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VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · Czechia

Applied Geology

Technically oriented geology covering engineering geology, hydrogeology, geophysics and drilling exploration, training operational geologists for field and laboratory work.

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Where
OstravaCzechia
Degree
Bc.Czech bachelor's degree
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
31 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades · 25 places
EU/EEA fee
CZK 100,000 a year2026/27
More facts
Degree
Bc.Czech bachelor's degree
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 31 January 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Czechia

What it is

The degree trains operational geologists for all areas of geological research and exploration. You study general geology together with engineering geology and hydrogeology, technical petrography, environmental geochemistry, deposit geology, shallow drilling, applied geophysics and geoinformatics, plus the visualisation and statistical analysis of geological data. Fieldwork is combined with theory, and you learn to plan, organise and evaluate geological work and build geodatabases. Graduates work as field geologists, research technicians, environmental specialists and state administrators, mostly in the private sector, and can continue to master's study.

What you need

  • Ranked on your penultimate-year school average (Czech-style marks) and an online English test, 21 of 50 to pass (B1); a B1 certificate is needed unless you studied in English.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at VSB-TUO

VSB accepts a certified copy of the IB Diploma with no CZK 800 assessment fee. It asks for no IB points or subjects; each faculty ranks on its own test, or on a school average plus an English test.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on vsb.cz

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Entrance exam
    Points = 25 x (5 minus your average) plus the English test; best totals fill the places. 2026/27 rules; 2027/28 not yet published. Ask FMG how IB grades convert.
Sources (3)
  1. Applied Geology at VSB-TUO — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at VSB-TUO

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