Type Public Location Prague, Czech Republic Founded 1991 Dean Luboš Marek | Established 1991 Website fis.vse.cz Number of students 3,377 | |
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The Faculty of Informatics and Statistics (FIS VŠE, F4), also known as School of Informatics and Statistics is the fourth of six faculties at University of Economics, Prague. The faculty formed in 1991, following the dissolution of the Faculty of Direction. Today, its departments focus on informatics, statistics, econometrics and other mathematical methods applied to business practice. With eight departments and several research laboratories, the faculty today hosts around 3,500 students in its Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programs.
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Study
The faculty’s main aim is to educate students with broad terms of reference: providing them not only with the knowledge of their respective field, e.g. analysis of information systems, but also with the business perspective of that field. This is the main difference between studying informatics and mathematical methods at University of Economics and at other, more technically focused universities, such as ČVUT.
The faculty offers studies in several Bachelor, Master and doctoral study programs.
Bachelor programs
Bachelor study programs are 3 years in length and conclude with a Bachelor State Examination and defence of a Bachelor thesis. Bachelor theses are usually concerned with practical topics and seek to verify the student's ability to apply his theoretical knowledge onto real situations. Holders of a Bachelor's degree can then choose to continue their studies in one of the Master’s programs.
Informatics
This program educates future experts able to analyze, design, implement and manage information systems in organizations. Students are prepared for the environment of the globalised world through a study program that respects the international curriculum model in the field of information systems (Computing Curricula 2006, IS 2002 – Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programmes in IS and SE2004).
Statistics and Econometrics
Apart from the basics of economics, students of this program are educated in statistics, various methods bordering economics and mathematics, econometric and mathematical modelling and informatics.
Mathematical Methods in Economics
Program focusing on quantitative methods. Its students are taught in the inter-related fields of economics, business economics and mathematical methods.
Statistical Methods in Economics
Students of this study program focus mainly on applying statistical methods on real economics. As with the other programs, they also receive basic knowledge of theoretical economics and business subjects.
Socio-economic demography
Curriculum of this study program is focused mainly on reproduction of human resources and human capital. Main areas covered range from demography to social and economic policy.
Master programs
Students seeking to deepen their knowledge can pursue further education in one of the Master study programs. These studies end with a Final State Examination and successful defence of Master’s thesis. The studies are further divided into Major and Minor as follows:
Doctoral programs
Doctoral studies represent the highest level in academic education. These studies are meant mainly for holders of Master’s degrees who wish to continue their career in research and development, or academic work. Doctoral programs are usually at least 3 years long and conclude with the defence of a PhD thesis. Upon successful defence, students are awarded the title "Doctor", and can use abbreviation "PhD." after their name.
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Departments
List of faculty departments: (official Czech name and department abbreviation are given in brackets)
Academic cooperation
The faculty cooperates with many academic and non-academic institutions, such as: ČVUT (Czech Technical University), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Statistical Office, as well as a number of foreign universities.