University of Chemistry and Technology of Prague (reviews)

My university is one of the highest rated ones in the Czech Republic. While it is very demanding, it is also just as rewarding. The staff is great and students come from all over the world, making it a very diverse and unique experience.

University of Chester is best for international students as it offers wide range of courses in the presence of experienced faculties. I have studied master of biotechnology and the coursework component of the program was really good , loaded with lab sessions. I would like them to make it more research based and give students more opportunities in research and innovation.

VSCHT is focused on knowledge that you would need in industry. VSCHT has a great variety of subjects of various difficulty. I liked, that students have a lot of freedom in constructing their curriculum. How much can learn a student from these subjects is also very dependent on self-discipline. Most professors do not require presence in the classroom and homework. For many subjects, there are no midterms. For many subjects, students can get a passable grade with an all-nighter, some luck and soft skills – which I think isn’t so good, as the student will have only partial knowledge on the subject while overestimating their knowledge. Some foundational subjects, however, are hard to pass and also very dense in studying the material.
Students body mostly consists of Czech students.
Faculty members in general act supportive towards foreign students, some are even willing to take exams in other languages, depending on their linguistic skills (but attending English spoken subjects might be a struggle).
A lot of weaker students are dropping out in the first year, but with each year professors are less strict and focus more on student’s capability of thinking rather than factual knowledge. (At least that was my experience).
VSCHT has a good reputation in the Czech republic but mostly unknown outside of CR.

Is a highly specialized University, making with all the equipment necessary for every aspect of chemistry. The professors/students ratio is very high, there is research in a vast variety of fields with quality output.
A majority of the professors is truly invested in making the experience of learning true and organic, really promoting the critical and analytical approach towards the subjects.
Some instructors have communication problems due to the fact their English is not the best and that aspect is maybe troublesome in the sharing of the knowledge-making the learning experience in English sometimes challenging. At the same time, the research groups usually communicate in Czech making the social integration complicated.
Nevertheless is a great University with an incredible standard of education and highly specialized in the field.