Biomedical Engineering Education in Context of New Legislation in the Czech Republic

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to present an overview of the development of biomedical engineering education in the Czech Republic in the context of recently adopted amendment to the Higher Education Act in the Czech Republic. The amendment introduces evaluation procedures similar to those existing in many other countries. In addition to existing procedure of accreditation of study programs, it introduces accreditation of the whole higher education institutions. Regular assessment of educational and research activities will be performed regularly. The results may serve for various purposes, however one of the most important issues is calculation of budget from state resources (in case the institution is fully or partially state financed). The amendment defines two types of study programs, both in Bachelor and Master level, namely academically focused and professionally focused. In the paper we discuss impact on education in biomedical engineering field.