Study programmes

The Applied Engineering study programme provides you with a practically oriented follow-up master's degree in the field of mechanical engineering, automation, robotics, and electronically controlled mechanical systems, with a particular focus on the design and manufacturing technology of products made from modern materials, taking into account the use of modern computational methods and artificial intelligence in industrial applications. 

During your studies, you will acquire the necessary knowledge and practical skills in a range of specialized 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 programming and computer science, and, last but not least, fundamentals of management and project management. The professionally oriented study programme has a strong practical focus, enabling students to gain deeper knowledge and understand the connections between theory and its implementation in solving practical problems.

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.

• • The conditions of admission to study at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava  (hereinafter referred to as the VŠPJ) are determined in accordance with the provisions of Sections 48 to 50 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education and on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts (the Higher Education Act), as amended, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Admission Procedure at the VŠPJ and Articles 11 to 13 of the Statutes of the VŠPJ.
  • In order to be admitted to a study programme, an applicant must fulfil the general conditions and other conditions specified for individual study programmes.
  • Knowledge of the Czech language: foreigners (outside the Slovak Republic) must prove their knowledge of the Czech language by passing the matriculation examination in the Czech language (successful completion of the matriculation examination at a Czech secondary school) or by a written test or oral interview at the VŠPJ entrance examination (comprehension of the spoken word, ability to interact and identify the student's motivation, expectations and immediate needs).

  For the full text of the admission requirements for the 2026/2027 academic year, please see HERE. For the full text of the Schedule of Admissions to the VŠPJ for the 2026/2027 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 2026/2027 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:

  o    he/she applies to study in a bachelor's or master's degree programme no later than 14 May 2026,

  o    he/she is not a graduate of the same type of degree programme (written affidavit),

  o    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 proving that the family income ascertained for the purposes of the child benefit for the third calendar quarter of 2025 did not exceed the product of the family's subsistence minimum and a coefficient of 1.5),

  o    he/she requests that he/she be exempted from the fee no later than April 9, 2026.

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

  Further information on the admission procedure:

  • 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).
    
    • 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 2026/2027 (in case of failure to deliver by the deadline, the applicant will not be admitted to study)
      Applicants shall be ranked in accordance with the aggregate score attained in the entrance examination.
  • Foreigners - proof of knowledge of the Czech language (matriculation in Czech or written text including oral interview (max. 10 pts)
  • Bachelor's degree must be submitted in one of the following ways:
  • online (uploaded 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 September 10, 2026 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted to study)

  The last date for regular enrolment for the 2026/2027 academic year is September 14, 2026.

  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 enrol. The easiest and fastest way to enrol for studies is online directly in the e-application form. However, you can also choose to enrol in person at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava building (dates will be announced continuously). All information about the admission procedure and subsequent enrolment can be found in your e-application.
  

  In the admission procedure, documents will be delivered to the participants via the IS of the VŠPJ (electronic application). A document is delivered when the participant logs in to the IS of the VŠPJ after it has been made available in the IS of the VŠPJ. If the participant does not log in to the VŠPJ within ten days of the date on which the document was made available in the VŠPJ, the document shall be deemed to have been served on the last day of that period.

  The participant is informed by e-mail about the access to the document in the IS of the VŠPJ. 
  
  

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 participant is informed by e-mail about the access to the document in the IS of the VŠPJ. 

• Full-time study
• Combined studies