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Description of the study programme
The name of the university:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
The seat of the university:
Šrobárova 2, 04180 Košice
The name of the faculty:
Faculty of Science
The seat of the faculty:
Šrobárova 2, 040 01 Košice
Institution body for approving the study programme:
Board for Internal Quality Verification at UPJŠ in Košice
1. - Basic information about the study programme
a) - Name of the study program and its number according to the register of study programmes.
ADUIb - Data analysis and artificial intelligence (183850)
b) - Degree of higher education and ISCED-F education degree code.
I. degree, ISCED-F: 645
c) - Place(s) of delivery of the study programme.
Košice
d) - Name and number of the field of study in which higher education is obtained by completing the study programme, or a combination of two fields of study in which higher education is obtained by completing the study programme, ISCED-F codes of the field/fields.
Name and number of the field of study: 1113 a 2508 mathematics and informatics (interdisciplinary study), ISCED-F codes of the fields: 0599 and 0688
e) - Type of the study programme: academically oriented, professionally oriented; translation, translation combination study programme (listing the specializations); teaching, teaching combination study programme (listing the specializations); artistic, engineering, doctoral, preparation for regulated profession, joint study programme, interdisciplinary studies.
academically oriented
f) - Awarded academic degree before the name
Bc.
g) - Form of study.
Full-Time
i) - Language or languages in which the study programme is delivered.
Slovak, English
j) - Standard length of the study expressed in academic years.
3
k) - Capacity of the study programme (planned number of students), the actual number of applicants and students.
planned number of students: 20 (yearly), the actual number of applicants: ???, the actual number of students: 17 in the whole span of the study in academic year 2021/2022
2. - Graduate profile and learning objectives
a) - The institution defines the learning objectives of the study programme such as student's abilities at the time of completion of the programme and the main learning outcomes.

The profile of the graduate of the Bachelor's study programme Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence corresponds to level 6 of knowledge, skills and competences according to the National Qualification Framework of the Slovak Republic, Qualification Framework in the European Higher Education Area. The graduate profile is based on the Computing Competences for Undergraduate Data Science Curriculum developed by the international organisation ACM. 


The graduate of the Bachelor's study programme Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence possesses a comprehensive set of knowledge, which consists of mathematical foundations necessary for mastering statistical and optimization methods for intelligent data analysis, methods of creating, implementing and analyzing algorithms, mathematical and informatics methods of collecting, processing and analyzing structured and unstructured data and methods of their practical use.


The graduate has appropriate skills in the field of software product development, can apply machine learning methods and selected methods of artificial intelligence in solving specific tasks. He/she can work with different types of mathematical software and has the knowledge and skills to work with large volumes of structured and unstructured data. The graduate can actively search for relevant information, methods and tools and use them in solving practical problems.


The graduate's competences consist in the ability to solve sub-tasks within the whole life cycle of data processing and analysis using artificial intelligence tools. The graduate is equipped with basic soft skills, has experience of teamwork and is familiar with the basic legal and ethical aspects associated with working with data. Knows examples of data analytics applications outside of mathematics and computer science.


Graduates of the Bachelor's degree programme in Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence are prepared to work in junior positions requiring knowledge of data analysis and artificial intelligence (IT sector, banking and insurance sector, marketing agencies, SAV, business chains, state and public administration). He/she is prepared to continue his/her studies to a follow-up study programme or related single and interdisciplinary study programmes at the UPJŠ Faculty of Science or other universities at home and abroad.

b) - The institution indicates the professions for which the graduate is prepared at the time of completion and the potential of the study programme from the point of view of graduate's employability.

Graduates of the academically oriented bachelor's study program ADUIb – Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence can continue in the master's degree.

 

Graduates of the bachelor's study program ADUIb – Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will be employed in the professions in group 25 Specialists in the field of information and communication technologies according to the statistical classification of occupations SK ISCO-08

(web link: https://www.slov-lex.sk/static/pdf/2015/384/ZZ_2015_384_20191001.pdf). 

 

Within this group, they can be employed, for example, in subgroup 2511 Systems Analysts:

  • 2511001 - IT consultant
  • 2511003 - Information and Communication Technology Analyst

in subgroup 2512 Software developers:

  • 2512002 - Software Architect, Designer

in subgroup 2513 Web application and multimedia application developers:

  • 2513001 - Multimedia application developer
  • 2513002 - Developer of websites, internet, intranet

in subgroup 2514 Application programmers:

  • 2514000 - Application programmer

in subgroup 2519 Software and application developers and analysts not elsewhere classified

  • 2519001 - IT tester
  • 2519999 - Other developers, software and application analysts not elsewhere classified

in subgroup 2521 Designers and database administrators:

  • 2521001 - Database Designer
  • 2521002 - Database administrator
  • 2521003 - Database Analyst

in subgroup 2523 Computer network specialists:

  • 2523000 - Computer network specialist
  • 2529001 - IT Security Specialist
  • 2529003 - Specialist in customer support and operation of information and communication technologies
  • 2529999 - Other database and computer network specialists not elsewhere classified


Obtained practical skills allow graduates to apply in the positions of data scientists or data analysts. In addition to employment in IT companies, other companies such as RWE, U. S. Steel, Holcim have already expressed interest in employing graduates. These already employ PF UPJŠ graduates who have completed similar or related study programs in the past. Due to the very good reputation of PF UPJŠ graduates, there is no doubt about their future employment. Another possibility for the employment of graduates of the study program is able within the scientific research teams in the field of bionformatics, progressive materials, biomedicine, nuclear physics. In the Košice region, potential employers are LF UPJŠ, UVLF, UVP Medipark, Slovak Academy of Sciences and others. Demand for graduates of such a study program is also in the state and public administration, banking and insurance sectors, marketing companies.

c) - Relevant external stakeholders who have provided the statement or a favorable opinion on the compliance of the acquired qualification with the sector-specific requirements for the profession.

ADUIb – Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Study Program is realized in accordance with International Standards Computing Curricula 2020 - Paradigms for Global Computing Education, which are formed by two international organizations  Association for Computing Machinery and IEEE.

 

The study program is related with document Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs in Data Science. Other subjects focused on the use of optimization methods, machine learning, prediction creation, advanced programming techniques, design of intelligent algorithms form the basic pillars for the development of artificial intelligence.

 

Employers are represented on the study program board.

 

As of 1.2.2022, the following are the representatives of employers in the study program board:

·       Ing. Rudolf Jakša, PhD. (Matsuko) – rudolf.jaksa@matsuko.com,

·       Ing. Róbert Vandlík (U. S. Steel Košice) - RVandlik@sk.uss.com

 

As of 1.2.2022, they are the employers' representatives in the Council for Internal Quality Verification at UPJŠ :

·       Ing. Slavomír Kožár, MBA - member of the Board of Directors of Košice IT Valley,

·       Ing. Miloslav Karaffa - Deputy Chairman of the Board of SOPK.

 

Employers' representatives represent the views of the association Košice IT Valley, IT Assocation of Slovakia, and Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

3. - Employability
a) - Evaluation of the study programme graduates employability.

The first graduates of the new study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will complete their studies in the academic year 2022/2023. However, several graduates who have studied at our university in related study programs are already working in the positions of data analysts and data scientists in IT companies.

 

Based on external evaluations (e.g. uplatnenie.sk), 100% of graduates will be employed either as an employee in an IT company, self-employed person or they are continuing their studies at a higher level.

 

Our findings are in the accordance with opinions of representatives of IT companies associated in Košice IT Valley, IT Asociation of Slovakia and Digital Coalition, with which the Institute of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, UPJŠ cooperates. UPJŠ also obtains further information through the Civic Association Scientist and the Alumni Space Club and the Career Club, which is led by UNIPOC UPJŠ.

 

 

The demand for graduates of the study program is evidenced by the offer of vacancies on specialized portals, e.g. profesia.sk and analyzes of trade unions.

 

Due to the acquired knowledge and skills in the field of data analysis and artificial intelligence, graduates of this study program are applied in both the public and private sectors. They will also use the acquired knowledge and skills as valid developers, able to effectively solve problems and quickly adapt to new technologies. We assume that most graduates will continue in the master's degree program ADUIm - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence.

b) - If applicable, indicate the successful graduates of the study programme.

The first graduates of the new study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will complete their studies in the academic year 2022/2023. However, several graduates who have studied at our university in related study programs are already working in the positions of data analysts and data scientists in IT companies:

 

Dávid Hudák – data analysts

https://sk.linkedin.com/in/david-hudak-885a3588

 

Štefan Pero – data scientist

https://sk.linkedin.com/in/%C5%A1tefan-pero-73a01540

 

Michal Dečo – data scientist

https://sk.linkedin.com/in/michal-de%C4%8Do-699b31113

 

Juraj Hudák – data engineer

https://sk.linkedin.com/in/juraj-hudak-259293b4

 

Lucia Kochaníková – data analysts

 

Richard Staňa – employee of the Center for Applied Informatics at PF UPJŠ in Košice

https://www.upjs.sk/PF/zamestnanec/richard.stana/

 

Daniel Kočik

https://sk.linkedin.com/in/daniel-ko%C4%8Dik-317736150

 

c) - Evaluation of the study programme quality by employers (feedback).

The opinion of the employers' representatives is included in the enrollment of the meeting of the Study Program Board.

4. - Structure and content of the study programme
a) - The institution describes the rules for the design of study plans within the study programme.

The rules for creating study plans are governed by the provisions of the UPJŠ Study Regulations for 1st, 2nd and combined 1st and 2nd degree, which define the student's workload, evaluation, control stages of study, method of graduation and other requirements. Responsibility for the content of the study and for the correct course of quality evaluation is defined by:

 

 

·       Rector's decision no. 7/2021: Accreditation regulations of UPJŠ, available at: https://intranet.upjs.sk/op/op.Public.php?documentid=4252

·       Rector's decision no. 8/2021: Rules of the internal system of quality assurance and verification of education, scientific, research, development, artistic or other creative and supportive activities at UPJŠ, available at: https://intranet.upjs.sk/op/op.Public.php?documentid=4253

b) - The institution compiles the recommended study plans for individual study paths.

Study plans are created in the Academic Information System AiS2 and archived in the Monitoring Panel of the study program in AiS2. Study plans for individual academic years are publicly available at: https://studijne-programy.upjs.sk/study-program/ADUIb 

c) - The study plan generally states:

The entire study plan is implemented at the university headquarters. The study plan and information sheets in the required structure are created in the Academic Information System AiS2 and archived in the Monitoring Panel of the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence in AiS2.

 

All required information is publicly available in the study plan ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence in the Register of UPJŠ study programs.

d) - The institution states the number of credits, the achievement of which is a condition for proper completion of studies and other requirements that the student must meet within the study programme and for its proper completion, including the requirements for state examinations, rules for re-study and rules for the extension, interruption of study.
The condition for the proper completion of the study is the achievement of 180 credits. The rules for proper completion of studies at UPJŠ, control stages of studies and rules for repetition of studies, extension of studies or interruption of studies are set out in the UPJŠ Study Regulations for 1st, 2nd and combined 1st and 2nd degree. The study regulations also regulate the organization of state exams. Specific conditions for passing the state exams are available in the study plan of the ADUIb study program.
e) - For individual study plans, the institution states the requirements for completing the individual parts of the study programme and the student's progress within the study programme in the given structure:

In order to properly complete the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, it is necessary to obtain 180 credits in accordance with the Study Regulations for the 1st, 2nd and combined 1st and 2nd degree in the structure:

 

·       65 credits from compulsory subjects in the block Informatics Basics of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence,

·       74 credits from compulsory subjects in the block Mathematical Foundations of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence,

·       at least 27 credits in compulsory-optional subjects, of which:

  • at least 9 credits in the block Informatics Methods for Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence,
  • at least 9 credits in the block Mathematical Methods for Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence,

·       6 credits related to subjects for the elaboration of the final bachelor's thesis in accordance with the professional and ethical principles of UPJŠ,

·       8 credits for state final exam subjects,

·       students can supplement other credits from compulsory-optional subjects, elective subjects or other subjects offered within UPJŠ.

 

 

Within the elective courses, students have the opportunity to develop language, communication and presentation competencies, implement sports activities and for the development of special competencies, students also have at their disposal Certified interdisciplinary courses.

f) - The institution describes the rules for verification of learning outcomes, students assessment and the possibilities of appealing against the assessment.

The examination of complaints by the student is governed by the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the Act on Complaints, the Rector's Decision on Handling Complaints and the Study Regulations for 1st, 2nd and Combined 1st and 2nd level. Verification of the methods and objectivity of awarding students is governed by the Principles for Verification of the Quality of Higher Education at UPJŠ.

 

More information is publicly available at: https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#4

g) - Conditions for recognition of studies or a part of studies.

The rules for the recognition of a study or its part are regulated by the Study Regulations for the 1st, 2nd and combined 1st and 2nd degree.

 

More information is publicly available at: https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/.

h) - The institution states the topics of final theses of the study programme (or a link to the list).

The complete list of final theses is available in the authorized zone of the Academic Information System AiS2 or on the website: https://bakalarky.ics.upjs.sk/Bakalarky/Zoznam.

 

Topics of the first final bachelor's theses in the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will be completed in March 2022. In this period, students in the second year of the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will officially select their final bachelor's theses.

i) - The institution describes or refers to:

The rules for entering, processing, opposing, defending and evaluating final theses in the study program are set out in the Study Regulations for 1st, 2nd and Combined 1st and 2nd level and the Principles for Verifying the Quality of Higher Education at UPJŠ.

 

The Institute of Informatics PF UPJŠ has set up its own mechanism for submitting and approving the topics of final theses in order to guarantee their professional level and originality. Students get acquainted with various aspects of the preparation of the final thesis (formal arrangement, professional style, citation, presentation) in the seminars for the final thesis, which are mandatory subjects of the study plan. During the seminars, they repeatedly publicly present the progress in solving the topics of final theses, which allows them to obtain feedback and at the same time allows them to eliminate the risk of plagiarism or other non-professional and unethical behavior.

 

International mobility of students and staff is an essential area of the university's international activities. All information is available at:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#3.

 

Specific information for students of the ADUIb study program (contracted universities, selection of suitable subjects, etc.) can be obtained by students from the Erasmus program coordinator at the Institute of Informatics PF UPJŠ

 

 

The principles for verifying the quality of higher education at UPJŠ declare compliance with the general principles and rules of ethical behavior:

·       UPJŠ Code of Ethics

·       UPJŠ Code of Ethics of student, 

which are closely related with

·       Principles of good scientific publishing practice

·       Rules for assessing plagiarism,

·       Principles of good research practice at UPJŠ

·       Principles for verifying the quality of higher education at UPJŠ.

 

The following support services are available to students with special needs:

• Counseling: psychological, social, legal, career

• technical support - special devices and aids

• IT consulting - assistance and support in the use of IT resources. Advice on setting up AiS2 for visually impaired students. PC settings for visually impaired students.

• Library and lending services tailored to the special needs of students.

• Erasmus +: A UPJŠ student with special needs has the opportunity to apply for a grant, which is used to cover expenses related to special needs during the implementation of mobility abroad. More information at the UPJŠ Foreign Relations Department.

 

More information at: https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#7

 

The examination of complaints by the student is governed by the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the Act on Complaints, the Rector's Decision on Handling Complaints and the Study Regulations for 1st, 2nd and Combined 1st and 2nd level. Verification of the methods and objectivity of awarding students is governed by the Principles for Verification of the Quality of Higher Education at UPJŠ.

 

More information are available at: https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#4.

5. - Course information sheets of the study programme
In the structure according to Decree no. 614/2002 Coll.

Information sheets are created and maintained in accordance with applicable regulations in the Academic Information System AiS2. In time slot, they are available in the monitoring panel of the study program in AiS2.

 

They are available to the public in the Register of UPJŠ study programs at https://studijne-programy.upjs.sk/study-program/ADUIb

6. - Current academic year plan and current schedule
(or hyperlink).

The current schedule of the academic year at UPJŠ is published at:

https://www.upjs.sk/studenti/harmonogram-ak-roka/.

The specified schedule for the UPJŠ Faculty of Science is published at:

https://www.upjs.sk/prirodovedecka-fakulta/studium/harm/.

7. - Persons responsible for the study programme
a) - A person responsible for the delivery, development, and quality of the study programme (indicating the position and contact details).

The persons responsible for the implementation, development and quality of the interdisciplinary study program are:

 

Prof. RNDr. Ivan Žežula, CSc., Professor at Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, UPJŠ in Košice

Study program: Mathematics

e-mail: ivan.zezula@upjs.sk 

phone: +421 55 234 2442

WWW: https://www.upjs.sk/en/PF/zamestnanec/ivan.zezula/   

 

 

Prof. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, PhD., Professor at Institute of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, UPJŠ in Košice

Study program: Computer Science

e-mail: gabriel.semanisin@upjs.sk

phone: +421 55 234 2439

WWW: https://www.upjs.sk/en/PF/zamestnanec/gabriel.semanisin/


b) - List of persons responsible for the profile courses of the study programme with the assignment to the course and provided with a link to the central Register of university staff and with contact details (they may also be listed in the study plan).

prof. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, PhD. (gabriel.semanisin@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15294

  • ÚINF/ASU1/15  Algorithms and data structures
  • ÚINF/PMO1/15  Process modelling

 

prof. RNDr. Ivan Žežula, CSc. (ivan.zezula@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15284

  • ÚMV/MAP/19 Matrix calculus

 

prof. RNDr. Katarína Cechlárová, DrSc. (katarina.cechlarova@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15256 

  • ÚMV/LCO/10  Linear and integer programming

 

prof. RNDr. Stanislav Krajči, PhD. (stanislav.krajci@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15373

  • ÚINF/SLO1a/15  Symbolic logic

 

prof. RNDr. Viliam Geffert, DrSc. (viliam.geffert@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15260

  • ÚINF/AFJ1a/15   Automata and formal languages

 

doc. RNDr. Martina Hančová, PhD. (martina.hancova@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15054  

  • ÚMV/ADA/19  Data analysis

 

doc. RNDr. Ondrej Krídlo, PhD. (ondrej.kridlo@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14750

  • ÚINF/FUN1/21   Funkcional programming

 

doc. Mgr. Jozef Kiseľák, PhD. (jozef.kiselak@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15209  

  • ÚMV/NUM/19   Numerical methods

 

RNDr. Daniel Klein, PhD. (daniel.klein@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/14842  

  • ÚMV/MSW/10  Mathematical software

 

RNDr. Ľubomír Antoni, PhD. (lubomir.antoni@upjs.sk)

University staff register: https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24605

  • ÚINF/USU/19   Introduction to machine learning
c) - Reference to the research/art/teacher profiles of persons responsible for the profile courses of the study programme.

The scientific-pedagogical characteristics of teachers of profile subjects are created and archived in AIS2 in the monitoring panel of the bachelor's study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence.

 

Substantial parts of the scientific-pedagogical characteristics are publicly available on the official personal WWW pages of UPJŠ employees:

 

prof. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, PhD.

 

prof. RNDr. Ivan Žežula, CSc.

 

prof. RNDr. Katarína Cechlárová, DrSc.

 

prof. RNDr. Stanislav Krajči, PhD.

 

prof. RNDr. Viliam Geffert, DrSc.

 

doc. RNDr. Martina Hančová, PhD.

 

doc. RNDr. Ondrej Krídlo, PhD.

doc. Mgr. Jozef Kiseľák, PhD.

 

RNDr. Daniel Klein, PhD.

 

RNDr. Ľubomír Antoni, PhD.

d) - List of teachers of the study programme with the assignment to the course and provided with a link to the central Register of university staff and with contact details (may be a part of the study plan).

The list of teachers of the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, the subjects they teach, a link to their official web presentations and a link to the Register of University Employees is available in the study plan ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence in the UPJŠ Register of Study Programs.

e) - List of the supervisors of final theses with the assignment to topics (indicating the contact details).

The complete list of final theses is available in the authorized zone of the Academic Information System AiS2 or on the website https://bakalarky.ics.upjs.sk/Bakalarky/Zoznam.

 

Topics of the first final bachelor's theses in the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will be completed in March 2022. In this period, students in the second year of the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will officially select their final bachelor's theses.

f) - Reference to the research/art/teacher profiles of the supervisors of final theses.

The scientific -pedagogical characteristics of the final thesis supervisors are created and archived in AIS2 in the monitoring panel of the bachelor study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence.

 

Substantial parts of VUPCH are publicly available on the official personal WWW pages of UPJŠ employees.

 

Supervisors of the first final bachelor's theses in the study program ADUIb Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will be completed in March 2022. In this period, students in the second year of the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence will officially select their final bachelor's theses.

g) - Student representatives representing the interests of students of the study programme (name and contact details).

Students are represented on the Study Program Board. The current and historical composition of the Study Program Board is available in the study program monitoring panel in AiS2 and in the public register of UPJŠ study programs. The current representative from 1.2.2022 is Branislav Pastula (branislav.pastula@student.upjs.sk).

 

Students are also represented by the Council for Internal Quality Verification at UPJŠ. The current list of student representatives in the Council for Internal Quality Verification at UPJŠ is at: https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/rada/

 

As of September 1, 2021, the representatives of students in RVK UPJŠ are:

Viera Pencáková, Faculty of Medicine UPJŠ, viera.pencakova@student.upjs.sk,

Adam Ševčovič, Faculty of Law UPJŠ, adam.sevcovic@student.upjs.sk.

h) - Study advisor of the study programme (indicating contact details and information on the access to counseling and on the schedule of consultations).

The study advisor for the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence is RNDr. Juraj Šebej, PhD., Deputy Director of the Institute of Informatics PF UPJŠ for External Relations (juraj.sebej@upjs.sk).

 

Students usually contact the study advisor by e-mail or through social networks reserved for students of mathematics or computer science at PF UPJŠ.

 

Students receive basic information about the organization and content of the study within the Introductory Event for first-year MAFIN students. There is also a special printed guide for students: (issue from 2019).

i) - Other supporting staff of the study programme – assigned study officer, career counselor, administration, accommodation department, etc. (with contact details).

The study is administered by the study department https://www.upjs.sk/en/faculty-of-science/deans-office/  

using the Academic Information System AiS2. The student can handle most of the agenda only through the information system, without direct interaction with the study department.

 

Another supporting component of UNIPOC - University Counseling Center. It is a specialized workplace of UPJŠ established by the rector of UPJŠ with university-wide competence. UNIPOC's mission is to provide free counseling to all students of Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, specifically psychological, career, legal and social counseling and counseling in effective learning. UNIPOC is also in charge of supporting and caring for students with special needs. Students can use counseling services in personal and online form, in Slovak and English. The purpose of the services provided is to improve the employability of students and graduates in the labor market, to act preventively and to help with problems that could jeopardize the successful completion of our students' studies. More information at: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/unipoc/ ,

https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/unipoc/aktuality/e-learning-moja-kariera/.

 

UNIPOC also provides support for students with special needs:

https://www.upjs.sk/en/departments/university-counselling-center/support-for-students-with-special-needs/

 

UPJŠ also offers students accommodation  (https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/studentske-domovy-jedalne/studentske-domovy/) and catering services (https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/studentske-domovy-jedalne/studentske-jedalne/) through UPJŠ student dormitories and canteens or contractual partners. The accommodation subsystem is part of AiS2, catering in ŠDaJ is administered by a separate information system, which is integrated within UIS UPJŠ.

8. - Spatial, material, and technical provision of the study programme and support
a) - List and characteristics of the study programme classrooms and their technical equipment with the assignment to learning outcomes and courses (laboratories, design and art studios, studios, workshops, interpreting booths, clinics, priest seminaries, science and technology parks, technology incubators, school enterprises, practice centers, training schools, classroom-training facilities, sports halls, swimming pools, sports grounds).

UPJŠ provides spatial, material, technical and information resources of the study program separately for each seat in which the study program takes place, in proportion to the goals and outcomes of education. Ensuring a full-fledged infrastructure supporting higher education, creative scientific research and research is one of the university's priorities. The constant progress of the university is also reflected in the continuous expansion of the existing infrastructure, the reconstruction of buildings and the introduction of modern information and communication technologies.

 

The existence of university workplaces is essential to ensure the required quality of selected services, which are characteristic of a respected and materially well-equipped university.

All current information on the security of study programs at the university can be found at:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#7

 

In addition to the standard educational infrastructure of the Faculty of Science and the University, the following specialized classrooms and laboratories are available for students of the ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence study program:

·       computer classrooms SA1C02 - SA1C05 in the Park Angelina complex with a capacity of 10-24 workstations corresponding to the standard, a workstation for the teacher and design technology,

·       creative laboratory SA1S06 for independent work of students

·       non-stop computer room SA1C00

Specialized laboratories are also used for teaching and project implementation:

The entire educational infrastructure is connected to the computing and network node PF UPJŠ.

b) - Characteristics of the study programme information management (access to study literature according to Course information sheets, access to information databases and other information sources, information technologies, etc.).

The main mission of the university workplace, UPJŠ University Library (UK) as an information workplace of the university, is to participate in the information provision of teaching and research activities of its employees and students, to create conditions for supporting the educational process and an inspiring environment for users. The UK fulfills this mission by making creative use of information resources and technologies, providing, documents, information and consultation, expertise staff and facilities to support teaching, learning and research. Library and information services are documented at https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/univerzitna-kniznica/sluzby/ . UPJŠ is operated by Vydavateľstvo ŠafárikPress UPJŠ http://www.safarikpress.6f.sk  The publishing house is involved in spreading awareness of the possibilities of electronic publishing at the university. The Unibook portal provides a permanent repository of electronic documents, an archive of all published publications and at the same time modern possibilities for purchasing book publications of UPJŠ employees via the standard web interface of the e-shop (https://unibook.upjs.sk/en/ ).


The AiS2 Academic Information System is used to support comprehensive education management at all three levels of higher education.


The Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CIaKT) UPJŠ in Košice is a university-wide information workplace that covers the activities of information and communication technologies inside UPJŠ, but also externally in relation to its surroundings. The CIaKT UPJŠ university node is also a regional node of the SANET (Slovak Academic Network) network.

c) - Characteristics and extent of distance education applied in the study programme with the assignment to courses. Access, manuals of e-learning portals. Procedures for the transition from contact teaching to distance learning.

Educational activities at UPJŠ, which are provided by distance or combined method, are sufficiently supported and secured. Information on the distance form, an overview of tools with instructions and available university portals can be found on the following websites:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/elearning/

 

and

 

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/?documentid=4067#7.

 

University instances of the MS Teams and LMS Moodle platforms are used to manage the distance form of education.

 

The specific form and scope of distance education is described in the information sheets of the subjects.

d) - Institution partners in providing educational activities for the study programme and the characteristics of their participation.

UPJŠ is a founding member of Košice IT Valley and also a member of the Digital Coalition, the Slovak Informatics Society, the Slovak Society for Process Management and has passed the basic level of approval as a member of eit Digital. The Institute of Informatics and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences also cooperate with the American Chamber of Commerce, the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the IT Association of Slovakia in the development of the ADUIb study program.

 

Cooperation with partners is published on the website: https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/cinnost/medzinarodne-vztahy/clenstva/.

 

 

The university strives to link knowledge with practice, which is supported by strong ties with important partners and organizations. The partners are officially associated in Career Club UPJŠ.

 

Partnerships enabling the provision of educational activities of the study program:

 

·       University Science Park - Technicom

·       CeZIS - Center of knowledge-based information systems – joint workplace with VSL Software, a.s.

·       Technology and Innovation Park

·       Košice New Industry Cluster

 

 

UPJŠ has signed memoranda and cooperation agreements, e.g. with the following IT Companies: Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions, FPT Slovakia, VSL Software, Matsuko, eZuce, in.Style, VSD, Siemens, Anovative, Tachyum, Disig. These companies participate in the teaching of selected subjects, offer topics and lead projects and final theses. In cooperation with commercial partners, student auxiliary scientific forces are also implemented (eg in the past with RedHat).

 

Student mobility is implemented in cooperation with academic partners.

e) - Characteristics of the possibilities for social, sports, cultural, spiritual and social activities.

The development of students in the study program is ensured not only by quality education, but also by social, sports, cultural, spiritual and social use during their studies. An overview of what the university, its workplaces and also the city of Košice offer to our students can be found at:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#7

and

https://nadvakroky.sk/kosice/.

f) - Possibilities and conditions for participation of the study programme students in mobilities and internships (indicating contact details), application instructions, rules for recognition of this education.

The university enables and supports education outside UPJŠ in domestic and foreign institutions. Student international mobility is an essential area of the university's international relations. All important information about the possibilities of mobility and internships for university students is published on the following pages:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/en/university/international-relations/

and

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#3

 

 

Information on support for foreign mobility and internships at the faculty is available at:

https://www.upjs.sk/prirodovedecka-fakulta/vonkajsie-vztahy/

 

Specific information for students of the study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence (contracted universities, selection of suitable subjects, etc.) can be obtained from Erasmus coordinators at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences or at the Institute of Informatics PF UPJŠ.

 

Mobility administration takes place in the Academic Information System AiS2. The conditions for the recognition of completed studies are regulated by the UPJŠ Study Regulations.

9. - Required abilities and admission requirements for the study programme applicants
a) - Required abilities and necessary admission requirements.

The complete current rules of the admission procedure for the bachelor study program ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence is published on a specialized web page PF UPJŠ.

Examples of rules for the academic year 2022/23 are documents: https://www.upjs.sk/public/media/2453/prij_konanie_PFUPJS_22_23_Bc.pdf

 

The criteria for the admission procedure are based on the applicant's studies at the secondary school. The admission procedure also takes into account the applicant's involvement in various extracurricular activities related to the Informatics department.

 

The condition for inclusion in the admission procedure for the bachelor's degree at PF UPJŠ is the successful completion of the Matura exam in at least one of the subjects Mathematics and Informatics. An alternative to the matriculation examination in mathematics is to pass an examination in mathematics carried out by an authorized external assessor (https://www.scio.sk/nps/matematika.asp).

 

An alternative to the school-leaving examination in any of the above subjects for Ukrainian applicants for full-time study with the Slovak language of instruction is to pass an examination in the relevant subject assessed by an external independent assessor (http://osvita.ua/test/).

 

Based on the decision of the admissions committee, a content-related graduation examination from vocational subjects at a secondary vocational school may also be recognized as an equivalent replacement to the required school-leaving examination subject.

 

Prerequisites for admission and successful completion of the study ADUIb - Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence are:

  • knowledge, skills and competences at the level of requirements for the high school diploma in informatics and mathematics at a secondary school of secondary school type,
  • ability to work independently with study literature,
  • analytical thinking,
  • purposefulness and responsible approach to study.
b) - Admission procedures.

The principles of the admission procedure at UPJŠ define the basic legislative starting points and general principles according to which a reliable, fair and transparent admission procedure for study programs carried out at UPJŠ in I., II., Connected I. and II. and in III. higher education level. Information on the admission procedure at UPJŠ is published on the website:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/zaujemcovia-o-studium/

 

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#4  

 

Detailed conditions regarding admission to individual study programs at the faculty are published on the website:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/prirodovedecka-fakulta/informacie-pre-zaujemcov-o-studium/

 

In justified cases, the admission procedure takes place in the form of a written test, the aim of which is to verify the applicant's knowledge at the bachelor's degree level. Applicants who are required to take the entrance test will be notified in good time of the areas to be covered by the test.

 

The admission procedure takes place with the support of the Academic Information System AiS2 and the entire admission procedure can be carried out in a fully electronic format. UPJŠ has long been one of the pioneers in the implementation of electronic services and in cooperation with Disig and ÚPVS has already implemented several projects in this area and has a direct link to the portal www.slovensko.sk.

c) - Results of the admission process over the last period.

A detailed structured analysis of the admission procedure is published on the UPJŠ website in Košice.

 

In the academic years 2020/21 and 2021/22, the quantitative parameters of the admission procedure for the ADUIb bachelor's study program were in the structure Academic year - Planned number - Number of applicants - Accepted applicants - Enrolled applicants

as follow:

2020/21: 20 -? -? - 9

2021/22: 20 -? -? - 8

 

It can be seen from the statistics that the capacity of the study program is much higher than the number of applicants.

 

Strict criteria are applied when admitting applicants to a bachelor's degree, so that the admitted applicants have a real chance to complete the study program. Therefore, the admission rate is slightly below 50%. Long-term statistics also show that applicants for the ADUIb study program usually submit more alternative applications to universities and choose one of the alternatives according to the results of the admission procedure.

 

 

Overall, it can be stated that the demand for graduates of the study program Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence is higher than the interest in studying. The capacity of the study program is also higher.

10. - Feedback on the quality of provided education
a) - Procedures for monitoring and evaluating students' opinions on the study programme quality.

Information on the process of monitoring and evaluating student satisfaction at the university is published at: https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#10.

Quality indicators and results of quality monitoring at UPJŠ and its components are publicly available at:

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/indikatory/.

In addition to the official procedures applied at the university, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the Institute of Informatics also use other possibilities to obtain feedback. These are either individual surveys organized by teachers or discussions within events such as the Summer School of Networking or the Summer School of Cybercrime. In addition to official channels, students receive information about the implemented measures also during informal meetings, such as Informatics, Mathematics Night and others.

b) - Results of student feedback and related measures to improve the study programme quality.

The university informs about the results of the evaluation of the quality of educational activities on its website:

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/overovanie/prieskumy/

Specific measures to increase the quality of the study program based on the results of the surveys are listed in the minutes of the study program board meetings, which are archived in the monitoring panel of the study program in AiS2.

c) - Results of graduate feedback and related measures to improve the study programme quality.

The university and its faculties carry out questionnaire surveys on the employment of university graduates with the aim of improving the profile of the graduate, closer connection of studies with practice and improving the position of graduates in the labor market. Information on monitoring graduate feedback can be found at:

 

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/overovanie/absolventi/,

 

The currently valid rules, periodicity and methodology of the questionnaire surveys are described on the page:

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#10.

The Department of Informatics also uses intensive personal contacts with graduates within the Open Days, Career Days, implementation of projects guaranteed by IT companies, resp. within the activities of the association Košice IT Valley and OZ Prírodovedec.

 

Specific conclusions from questionnaire surveys conducted at the level of the university, faculty or. workplaces for the given study program are documented in the minutes of the Study Program Board. The enrollment are archived in the monitoring panel of the study program in AiS2.

11. - References to other relevant internal regulations and information concerning the study or the study programme student
(e.g study guide, accommodation regulations, fee directive, guidelines for student loans, etc.).

All information on study programs, which provide an overview of relevant internal regulations, fees or student loans, is available to the public and regularly updated on the following page:

https://www.upjs.sk/univerzita/kvalita/programy/#7,

and also in information for UPJŠ students:

https://www.upjs.sk/en/information/current-students/

Specific information is published by the faculty at: https://www.upjs.sk/en/faculty-of-science/study/