Forms of Study at the Faculty of Environmental Technology
The Faculty of Environmental Technology offers the following forms of study:
o Three-year BSc study programme leading to the award of the Bc. title,
o Five-year MSc study programmes leading to the award of the Ing. title,
o Three-year PhD study programmes leading to the award of the Ph.D. title, and
other forms of studies.
Five-year MSc study programmes are based on the core subjects which are common to all ICT faculties in the first three years of study. The core subjects include mathematics, physics, general and inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering and computer equipment. All ICT faculties require about the same extent of lectures, seminars and laboratory practice in the core subjects.
In the subsequent years of study, instruction is focused on the explanation
of the principles of chemical and technological processes, and on expanding
students knowledge of these processes. The aim is to teach students how to apply
theoretical knowledge of the core subjects to the solution of specific problems
in technological practise and in creative research activity. The study of
chemical technology is supplemented with subjects whose knowledge is considered
inevitable for practice in the area of environmental protection and in the fuel
processing industry.
The three-year BSc study programme runs parallel to MSc study programmes.
University graduates may apply, through a contest, for three-year PhD study programmes which are concluded with a state doctoral examination and the defence of a dissertation.
The presented survey lists all study programmes and individual subprogrammes and fields of specialization taught at the Faculty. All subprogrammes taught within MSc study programmes are accredited by the Federation of European National Associations of Engineers (FEANI), which allows for the award of the title Eur.Ing.
The Faculty has currently about 450 students in MSc study programmes and 100 PhD students.
Current Research at the Faculty of Environmental Technology
From the historical point of view, the scientific and research activity at the Faculty of Environmental Technology derives from its original name, the Faculty of Fuel and Water Technology. The two basic ranges of scientific and research activity, which are closely linked and which supplement each other, embrace the processing and utilisation of individual kinds of fossil fuels on the one hand and environmental chemistry and technology on the other. The Faculty's scientific and research objectives are closely linked with its teaching activity.
Chemistry and Technology of Fuels
o Development of analytical methods for detailed evaluation of the chemical
composition and structure of coal, petroleum, petroleum fractions and of by-products
obtained during their processing.
o Ways to utilise and process high-boiling petroleum fractions and residues.
o Determination of qualitative and quantitative parameters of natural gas.
o Development of environment-friendly solid fuels for the household.
o Research into corrosion inhibition and materials assessment.
Environmental Chemistry and Technology
o Properties and utilisation of fuels and related ecological aspects.
o Lubricants, additives for lubricants, and biodegradable lubricants.
o Catalytic and adsorption methods of waste gas treatment, reduction of
emissions in the combustion of fossil fuels.
o Development of coal-based adsorption materials.
o Analysis of contaminants in the living environment, monitoring of emissions of
volatile organic substances into the atmosphere.
o Biotechnological ways of wastewater treatment and sludge processing.
o Biodegradation of xenobiotics in the environment.
o Hydrobiological and microbiological assessment of water quality.
o Assurance of good-quality drinking water for the population (removal of
nitrogenous substances and organic contaminants).
o Water treatment and desalination and recycling of rare substances using ion
exchangers.
o Decontamination of soil polluted by industrial products.
o Analysis of old-burden contaminants and monitoring of their changes and
toxicity.
o Solidification of industrial waste.
The Faculty of Environmental Technology research programmes are supported by
national and international grant agencies. They reflect the current development
and scientific trends. The Faculty of Environmental Technology research workers
are recognised experts in all the above areas of research.
