College of Polytechnics Jihlava

Basic Information

The College of Polytechnics Jihlava was established by Act No. 375/2004 Coll. of 3 June 2004 as the first public non-university type higher educational institution (HEI) in the Czech Republic and is the only public HEI based in the Vysočina Region.

The College of Polytechnics Jihlava is a solid part of the tertiary education system in the Czech Republic, which you can learn more about on the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports website.

Under Act No. 111/1998 Coll. (the Higher Education Act), non-university-type HEIs have the same status as universities. They differ in three attributes: they cannot provide education in doctoral programmes, they cannot be divided into faculties, and their scientific council is called the academic council.

Mission of the Polytechnic College Jihlava

The College of Polytechnics Jihlava is a professionally oriented public HEI focused on applied education. Its mission is to provide professionally diverse degree programmes based mainly on the needs of the regional labour market, to promote intensive cooperation with the application sphere and its innovative development, to cultivate appropriate project activity and applied research, to provide lifelong learning programmes and to assist the cultural and general educational development of the region.

Values of the Polytechnic University of Jihlava

Values of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava

As a polytechnic HEI, the College promotes principles of the modern concept of polytechnic STEM education, which connects four areas of education: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The values of the College are:

• S        S synergy, collaboration with the application sphere
• T        T transparency, teamwork
• E        E ethical behaviour, efficiency, excellence
• M      M mindset: creative, critical and independent

Degree Programmes

The College of Polytechnics Jihlava implements professionally oriented degree programmes of Bachelor and Master types in full-time and combined forms of study and lifelong learning courses.

The diverse range of Bachelor's degree programmes in the fields of economics, healthcare and engineering and the Master's degree programmes meet the needs of the regional labour market and are in line with the name of the school. The word polytechnics comes from ancient Greek and expresses in the broadest sense proficiency in an art or craft, experience, skill, dexterity, mastery, and a range of skills. And this is the direction the relatively young, regionally oriented school is taking.

The overall goal of study in accredited degree programmes is to provide students with the opportunity to receive a career-oriented education with distinctly practical outcomes. Long-term practical placements in companies for at least 12 weeks are an important part of the study. After passing the state final exam and defending the bachelor's / diploma thesis, the graduate receives a diploma and the Bachelor (Bc.) / Master (Mgr.) / (Ing.) as well as the possibility of further study in follow-up programmes at other universities in the country or abroad. The study in accredited Bachelor's degree programmes lasts three years and takes place in full-time and combined forms. Studies in accredited Master's degree programmes last two years and are conducted in full-time and combined study forms. The study offer continuously expands as new study programmes are accredited in the administrative procedure. 

Further education is provided through lifelong learning courses, including those at the University of the Third Age.

As a research organization on the list of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the College of Polytechnics Jihlava is involved in various research and project activities, participates in solving assignments from corporate or public spheres, organizes conferences with international participation, publishes its journals, and its students and academic staff participate in international exchange visits. It is also the only HEI in the Czech Republic that operates its travel agency.