Study programme

Basic information

Study programme in national registry:
Guaranted by: Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies
Study field: Extraction and Processing of Earth Resources
Level of degree: 3
Form of study: present
Degree: PhD.
Length of study in years: 3
Professionally oriented: No
Joint study programme: No
Languages of delivery: english language, slovak language

Graduate profile

Description
The study program Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainable Energy educates experts needed to fulfill the tasks of the state, the economy, the environment, and the mineral resources management of the Slovak Republic according to Article 4 of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. The study program provides knowledge, abilities, and skills primarily in the field of the use and protection of earth's resources based on the results of basic and applied research. Language and communication skills create the prerequisites for employment in managerial and economic functions at all levels of management at home and abroad. For the present and especially for the next few decades, its importance is expected to grow based on the need to increase the economic and social efficiency of the use of all categories of social resources at all levels of their processing, and thus the need for experts in this area
Learning objectives
A graduate of the doctoral study program Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainable Energy has knowledge and skills in the field of ensuring the energy needs of society with an optimal energy mix in terms of availability, technical and economic complexity and sustainability. Theoretical knowledge: A graduate of the program Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainable Energy: - demonstrates the ability to conceive, construct, implement and modify a substantial part of research with scientific integrity in the field of renewable energy sources; - will be capable of critical analysis in the field of earth resources, i.e., conducts scientific research and brings his own solutions to problems in the field of renewable energy sources and energy; - creates new technologies for the identification and use of previously known and available earth resources and defines new earth resources for needs in the near future. Additional knowledge, abilities and skills A graduate of the field of Acquisition and Processing of Earth Resources will acquire: - the ability, both in an academic and professional context, to support progress in a knowledge-based society, especially in the field of earth resources, their use and protection - the principles of scientific work research - development - application, scientifically formulate a problem (technical assignment), economic, environmental and legal aspects of the use of new technologies for the acquisition and processing of earth resources, as well as new ways of using existing ones and defining new earth resources; - the ethical and social aspects of scientific work, presentation of results, development of the study program and contribution to practice; - will obtain a comprehensive three-level higher education in the field of acquisition and processing of earth resources; - will master scientific work methods, integrated management systems and techniques of statistical process analysis; - acquire theoretical erudition in a wider range of related scientific disciplines, appropriately selected taking into account his/her personal orientation in scientific research.
Main learning outcomes
The graduate masters scientific methods of research and development in the field of renewable energy sources and sustainable energy with an orientation to and methods of valuing earth resources, techniques and technologies of identification, exploration and use of energy resources. Last but not least, he is guided to their protection from the point of view of occupational safety and environmental protection. The graduate of the study program is capable of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex concepts in the field of energy resources use. He is able to scientifically research, define, confirm or refute theories, verify the validity, correctness and adequacy of large-scale innovative technological solutions in the field of obtaining and processing earth resources, when taking positions on legislative and environmental aspects; define the structure of financial investment in the field of earth resources; define criteria for analyzing and valuing earth resources from various perspectives according to the desired purpose and, based on the assessment, create concepts for their optimal use and evaluate these concepts. He is able to carry out these activities with a high degree of creativity and independence and to manage research and development in this area. The emphasis is on the graduate, depending on the profile, to acquire top-notch knowledge in the field of earth resources, their technological, information, economic, managerial, production and logistical support, as well as environmental protection. With his original research, the graduate contributes to expanding the boundaries of scientific knowledge, especially in the field of earth resources, through an extensive body of work, especially in the form of scientific articles published in international scientific journals, contributions to international conferences and symposia with active participation. The graduate of the study program is also able to analyze, design, organize and manage entities forming the structure of renewable energy sources and sustainable energy, define scientific problems, manage research and select objective results within the framework of scientific research activities. Analyze the deployment of new technologies and knowledge, especially in the field of renewable energy sources, new technologies in the use of earth resources and identification. The acquired language and professional knowledge will enable the graduate to optimize the management system of workers at all levels of the organization of the sector of extraction and processing of earth resources, to take responsibility for the fulfillment of business and social goals within and outside the sector. He creates new knowledge, usable for defining new possibilities for the use of energy resources. A graduate of the study program finds and applies solutions to problems associated with achieving the maximum level of economic efficiency of work and the ranking of subjects in the sector, extraction and processing of earth resources, creatively applies all knowledge obtained as a result of his own work in examining the theoretical basis, creates concepts and models of the future development of the sector and its subjects, uses knowledge about the nature of technological solutions to problems in the sector in a comparative manner, i.e. by comparing them with solutions in the closer and more distant social environment, solves complex problems of a social nature, applies modern methods of communication in the sector and non-sectoral environment in at least one of the world languages.
Professions
Professions for which the graduate is prepared at the time of completion.

Employability

Evaluation of the study programme graduates employability
Due to the fact that renewable resources are in the process of expansion and rapid use, the assumption of graduates' employment is
Evaluation of the study programme quality by employers
The Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainable Energy study program at FBERG TUKE is fully implemented in accordance with the needs of real practice. Communication between the OZE department, where the study program is implemented, and employers is continuous, consists in solving joint projects with the involvement of students, in solving research tasks of a commercial nature, uses company professionals in the process of completing studies by membership in state examination committees at the relevant level of higher education, the faculty reflects the requirements of employers for graduates of the given study program and critically evaluates them with trends abroad. OZE Energia s.r.o. issues a favorable opinion on the compliance of the acquired qualifications of graduates of the Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management and Geotechnologies of the Technical University of Košice (FBERG TUKE) with sector-specific requirements for the performance of the profession. HSH Group issues a positive opinion on the compliance of the acquired qualifications of graduates of the Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management and Geotechnology of the Technical University of Košice (FBERG TUKE) with sector-specific requirements for the performance of the profession.

Structure and content of the study programme

Suggested study plan in the MIAS portal

Current academic year plan and current schedule

Current academic year plan
Current schedule: MAIS portal

Persons responsible for the study programme

Person responsible for thequality of the study programme: prof. Ing. Dušan Kudelas, PhD.
List of persons responsible for the profile courses: Study advisor: doc. Ing. et Ing. Andrea Seňová, PhD.
Student representatives: Ing. Alcides Eduardo Rodrigues
Study department

Spatial, material, and technical provision of the study programme and support

List and characteristics of the study programme classrooms
The list and characteristics of the study program classrooms and their technical equipment with their assignment to the educational outcomes and subject can be described through: FBERG Science Parkhttps://fberg.tuke.sk/wps/portal/fberg/veda-a-vyskum/vedecky-park Earth Resources Laboratoryhttps://fberg.tuke.sk/wps/wcm/connect/fberg.tuke.sk3719/41ab128e-f0af-4474-ae30-fd20933154b2/Vedecky_Park_FBERG_23_The_raw_materials_exploitation_laboratory.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=nXtCqMT. Equipped with a model technological park analogous to real operation and measuring apparatus for recording the position of objects in space. The modeling apparatus allows the transformation of map data into 3D form, the implementation of modifications and subsequent virtualization of an object or situation. The LTV technical laboratory is equipped for research in the field of renewable energy sources and their storage. The Center for Renewable Energy Sources - an implementation and research workplace focused on the use of renewable energy sources. Computer laboratory PC1 - PC technology, statistical, economic, simulation and modeling software equipment. EDC FBERG EDC Laboratory (FBERG Digital Center of Excellence) Lecture hall I/4 - 80 seats. Lecture hall I/9 - 40 seats. More information is available on the website and in the faculty's legislation: https://fberg.tuke.sk/wps/portal/fberg/fakulta/legislativa https://fberg.tuke.sk/wps/portal/fberg/veda-a-vyskum/vedecky-park
Characteristics of the information provision
V tomto študijnom programe sa neuplatňuje dištančné vzdelávanie. Výnimkou je zmena vzdelávania v dôsledku mimoriadnej situácie alebo núdzového stavu. Okrem klasického knižničného fondu prostredníctvom UK sú dispozícii pre zabezpečenie študijných programov TUKE aj moderné elektronické zdroje s pružne aktualizovateľnými študijnými materiálmi rôzneho typu. Boli vytvorené učebné materiály aj e-learningové učebné materiály (učebnice alebo skriptá). Všetky sú dostupné v CD forme alebo v LM systémoch, napr. http://moodle.tuke.sk/. Ďalšie výučbové materiály sú k dispozícii aj vo fakultných LMS, či na webových sídlach predmetov alebo rôznych pedagogických projektov.Pre dištančnú formu vzdelávania v prípade mimoriadnej situácie alebo iné mimoriadne prípady je k dispozícií aj videokonferenčný systém CISCO Webex na odkaze: https://tuke.webex.com/.
E-learning
In addition to the classic library fund through the University of Prague, modern electronic resources with flexibly updatable study materials of various types are also available for the provision of TUKE study programs. Teaching materials and e-learning teaching materials (textbooks or scripts) have been created. All are available in CD form or in LM systems, e.g. http://moodle.tuke.sk/. Other teaching materials are also available in the faculty LMS, or on the websites of subjects or various pedagogical projects. For a distance form of education in the event of an emergency situation or other extraordinary cases, the CISCO Webex videoconferencing system is also available at the link: https://tuke.webex.com/.
Institution partners
List of partners participating in selected lectures and seminars of block teaching, professional practice and consultations of final theses of students of the study program: Renewable energy sources and sustainable energy, 3rd level, full-time Stiebel Eltron s.r.o. - active cooperation in collecting information and consulting dissertations. OZE Energia - cooperation in final theses, peer reviews Office of the Košice Self-Governing Region - active cooperation in collecting information and consulting dissertations. HSH Group - cooperation in consulting dissertations, QEL s.r.o. v- cooperation in consulting dissertations, EEE - AudiCert, s.r.o. - cooperation in consulting dissertations, S.I.L. a.s. Environment energy - cooperation in consulting dissertations,

Admission procedures

Required abilities and necessary admission requirement
Admission procedures
Results of the admission process over the last period