University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

The University of South Bohemia (USB) is a modern public university located in České Budějovice that offers a unique experience in a broad range of degree programmes. We educate around 9 000 students at 8 different faculties and in more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes.

Over the last 30 years, the University has become an important centre for research and development in the region and its excellence as a leading centre of science and research has been consistently confirmed by international rankings.  Studying at USB is about more than just high-quality studies, flexible schedules, modern facilities and helpful teachers. It guarantees excellent graduate prospects and the experience of a lifetime in the stunning environment of South Bohemia.

USB faculties: 

• Faculty of Agriculture and Technology

• Faculty of Arts

• Faculty of Economics

• Faculty of Education

• Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

• Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

• Faculty of Science

• Faculty of Theology

The University can pride itself on important publications and high-quality research. As the only university established after 1989, USB has received the best possible assessment from the Research, Development and Innovation Council of the Government of the Czech Republic (R&D&I Council) in 2020. Researchers of the University of South Bohemia publish results of their scientific work in the most prestigious scientific journals such as Nature, Science, or PNAS. The University actively cooperates with more than 400 universities around the world. Large research infrastructures CENAKVA in Vodňany or the Centre for Polar Ecology that has its own polar station at Svalbard have also been building their status of importance.

Vision

The University of South Bohemia aspires to be:

• a highly sought-after, friendly university offering motivational study and work environment;

• a university able to compete at both the European and global levels;

• a university with an unmistakable identity that is of benefit to the city as well as the region;

• an academic institution supporting students as well as employees.

Mission

As the prime centre of scholarship, independent knowledge, and creative activity, the USB is oriented towards the scientific, cultural, social, and economic development of society. The University fulfils its mission as a higher education institution by its activity according to Section 1 of the Higher Education Act: USB cultivates learning, supports independent knowledge, and creative activity in research and development, and actively does its societal duty in cultural, economic, social, and environmental areas. The core mission of USB as a research organisation is to independently perform basic and applied research or experimental development and publicly disseminate the results of these activities by instruction, publishing, or knowledge transfers. Educational and related scientific and research, developmental and innovation, artistic, or other creative activities are being cultivated at USB in natural, agricultural, social and healthcare fields as well as humanities at the international level. Apart from educational and creative activities, USB also performs supplementary activities so that these activities aid in fulfilling the mission of USB. 

Values

• Professionalism - The University of South Bohemia relies on highly qualified and competent staff in all areas of its activity.

• Ambition - The University of South Bohemia is a perceptive institution, and its objectives are ambitious in all areas of its activity.

• Responsibility - The University of South Bohemia is committed to social responsibility and principles of permanently sustainable life.

• Integration - The University of South Bohemia connects internal as well as external partners and it is a free environment where their ideas can be expressed and accomplished.

• Openness - The University of South Bohemia subscribes to principles of democracy and liberty. It is open to accepting and sharing new ideas and approaches as well as to establishing new partnerships.

• Internationalisation - The University of South Bohemia builds upon international cooperation when fulfilling its mission.