Study programmes
- Automatic process control and control of mechatronic systems
- Design and construction of machine parts, electrical components, and assemblies
- Dimensioning of structural components and systems
- Designing technological production processes and their automation
- Production quality control
- Processing signals from sensors and electrical measurements
- Applying artificial intelligence and image processing knowledge in industry
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?
A list of the courses you will take during your studies can be found in the Curriculum tab below on this page. The study also includes a long-term internship (14 weeks).
Instruction in the combined mode of study is delivered exclusively on Saturdays. Each semester requires attendance on approximately twelve to fourteen teaching Saturdays.
- 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:
- Academic suitability is assessed by means of an entrance examination administered as a computer-based test, comprising the following components::
- General Study Aptitude test (max. 20 pts)
- School-leaving certificate/certificate of recognition 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)
- The school-leaving certificate/certificate of recognition must be delivered by 9/10/2026 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted for studies).
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 process
Summary results of the admission procedure can be found:
Results of the admission procedure of the Applied Mechanical Engineering programme
Below you can find the summary results of the admission procedure of the Applied Engineering programme. You can also find admission statistics for all study fields/programmes in the file.
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
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full-time and combined form of study |
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Round 1 |
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Application Deadline |
by May 13, 2026 |
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The deadline for payment of the fee for the admission procedure 650 CZK |
by May 13, 2026 |
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Deadline for delivery of proof of secondary education with school-leaving examination (school-leaving certificate/certificate of recognition) |
by September 10, 2026 |
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Round 2 (supplemental) |
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Application Deadline |
by July 22, 2026 |
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The deadline for payment of the fee for the admission procedure 650 CZK |
by July 22, 2026 |
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Deadline for the delivery of proof of secondary education with a school-leaving examination (school-leaving certificate/certificate of recognition) |
by September 10, 2026 |
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Round 3 (supplemental) |
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Application Deadline |
by August 19, 2026 |
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The deadline for payment of the fee for the admission procedure 650 CZK |
by August 19, 2026 |
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Deadline for the delivery of proof of secondary education with a school-leaving examination (school-leaving certificate/certificate of recognition) |
by September 10, 2026 |
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.
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:
Graduates can, in an appropriate breadth and level of detail:
- design machine and plant designs, including technology and material design,
- provide and organise the technological preparation of production, design the layout of machines and jigs, material flow, workplace continuity and provide other technical conditions,
- read technical drawings and design the most effective methods and procedures for production, assembly, assembly and finishing,
- verify new production procedures, determine quality control and technical testing methods, and collaborate on production quality control,
- perform technical supervision at workplaces, checking compliance with technological procedures,
- apply tools from the field of economic and financial management of the enterprise, apply methods of managerial decision-making in the search for optimal solutions to problems,
- evaluate, improve and design business processes in industrial sectors (metallurgy, engineering, automotive).
The graduate's general competence is enhanced by skills in communication and presentation, project management and teamwork.
Study plan detail
Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava
Tolstého 16
586 01 Jihlava
IČ: 71226401
DIČ: CZ71226401
Contact
Phone: +420 567 141 111
Fax: +420 567 300 727
E-mail: vspj@vspj.cz
Mailbox ID: w9ej9jg
Contact point of the Rector's Office
Monika Jonášová
E-mail: monika.jonasova@vspj.cz
Study Department
Phone: +420 567 141 181
E-mail: studijni@vspj.cz