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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Information on degree branches

CodeDegree Branch TitleLanguage of InstructionStandard Length of Study
2302V006Energy EngineeringCzech, English4.0 years
Qualification AwardedDoctor degree, Ph.D.
Level of QualificationThird Cycle
Access to Further StudiesThe graduates may continue in a Research and Development Activities
Graduation Requirements240 ECTS Credits, State doctoral examination, Dissertation
Mode of StudyFull-time
Branch Director or EquivalentPersonal IDName
KOL10doc. Ing. Kamil Kolarčík, CSc.
Course Structure Diagram with ECTS Credits1. year / Winter semester1. year / Summer semester
30 ECTS Credits30 ECTS Credits
2. year / Winter semester2. year / Summer semester
30 ECTS Credits30 ECTS Credits
3. year / Winter semester3. year / Summer semester
30 ECTS Credits30 ECTS Credits
4. year / Winter semester4. year / Summer semester
30 ECTS Credits30 ECTS Credits
Specific Admission Requirements
Specific admission requirements are determined by the Dean of the faculty. For more information please click here.
Specific Arrangements for the Recognition of Prior Learning
Informal learning - max. 60% of credits gained in prior lifelong learning can be recognized, as determined by the Dean of the Faculty.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Qualification Requirements:
Finished higher education in Master's degree programme.
Regulations:
The Czech educational system is regulated by the Higher Education Act (Act 111/1998). Studies at VSB-TUO are regulated by the Statute of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava.
Profile of the Branch
The aim of the doctoral study in the proposed program is: • Training of highly educated workers in all areas of power engineering, who will be prepared to work in research and development in commercial companies, research institutes and organizations in our country and abroad, at universities or in high positions of state administration. • To enable the doctoral student to develop his / her abilities to process the latest scientific knowledge in the field of study, thus enabling them to work independently in the field of applied but also basic research. • The doctoral student is led not only to gain knowledge in the field of study, but also to its further development. • The focus of the study is primarily on basic and applied research in the following areas: development of primary, secondary and tertiary power machines and equipment, combustion, environmental technology, process engineering, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer or general thermomechanics. • Graduates are well versed in the field of demanding computational and experimental modeling. • Graduates are able to publish scientific results of their work in Czech and especially English.
Key Learning Outcomes
Key Lerning Outcomes are Expressed in following Structure: Knowledge, Skills, General competencies
Knowledge:
The aim of the doctoral study is to deepen the theoretical knowledge of the follow-up master's degree program and to acquire knowledge for the complex use of energy sources and reducing energy intensity, increasing the energy transformation efficiency of traditional sources, minimizing the generation and emission of pollutants from energy sources and the use of renewable sources. During the study the student will become acquainted with the process of transformation of primary energy into thermal energy, electric energy, pneumatic energy, ..., with efficient use of raw materials, incl. biomass and waste, will be able to identify sources of pollution, will use diagnostics of energy processes, patterns of heat and mass transfer, etc.
Skills:
The graduate profile is broadly thematically divided into four areas: thermal power machines and equipment, industrial power engineering, environmental engineering and renewable energy sources. Professional skills of the doctoral program graduate consist in the possibility of complex design and construction of steam and gas turbines, turbocompressors, volumetric and jet compressors, classical and flue gas steam generators, steam-gas devices, regulation and automation of power machines and designing power centers. Emphasis is also placed on waste disposal and energy recovery. Professional skills include the use of methods and means of physical and numerical modeling of energy processes.
General competencies:
The general abilities of graduates are, due to the aforementioned complex scope of the field of study, very broad: • The graduate has skills and abilities in the field of publishing and sharing R&D results in Czech and especially English. • Since the graduate profile corresponds to the current state of scientific knowledge in the field of energy engineering, it allows him / her further personal development in the field. • The graduate is a creative personality capable of independent and team scientific work, has sufficient skills for the preparation, implementation and management of R&D projects. • The graduate is able to transfer results between basic and applied research and to cooperate in multidisciplinary international scientific teams.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples
Graduates are eligible as: • researcher in energy companies, research institutes and manufacturers of energy machinery and equipment with their own research and development. • Senior designer and manager of research projects in the field of energy and environmental technology. • in power plant and heating plant operation management, • in the construction of thermal and nuclear energy, • in institutions, institutions and state administration departments dealing with energy, safety and environmental care, • for energy companies, including the possibility of self-employment (energy auditing, consulting and advisory services).
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Examination regulations, assesment and grading are described in the Study and Examination Rules.
Curriculum:
Remark:
Course block: Compulsory - all courses are compulsory.
Course block: Choice-compulsory - student has to choose at least one course from the list of courses.
Course block: Optional - student can choose any course from the list of courses.
 
IMPORTANT: Student has to select so many courses to reach 30 ECTS credits per semester. Rules in detail and convenient selection of courses can be consulted with the programmme director.
Bellow stated courses are assigned for the degree studies only. Students coming to VSB-TUO for an exchange stay must select courses from the List of courses for exchange students.
 
-1. Semester-0. yearWinter semester30 ECTS Credits
0. Semester0. yearSummer semester30 ECTS Credits