PhD in Energy Processes
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
Key Information
Campus location
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
PhD in Energy Processes
Power engineering forms a part of almost all human activities.
The objective of the ""Energy processes"" postgraduate study program is to train students in creative research work in the field of power engineering. The graduates obtain the “PhD” title, the highest possible academic degree.
The studies are conducted in the form of day or combined studies.
The studies takes place based on individual study plans, which specify the study time schedule, professional and research activities, focused on preparing doctoral thesis, exchange scholarships at other workplaces, including international, or certain minimal pedagogical work (such as leading seminars).
As a part of the study, the student must participate in at least six subjects out of the subjects offered in the given Study Plan. Five of these subjects must be from the “Technical subjects” part and one subject from the “Foreign languages” part. Selection of the technical subjects is based on the topic of the given doctoral thesis.
A state doctoral exam is organized at the end of the study part. It includes a scientific discussion in three subjects specified in advance and a discussion about the theses of the dissertation.
As a part of the next study stage, the student conducts activities (such as experimental work) that are needed for preparing the given dissertation and activities that are necessary for fulfilling the study qualification conditions (for example, publication activities). The studies are completed by the corresponding dissertation defense.
All other information is included in the Study and Examination Regulation for doctoral studies programs at VŠB-TU Ostrava.
The objective of the “Energy processes” postgraduate study program is to train students – specialized experts, able of an independent creative work in the area of research of power engineering transformations, development and improvements of power engineering technologies. The objective is achieved by studying selected technical subjects pursuant to the given individual study plan, by employing creative scientific and research work and by preparing doctoral dissertations of an international standard.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava for more information.
Curriculum
- Basic Methods of Statistical Data Analysis in Practice
- Combustion Facilities
- Combustion Processes Theory
- Environmental Enginneering in Industry
- Environmental Geochemistry
- Evaluation Methods of Measurement of Physical Quantities
- Experimental Methods of Measurement
- Geoecology
- Methods of Optimization
- Modelling of Mass and Heat Transfer
- Modern Systems of Energetics
- Operation of Energetical Exchange, Central
- Physics of Fluids
- Radiation Heat Transfer
- Reactor engineering
- Refrigeration Systems and Heat Pumps
- Regulations of Energy Equipments
- Renewable Sources of Energy
- Selected Problems of Fluid Mechanics
- Special Themes of Thermomechanics
- Thermal processes and alternative fuels
- Transfer Phenomena
- Utilization of Waste Heat
Program Outcome
Graduate's skills
Graduates of the “Energy processes” doctoral study program, as power engineering experts, are able to independently engage in research with the objective to enhance the knowledge in the studied field on an international level and to improve the energy and economical level of power engineering devices. They should be able to commence the research process by a theoretical analysis, to continue with an analysis of energy transformations, and to complete it by a corresponding optimal technology proposal that corresponds to the given issue. It goes without saying that they should be able to master pilot and operation experiments with subsequent data assessments and, if applicable, added numerical simulations.
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Career Opportunities
Graduate's employment
Employees in the scientific, research and education spheres, as well as the industrial sphere, in the research, development, construction, production and management levels are sought after all over the world. Finding a corresponding job cannot thus be considered critical. Some of the typical job positions of our graduates include:
- employees in the field of mechanical power engineering, development, project engineering, construction, calculations, production, assemblies and testing,
- operation, project engineering and managerial employees at power stations and heating plants, and at power engineering units in all types of industrial business as well as nonproduction sphere,
- project engineers in investment construction in the field of power engineering,
- managerial employees in institutes, institutions and units of various state authorities that are engaged in the field of power engineering, safety and protection of the environment,
- technicians, calculation operators or construction technicians at power engineering companies, including the possibility of a self-employment (power engineering audits, consultation and advisory services),
- creative employees at project engineering studios that focus on power engineering,
- revision and test technicians of power engineering facilities,
- independent power engineering auditors,
- managerial employees in power engineering companies.
Our graduates can find jobs at power stations and heating plants, power engineering units of all types of industrial companies, transport companies and even non-production spheres and state administration bodies. Moreover, they can seek jobs in project engineering offices of power engineering entities, heat supply systems and wastewater treatment plants.
Upon completing their studies, our graduates can also continue in their professional scientific development as:
- scientific and research employees at research institutions and, when applicable, universities,
- post-doctoral researchers at technical universities and the Academy of Sciences,
- academic employees at universities with habilitation perspectives.