Fakulta aplikovaných věd ZČU v Plzni

Name

Fakulta aplikovaných věd ZČU v Plzni

Legal name

Fakulta aplikovaných věd Západočeské univerzity v Plzni

Website

https://fav.zcu.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAB

Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAEAI

Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAEAE

Applied Research & Innovation Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAAAD

Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

Keywords

• Higher education
• Applied sciences
• University research
• Engineering education
• Technical sciences

Headquarters

HQ city

Plzeň

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government education subsidies: As a public faculty of a state university, primary funding comes from Czech government subsidies for higher education based on student enrollment, graduate outcomes, and research performance metrics.
2. Research grants: Funding from Czech national research grant agencies (GAČR, TAČR) and European Union framework programs (Horizon Europe, OP JAK, etc.) for R&D projects conducted through the NTIS research centre and departmental research programs.
3. Tuition and fees: Fees for lifelong learning programs, rigorous procedures, and potentially for non-EU international students. Bachelor, master, and doctoral studies are free for EU students under standard study duration.
4. International mobility funding: National Agency for European Educational Programmes (NAEP/DZS) funding for Erasmus+ student and staff mobilities, plus institutional developmental plan funding for Free-Movers.
5. Fee-based services: Rental of faculty facilities for events and contract research/collaboration with partner companies in the industrial sector.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fakulta aplikovaných věd (Faculty of Applied Sciences, FAV) is a public university faculty of the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň that delivers higher education programs (bachelor, follow-up master, and doctoral) across six departments: Physics, Geomatics, Computer Science and Engineering, Cybernetics, Mathematics, and Mechanics. It operates the NTIS European Centre of Excellence as its primary research facility and supports student exchange through Erasmus+ and Free-Movers programs.

Product overview

Fakulta aplikovaných věd (Faculty of Applied Sciences) is a university faculty offering higher education in six scientific disciplines: Physics, Geomatics, Computer Science and Engineering, Cybernetics, Mathematics, and Mechanics. The faculty operates the NTIS research center (European center of excellence) and provides educational programs from bachelor's through doctoral levels, including international mobility through Erasmus+ and Free-Movers programs. The Science Lab facility combines multiple scientific fields for interdisciplinary research and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NTIS: New Technologies for the Information Society - European Centre of Excellence, the largest research facility of the faculty.

Products and services

• Bachelor's Study Programs Undergraduate degree programs (Czech: Bakalářské studium) spanning six technical disciplines, designed for prospective Czech and international students, with applications submitted through the e-application portal.
• Follow-up Master's Study Programs Graduate degree programs (Czech: Navazující magisterské studium) that continue from bachelor's studies, deepening expertise across the faculty's six scientific disciplines.
• Doctoral Study Programs Advanced research-oriented doctoral programs (Czech: Doktorské studium) across departments including Physics, Cybernetics, and Applied Mathematics, focused on independent research contribution.
• NTIS - New Technologies for the Information Society Research Centre European centre of excellence serving as the largest research facility of the faculty, hosting prominent academics and research workers on interdisciplinary applied sciences projects including thin-film materials, AI/robotics, cybernetics, mathematical models, heterogeneous materials, and geospatial data.
• Erasmus+ Mobility Program European student and staff exchange program with bilateral Inter-Institutional Agreements with universities across Europe (Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, and others), enabling credit mobility for one or two semesters.
• Free-Movers Mobility Program (INTER)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5500+ graduates have passed through the faculty since 1990
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Center for AI (Národní centrum pro umělou inteligenci)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026University of West Bohemia, including FAV, has joined the National Center for AI. FAV researchers contribute to energy AI and speech technology AI projects within this national initiative.
• Université de MonscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2023Erasmus+ IIA signed with Université de Mons in Belgium (B.MONS21), enabling student and staff exchanges between the two institutions.
• OTH RegensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2023Erasmus+ IIA signed with OTH Regensburg (D.REGENSBURG02), enabling student and staff exchanges between FAV and Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg in Germany.
• OTH Amberg-WeidencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2023Erasmus+ IIA signed with OTH Amberg-Weiden (D.AMBERG01), enabling student and staff exchanges between FAV and the German university of applied sciences.
• Philipps-Universität MarburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2023Erasmus+ IIA signed with Philipps-Universität Marburg (D.MARBURG01), enabling exchanges with one of Germany's oldest universities.
• Universität RostockcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2023Erasmus+ IIA signed with Universität Rostock (D.ROSTOCK01), enabling student and staff exchanges with the German Baltic Sea coast university.
• Fachhochschule München (HM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2022Erasmus+ Inter-Institutional Agreement (IIA) signed for 2022-2027. First Erasmus+ IIA signed at UWB using the new EWP (Erasmus without Paper) information system. Enables student and staff exchanges between FAV and the Munich University of Applied Sciences.
• TU Bergakademie FreibergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2019Bilateral agreement signed enabling student and staff exchanges between FAV and TU Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany.
• Univerza v MariborucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2019Bilateral agreement signed with the University of Maribor in Slovenia (SI.MARIBOR01), enabling exchanges with a major Slovenian technical university.
• Politecnico di BaricoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2019Bilateral agreement with Politecnico di Bari (I.BARI05) in Italy, enabling exchanges with a major technical university.
• Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, Fakulta informatiky a informačných technológií (FIIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2019Bilateral agreement with STU Bratislava's Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies (SK.BRATISL01) for student and staff exchanges.
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2019Bilateral agreement with one of Spain's largest and oldest universities, enabling student exchanges between FAV and UCM.
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2019Bilateral agreement with UAB (E.BARCELO02) for student and staff exchanges. Also includes Escola Universitaria Salesiana de Sarria (EUSS).
• AimtecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAV cybernetics and AI experts regularly participate in the Aimtec Hackathon as mentors and speakers, supporting industry-driven innovation challenges.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (OTH Regensburg): A German University of Applied Sciences with which FAV has an active Erasmus+ IIA. OTH Regensburg is structurally a near-perfect peer — applied sciences focus, industry orientation, and Central European location.
• Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT): The largest and oldest technical university in the Czech Republic. ČVUT is the most direct domestic peer to FAV, competing for the same Czech STEM student pool and operating overlapping departments in computer science, cybernetics, mathematics, and physics.
• Brno University of Technology (VUT): VUT is the second-largest technical university in the Czech Republic, headquartered in Brno. It offers overlapping applied science and engineering programs and competes with FAV for students, faculty, and Czech national research grants.
• Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU): STU is the leading technical university in neighboring Slovakia, with which FAV has a bilateral exchange agreement via its FIIT faculty. STU's Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies is a near-direct peer in computer science and engineering.
• Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM): Fachhochschule München was FAV's first Erasmus+ IIA signed under the new EWP system. As a German University of Applied Sciences with a strong applied industry focus, HM is highly comparable to FAV in mission and curriculum design.
• VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO): VSB-TUO is another major Czech public technical university with applied science and engineering programs. Comparable to FAV in mission, structure, and reliance on regional industry, and a peer for Czech domestic competition in STEM higher education.

Others

• Czech Academy of Sciences (AV ČR): The principal public research institution in the Czech Republic. While not a teaching university, AV ČR is a peer for NTIS in competing for Czech national research grants (GAČR, TAČR) and EU framework program funding in physics, mathematics, and computer science.

Broad incumbents

• Technical University of Munich (TUM): One of Europe's leading technical universities. FAV already has an Erasmus+ IIA with Fachhochschule München. TUM is a comparable by research domain — AI, robotics, applied mathematics, mechanics — but operates at vastly greater scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• National Center for AI: The Czech national AI consortium of which FAV is a member. As a peer/coordinator of national-level AI research, it competes with and complements FAV's NTIS-based AI work, including joint projects on energy AI and speech technology.

Regional players

• Škoda Auto Vysoká škola: A private Czech university established by Škoda Auto focused on industrial and engineering education. While not a public research university, it competes for the same Plzeň-region industry-linked student pool and collaborates with regional manufacturers in overlapping disciplines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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