Study programmes and courses

The study programme Applied Mechanical Engineering will provide you with a practically oriented bachelor's degree in engineering, especially focusing on design of design and technology of production of products made of modern materials and containing electronically controlled mechanical systems. During your studies, you will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and practical skills in a range of specialist subjects such as machine and plant design, rigid and compliant mechanics, materials science, manufacturing technology, basic automation and control. The general competences of the student in terms of his/her future employment are supported by the teaching of a foreign language and the inclusion of subjects developing economic and managerial competences and soft-skills in the areas of production economics, quality management, logistics, communication and presentation, project management and teamwork. The curriculum is strongly practically oriented so that students gain deeper knowledge and connections 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 CZK 650,- and must be paid no later than the closing date of the application 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.

What subjects will you study?

The list of courses you will take during your studies can be found in the Study Plan for Full-time Study and study plan to combined form of study. The study also includes a long-term internship (14 weeks). 

• The condition for admission to study is the attainment of secondary education with a matriculation examination (successfully passed matriculation examination at a secondary school).
• Applicants are admitted to study on the basis of an application for study and proof of passing the matriculation examination. The maximum number of students admitted to the study programme may total 120 in both forms of study, with a maximum of 60 in the combined form of study. The date and time of application is decisive for admission to study within the maximum number of students.
• Acceptance of applicants for study who are foreign nationals (with the exception of 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 (successfully passed matriculation examination at a Czech secondary school) or by passing an entrance 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 VŠPJ admission requirements for the academic year 2024/2025, 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. 

More information on the Czech language exam, including exam dates, can be found on the website HERE.

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

• submits an application to study in 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 not setting the fee is available HERE, a model affidavit is available HERE.

More information can be found in RR No. 2/2024 HERE. 

Further information on the admission procedure:

• The matriculation certificate/certification 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. simple scan will not be accepted 
• by correspondence to the study department (officially certified copy)
• in person at the study department (certified copy)
• Maturity certificate/certificate of matriculation must be delivered by September 10, 2024 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted to study)

Where can I find the results of the admission process

Summary results of the admission procedure can be found: View

Your further questions can be answered at the Studies Department, tel. 567 141 181 or e-mail: 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.

Only those applicants who have fulfilled the admission requirements and have the document "Rector's Decision on Admission to Study" available in the e-application form may apply for study. The easiest and fastest way to enrol for studies is online directly in the e-application form. However, you can also choose to enrol by correspondence or enrol in person at the VŠPJ building (dates will be announced continuously). All information about the admission procedure and subsequent enrolment can be found in your e-application. 

The graduate's profile is designed to meet the Government Regulation No. 275/2016 Coll., on areas of education in higher education for study programmes in the category of Mechanical Engineering, to the extent appropriate to the professionally oriented Bachelor's degree programme.

Key Learning Outcomes

The graduates demonstrate in appropriate breadth and level of detail:

• Full-time study
• Combined studies