Study programmes and courses

The study program Applied Technology for Industrial Practice provides you with a practically oriented master's degree in engineering, electrical engineering, control automation and electronically controlled mechanical systems, with a particular focus on the design and manufacturing technology of products made from advanced materials. During your studies you will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and practical skills in a range of specialist subjects such as mechanics of bodies and systems, fluid mechanics and thermomechanics, mechatronic systems and robotics, applied finite element methods, fundamentals of automation and Industry 4.0, fundamentals of computer science and, last but not least, fundamentals of management and project management. The curriculum is strongly practically oriented so that students gain a deeper knowledge and connection between theory and its implementation in practical problem solving during their studies.

Applications should only be submitted electronically via the e-application. The admission fee is 650,- CZK and must be paid no later than the closing date for applications of the given round (if you do not enrol, the fee will not be refunded). Further payment instructions (account number, variable symbol) find it in the electronic application. The fee must be paid again for each round of admissions.

Applications in the 2nd and 3rd supplementary rounds will only be allowed provided that the number of applicants already admitted in the 1st basic round is not already full.

Conditions for admission to study are:

• achievement of a bachelor's degree in a technical field (successful completion of the state final examination at the university),
• eligibility to study, evidenced by a motivation letter which will include:
• a concise justification of interest in studying in the Applied Technology for Industrial Practice programme at the Jihlava Polytechnic University (max. 20 points),
• description of the relationship between the bachelor's programme/field of study completed and the programme to which the applicant is applying (max. 15 points),
• a summary of the core courses taken during the Bachelor's degree (relevant to the programme to which the applicant is applying) (max. 15 points).
• Applicants are admitted to study on the basis of an application to study, evidence of having passed the final state examination at the bachelor's level at a technical university and a motivation letter. The maximum number of students admitted to the study programme may total 60 in both forms of study, with a maximum of 30 in the combined form of study.
• Acceptance of applicants who are foreign nationals (except Slovak nationals) is also subject to proof of knowledge of the Czech language. This knowledge can be proved by a matriculation examination in the Czech language (successful completion of the matriculation examination at a Czech secondary school) or by passing an examination in the Czech language at the Polytechnic University of Jihlava. The exam consists of a written multiple-choice test (testing knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, max. 20 points) and an oral interview (understanding of the spoken word, ability to interact and to determine the motivation, expectations and immediate needs of the student, max. 20 points).

For the full text of the admission requirements for the 2024/2025 academic year, please see HERE.

In the context of the armed conflict on the territory of Ukraine caused by the invasion of the Russian Federation troops, the VŠPJ has issued special rules for students and applicants with temporary protection in the Czech Republic and citizens of Ukraine. The full text of the special rules can be found HERE.

For more information on the Czech language exam, including exam dates, please visit HERE.

The admission procedure for AR 2024/2025 again includes the NON-IMPOSITION OF A FEE for the acts related to the admission procedure for applicants in difficult social situation. No fee will be charged to an applicant who meets the following conditions:

• submits an application for admission to a bachelor's or master's degree programme no later than 15 May 2024,
• is not a graduate of the same type of study programme (written affidavit),
• proves that he/she is in a difficult social situation (written certificate issued at his/her request by the state social assistance body that the family income ascertained for the purposes of the child benefit for the third calendar quarter of 2023 did not exceed the product of the family's subsistence minimum and a coefficient of 1.5),
• requests that the fee not be assessed no later than April 10, 2024.

An application for non-assessment of the fee is available HERE, a sample affidavit is available HERE.

For more information, see RR No. 2/2024 HERE.

Further information on the admission procedure:

• Bachelor's degree must be submitted in one of the following ways:
• online (upload via personal folder in the e-application) - only authorized document conversion (provided by Czech POINT branches) - other electronic versions of the document, e.g. a simple scan will not be accepted
• by correspondence to the study department (officially certified copy)
• in person at the study department (certified copy)
• Bachelor's diploma must be delivered by 10 September 2024 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted to study)

• Eligibility/motivation letter (including all required details) must be submitted by one of the following methods:
• online (uploaded via personal folder in e-application) - a simple scan will be accepted, while the original can be delivered in paper form to the study department
• by correspondence to the study department
• in person at the study department
• Motivation letter must be delivered according to the deadlines of the individual rounds of the admission procedure AR 2024/2025 (in case of not delivering it on time, the candidate will not be admitted to study)
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Where can I find the results of the admission procedure?

Summary admission results can be found here: View

Your further questions can be answered at the Study Department, tel. 567 141 181 or email: studijni@vspj.cz.

Important dates for applications and admissions

The last date for regular enrolment for the academic year 2024/2025 is 12 September 2024. 

• Full-time study
• Combined studies