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Vysoká škola zdravotnická, o. p. s., v Praze 5, Duškova 7

provides undergraduate education in medical nursing and obstetric profession: „General Nursing“ and „Midwifery“. The study programmes are prepared in compliance with WHO and EU standards and with common EU professional requirements. The first academic year 2005/2006 started in September 2005. The study duration of both study programmes has been set for three years. Full time form of study is being practised. The school year starts in September and it is divided into two terms. More than 50% of lessons is devoted to practical training. After defending a bachelor´s thesis and passing a final state exam, the graduates are awarded a Diploma of Higher Education and a Bachelor´s degree.

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BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSTITUTION

stated in the Statute of the Vysoká škola zdravotnická, o.p.s. (Institut of nursing and midwifery), Duškova 7, Prague 5. The complete wording of the Statute is available on the web page of the school: www.vszdrav.cz.

Basic provisions

In accordance with the Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on universities and on amendment and supplement of other laws (the Law on universities), as amended by subsequent regulations (hereinafter referred to as “the Law”) the Statute of the Vysoká škola zdravotnická, o.p.s. the principal legal document of the university, which is specified with these basic data:

  1. Name: Vysoká škola zdravotnická, o.p.s.
  2. Registered office: Prague 5, Duškova 7, Postal Code 150 00
  3. University type: Non-university private school
  4. Legal form: Beneficiary corporation
  5. Symbol for electronic connection: info@vszdrav.cz
  6. Founder: PhDr. Jitka Němcová

Specialization and long standing orientation

Within its long standing orientation the Vysoká škola zdravotnická, o.p.s. (hereinafter referred to as “the School”) proceeds from the long standing intention of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (hereinafter referred to as “the Ministry”) for the sphere of universities and includes the requirements of the World Health Organization for education of health workers aiming at recognition of the acquired education in the European Union countries and obtaining the Euro registration.

 

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STUDY PROGRAM

  1. The School realizes the Bachelor´s study program “Ošetřovatelství” (Nursery), which is divided into:

    Standard study period is for three years, the study form is attendance one.

  1. The study is regularly completed with the state final examination, whose part is the defence of the Bachelor´s work.
  2. The study graduates are awarded with the academic title “Bachelor” (abbreviated as “Bc” mentioned in front of the name).

Conditions of the entrance proceedings

As a precondition for enrolment for study is graduation of the complete secondary education or the complete expert secondary education and successful passing the entrance examination. The precondition for study is as well as meeting the health criteria stipulated in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health and the legislation in force.

Study enrolment

Applicants having the state citizenship of the Czech Republic or foreigners are enrolled to study to university.

Entrance examination

As a part of the entrance proceedings to study within the study programs there is the entrance examination.
The invitation of the entrance proceedings, pursuant to Art. 5, par. 2, letter is: a) without the entrance examination is conditioned by the consent of the Chancellor. The entrance examination consists of a written examination.

Study fee

  1. The study fee is determined by the Director of the beneficiary corporation by the measure, published on the official board of the university. Legal relations between the university and the student are regulated by the law, internal regulations of the university, Civil Code. In detail they are specified in “the contract of study”, which is concluded between the university and the student.
  2. The contract contains:
    • the study fee amount for every academic year of study,
    • method and terms of the study fee reimbursement.
  3. The Director may reduce or remit the study fee or postpone the payment term of the study fees (hereinafter referred to as “the relief” at the written request of the student, which is submitted to the Director by the student. The student attaches to the application the documents, which document the circumstances being decisive for its granting. Within making decision on the relief the Director takes account of particularly the documented health or social complications, which do not require the study interruption

 

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STUDY RULES OF UNIVERSITY

Study program

  1. The study within the accredited bachelor´s study program “Nursery” with the study branches “general nurse” and “midwife” is organized at the Vysoká škola zdravotnická, o.p.s. (hereinafter referred to as “the School”) as the attendance one. Standard study period is for three years.
  2. Education in the study branch is regulated by the study plan of the branch. The study plan is based on the study subjects, which are divided into:
    1. compulsory, which have to be attended by every student (Category A),
    2. compulsorily optional subjects, which have to selected by the student and whose number is determined, by enrolling the optional subject acquire the character of compulsory subjects (Category B),
    3. optional subjects (Category C).

Assessment

A subject in the study plan has prescribed one of these three assessment methods and completion: Credit (C), oral university exam in the form of discussion (OE), examination (E).

Basic data on the study

For regular study graduation of the accredited study program it is necessary to meet these requirements:

Every term is divided into the teaching period, professional practice and examination term.
The teaching of the respective subjects may be organized in the form of:
lectures, tutorials, practical tutorials, seminars, consultations, professional practice, educational trips.
The attendance on the respective lectures is optional, on tutorials and seminars is compulsory.
Students are lectured by professors, senior lecturers, expert lecturers and experts from practice authorized by the Chancellor. For the purpose of ensuring the teaching organization the students are placed in the study groups. The study group for one study branch has no more than fifty students, the study group for practical teaching has no more than twelve students (always in respect to the selected workplace of the health facility).

Enrolment

The applicant becomes a student on the enrolment day into the study of the accredited study program of the university. The condition of the enrolment to the higher year is meeting the study plan conditions.

Study interruption

At his/her own request the student may interrupt the study for one year during the study.
The Chancellor decides on the study interruption. Within the study interruption period the person is not a student.

Repetition of the year

The repetition of the year during the study is permitted only once.
Within the repeated year the student enrols only the study subjects, which were assessed with the mark “Good” and “not satisfied”.

Study graduation

  1. Study in the accredited study program is regularly completed on the day, within which the student successfully passed the Bachelor´s examination or its remaining part.
  2. Furthermore the study is terminated:
    1. by dropping out of the school,
    2. the student fails to meet the requirements arising from the study program in accordance to the study rules,
    3. by withdrawal of the study program accreditation,
    4. by termination of the study program accreditation pursuant to § 80, par. 4 the Act on universities,
    5. by exclusion from study pursuant to § 65, par. 1, letter c) or § 67 the Act on universities and disciplinary rules.

Transfers

At the student´s request the Chancellor may permit the student a transfer form another university, where the student studied the same study branch of the accredited study program.

Credit and oral university exam in the form of discussion

The credit is awarded by the teacher, who taught during the term the appropriate study subject, from which the credit is awarded.
The oral university exam in the form of discussion is particularly prescribed for the subjects having a practical character.

Examinations

written and oral ones, written, oral, practical ones.

Bachelor´s examination

The Bachelor´s examination is consisted of the defence of the Bachelor´s work and of the oral examination from the subjects specified by the accredited study program.

Board of credits

Study program:

Field of study: 

  1st year 2nd year 3rd year
Minimum      58      58 Viz. notice
Optimum      60      60  
Maximum      62      64  

Notice for 3rd year: In 3rd student be acquire obligatory subjects + one obligatory elective + SZZ – 58 credits, 2 credits it is possible complement from elective subjects 

Minimum credits from 1. – 3. Years = 180.

 

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SUBJECTS

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INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION

Study programmes have been designed in a modular way in order to facilitate permeability inside the VŠZ and in co-operation with other higher schools. Study programmes have been designed in accordance with the transfer and accumulation function of the European Credit System (ECTS) so that interested students and academic staff are able to get through a part of an educational programme abroad. The VŠZ also prepares an extended foreign language syllabus, professionally oriented courses and specialised workshops taught in foreign languages.

Reinforcement of international character of activities and further development of our international co-operation is among our strategic goals. The school will keep using potential of EU subsidised programmes – Lifelong Education Programmes (LLP), EU Social Fund Programmes, Human Resources Development Programmes. In the LLP framework the school is going to support student and academic staff mobility. With the aim of extending its study offers it is going to realise multilateral projects with participation of three partner schools as a minimum.

It is our plan to extend existing co-operation with higher schools in Great Britain, in Austria and in the Slovak Republic in Erasmus Programme toward more EU countries. Our co-ordinators and staff acquired a lot of experience in international co-operation and in EU project framework oriented on multicultural aspects of nursing and particular groups of population nursing. The school is willing to use these projects as a part of efforts aimed at respecting principles of tolerance, equality and struggle against all forms of discrimination.

Students, academic staff and other personnel have been informed about international activities of our school on a regular basis through the web, with use of notice boards, during conferences and get-togethers devoted to international co-operation, during face-to-face meetings of co-ordinators and foreign partners and students.

The school will keep realising programmes of mobility on the basis of bilateral agreements among schools. The ECTS system will be used in order to evaluate and certify study results. Academic staff mobility will be supported as an important part of their professional career. The residential students and teachers will be offered universal assistance when acquiring information, materials, and in organisational matters. In the case of needs, language and culture habits training courses will be organised. The school will provide to the residential students with housing, buddies will be assigned to every student so to assist in solving all practical matters and integration into a student group. The same help and support will be offered to the residential teachers. The residential students are not asked to pay any school fees, their performance and results will be reviewed according to the same criteria (ECTS). At the end of a residential course the students will obtain all necessary documents about the progress and results of their studies.

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Material information for students

Accommodation

The School does not provide the accommodation, but it supplies with three addresses of three accommodation facilities, which can provide accommodation at least to some students.

School meals

The School does not have its own boarding, but students have an offer from the nearby basic school canteen (lunch for CZK 45.-).

Facility for students having special requirements

The building of the School is equipped as the easy-access one.

Insurance

The health and social care – the School concludes the insurance policy for students up to 26 years, who are not employed (otherwise the insurance is reimbursed by the employer). The School´s insurance contract includes “the standard insurance of business activities”, that means the general liability insurance.

Financial subsidy (scholarship)

Scholarship is regulated by Scholarship rules (see www.vszdrav.cz/dokumenty_ke_stazeni).

Study department (registrar´s office)

The department supplies the students, interested persons in study and teachers the information, mediates the contact with authorities.

Practical advice for commuting students

The School is situated in the vicinity of Prague´s centre. All the interested persons in study receives the information leaflet containing description of transport possibilities from the tram stop to the School.

Sports opportunities

In the firsts and second year the students are offered the subject Physical education and Sport.

Student´s associations

At the School the Student´s Council works.

 

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PRAGUE

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CONTACT

How to contact the School

The address: VŠZ, o.p.s., Duškova 7, 150 00, Czech Republic
Telephone/Fax number: 00420/257 316 787
E-mail: info@vszdrav.cz

The school can be visited personally on the Days of Open Door. Our teachers will be ready to show you our facilities as well as to answer any of your questions.

How to find the school

It is very easy to find our school since it is very close to the centre of Prague. Coming by public transport it is best to go to the underground station “Anděl” (line B). From there it is only 1 stop by tram number 4, 7 9, 10 in the direction Řepy. The name of the tram stop is “Bertramka”. Pragueś famous sight “Bertramka” where Mozart used to stay, the hotel Mövenpick or the entrance to Strahov tunnel at Smíchov are very near the school, so these points might help you to find it when coming by car.