Institute of Education and Communication (IVP) at Czech University of Life Sciences Prague is a modern higher education institute with a long tradition in the field of education and counselling. The offer of professionally oriented bachelor’s degree programmes is adapted to the current requirements of the job market. The courses taught reflect the dynamic development of trends in the field of education and counselling and enable graduates to obtain a comprehensive bachelor's university education that will facilitate their further development of educational and counselling activities in practice.
Teaching is provided by our qualified teachers together with experienced practitioners in the modern teaching facilities of Czech University of Life Sciences Prague - Malá Chuchle, using innovative approaches to education. Institute of Education and Communication offers students a range of opportunities for international cooperation, including teaching stays and internships. Traineeships are carried out in a wide range of contracted cooperating institutions and companies. Teaching and student facilities are equipped with the latest technology. These resources not only support quality education, but also enable a range of research topics to be addressed.
The bachelor’s degree programme Career Guidance, Counselling and Education is designed for applicants interested in careers in counselling and education. Graduates of the programme are employed as career counsellors in the private and public sectors, in educational institutions or as workers in the field of education and human resources development.
The bachelor’s degree programme Pedagogy for Teachers of Practical Training is designed for candidates who intend to become teachers of vocational subjects and practical training in secondary vocational schools and apprenticeships in agriculture, forestry and other related fields.
It is also possible to study the teaching of vocational subjects at the institute as part of lifelong learning.
Lifelong Learning Section, which supports other units of Czech University of Life Sciences in the area of lifelong learning and educational programmes, is also an integral part of Institute of Education and Communication. The institute also coordinates the activities of the University of the Third Age and participates in the functioning of the quality management system, especially by supporting pedagogical activities and through feedback mechanisms.
The Institute is located in the pleasant surroundings of a protected natural area near the centre of Prague, on the premises of the listed buildings of a former spa in Prague 5 - Malá Chuchle.