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 a university),
• eligibility to study, evidenced by a motivation letter which will include:
• a concise explanation of interest in studying Applied Engineering at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava (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 based on 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 31 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 school-leaving examination in the Czech language (successful completion of the school-leaving examination at a Czech secondary school) or by passing an examination in the Czech language at the College of Polytechnics 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, talking about expectations and immediate needs of the applicant, max. 20 points).

For the full text of the admission requirements for the 2025/2026 academic year, please see HERE.

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

The admission procedure for the academic year 2024/2025 again includes the possibility of EXEMPTING applicants in difficult social situations FROM THE FEE for the acts related to the admission procedure. No fee will be charged to an applicant who meets the following conditions:

• he/she submits an application for admission to a bachelor's or master's degree programme no later than 14 May 2025,
• he/she is not a graduate of the same type of degree programme (written affidavit),
• he/she 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 child benefit for the third calendar quarter of 2024 did not exceed the product of the family's subsistence minimum and a coefficient of 1.5),
• he/she requests that he/she be exempted from the fee no later than April 9, 2025.

An application for exemption from the fee is available HERE, a sample affidavit is available HERE.

Further information on the admission procedure:

• Bachelor's degree must be submitted in one of the following ways:
• online (upload via a 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 post to the study department (officially certified copy)
• in person at the study department (certified copy)
• Bachelor's diploma must be delivered by 9 September 2025 (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 (upload via a 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 post to the study department
• in person at the study department
• The letter of motivation must be delivered according to the deadlines of the individual rounds of the admission procedure AR 2025/2026 (in case of failure to deliver by the deadline, the applicant will not be admitted to study)

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 2025/2026 academic year is September 11, 2025.

• Full-time study
• Combined studies