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COLLEGE of POLYTECHNICS JIHLAVA Department of Travel/Tourism COLLEGE OF POLYTECHNICS JIHLAVA Department of Travel/Tourism Comparison of Travel/Tourism Studies in the Czech Republic and Portugal Author: Jan Hasenkopf Supervisor: Zdislava Kratochvílová Jihlava 2010 Anotace Bakalářská práce si klade za cíl vystihnout podobnosti a odlišnosti dvou vysokoškolských institucí z dvou odlišných zemí – České republiky a Portugalska. Práce je rozdělena do třech částí. V první, teoretické části, se autor zabývá hodnocením kvality vysokých škol a portugalským vysokoškolským systémem. Druhá a třetí část je věnována prezentaci studia cestovního ruchu při Vysoké škole polytechnické v Jihlavě a Institúto politécnico de Viana do Castelo. Klíčová slova Obor cestovní ruch, Portugalsko, vysokoškolské vzdělávání, porovnání, ESTG, VŠPJ Annotation This bachelor thesis aims to describe the similarities and differences between the two higher education institutions from two different countries – the Czech Republic and Portugal. The work is divided into three parts. In the first, theoretical part, the author deals with assessing the quality of universities (colleges) and the Portuguese higher education system. The second and the third part are applied to the presentation of the Travel/Tourism studies at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava and the Viana do Castelo Polytechnic Institute. Key words Travel/Tourism course, Portugal, higher education, comparison, ESTG, VŠPJ 2 Acknowledgement First, I would like to thank to my supervisor of this thesis, Zdislava Kratochvílová, for her guidance and advice. I would like also to thank to Carlos Fernandes, the Head of the Travel/Tourism Department of the IPVC, and in addition, to Carlos Domingues, my former classmate from Viana do Castelo, for their helpfulness in answering my questions. 3 Prohlášení Prohlašuji, že předložená bakalářská práce je původní a zpracoval jsem ji samostatně. Prohlašuji, že citace použitých pramenů je úplná, že jsem v práci neporušila autorská práva (ve smyslu zákona č. 121/2000 Sb., o právu autorském, o právech souvisejících s právem autorským a o změně některých zákonů, v platném znění, dále též „AZ“). Souhlasím s umístěním bakalářské práce v knihovně VŠPJ a s jejím užitím k výuce nebo k vlastní vnitřní potřebě VŠPJ. Byl jsem seznámen s tím, že na mou bakalářskou práci se plně vztahuje AZ, zejména § 60 (školní dílo). Beru na vědomí, že VŠPJ má právo na uzavření licenční smlouvy o užití mé bakalářské práce a prohlašuji, že souhlasím s případným užitím mé bakalářské práce (prodej, zapůjčení apod.). Jsem si vědom toho, že užít své bakalářské práce či poskytnout licenci k jejímu využití mohu jen se souhlasem VŠPJ, která má právo ode mne požadovat přiměřený příspěvek na úhradu nákladů, vynaložených vysokou školou na vytvoření díla (až do jejich skutečné výše), z výdělku dosaženého v souvislosti s užitím díla či poskytnutím licence. V Jihlavě dne 20. 5. 2010 Podpis: 4 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................6 2 THEORETICAL PART ..........................................................................................................8 2.1 THEORY OF EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ...... 8 2.1.1 Research Organizations ............................................................................................. 9 2.1.2 Methodology for Establishing Quality ...................................................................... 10 2.2 THE PORTUGUESE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM ........................................................... 12 2.2.1 Financing of Higher Education in Portugal ............................................................. 15 2.2.2 Academic Degrees in Portugal ................................................................................. 16 2.3 THE TRAVEL/TOURISM STUDY ....................................................................................... 17 2.3.1 Tourism in the Czech Republic and in Portugal ....................................................... 18 2.3.2 Employability of Graduates ...................................................................................... 18 3 PRACTICAL PART .............................................................................................................. 20 3.1 THE COLLEGE OF POLYTECHNICS JIHLAVA (VŠPJ) – INTRODUCTION ............................ 20 3.1.1 The Travel/Tourism Department .............................................................................. 21 3.2 THE VIANA DO CASTELO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (IPVC) – INTRODUCTION ............... 30 3.3 THE FACULTIES OF THE IPVC ........................................................................................ 31 3.3.1 Teacher Training College (ESE) .............................................................................. 31 3.3.2 School of Business Studies - (ESCE) ........................................................................ 31 3.3.3 Agricultural College – (ESA) .................................................................................... 31 3.3.4 School of Nursing – (ESEnf) ..................................................................................... 32 3.3.5 School of Technology and Management (ESTG) ...................................................... 32 3.3.6 The Travel/Tourism Course at the ESTG ................................................................. 35 3.4 STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME ............................................................................... 41 3.4.1 Erasmus – Viana do Castelo..................................................................................... 41 4 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 43 5 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................. 46 6 INTERNET SOURCES ......................................................................................................... 47 7 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................ 52 5 1 Introduction “Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world.” (I-1) To this statement, it should be added that it is also needed to have professionals who can meet the highest requirements from the offer side. “Human resources are crucial for the creation of knowledge and represent one of the factors that determine the innovation potential of each company.”(I-2) This side is represented by customers and their raising needs regarding to quality of products. Costumers will be always searching for new destinations and products. Considering this, the tourism trade needs the human resources to educate them at the highest level. The main objective of this bachelor thesis consists of comparison of higher education system of travel/tourism studies in Portugal, the Viana do Castelo Polytechnic Institute (further only the IPVC) to the same system of study at the College of Polytechnis Jihlava (further only the VŠPJ). The subject matter was chosen according to my study experience by participating at the Erasmus study programme. I spent in Portugal more than 5 months (in the year 2008) to study the Travel/Tourism course at the IPVC for one semester. During my stay I realized some contrasts but also similarities between my sending university and my receiving one and I wanted to implement this observation and this experience to a work, where that kind of information could be found. The first, theoretical part of the thesis, describes the meaning of words “comparison” and “evaluation” by using it with comparing two different systems of study. Theoretical problems about the higher education in Europe, even in the Czech Republic, are solved at the level of specialized organizations, such as OECD, for example. Then for better understanding, the Portuguese higher education system and its financing are approached. The Portuguese system is different from the Czech one, so it is better to try to understand it firstly, before to start with comparing single study plans. Developing of tourism is a prerequisite to an existence of schools providing Travel/Tourism courses in each country. Summary information about tourism in the 6 Czech Republic and Portugal are given in one chapter. The second part begins with the opening information in the form of introductions to the colleges including its history, location and other important facts. Study plans, system of internship, systems of admission exams and other important elements for comparison are mentioned in the main part. These data are relevant mainly for representatives of travel/tourism departments, who are in charge of it. In this bachelor thesis, the problem of employment or unemployment of graduates is also mentioned. The last part of this thesis is devoted to the author´s experience of the Erasmus exchange programme, and furthermore, conditions for foreign students are mentioned there too. Also, in the beginning of the work, it is ought to be mentioned that the difference between the IPVC and the VŠPJ is evident. The main difference is that the IPVC is divided into five faculties. That means it has a bigger capacity and, in general, more possibilities. No less important is its history. The IPVC is very well known in the northern part of Portugal. It would be inappropriate to compare the
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