The Faculty of Informatics and Statistics (FIS VŠE), also known as the School of Informatics and Statistics, is the fourth of six faculties at
Prague University of Economics and Business
The Prague University of Economics and Business (PUEB) (originally: ''the University of Economics, Prague''; '' cs, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE'') is a triple crown accredited economics and business-oriented public university loc ...
. The faculty was established in 1991, following the dissolution of the Faculty of Direction. Its academic focus is
informatics
Informatics is the study of computational systems, especially those for data storage and retrieval. According to ACM ''Europe and'' ''Informatics Europe'', informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which ...
,
statistics
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,
econometrics
Econometrics is the application of Statistics, statistical methods to economic data in order to give Empirical evidence, empirical content to economic relationships.M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics," ''The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of ...
and other
mathematical methods applied to business practice. The faculty has eight
departments and several research laboratories, and hosts around 2,500 students across its programs.
Departments
Departments of the faculty include:
* Department of Demography ( cs, Katedra demografie; KDEM)
* Department of Econometrics ( cs, Katedra ekonometrie; KEKO)
* Department of Economic Statistics ( cs, Katedra ekonomické statistiky; KEST)
* Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering ( cs, Katedra informačního a znalostního inženýrství; KIZI)
* Department of Information Technologies ( cs, Katedra informačních technologií; KIT) Research activities of the department focus on methodologies for development, operation and management of information systems.
* Department of Mathematics ( cs, Katedra matematiky; KMAT)
* Department of Multimedia ( cs, Katedra multimédií; KME)
* Department of Statistics and Probability ( cs, Katedra statistiky a pravděpodobnosti; KSTP)
* Department of Systems Analysis ( cs, Katedra systémové analýzy; KSA), focusing on the application of principles of systems methodology and systems thinking into the fields of information systems, and business and management. Its main areas of research interest include: implementation of information systems within an organization, information management, strategic planning and business reengineering.
Academics
The faculty offers Bachelor, Master and doctoral study programs.
Bachelor programs
Bachelor study programs are 3-3,5 years in length and conclude with a Bachelor State Examination and defence of a Bachelor thesis. Bachelor theses usually focus on practical topics.
* Applied Informatics
* Information Media and Services
* Mathematical Methods in Economics, a program focusing on quantitative methods, and the inter-related fields of economics, business economics and mathematical methods.
* Multimedia in Economic Practice
* Socio-economic demography, a study program focused mainly on reproduction of human resources and human capital, covering topics from demography to social and economic policy.
* Statistical Methods in Economics, a program focusing on applying statistical methods to real economics.
* Statistics and Econometrics, a course focusing on statistics, various methods bordering economics and mathematics, econometric and mathematical modelling and informatics.
Master programs
Masters programs end with a Final State Examination and defence of a thesis. Available subjects are divided into Major and Minor:
Doctoral programs
Doctoral programs are usually at least three years long and conclude with the defence of a PhD thesis. Programs offered include Informatics, Econometrics and Operations Research, and Statistics.
Academic cooperation
The faculty cooperates with several academic and non-academic institutions, including
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU, cs, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT) is one of the largest university, universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Centra ...
,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
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,
Czech Statistical Office
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, and a number of foreign universities.
Gallery
Image:VSE Prague - Rajska building.jpg, Rajska building
Image:VSE Prague - Rajska building II.jpg, Rajska building (upper gallery)
Image:VSE Prague - Old building.jpg, Old building
References
External links
Faculty of Informatics and Statistics websiteUniversity of Economics website
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Educational institutions in Prague
Educational institutions established in 1991
Schools of mathematics
1991 establishments in the Czech Republic
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