I. Self-assessment of Standard 2 – Proposal of a new study programme and a proposal of a study programme modification
SP 2.1. The proposal of a new study programme or a modification of the study programme is elaborated and submitted by the formalized processes of the internal quality assurance system of higher education institution (hereinafter referred to as the "internal system"). If the institution does not have an internal system approved, the quality assurance rules are set out directly in a given proposal of the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
The proposal for modification of the study programme (hereinafter referred to as SP) Civil Engineering Structures (hereinafter referred to as CES) is in accordance with the processes of the internal quality assurance system of higher education, which is approved and implemented at UNIZA. The study plan corresponds to current trends in education, is in line with the description of the field of study and meets the requirements of the authorities from practice as well as potential employers of IKDS graduates. It corresponds to the appropriate level of the qualification framework and has a clear link to the special professions.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 222 - Internal Quality Assurance System at the University of Žilina in Žilina
SP 2.2. The study programme is elaborated following the mission and strategic goals of the institution, these are determined in a long-term plan of the institution.
Self-assessment of compliance
The study programme is developed in accordance with the Long-term Plan of UNIZA and the Long-term Development Plan of the Faculty of Civil Engineering. It respects the set strategic objectives in the field of education, research and science, quality assurance, international cooperation and internationalisation, technology transfer and innovation defined by both long-term plans.
References to evidence
Long-term Plan of University of Žilina for years 2021-2027 - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/22022021_Dlhodoby-zamer-UNIZA-2021-2027.pdf
Long-term Development Plan Of Faculty of Civil Engineering for years 2021-2027 - https://svf.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/dlhodoby_zamer/Dlhodoby_zamer__rozvoja_SvF_UNIZA_2021_2027_f.pdf
Description of the CES study programme
SP 2.3. There are designated persons responsible for the deliverery, development, and quality assurance of the study programme
Self-assessment of compliance
The persons responsible for the implementation, development and quality assurance of the SP are identified and appointed.
Main guarantor - Josef Vičan, prof. Ing., CSc.
Co-guarantors:
Libor Ižvolt, prof. Eng. CSc.
Martin Moravčík, prof. Eng. PhD.
Jaroslav Odrobiňák, Assoc. Professor. Eng. PhD.
Matúš Kováč, Assoc. Professor, Eng. PhD.
Repa Jaroslav, Eng., PhD. - epresentative of the employers' association
Kardoš Ján, Eng., PhD. - alumni representative
Sercan Simsek, Bc. - student representative
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Board of Study Programme - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/rady-studijnych-programov-svf-uniza
SP 2.4. Students, employers, and other stakeholders are involved in the preparation of the proposal of the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
Representatives of employers, graduates and students were involved in the preparation of the study plan modification.
References to evidence
Board of Study Programme - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/rady-studijnych-programov-svf-uniza
Description of the CES study programme
SP 2.5. The study programme is assigned to the field of study, the extent of its content consistency with the concerned field of study is justified. In the case of study programmes combining two fields of study or interdisciplinary studies, the study programme is assigned to the relevant fields of study and the degree of its content consistency with the relevant fields of study is justified.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study programme is assigned to the study field of Civil Engineering. The study plan corresponds to the description of the field of study and in the description of the study programme the degree of its content correspondence with the field of study Civil Engineering is justified, which is expressed by the value of 93%. The assignment to the supporting knowledge topics of the field of study is indicated in the relevant course information sheet as "core subject".
References to evidence
Description of the study programme CES - identification of subjects corresponding to the core of knowledge of the field of study Civil Engineering.
Study Plan - https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/vzdelavanie/plany.php
Description of study field Construction - https://www.portalvs.sk/sk/studijne-odbory/zobrazit/stavebnictvo
SP 2.6. The study programme clearly defines and communicates the level of qualification that students acquire upon their successful completion. The qualification corresponds to the appropriate level of education under the qualifications framework.
Self-assessment of compliance
The study programme specifies the level of qualification that students will gain on successful completion, with the qualification corresponding to the appropriate level of education according to the Qualifications Framework.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 209 -Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina: https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
Directive No. 203 - Rules for the Creation of Recommended Study Plans for UNIZA Study Programmes: https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-203.pdf
Directive No. 204: Rules for the Creation, Modification, Approval and Cancellation of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina: https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-204-uplne-znenie.pdf.
SP 2.7. The study programme clearly defines a graduate ‘s profile. Within its framework the descriptors define the learning outcomes that are verifiable and appropriate to the institution‘s mission, to the given level of the qualification framework, and to the subject field according to the relevant field of study or a combination of fields of study in which graduates obtain their higher education degree.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study plan specifies the profile of the graduate, defining and communicating learning outcomes that are verifiable and relevant to the aim of the UNIZA, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the relevant level of the qualification framework and the area of knowledge according to the field of study of Civil Engineering in which the graduates will receive their higher education qualification.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, information sheets of subjects of CES study programme
CRZP - https://opac.crzp.sk/?fn=*AdvancedSearch&search=advanced&entity=0&seo=CRZP-H%C4%BEadanie
Results of state exams, Diploma Supplements, results of exams.
SP 2.8. The learning outcomes and qualifications obtained by completing the study programme meet the sector-specific professional expectations for the pursuit of the profession. The study programme indicates the professions for which the acquired qualification is necessary. This is confirmed by the statements of relevant external stakeholders or by the agreement of the legal entity indicated in the description of the relevant field of study, if required by the description, or by a favorable opinion of the relevant ministry for the delivery of the study programme, in case of a state higher education institution, or in case of a qualification for the performance of regulated professions.
Self-assessment of compliance
The study programme indicates the professions for which the acquired qualification is required. The graduate is qualified to exercise the profession of designer, later authorized engineer in the design and construction of engineering and transport constructions. He/she will also be employed in the preparation of investment constructions, engineering activities, construction, administration, operation and maintenance of transport infrastructure (roads, motorways, urban roads, airports, railway lines and stations, bridge structures and underground structures). May hold positions in design offices, investor units, construction firms, government and public administration. By completing the study programme and obtaining a 2nd level university degree, the graduate obtains the qualification for the performance of a regulated profession. After completing appropriate practice and examinations before the SKSI examination board, the graduate may obtain a licence to practise the profession of "authorised civil engineer".
The results on the employment of graduates of the study programme are described in detail in the description of the SP with references to the graduates' employment in practice.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, information sheets of subjects
Expression of practice authority
SP 2.9. The professional content, structure, and sequence of the profile courses and other educational activities of the study programme and the conditions for successful completion of the study enable the learning outcomes specified in the graduate profile to be achieved and ensure the access to the latest knowledge, skills, and competences, including transferable competencies that affect their personal development and that can be used in their future careers and life as active citizens in democratic societies. In case of professionally oriented bachelor's degree programmes, the content of the study programme is designed to enable the achievement of the employers´ expected learning outcomes with an emphasis on the development of practical professional skills in the given sector of the economy or social practice.
Self-assessment of compliance
Study plans of the CES study programme are compiled in accordance with Directive No. 203: Rules for the Creation of Recommended Study Plans for UNIZA Study Programmes and Directive No. 204: Rules for the Creation, Modification, Approval and Cancellation of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina, so that the professional content, structure and sequence of profile study subjects and other educational activities of the study programme and the conditions for successful completion of studies enable the achievement of the learning outcomes specified in the graduate profile and guarantee access to up-to-date knowledge, skills and competences, including transferable competences, which influence students' personal development and can be used in their future career and life as active citizens in democratic societies.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, information sheets of study subjects
Directive No. 203: Rules for the Creation of Recommended Study Plans for UNIZA Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-203.pdf
Directive No. 204: Rules for the Creation, Modification, Approval and Cancellation of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-204-uplne-znenie.pdf.
SP 2.10. The study programme has a standard length of study, a specified workload for each study subject expressed in ECTS credits, and hours of face to face teaching, except where the nature of the educational activity does not require it. The standard length of study, workload, and hours of contact instruction allow learning outcomes to be achieved and they correspond to the form of the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study programme has a standard length of study of 2 years, a specified workload for all study subjects expressed in ECTS credits and the number of hours of contact teaching as well as the number of hours of independent work of the student. The standard length of study, the workload and the number of hours of contact teaching enable the achievement of the learning outcomes and correspond to the full-time form of the study programme.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, information sheets of study subjects
Directive No. 203: Rules for the Creation of Recommended Study Plans for UNIZA Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-203.pdf
Directive No. 204: Rules for the Creation, Modification, Approval and Cancellation of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-204-uplne-znenie.pdf.
SP 2.11. In the case of a professionally oriented bachelor's degree programme, their content includes the compulsory professional practice of students in a contracted organization for a total of at least one semester. The practice is designed to develop practical professional skills. It enables students to undertake activities through which they acquire the work procedures typical for the relevant level of qualification and the relevant field of study. It allows students to participate in professional processes, projects and through specific tasks acquire, knowledge, skills, and competencies relevant for the respective professions. The professional practice may be carried out as continuous or divided into several shorter periods, depending on the needs of the relevant study programme and the conditions of the cooperating organization in which the professional practice takes place.
Self-assessment of compliance
It is not a professionally oriented study programme.
The study plan of the study programme includes a compulsory professional practice in the scope of 2 weeks.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, information sheets of study subjects
Directive No. 203: Rules for the Creation of Recommended Study Plans for UNIZA Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-203.pdf
Directive No. 204: Rules for the Creation, Modification, Approval and Cancellation of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-204-uplne-znenie.pdf.
SP 2.12. The study programme has a clearly defined level and nature of research/artistic/other activities required for the successful completion of studies, especially concerning the final thesis.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study programme has for each subject a specified level and nature of creative activities that is required for successful completion of the study, corresponding to the engineering degree of study. The final theses are assigned in relation to the study programme and the field of Civil Engineering. The thesis topics and their supervisors are listed in the Description of the Study Programme.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, information sheets of study subjects
CRZP - https://opac.crzp.sk/?fn=*AdvancedSearch&search=advanced&entity=0&seo=CRZP-H%C4%BEadanie
II. Self-assessment of Standard 3 – Approval of the study programme
SP 3.1. The study programme is approved by the formalized processes of the internal system. The study programme assesment and its approval, involving students, employers, and other stakeholders, is guaranted to be independent, unbiased, objective, professionally based, transparent, and fair. The persons assessing and approving the study programme are guaranted to be different from the persons preparing the study programme proposal.
Self-assessment of compliance
At the University of Žilina in Žilina, the IQAS UNIZA (Directive No. 222 - Internal Quality Assurance System at the University of Žilina in Žilina) is in place, which guarantees an independent, objective, professionally informed, transparent and fair assessment of the proposal and approval of the study programme. Representatives of employers, graduates and students of UNIZA were involved in the drafting of the regulation. The highest decision-making body within the framework of quality assurance of higher education, accreditation of study programmes, procedure for obtaining the Scientific-Pedagogical Titles Associate Professor and Professor at UNIZA within the meaning of Act No. 269/2018 Coll. on Quality Assurance of Higher Education is the UNIZA Accreditation Board.
References to evidence
Directive No. 222: Internal Quality Assurance System at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-222.pdf
Directive No.213: Quality Assurance Policies at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-213.pdf
Directive No. 210: Statute of the Accreditation Board of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-210.pdf
Directive No. 204: Rules for the Creation, Modification, Approval and Cancellation of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-204-uplne-znenie.pdf
III. Self-assessment of Standard 4 – Student-centered learning, teaching, and assessment
SP 4.1. The rules, forms, and methods of teaching, learning, and students' assesment within the study programme enable the achievement of learning outcomes while respecting the diversity of students and their needs.
Self-assessment of compliance
For each subject of the study plan of the study programme, the rules, forms and methods of teaching, learning and assessment of learning outcomes are specified in its subject information sheets, which enables the achievement of defined learning outcomes, while respecting the diversity of students and their needs, with a special approach to students with specific needs.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, study plan of SP CES, subject information sheets
Directive No. 198: Support for Applicants for Study and Students with Special Needs at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/specificke-potreby/2021/10082021_Smernica-c-198-Podpora-uchadzacov-o-studium-a-SSP-na-Zilinskej-univerzite-v-Ziline.pdf
SP 4.2. There is a flexibility in learning paths and in the achievement of learning outcomes. The study programme allows adequate education outside the university in domestic and foreign institutions, particularly through a mobility support. The results of this education are recognized by the institution.
Self-assessment of compliance
The study plan of the CES study programme allows for flexibility in learning trajectories through the selection of compulsory optional and elective courses. Students can profile themselves by selecting compulsory optional subjects in 4 focus areas, which correspond to the core knowledge of the study field of Civil Engineering. These are: Road Construction, Railway Construction, Objects of Transportation Constructions and Transportation Infrastructure Planning.
Students may request an individual study plan in justified cases. Students have the opportunity to complete part of their studies abroad through mobility under the ERASMUS+ programme. The rules for mobility are laid down in Directive No. 219 - Mobility Programmes of UNIZA Students and Staff Abroad, as well as in Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, study plans of ESTC specialisations, information sheets
Directive No. 219: Mobility Programmes of UNIZA Students and Staff Abroad - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-219.pdf
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina.
SP 4.3. The variety of forms and methods used in teaching, learning and assessing of learning outcomes stimulates students to take an active role in the process of learning and developing their academic careers. In higher education institutions, students are adequatly, and in relation to the learning outcomes and level of the qualifications framework of the study programme, involved in research/artistic/other activities.
Self-assessment of compliance
The courses in the CES study plans use forms and methods of teaching, learning and assessment of learning outcomes that stimulate students to take an active role in the learning process and the development of their academic careers.
Students participate in the faculty and Czechoslovak competition of ŠVOČ, they are actively involved in creative and other related activities at the departments of the Faculty in the form of student scientific forces, they can work creatively on their own in the form of submitting a project within the UNIZA grant competition for the submission of projects by students.
References to evidence
Information sheets of subjects of SP CES
Order of the Dean on Student Scientific Forces at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Žilina in the academic year 2020/2021 https://svf.uniza.sk/subory/Oktober_2020/Prikaz_dekana_studentske_vedecke_sily_2020_21.pdf
Student scientific and professional activity (ŠVOČ) - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobecne-informacie2/svoc
UNIZA grant competition for student submission of projects - https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/3581-vyhlasenie-grantovej-sutaze-uniza-vyzva-c-2-2021?Itemid=101.
SP 4.4. Within the study programme a sense of autonomy, independence, and self-evaluation is reinforced, while providing adequate guidance and support by teachers based on mutual respect.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study plan within the courses of the study plans of each specialization strengthens the students' sense of autonomy, independence and self-assessment. Students are provided with appropriate guidance and support from teachers based on mutual respect and esteem.
Students have access to their academic advisor - each specialisationr has its own advisor. Through their representatives in the Academic Senate, they can comment on the educational and creative activities within the SP, they can communicate problems with the Education Department, with the faculty management.
Students' autonomy and independence is demonstrated in the elaboration of the thesis and its defence.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, information sheets of subjects
Dean's order no. 10/2021 - Order of the Dean on study advisers at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Žilina in the academic year 2021/2022 - https://svf.uniza.sk/subory/J%C3%BAn_2021/2021_10_prikaz_dekana_studijni_poradcovia_2021_2022.pdf
Directive No. 226: On Copyright Ethics and the Elimination of Plagiarism in the Conditions of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-226.pdf
CRZP - https://opac.crzp.sk/?fn=*AdvancedSearch&search=advanced&entity=0&seo=CRZP-H%C4%BEadanie
SP 4.5. The study programme is delivered in a way that reinforces the internal motivation of students to continuously improve leading to the observance of principles of the academic ethics or professional ethics in the case of a professionally oriented bachelor's degree programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study plan is conducted in such a way that the intrinsic motivation of students to continuously improve is strengthened within each subject. Students are guided to observe the principles of academic ethics, author's ethics and elimination of plagiarism in accordance with the Code of Ethics of UNIZA (Directive No. 207) and Directive No. 226 on author's ethics and elimination of plagiarism in the conditions of the University of Žilina in Žilina.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
Directive No. 207: Code of Ethics of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/12072021_S-207-2021-Eticky-kodex-UNIZA.pdf
Directive No. 226 – On Copyright Ethics and the Elimination of Plagiarism in the Conditions of the University of Žilina in Žilina.
SP 4.6. The study programme has prescribed rules, criteria, and methods for the assessment of learning outcomes in the study programme that are available to the public in advance. The assessment results must be recorded, documented, and archived.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study programme has established and pre-published rules, criteria and methods for the assessment of learning outcomes in the subject information sheets of each course. Assessment results are recorded in the UNIZA information system (AIVS), student work and outputs in individual courses are archived by the respective lecturers. Final theses are registered in the Final Thesis Register (EZP) and the Central Register of Final Theses (CRZP).
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
EZP - http://kniznica.uniza.sk/ezp?fs=A23E5C2BD993458BAC63CF6BCCB1454D&fn=main
CRZP - https://opac.crzp.sk/?fn=*AdvancedSearch&search=advanced&entity=0&seo=CRZP-H%C4%BEadanie
SP 4.7. Assessment methods and criteria are known in advance and accessible to students, they are included in the different parts/subjects/modules of the programme, and they are suitable for a fair, consistent, transparent verification of acquired knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Self-assessment of compliance
In each course of the CES study plan, the assessment methods and criteria are known in advance and accessible to students; they are published in the introductory session of the course, are included in the information sheets of each course, and are suitable for a fair, consistent, transparent assessment of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina (čl. 9) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
SP 4.8. The assessment provides students with a reliable feedback on the degree of fulfillment of learning outcomes, where appropriate with advice on learning progression.
Self-assessment of compliance
In the CES study plan, within each subject, assessment provides feedback to students to determine the extent to which learning outcomes are being met. Teachers provide guidance on progression of learning where necessary.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina (čl. 9) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
SP 4.9. If circumstances allow, the assessment of students in the study programme is carried out by several teachers.
Self-assessment of compliance
Courses in the CES study plan are, where circumstances permit, taught by several teachers who give lectures (e.g. selection lectures), tutorials, or in particular laboratory exercises where the presence of several teachers is required.
Examinations are usually taken by students with the teachers who lectured them on the subject. In justified cases, the programme supervisor, in cooperation with the head of the department responsible for teaching the course, may assign another teacher from the department or workplace to conduct examinations. In some subjects, students are assessed by more than one teacher, which is declared in the course information sheets of the study plan.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina (čl. 9) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
SP 4.10. Students can appeal against their assessment results; a fair handling of the appeal is guaranted.
Self-assessment of compliance
Students have the possibility to use remedies in accordance with Directive No. 209: SStudy Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina, Article 10. The student has the right to request in writing, within one working day from the date of publication of the final evaluation, a remedy consisting in an explanation of the results of the evaluation. The lecturer is obliged to make the result of the written examination available to the student within 3 working days, if the university educational platform is used, or to set a date for an oral consultation, usually during the student's consultation hours, at which he/she will allow the student to consult his/her evaluated written work.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina (čl. 9) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
IV. Self-assessment of Standard 5 – Student admission, progression, recognition, and certification
SP 5.1. The study programme is delivered by pre-defined and easily accessible rules of study at all stages of the study cycle, e.g. student admission, progression and assessment, recognition of education, certification, awarding of a diploma, and other evidence of formal qualifications. The specificities arising from the specific needs of students are taken into account.
Self-assessment of compliance
The rules for all phases of the study cycle are publicly available on the faculty's website, and relevant orders and guidelines are regularly issued by the Dean of the Faculty of Science.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
AIVS - https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/vzdelavanie/
Order of Dean Of Faculty of Civil Engineering - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobecne-informacie2/dokumenty
Directive No. 206: Principles and rules of the admission procedure to study at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://akreditacia.uniza.sk/doc/S_206_2021.pdf
SP 5.2. The study programme specifies the requirements for applicants and the selection process, the requiremennts correspond to the level of the qualifications framework. The admission procedure is reliable, fair, and transparent. The criteria and requirements for applicants are published in advance and easily accessible. The admission procedure is inclusive and ensures equal opportunities for every applicant demonstrating feasibility for completion. The selection process of applicants is based on appropriate methods of assessing their eligibility for the study.
Self-assessment of compliance
For the CES study programme, the requirements for applicants and the method of their selection are specified annually, corresponding to the level of the qualification framework. The admission procedure is fair and transparent. The criteria and requirements for applicants are published in advance and easily accessible on the Faculty website. The admission procedure is inclusive and guarantees equal opportunities to any applicant who demonstrates the necessary prerequisites for graduation. Minutes of the admission committee meetings are taken, the selection of applicants is based on appropriate methods of assessing their eligibility for studies, and the results of the admission procedure are published for applicants through the UNIZA admission system. All processes are governed by the relevant directives and orders of the Dean.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 206: Principles and rules of the admission procedure to study at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://akreditacia.uniza.sk/doc/S_206_2021.pdf
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
Directive No. 198: Support for Applicants for Study and Students with Special Needs at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/specificke-potreby/2021/10082021_Smernica-c-198-Podpora-uchadzacov-o-studium-a-SSP-na-Zilinskej-univerzite-v-Ziline.pdf
Order of Dean No. 3/2021: Order of the Dean on the conditions of the admission procedure in 2021 for the study of study programs provided by the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Žilina in bachelor's and engineering studies - https://svf.uniza.sk/subory/Febru%C3%A1r_2021/2021_3_prikaz_dekana_upravene_podmienky_prijimacieho_konania_2021_2022.pdf
SP 5.3. The rules for the delivery of the study programme regulate and facilitate the recognition of the study and parts of the study by the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region so that domestic and foreign student mobility is promoted.
Self-assessment of compliance
The rules for the implementation of the CES study programme regulate and allow for the recognition of studies, or parts of studies, in accordance with the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications related to Higher Education in the European Region, in order to promote both domestic and international mobility of students.
Courses taken at the host higher education institution shall be recognised by the study programme guarantor, in cooperation with the faculty's vice-dean for education or, in the case of courses taken abroad, the vice-dean responsible for international cooperation, on the basis of an application form, which shall include a transcript of the results of the study, to be produced by the host higher education institution at the end of the student's studies, as well as information sheets or syllabuses of the courses taken.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina (čl. 9) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
Directive No. 219: Mobility Programmes of UNIZA Students and Staff Abroad - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-219.pdf
Website of CEF: https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/studentsky-zivot/studium-v-zahranici-erasmus
SP 5.4. Effective use of tools ensuring scientific integrity, prevention and dealing with plagiarism and other academic fraud is guaranted in the delivery of the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
In the courses of the CES study programme, there is an effort to make effective use of tools to ensure research integrity and to prevent and address plagiarism and other academic fraud. The applied tools and processes are in accordance with the relevant UNIZA guidelines (Directive No. 201: Disciplinary Regulations for Students of the University of Žilina, Directive No. 207: Code of Ethics of the University of Žilina).
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 201: Disciplinary Regulations for Students of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-201-2021-Disciplinarny-poriadok-pre-studentov-UNIZA.pdf
Directive No. 207: Code of Ethics of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/12072021_S-207-2021-Eticky-kodex-UNIZA.pdf
SP 5.5. Students of the study programme have effective mechanisms for examining incentives seeking protection of their rights or legally protected interests, which they believe have been violated. Students can also point to specific deficiencies in the activity or inactivity of the higher education institution. The examination of incentives is transparent and takes place with the participation of student representatives. The complainants are provided with feedback on the results of their examination and the measures taken.
Self-assessment of compliance
Students in the CES study programme are provided with mechanisms for reviewing complaints seeking protection of their rights or legitimate interests which they believe have been violated or pointing out specific deficiencies in the University's actions or inactions. They submit their complaints through their representatives in the Academic Senate of FCE, by directly or in writing contacting the management of the faculty, through the mailbox for student complaints.
The review of complaints is transparent and takes place with the participation of student representatives. Feedback on the outcome of the review of complaints and the actions taken is provided to the complainants directly, in writing, or in a meeting with the representatives of the Faculty's academic community.
References to evidence
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina (čl. 9) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
SP 5.6. The successful completion of the study programme is confirmed by the institution by the award of an academic title, by the issuance of a university diploma, and by the issuance of further documentation (diploma supplement) explaining the qualifications obtained. These documents complie with applicable regulations.
Self-assessment of compliance
Successful completion of the CES study programme is confirmed by the university by awarding the academic degree of Eng. by issuing a diploma, as well as by issuing a supplement to the diploma, which explains the qualification obtained, including the learning outcomes achieved, the context, the level and the content of the successfully completed study. This documentation shall comply with the relevant regulations.
References to evidence
Directive No. 209: Study Regulations for the 1st and 2nd degree of university study at the University of Žilina in Žilina (čl. 9) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-209-2021-Studijny-poriadok-pre-1-a-2-stupen-VS.pdf
V. Self-assessment Standard 6 – Teaching staff
SP 6.1. The institution has sufficient teaching staff with the required qualification, workload allocation, research/artistic/other activities, practical skills, teaching skills, and transferable competencies that enable them to achieve learning outcomes, and whose language competencies correspond to the language requirements of the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
UNIZA has defined rules for assigning teachers to provide study programmes (Directive No. 205), rules for determining the workload of UNIZA creative staff (Directive No. 212), as well as rules for evaluating the creative activities of staff in relation to quality assurance of education at UNIZA. The required level of performance in creative activities, pedagogical skills and transferable competences are verified in the selection of teachers in accordance with the principles of the selection procedure for filling the posts of university teachers (Directive No. 200) and the criteria for filling the posts of professors and associate professors and the principles for filling the posts of visiting professors (Directive No. 202).
When assigning teachers to the CES study programme, the Board of Studies complies with Directive No. 205 and Directive No. 212, which define the rules for assigning teachers in accordance with the established workload of teachers, so as to enable the staff member to carry out teaching and research activities, but also to enable him/her to further develop his/her professional, linguistic, pedagogical and digital skills and transferable competences, and to carry out other activities.
A comprehensive evaluation of UNIZA's creative staff is carried out annually and evaluated at faculty level, and the Dean of the FCE subsequently takes measures to maintain the required level of qualification and competence of teachers for the IKDS study programme.
References to evidence
Directive No. 200: Principles of the Selection Procedure for the Employment of University Teachers, Researchers, Positions of Professors and Associate Professors - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-200-2021-Zasady-vyberoveho-konania.pdf
Directive No. 202: Criteria for Filling the Positions of Professors and Associate Professors and the Principles for Filling the Positions of Visiting Professors - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-202.pdf
Directive No. 205: Rules for Assigning Teachers to the Provision of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina- https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-205.pdf
Directive No. 212: Rules for the Definition of the Workload of Creative Employees of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-212.pdf
Comprehensive evaluation - E-evaluation - https://hodnotenie.uniza.sk/
SP 6.2. The qualifications of teachers involved in the the study programme are at least one degree higher than the qualifications achieved by its completion. This requirement may be waived in justified cases, such as foreign language tutors, in-service teachers, practitioners, and doctoral candidates.
Self-assessment of compliance
The professional qualifications of teachers delivering the CES study plan are at least one level higher than the qualifications attained on completion of the study plan.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, study plans, subject information sheets, VUPCH of teachers providing teaching in study programme CES
Directive No. 205: Rules for Assigning Teachers to the Provision of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina- https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-205.pdf
Directive No. 212: Rules for the Definition of the Workload of Creative Employees of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-212.pdf
SP 6.3. Profile courses are normally provided by staff members in the position of professors or associate professors employed at the university in the relevant field of study or in a related field for fixed weekly working hours. In vocational education programmes, profile study courses are also provided by university teachers who are experienced professionals from the relevant economic or social fields and who work at the university for a fixed weekly or part-time period. From the point of teachers‘age, the sustainability of the teaching staff in profile courses of the programme is guaranted.
Self-assessment of compliance
In the CES study programme, lectures of profile study subjects are normally provided by university teachers in the function of professor or in the function of associate professor, who work at UNIZA in the study field of Civil Engineering or a related field for a fixed weekly working time. The sustainability of the staffing of the profile subjects of the study programme in terms of the age structure of the teachers is guaranteed by means of an annual evaluation of the qualification growth of individual university teachers with the aim of constant pressure to increase the qualification of the creative staff or to maintain its sustainability. Teachers providing profile subjects are listed in the description of the study programme.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, study plans, subject information sheets, VUPCH of teachers providing teaching in study programme CES
University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/?do=filterForm-submit&university=710000000&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
Directive No. 200: Principles of the Selection Procedure for the Employment of University Teachers, Researchers, Positions of Professors and Associate Professors - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/uradna-tabula/smernice-predpisy/2021/02092021_S-200-2021-Zasady-vyberoveho-konania.pdf
Directive No. 202: Criteria for Filling the Positions of Professors and Associate Professors and the Principles for Filling the Positions of Visiting Professors - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-202.pdf
Directive No. 205: Rules for Assigning Teachers to the Provision of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina- https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-205.pdf
Directive No. 212: Rules for the Definition of the Workload of Creative Employees of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-212.pdf
SP 6.4. The institution has a designated staff member with the necessary competencies to guarantee responsibility for the delivery, development, and quality assurance of the study programme or an otherwise defined integral part of the study programme according to Art. 6 (7 to 11), and who is also responsible for a profile course. This person is in the position of a professor in the relevant field of study for fixed weekly working hours; in the case of a bachelor's degree programme, he/she works as a professor or as an associate professor in the relevant field of study for fixed weekly working hours. At the same time, this person is not responsible for the delivery, development, and quality assurance of the study programme at another university in the Slovak Republic. The same person may have primary responsibility for the delivery, development, and quality assurance of up to three study programmes. This number does not include cases of concurrence according to Art. 7 (3), letter b) to h) of these standards.
Self-assessment of compliance
For the CES study programme, the Board of the study programme is designated and appointed, including the responsible person, who is prof. Ing. Josef Vičan, CSc. Ižvolt Libor, prof. Ing. PhD., Moravčík Martin, prof. Ing. PhD., Odrobiňák Jaroslav, doc. Ing. PhD., Kováč Matúš, doc. Ing. PhD.
The responsible person is a tenured professor in the study field of Civil Engineering and works at UNIZA on the established weekly working time. Prof. Vičan has the main responsibility for the implementation of 3 study programmes at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of UNIZA (2 SP at the 2nd level of study and 1 SP at the 3rd level of study) and does not have the main responsibility for the implementation of the development and quality assurance of the study programme at another university.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, študy plans, subject information sheets
University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/?do=filterForm-submit&university=710000000&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
Internal Quality Assurance System at the FCE UNIZA - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf
Directive No. 214: Structures of the Internal Quality Assurance System for the Creation, Modification, Approval and Cancellation of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina (part 5) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-214.pdf
SP 6.5. The staff supervising final theses are active in research/artistic/other activities or in a professional practice at the level corresponding to the degree of the study programme in the field of professional and thematic scope of the supevised theses. Dissertation supervisors are staff members in the position of professor or associate professor or in another similar position in a contracted research institution cooperating with a higher education institution in the delivery of a third-degree study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
In the CES study programme, the theses are supervised by teachers who carry out active creative activity at a level corresponding at least to the level of the engineering study programme in the issues of the professional and thematic focus of the theses. Persons who supervise theses in the 1st and 2nd level of study are approved by the guarantor of the study programme and appointed by the head of the workplace.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, subject information sheets
VUPCH teachers of the study programme CES
Lists of supervisors of final theses in SP CES
CRZP - https://opac.crzp.sk/?fn=*AdvancedSearch&search=advanced&entity=0&seo=CRZP-H%C4%BEadanie
SP 6.6. The teaching staff develop their professional, language, pedagogical, digital skills, and transferable competencies.
Self-assessment of compliance
Teachers of the CES study programme develop their professional, linguistic, pedagogical, digital skills and transferable competences. Teachers regularly update their VUPCH and their professional, pedagogical digital skills are verified annually through the UNIZA Comprehensive Assessment of Creative Employees. Based on the evaluation of the Comprehensive Evaluation of Creative Employees, the Dean of the Faculty and the Heads of Departments take appropriate measures to upgrade the qualifications and develop the skills and abilities of these employees in accordance with Directive 205, 212 and 220, and their personal increment is also reviewed.
References to evidence
VUPCH of teachers working in the SP CES
Comprehensive Assessment of Creative Employees UNIZA: https://hodnotenie.uniza.sk/index.php
Directive No. 205: Rules for Assigning Teachers to the Provision of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-205.pdf
Directive No. 212: Rules for the Definition of the Workload of Creative Employees of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-212.pdf
Directive No. 220: Evaluation of the Creative Activity of Employees in Relation to Quality Assurance of Education at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-220.pdf
SP 6.7. In the case of teaching combination study programmes, the institution enagages teachers according to Art.6 (1 to 6) of the Study Programme Standards, separately for each specialization of the combination in comliance with the relevance of the subjects to the field of study, and separately for pedagogical foundations.
Self-assessment of compliance
Not related to the study programme CES.
References to evidence
SP 6.8. In the case of translation combination study programmes, the institution engages teachers according to Art.6 (1 to 6) of the Study Programme Standards, separately for each specialization of the combination, in comliance with the language relevance, and separately for translation studies foundations.
Self-assessment of compliance
Not related to the study programme CES.
References to evidence
SP 6.9. In the case of programmes combining two fields of study or two first-degree study programmes delivered as interdisciplinary studies, the institution engages teachers according to to Art.6 (1 to 6) of the Study Programme Standards for each field of study in which its graduates receive a higher education degree.
Self-assessment of compliance
Not related to the study programme CES.
References to evidence
SP 6.10. In the case of joint study programmes, the institution engages teachers according to to Art.6 (1 to 6) of the Study Programme Standards for that part of the study programme that the institution provides.
Self-assessment of compliance
Not related to the study programme CES.
References to evidence
SP 6.11. In the case the institution delivers study programmes in a given field of study at several faculties or at several addresses, the institution enages teachers according to Art.6 (1 to 6) of the Study Programme Standards, separately for each faculty and separately for each address where the study programme is delivered as a whole.
Self-assessment of compliance
UNIZA provides the CES study programme only at the seat of the University and only at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of UNIZA.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
VI. Self-assessment Standard 7 – Research/artistic/other activities of higher education institution
SP 7.1. Teachers providing profile courses within a study programme demonstrate outcome of their research/technological development/artistic activities in the relevant field(s) of study in which the study programme is delivered at the required level, depending on its degree:
a) at least at internationally significant level in the case of a third-degree programme;
b) at least at internationally recognized level, in the case of a second-degree programme or a programme combining the first and second degree;
c) at least at nationally recognized level in the case of a first-degree.
Self-assessment of compliance
Teachers providing profile subjects of the CES study programme demonstrate the results of creative activity in the field of study of Civil Engineering at the required level for the engineering degree of study, i.e. at least at an internationally recognised level. The responsible group of HE teachers in the Board of the degree programme reaches a significant international level.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
VUPCH SP CES teachers
Directive No. 220: Evaluation of the Creative Activity of Employees in Relation to Quality Assurance of Education at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-220.pdf.
Directive No. 205: Rules for Assigning Teachers to the Provision of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-205.pdf
SP 7.2. The institution’s outcomes of research/artistic/other activities is demonstrated through the most important outcomes of the teachers in charge of the profile courses of the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
References to evidence
SP 7.3. In case the institution delivers several study programmes in a given field of study, it demonstrates the outcome of their research/artistic/other activities according to Art.7 (1 to2) of the Study Programme Standards, separately for each study programme, except for concurrence with cases under Art. 7 (3).
Self-assessment of compliance
The Faculty of Civil Engineering conducts several study programmes in the field of study Civil Engineering and demonstrates the level of results of creative activity according to Article 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the standards for the study programme separately for each study programme, except for the concurrence with the cases according to Article 7, paragraph 3.
References to evidence
Description of SP in the study field of Civil Engineering
Research/art/teacher profile of persons ensuring corresponding SP in the study field of Civil Engineering
OCA of teachers ensuring the corresponding SP in the study field of Civil Engineering
Directive No. 220: Evaluation of the Creative Activity of Employees in Relation to Quality Assurance of Education at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-220.pdf.
Directive No. 205: Rules for Assigning Teachers to the Provision of Study Programmes at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-205.pdf
SP 7.4. In case the institution delivers several study programmes in a given field of study at different addresses, it ensures the demonstration of the oucomes of their research/artistic/other activities for each address separately.
Self-assessment of compliance
The Faculty of Civil Engineering of UNIZA conducts several study programmes in the field of study field Civil Engineering only at the seat of UNIZA
References to evidence
Descriptions of study programmes in the field of study Civil Engineering
SP 7.5. In case of a third-degree study programme delivery, the institution demonstrates long-term continuous research or artistic activity in the field of the study programme. The workplace has to show the existence of long-term and continous success in recieving financial grants for research or artistic projects, and the existence of follow-up or new projects from domestic and international grant schemes or other sources.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study programme takes place in the 2nd level of study.
References to evidence
Description of the study programme CES.
SP 7.6. The compliance with the requirement according to Art.7 (5) of the Study Programme Standards may be replaced by the insititution undergoing a periodic review of research, artistic, and other activities in each field of research every six years, and if it has been, on the grounds of the latest assessment, granted to use the label “research university.“
Self-assessment of compliance
UNIZA regularly undergoes a periodic evaluation of research, development, artistic and other creative activities in the areas of research within the field of study of Civil Engineering once every six years.
References to evidence
VII. Self-assessment of Standard 8 – Learning resources and student support
SP 8.1. The institution has sufficient spatial, material, technical, and information resources for the study programme which ensure the achievement of learning objectives and learning outcomes. These include: lecture halls, classrooms, study rooms, laboratories, and laboratory equipment and other necessary equipment, technical facilities and equipment, studios, workshops, design and art studios, interpreting booths, clinics, priests‘ seminars, science and technology parks, technology incubators, school enterprises, practice centres, training schools, training classrooms, sports halls, swimming pools, sports grounds, libraries, access to study literature, information databases and other information sources, information technology, external services, and their corresponding funding.
Self-assessment of compliance
The CES study programme is provided with sufficient spatial, material, technical and information resources of the study programme, which guarantee the achievement of the set objectives and learning outcomes.
The spatial (classrooms), material, technical (instrumentation and laboratory equipment) and information resources are described in more detail in the description of the study programme. The resources at UNIZA are comprehensively described and documented in the Directive No. 217: Resources to Support Educational, Creative and Other Related Activities of the University of Žilina in Žilina. Information resources and their collection are further described in Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes
The Faculty of Civil Engineering has virtual tours of the laboratory premises with the relevant equipment. The CES study programme is mainly concerned with the laboratories and laboratory classrooms assigned to the following departments: Department of Structures and Bridges, Department of Road and Environmental Engineering, Department of Railway Engineering and Track Management, Department of Geotechnical Engineering and the Department of Structural Mechanics and Applied Mathematics.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 217: Resources to Support Educational, Creative and Other Related Activities of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-217.pdf
Smernica č. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Virtual tours of the UNIZA Faculty of Civil Engineering - http://priestory.uniza.sk/svf/
SP 8.2. In case educational activities are provided by distance or combined methods, the institution has systems for the management of course content and the management of such education; students are guaranted access to the course content and other study materials.
Self-assessment of compliance
The focus of distance education and study control at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of UNIZA is e-learning, based on LMS Moodle. The organisation of courses is based on guided learning with the support of information and communication technologies in close connection with AIVS. E-learning has been used at the University since the academic year 2004/2005.
Recently, due to the pandemic situation, MS Teams has been used for online lectures and tutorials. Tutorials are available from CeIKT for this form of teaching process.
References to evidence
Manuals for distance learning in the form of MS Teams:
https://ikt.uniza.sk/uniza-wiki/microsoft-teams-informacie/
https://ikt.uniza.sk/uniza-wiki/vzdelavacie-skupiny/
SP 8.3. The institution has professional support staff whose competencies and numbers meet the needs of students and teachers and which are related to learning objectives and learning outcomes.
Self-assessment of compliance
At the Faculty of Civil Engineering of UNIZA and within UNIZA there is a support professional staff, which in terms of competence and number corresponds to the needs of students and teachers of the CES study programme in relation to the educational objectives and outcomes. Students also have their study advisors for the individual specializations of the CES SP, communicate with the Education Department, and have the possibility of tutorials within each subject.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Study advisers - Dean's order no. 10/2021 Order of the Dean on study advisers at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Žilina in the academic year 2021/2022 - https://svf.uniza.sk/subory/J%C3%BAn_2021/2021_10_prikaz_dekana_studijni_poradcovia_2021_2022.pdf
Educational department: https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/pracoviska-fakulty/dekanat
Department for international mobilities and study abroad: https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/studentsky-zivot/studium-v-zahranici
SP 8.4. The institution maintains binding partnerships that enable elevant stakeholders to participate in a quality assurance, delivery and development of the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
The Faculty of Civil Engineering of UNIZA maintains partnerships with other universities at home and abroad, partnerships with research organizations and with practice in the field of education (selected lectures, excursions), practice (professional practice). The information is given in the annual reports of UNIZA or the Faculty of Civil Engineering.
Experts from practice are members of the committees for the performation of the state exams and thesis opponents. State examinations and thesis defence are held before committees chaired by professors or associate professors from other civil engineering faculties in the Slovak Republic or the Czech Republic.
Partnerships with practice are governed by the rules and principles of Directive 221: Cooperation of the University of Žilina with external partners from practice.
References to evidence
Annual reports on the activities of FCE UNIZA - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/uradna-tabula
Directive No. 221: Cooperation of the University of Žilina in Žilina with External Partners from Practice - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-221.pdf
SP 8.5. The institution has sufficient teaching staff, spatial, material, technical and information resources for the study programme, separately for each address at which the study programme or part thereof is to be delivered, and in proportion to the learning objectives and outcomes of a given part of the programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
The study programme CES is carried out in a single site at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of UNIZA in Žilina.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme.
SP 8.6. The institution responds effectively to the diversity of students‘ needs and interests. It provides students with support for a successful study progression and with a career guidance.
Self-assessment of compliance
FCE and UNIZA respond effectively to the diversity of needs and interests of students in the CES study programme. Students are also supported to successfully progress in their studies through professional excursions, selected practical lectures, professional internships, mobility and internships abroad.
In terms of deepening knowledge, students have access to the extensive information and library resources of the University Library of UNIZA. For more specific knowledge with regard to students' fields of study, sub-libraries managed by the departments under the leadership of UK UNIZA are at their disposal.
Comprehensive lifelong learning services for UNIZA employees, senior citizens (University of the Third Age), interested practitioners as well as UNIZA students are provided by the Institute of Lifelong Learning (ILL) in the form of developing and disseminating education at all stages of life in the form of developing and disseminating education at all stages of life.
The publication of literature for students and staff of UNIZA is provided by EDIS - UNIZA Publishing House. For the needs of students completing their studies at UNIZA, EDIS provides printing and publishing of final theses in accordance with their uniform design approved by the UNIZA management.
Students have the possibility to contact study advisors, administrative problems in their studies are communicated with the Education Department at the FCE of UNIZA. They have at their disposal the newly built and modern UNIZA Counselling and Career Centre.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme, study plans of CES, subject information sheets.
Study advisors - Dean's order no. 10/2021 Order of the Dean on study advisers at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Žilina in the academic year 2021/2022 - https://svf.uniza.sk/subory/J%C3%BAn_2021/2021_10_prikaz_dekana_studijni_poradcovia_2021_2022.pdf
Education department: https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/pracoviska-fakulty/dekanat.
University Library - http://ukzu.uniza.sk/
ILL UNIZA - http://www.ucv.uniza.sk/ucv/
EDIS UNIZA - http://www.edis.uniza.sk/:
Counselling and Career Centre of UNIZA - https://www.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/prakticke-informacie/poradenske-a-karierne-centrum-uniza
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 8.7. The instituiton provides students with appropriate social security, sport, cultural, spiritual and social activities during their studies.
Self-assessment of compliance
Students of the CES study programme are provided with adequate social security, sports, cultural, spiritual and social activities during their studies at UNIZA.
The specific possibilities of providing for students are described in the Directive No. 217: Resources to Support Educational, Creative and Other Related Activities of the University of Žilina in Žilina in Article 18, they are listed in the CES study programme description and are also published on the pages of the Faculty of Civil Engineerings and UNIZA in the section "Student Life".
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 217: Resources to Support Educational, Creative and Other Related Activities of the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-217.pdf
SP 8.8. Students are granted support and access to domestic and foreign mobility, and to internships.
Self-assessment of compliance
At the university level, Directive 219: Mobility Programmes of UNIZA Students and Staff Abroad defines the processes, procedures and structures: https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-219.pdf and www page: https://uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobecne-informacie/erasmus.
At the faculty level, these activities are in the portfolio of the Dean for Development and International Relations: https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/studentsky-zivot/studium-v-zahranici-erasmus.
Contact person: Ing. arch. Peter Krušinský, PhD. Contact (mail): peter.krušinský@uniza.sk
Officer for international studies and international mobility including Erasmus+: Mgr. Mgr. Zuzana Pudiková.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 219: Mobility Programmes of UNIZA Students and Staff Abroad - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-219.pdf a www stránka: https://uniza.sk/index.php/studenti/vseobecne-informacie/erasmus.
SP 8.9. The institution provides individualized support and suitable conditions for special needs students.
Self-assessment of compliance
UNIZA provides individualized support and creates appropriate conditions for students with specific needs. The Faculty of Civil Engineering has a coordinator for students with specific needs with whom students with specific needs can communicate their problems. The principles and rules of working with students from disadvantaged environment described in the Directive No. 198: Support for Applicants for Study and Students with Special Needs at the University of Žilina in Žilina were respected when designing the modification of the CES SP.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 198:
Support for Applicants for Study and Students with Special Needs at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/specificke-potreby/2021/10082021_Smernica-c-198-Podpora-uchadzacov-o-studium-a-SSP-na-Zilinskej-univerzite-v-Ziline.pdf
SP 8.10. In professionally oriented study programmes, the programme has contractual partners in the form of organizations providing professional practice and practical training for students. These organizations have sufficient spatial, material, technological conditions, and staff so that the planned learning outcomes can be achieved.
Self-assessment of compliance
Not related to the study programme CES.
References to evidence
Describtion of SP CES.
VIII. Self-assessment of the Standard 9 – Information management
SP 9.1. The institution collects, analyzes, and makes use of relevant information for the effective management of their programmes and other activities.
Self-assessment of compliance
The procedures and principles described in Guideline 223: Monitoring and Periodic Evaluation of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-223.pdf are applied to the monitoring and peridic evaluation of the CES SP.
The FCE obtains data to monitor both quantitative and qualitative indicators of the quality of the IKDS study programme through:
a) data collection from information systems for collecting and processing educational information at UNIZA (AIVS, IS Admissions, PowerBI, IS Sofia - SAP HR ...),
b) direct measurement describing student performance, which provides direct evidence of the teaching and learning process. Direct evidence is the output of learning - passing tests and exams, progress mapping - scores (number of points) before and after measurement (testing), performance assessment in relation to the subject of study (presentations, discussions...), assessment of final/dissertation papers, etc.);
c) indirect measurement capturing stakeholders' perceptions of learning, learning experiences, satisfaction levels, attitudes, linking learning outcomes and practice needs (student surveys including questionnaires assessing subjects of study, focus groups, surveys of university teachers, graduates and employers, external review processes).
References to evidence
Directicve No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Directive No. 223: Monitoring and Periodic Review of the Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-223.pdf
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 9.2. Effective collection and analysis of information about study programmes and other activities play a role in the evaluation of the study programme, in its design or in its modification.
Self-assessment of compliance
When taking into account the information obtained on the CES SP, which feeds into the SP evaluation processes and the proposal for its modification, the procedure is in accordance with Directive 223: Monitoring and Periodic Evaluation of Study Programmes, as well as Directive 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes.
Information on the CES study programme from both internal and external environments is published annually in the annual report of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, as well as presented at the management meeting with the academic community. The data serve as a basis for the Study Programme Board to propose modifications to the study programme and to update it.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
Annual reports on the activities of FCE UNIZA - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/uradna-tabula
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Directive No. 223: Monitoring and Periodic Review of the Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-223.pdf.
SP 9.3. The following are monitored and assessed in a study programme: indicators of teaching and learning performace, applicants’ and students‘ profiles, students‘ progression, success and drop-out rates, students’ satisfaction, graduates‘ employability, opinions of students and employers, information about learning resources and support available to students.
Self-assessment of compliance
Key indicators of the CES SP are collected through a regular anonymous questionnaire addressed to final year students at all levels of education. It is used to map the entire study programme. Information is collected from a general set of questions consisting of the following items and topics:
In the case of graduates, key indicators are collected through anonymous questionnaires mapping the effect and impact of the higher education completed at the relevant degree level. The anonymous questionnaire is administered to all graduates who have completed their studies in the IKDS SP the last three years.
The general set of questions consists of items arranged into the following minimum themes:
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Directive No. 223: Monitoring and Periodic Review of the Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-223.pdf.
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 9.4. Appropriate tools and methods are used to collect and process information on the study programme. Students, teachers, employers, and other stakeholders are involved in the collection, analysis, and in the follow-up measures in the study programme.
Self-assessment of compliance
For the collection and processing of information about the study programme, questionnaire methods of surveys, personal interviews, electronic data from UNIZA information systems are mostly used. Students, teachers, employers and other stakeholders of the study programme are involved in the collection, analysis and follow-up of information on measures through membership in the Study Programme Board. The information is also presented at meetings with the academic community of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, at the Faculty of Science Board and at the FCE Academic Senate.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
AIVS - https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/vzdelavanie/
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Directive No. 223: Monitoring and Periodic Review of the Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-223.pdf.
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
IX. Self-assessment of Standard 10 – Public information
SP 10.1. Institutions provide readily accessible and clearly structured information about the study programme, mainly about their intended learning objectives and learning outcomes, requirements for applicants, selection criteria, recommended personality requirements, the level of the national qualifications framework, the field of study, the qualification they award, teaching and learning rules, the programme‘s completion conditions, assessment procedures and criteria, programme resources, pass rates, learning opportunities available to students, information about jobs available to succesful graduates and graduate‘s employability.
Self-assessment of compliance
The Faculty of Civil Engineering has published, easily accessible and clearly structured information about the CES study programme, its learning objectives and outcomes, requirements for applicants, the method of their selection and recommended personal prerequisites, the level of the National Qualifications Framework, the field of study, the academic degree awarded, teaching and learning rules, conditions of graduation, assessment procedures and criteria, programme resources, success rates, learning opportunities for students, as well as information on the professions that successful graduates can pursue and on the employability of graduates of the programme. This information is available in the UNIZA Information System, the subject information sheets of the CES SP and its specialization, the CES study plans, the "Student" system, information on study opportunities at the UNIZA Faculty of Civil Engineering, in the orders of the Dean of the FCE, and others. príkazy a rozhodnutia dekana
The processes and procedures for processing and publishing information are set out in Directive No. 217: Resources to Support Educational, Creative and Other Related Activities of the University of Žilina in Žilina (Article 16) and Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes
References to evidence
Directive No. 217: Resources to Support Educational, Creative and Other Related Activities of the University of Žilina in Žilina (art. 16) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-217.pdf
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 10.2. This information is easily accessible students, their supporters, prospective students, graduates, other stakeholders, and to the public in all the languages in which the study programme is delivered. The form the information is available considers special needs applicants and students.
Self-assessment of compliance
All required information is published and available on the FCE and UNIZA websites. They are also available in English.
References to evidence
Directive No. 217: Resources to Support Educational, Creative and Other Related Activities of the University of Žilina in Žilina (art. 16) - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-217.pdf
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
X. Self-assessment of Standard 11 – Ongoing monitoring and periodic review of study programmes
SP 11.1. The institution regularly monitors, reviews, and appropriately modifies the study programme in order to comply with the Study Programme Standards so that the learning objectives and learning outcomes are in line with the needs of students, employers and other stakeholders, and in line with the latest knowledge in the field of study and the technological possibilities, so that the graduate level, by means of achieved learning outcomes, is in line with the required level of National Qualifications Framework and the stakeholders' expectations.
Self-assessment of compliance
The university continuously monitors, regularly evaluates and modifies the CES study plans to ensure that it is in line with the standards for the study plan and that the objectives and learning outcomes achieved are in line with the needs of students, employers and other stakeholders, that they are in line with current knowledge, current technological possibilities and that the level of graduates, especially through the learning outcomes achieved, is in line with the required level of the qualification framework and in line with the requirements of the authority from practice - SCCE.
The processes, procedures and principles for monitoring, collecting and evaluating the CES SP are guided by the principles and rules defined in Directive 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes and Directive 223: Monitoring and Periodic Review of the Study Programmes.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 11.2. The monitoring and reviewing of the study programme include obtaining relevant feedback from the programme stakeholders, who also participate in the preparation of the feedback methodology. Students have, at least once a year, the opportunity to comment on the quality of teaching and the teachers of the study programme in an anonymous questionnaire.
Self-assessment of compliance
Feedback on the quality of the CES SP is obtained from all stakeholders involved in its preparation. Students have the opportunity to comment on the quality of teaching and on the quality and approach of the teachers of the study plan at least once a year through an anonymous questionnaire via the AIVS.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Directive No. 218: On the Collection, Processing, Analysis and Evaluation of Information to Support the Management of Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-218.pdf
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 11.3. The feedback results referred to in paragraph 2 are reflected in improvement measures. Students are guaranted a role in the design of the measures.
Self-assessment of compliance
The results of the evaluation of the questionnaires are published, verbal comments are communicated within the Dean's College and during meetings with the academic community, where student representatives are also present.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 11.4. The feedback results and the measures taken, and any planned or follow-up activities resulting from the evaluation of the study programme should be discussed with the stakeholders and interested parties and are accesible to the public.
Self-assessment of compliance
Direct managers solve potential problems with interested employees, followed by meetings at the level of faculty management with students and teachers. Feedback is also discussed within the Dean's Colleges, meetings of departments, on the premises of the AS of FCE, at meetings with the academic community, at meetings of the Study Program Board, or at the level of the Board of Guarantors.
References to evidence
Description of the CES study programme
Questionnaires for students and graduates - https://svf.uniza.sk/index.php/fakulta/vseobecne-informacie/vnutorny-system-kvality-svf.
SP 11.5. The study programme is periodically approved in compliance with the formalized processes of the internal system at a period corresponding to its standard length of study.
Self-assessment of compliance
The processes of creating and approving the CES study programme are subjected to the rules defined in Directive 222: Internal Quality Assurance System at the University of Žilina in Žilina and Directive 223: Monitoring and Periodic Review of the Study Programmes.
References to evidence
Directive No. 222: Internal Quality Assurance System at the University of Žilina in Žilina - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-222.pdf
Directive No. 223: Monitoring and Periodic Review of the Study Programmes - https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/kvalita/2021/smernica-UNIZA-c-223.pdf