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Mineral Economics

VSB - Technical University of Ostrava · Czechia

Mineral Economics

Trade, management and economics of raw materials: how deposits are valued, exploited and processed, using modern software and virtual reality, for industry, finance and public-sector roles.

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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 · 20 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 prepares commodity managers and experts for the mineral raw materials sector, combining technical knowledge of mining with business and management. You study classification of mineral resources, state raw materials policy, extraction and treatment technologies, mining enterprise management, commodity market forecasting, and management systems. Teaching uses modern software, augmented and virtual reality and new laboratories, with study at partner universities abroad possible. Graduates work as managers, business economists, state administration officers and investment advisors in mining and industrial firms, finance and public administration.

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. Mineral Economics at VSB-TUO — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at VSB-TUO

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