Jan Evangelista Purkyně University i n Ústi nad Labem Czech Republic Iva Ritschelová

Higher education level in Czech regions, % Average level for the Czech Republic – 11, 1 %

Historical Development of the University 1954College of Higher Education 1959Pedagogical Institute 1964Faculty of Education in Ústí nad Labem 1991J. E. Purkyně University: Faculty of Education, Faculty of Social Economic studies, Faculty of the Environment Institute of Slavonic and Germanic Studies 1993Institute of Art and Design 1998Institute of Production Technology and Management 2000Faculty of Art and Design 2003Institute of Health Studies 2005Institute of Science, Faculty of Science Institute of Humanities 2006 Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Production Technology and Management

Structure of the University 1.Faculty of Education 2.Faculty of Social and Economic Studies 3.Faculty of the Environment 4.Faculty of Art and Design 5.Faculty of Science 6.Faculty of Philosophy 7.Faculty of Production Technology and Management I.Institute of Health Studies

Students in 2002 – 2008

Graduates in 2002 – 2008

Students enrolled in study programs (as of )

R&D in , EU projects

Research Activities: Main Directions 1.Regionally-oriented research with an accent on social-economic and environmental aspects of regional development. 2.Intercultural studies: Czech-German relation, Roma population, etc. 3.Environmentally oriented research. 4.Chemically active plasma, plasma-chemical technologies, produced layers and their properties.

Collaboration with Enterprises: Challenges and Future Needs R&D – Joint projects – Research Centre – Joint laboratories – Laboratory services Education – Joint study programs – Expert exchange – Thesis – Excursions

Collaboration areas: examples Faculty of Social and Economical Studies expert evaluation of regional development programs, assistance in preparation of projects aimed at attracting funds from EU operational programs, administrative personnel training, financial analysis and audit, marketing research, public opinion research and connected statistical analysis.

Collaboration areas: examples Faculty of Art and Design professional photography and video filming, full-scale marketing campaigns’ development, www design, corporate design, individual plastic, textile, glass, interior, and jewelry design, product and packaging design, architectural design.

Collaboration areas: examples Faculty of Production Technology and Management technical personnel training, grinding technology research, technological process experimental simulation, research of mechanical, termomechanical and corrosive qualities of materials, surface engineering, surface layers’ quality research, production process economical analysis and optimization, mechanics of solids.

Collaboration areas: examples Faculty of the Environment pollutants’ removal technologies, environmental impact assessment, pollution reduction studies, internet map servers’ development, GIS modeling, 3D landscape modeling, biomonitoring and revitalization projects, corporate environmental accounting, EMAS, EMS, environmental reporting and eco-labeling.

Collaboration areas: examples Faculty of Philosophy history focused studies and publications (historical booklets of firms, towns, and communities), historical photo digitalization and archiving, monument documentation, expert evaluation and training in the fields of philosophy, political science, EU studies, sociology, religion, ethics, etc., professional translator services.

Collaboration areas: examples Faculty of Education professional translation from English, German, Russian, French, and Spanish, Russian business language training, Czech language courses for foreigners, musical programs for events, professional physical training courses.

Collaboration areas: examples Faculty of Science standard immunochemical analyses, floristic and faunistic research for construction sites, parasitological research, material surface research, physical, mechanical, and optical, electric, electronic, and magnetic measurements, nanocomposite materials’ focused research, 3D landscape modeling, analog and digital maps, EU and CZ tourist routes’ development,

Collaboration areas: examples Institute of Health Studies medical rehabilitation, physiotherapy and ergotherapy courses, individualized services for women in the periods of the normal health state, pregnancy and act of delivery, and illness, etc. Information Technology Center data and communication networks, optical and wireless networking, network administration, Linux-based server solutions, information systems – administration, integration, open source solutions, IT consulting and auditing, IT training.

Business partners The university cooperates with more than 120 companies all over the Czech Republic, among which one can find such world renown corporations as: AGC Flat Glass Czech, a. s. in Teplice (the former Glaverbel Czech) and Škoda Auto, a. s. in Mladá Boleslav

International Relations: Institutional Agreements Austria 1 Canada 1 Germany 3 Hungary 1 Israel 2 Poland 4 Russia 5 Slovakia 6 Sweden 1 Turkey 1 Total 25

Erasmus partner universities (2007/2008) State No of universities State No of universities Belgium1Poland15 Denmark2Portugal2 Estonia1Austria4 Finland4Romania1 France4Greece4 Iceland1Slovakia12 Italy3Slovenia1 Latvia1Spain7 Lithuania2Sweden2 Hungary2Turkey10 Germany25Great Britain7 Netherlands3 Norway2Total116

Students and teachers mobility. Co-operation in R&D. Organisation of conferences, meetings on research issues, art exhibition. Exchange of information. Common publication activities. Orientation of International Cooperation

EU programs: Socrates, Grundtvig, Comenius, Leonardo da Vinci Partnership, Ziel 3 EEA/ Norwegian financial mechanisms program Other programs: Aktion, Herbert Quandt…. International Programs

Socrates Academical yearStudentsNumber of months 2000/ / ,5 2002/ / ,5 2004/ ,5 2005/ ,5 2006/ ,5 2007/ Academical yearAcademicsNumber of Weeks 2000/ / / / / / / /

No of outgoing students (Socrates and Ministry of Education programs)

1.Interesting fields for bachelor and master theses (environment, regional policy, etc.) 2.Individual courses offered in English at: - Faculty of the Environment - Faculty of Production Technology and Management - Faculty of Science - Faculty of Philosophy - Faculty of Social and Economic Studies - Faculty of Art and Design - Pedagogical Faculty 3.Czech language courses Options for Foreign Students

Future Plans Further develop R&D To hold international affairs To maintain public relations To improve the quality of student´s life To acquire grants from EU Structural Funds To improve the cooperation with industrial enterprises To build the new University Campus

Chalenge for the university: Chalenge for the university: The New Campus in the Former City Hospital Area

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The Project

The Campus Today: 2008

The Campus Today

The Campus Today 2007

The Campus Today The Presentation Chaple

The Campus Today The Presentation Hall

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