €3,500-5,000/year (living expenses: €350/month) www.vsb.cz

  13. Faculties FacultyofEconomics FacultyofSafetyEngineering FacultyofMiningand Geology Facultyof Civil Engineering FacultyofMechanicalEngineering FacultyofElectricalEngineering andComputer Science www.vsb.cz FacultyofMetallurgy and MaterialEngineering

  14. 3 Research and Development

  15. Research and Development • 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. €) www.vsb.cz

  16. KeyAreas • Raw materials, energy and environmental science • Computationalsciences and informationtechnologies • New materials, structures and technologies • Modernengineering • Safetytechnologies • Modellingof economical and financial processes www.vsb.cz

  17. Centre ofExcellence – IT4Innovations • 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. www.vsb.cz

  18. Centre of Excellence – IT4Innovations • IT4I ResearchProgrammes: • IT forcrisis management • Numerical modellingforfindingsolutions toengineering problems • Librariesforparallelcomputing • Modelling fornanotechnologies • IT forknowledgeprocessing • Methods of soft computing with supercomputer applications • Detection and presentation of information obtained from multimedial data • Safe and reliable architectures, networks and protocols www.vsb.cz

  19. ResearchCentres VŠB-TUO • Nanotechnology Centre • Centre for Advanced and Innovative Technologies • EnergyResearch Centre • Centre ofEnvironmental Technologies www.vsb.cz

  20. Transfer of Technology Office • Regional Technology Transfer Centre • Business Incubator • Projectsof Technology Transfer www.vsb.cz

  21. 4 CampusLife

  22. CampusLife • The University has one of the best equipped campuses in the Czech Republic • Accommodationfacilities are anintegral part ofthe University campus www.vsb.cz

  23. CampusLife • 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 ... www.vsb.cz

  24. 5 Alumni

  25. OurFamousStudents Roman ŠebrleOlympicgoldmedalist in decathlon, 2004 Lukáš BauerOlympic medalist in Torino and Vancouver Ivan LendlFormer world #1 tennis player www.vsb.cz

  26. Where to FindUs • Ostrava, Czech Republic • www.vsb.cz www.vsb.cz

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