Chemistry and Food Technology: Specialization: Food Technology – (Ph.D.)

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Key Subjects:

Among the subjects to be passed within the specialization in Food Technology belong: Trends in biotechnologies, Trends in technology of plants foods, Trends of technology of animal original foods, Trends in fats and tensides processing technology, Application of Microscopic Techniques in the Food Industry etc.

STUDY PLAN: 1 YEAR

Compulsory subjects :

• Academic Writing+Techn. Presentation (English)
• Experiment design and data evaluation

Compulsory optional subjects I.

• Trends in biotechnologies
• Trends in technology of plant foods
• Trends in technology of animal origin foods
• Trends in fats and tensides processing technology

Compulsory optional subjects II.

• Application of Microscopic Techniques in the Food Industry
• Applied Physical Chemistry in the Food Sciences
• Biodegradation of Food and Cosmetic Waste
• Biochemical Processes in the Food Industry
• Chemistry of Natural Substances
• Instrumental Methods of the Food Analysis
• Advanced Molecular Biotechnology
• Advanced Food Chemistry
• Advanced Food Microbiology
• Advanced Food Packaging Technology
• Food Engineering
• Food Rheology
• Organic Compounds Structure Analysis

Students choose two compulsory subjects, at least 1 from 4 compulsory optional subjects I. and at least 1 from 13 compulsory optional subjects II.

2 – 3 YEAR:

• Research
• Conferences
• Scientific papers publishing
• Doctoral Degree Examination

3 – 4 YEAR:

• Research
• Conferences
• Scientific papers publishing
• Doctoral Thesis Defence

Funding details

TBU SCHOLARSHIP in the amount of CZK 96,000 per year (i.e. approx. EUR 3,840) for international students in full-time Doctoral degree programmes taught in the English language

TBU scholarship – Eligibility procedure (in compliance with the Instruction of the Vice-Rector for International Relations PP/1/2011):

1. An international student (a citizen of a foreign country) who is successfully admitted to study in an accredited full-time Doctoral degree programme taught in the English language at Tomas Bata University in Zlín (TBU) in the academic year 2011/12 is automatically eligible for the TBU scholarship (hereinafter referred to as “scholarship”).

2. The scholarship is not intended for students who are citizens of the Czech Republic.

3. Starting from the academic year 2011/12, TBU guarantees to international students in Doctoral programmes taught in English (full-time mode of study) to grant them a scholarship amounting to CZK 8,000 per month (i.e. CZK 96,000 per year = approx. EUR 3,840) in their first year of study and CZK 6,000 per month (i.e. 72,000 per year = approx. EUR 2,880) in the following years of study during the standard length of study (2nd, 3rd, 4th year of study – depending on the accreditation)

4. To be eligible for the scholarship amounting to CZK 7,000 per month or CZK 8,000 per month in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th year of study (depending on the accreditation), students must obtain the required number of points (see below) necessary for the eligibility for the relevant scholarship.

5. The scholarship can be paid only during the 3 or 4 years of the Doctoral degree programme (depending on the accreditation) and shall not be paid to a student who suspended or finished his/her studies or who changed from full-time to part-time mode of study. The scholarship will cease to be paid in the month in which it was without a doubt detected that the student fails to meet the academic requirements.

Scholarship in the 1st year of study: CZK 8,000 per month
Scholarship in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of study: CZK 6,000 – 8,000 per month

Faculty

The Faculty of Technology at Tomas Bata University in Zlín is the oldest faculty in Zlín. It provides higher education within Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes and it is authorized to appoint Associate Professors and Professors. Throughout the years, the faculty has significantly contributed to the development of the town and to the advancement of education in the region. Zlín has become a university town and the faculty, as part of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, has become its inseparable part.

Educational Aims

The Faculty of Technology produces graduates in the fields of chemistry, chemical technology, technology, process engineering, materials engineering and food engineering, and also management. Numerous career opportunities are available to its graduates in a wide range of fields and areas, ranging from technology to management or independent entrepreneurial and research activities.

The Faculty of Technology offers study at all levels of higher education as given by the Bologna Declaration, i.e.:

• • Bachelor's programmes,
• • Follow-up Master's programmes,
• • PhD programmes.