Universities and lectures
Many specialists of the institute read lectures at universities and act as supervisors in doctoral study programmes. At present, there are 13 PhD students at the institute and other 17 PhD students are supervised by the scientific workers of the institute.
The institute is accredited at the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Physical Training to provide postgraduate education in the following doctoral study programmes:
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   VSB-Technical university of Ostrava 
 Faculty of Mining and Geology
 Branch: mining geomechanics; geological engineering; mining
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   VSB-Technical university of Ostrava 
 Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
 Branch: computer science and applied mathematics
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   VSB-Technical university of Ostrava - Facuty of Civil Engineering 
 Branch: rock engineering; mining and underground constructions;
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   University of Ostrava - Faculty of Sciences 
 Branch: applied mathematics
The institute is represented in the Scientific board of VSB-Technical University of Ostrava and its Faculty of Mining and Geology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Scientific board of the University of Ostrava and the Faculty of Mechatronics and Interdisciplinary Studies at Technical University in Liberec and a series of Professional councils of doctoral study programmes.



 
			 
                


