Information in English

Students/applicants with specific needs

We support students or applicants with specific needs, i.e. people with:

- visually impairment,

- hearing impairment,

- mobility impairments,

- specific learning disabilities,

- autism spectrum disorder,

- mental illness,

- impairment of communication skills,

- chronic somatic illness.

Support measures and services

The following supports and services are provided to students with special needs:

- time compensation,

- individual tuition,

- organisational measures,

- personal assistance,

- spatial orientation,

- transcription service,

- overhead arrangements,

- study assistance,

- interpreting service,

- note-taking service,

- processing of study literature.

Terms of service

The services of the Centre can be used by any student of a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral study programme in full-time or combined form of study, or a candidate for study who:

- requests the provision of services,

- agrees to the collection, processing and storage of personal and sensitive data,

- provides evidence of a disability or chronic illness through an acceptable document,

- has been diagnosed as having a functional impact of the documented disability or illness on the activities necessary for the study of the chosen field/programme on the basis of a functional diagnosis carried out by the Centre's staff.

Services and interventions are indicated and implemented so as not to reduce the academic demands placed on the student by the curriculum.

The use of the forms of support offered is voluntary and all the above services are provided free of charge to students.

Proof of health

The student/applicant must provide relevant proof of health, preferably a medical report.

The medical condition is to be demonstrated only to the staff of the Support Centre for Students with Special Needs. All data thus obtained is handled in accordance with Act No. 110/2019 Coll., on the processing of personal data.

Information for applicants

Special services for applicants

The Student Support Centre for Students with Special Needs provides the following services to applicants and potential applicants:

- consultation on the suitability of the study programme,

- information on adapting entrance exams,

- information on services and support for studying.

Registration for studies

1. Applicants with special needs complete a standard electronic application form in accordance with the general guidelines of the individual faculties.

2. In the electronic application form, the applicant with special needs selects the YES option in the Special Needs Consideration field.

3. The applicant does not attach any documents proving his/her medical condition when filling in the application form or when sending the printed application form!

4. After the application has been processed administratively, the applicant requesting consideration of specific needs will be sent an information e-mail with a link to an electronic questionnaire which must be completed within 7 days.

Information for students

Individual services are provided to the extent determined solely on the basis of the outcomes of the functional diagnosis and with the student's consent. Therefore, the student is not entitled to use all of the above forms of support, but only those that meet their specific needs in combination with the demands of their studies.

Rules for the provision of support

- support for the study of students with specific needs at JU is governed by the Rector's measure R 303,

- support measures and services for students with specific needs are indicated exclusively by the Centre,

- a list of the specified support measures and services for a given semester is made available to teachers via the Centre's electronic filing system no later than the end of the third week of classes according to the academic year's schedule,

- the overview of the support measures and services provided is provided to and consulted with the teachers exclusively by the Centre; students with special needs have no right to use it and to request adjustments to their study obligations etc.,

- teachers have the right to consult with the Centre on the support measures and services provided; the Centre may, in justified cases, modify or supplement the support measures provided with regard to the specifics of a particular course,

- in the event that the teacher does not agree with any of the support measures or part thereof, even after consultation with the Centre, he/she has the right to request a review by the Vice-Chancellor for Studies through the Dean or his/her authorised representative,

- the Centre is prepared to assist teachers in the implementation of teaching support measures or to provide them in their entirety,

- the implementation of support measures is carried out exclusively by professional staff members who are employees of the University of Applied Sciences and are bound by the same confidentiality obligations as teachers,

- students with special needs have the right to the provision of the specified support measures and services.

Information for academic staff

Supporting students with specific learning needs

- support for the study of students with specific needs at JU is governed by Rector's Measure R 303,

- support measures and services for students with specific needs are indicated exclusively by the JU Centre for Support of Students with Specific Needs,

- a list of the specified support measures and services for a given semester is made available to teachers via the Centre's electronic record system by the end of the third week of classes in a semester according to the academic year schedule,

- the list of support measures and services is provided to and consulted with the teachers exclusively by the Centre; students with special needs have no right to have access to it and to request adjustments to their study obligations, etc,

- the Centre is prepared to assist teachers in the implementation of teaching support measures or to provide them in their entirety,

- students with special needs have the right to the provision of the specified support measures and services.

Provision of specific support measures in teaching

Time compensation

- unless otherwise specified in the outline of support measures and services, the increase in time applies to written tests and other written work and to written preparation for oral examinations in the context of study control, i.e. during the semester, for credit, examinations, comprehensive examinations and national examinations,

- the student is entitled to an extension of time only if he/she requests it from the centre in advance, normally at least three working days before the duly announced or announced date of the examination,

- the lecturer does not have to act on the matter until he/she has received an information e-mail from the Centre, informing him/her of the need for the increase in time and offering to assist in making the arrangements,

- a request for an increase in time due to specific needs made directly by the student will not be considered by the teacher,

- the rate of the increase in time is determined by the Centre on the basis of the results of standardised tests or practical examinations in the context of functional diagnostics, the rounded percentage value taking into account the medical difficulties in producing the written output, not the student's reduced intellectual capacity, and is related to the time required by the average university student to produce the written assignments, without naturally reflecting the extended or virtually unlimited time for producing the output that the tutor provides to all students, where appropriate,

- if, at the instructor's discretion, for organisational reasons, it is necessary for the student to complete the written work with an increased time allocation in a separate room, the Centre may provide supervision in that room or may provide a supervised room on its own premises.

Organisational measures

- the student has the right to organizational measures aimed exclusively at study control only if he/she asks the teacher to do so through the centre in advance, usually at least three working days before the duly announced or announced date of the study control,

- the tutor does not have to act on this matter until he/she has received an information e-mail from the Centre, informing him/her of the need for extra time and offering to assist in making the arrangements,

- if the student has been indicated a separate room for writing work as part of the revision process, the Centre can provide supervision in that room or can provide a supervised room on its own premises,

- if the student is entitled to write the written work on a computer, the Centre may lend a laptop with common software equipment and arrange for the student to be supervised, or may provide a supervised room on its own premises,

- sensitive documents, such as assignments or test results, can be handed in electronically by secure means or in hard copy in person if the teacher wishes,

- if specific communication rules are part of the support measures, these must be followed throughout the teaching and study control,

- if the student uses echoing to communicate, the teacher does not need to increase the volume of speech, or try excessively to achieve the best possible articulation or significantly reduce the pace of speech - it is best to communicate naturally and, above all, to maintain a frontal position in relation to the audience,

- individual oral examinations, i.e. without the presence of other persons, are carried out by the teacher only if it is ethically and organisationally acceptable; otherwise, the number of persons present should at least be kept to the minimum necessary,

Personal assistance

- the service is provided by the Centre through its professional staff, or in exceptional cases by the staff of an organisation providing personal assistance as a social service,

- the assistant has the right to participate with the student in full in the lessons,

- the scope of the service is determined by the student.

Transcription service

- the service is provided by the Centre through its professional staff or external collaborators, or in exceptional cases through the staff of an organisation providing simultaneous transcription as a social service,

- the transcriber has the right to participate with the student in the full scope of the lesson,

- the extent of the service is determined by the student.

Study assistance

- the centre can request the service from the teacher, who also determines the scope of the service,

- the service is provided exclusively by the Centre's professional staff

Preparation of study materials

- the service is provided by the Centre, unless the teacher decides otherwise (in which case the Centre must be notified),

- if the service is provided by the Centre, for organisational reasons, the teacher must submit or send the materials at least two working days before the date on which the study material is required,

- sensitive documents, such as test assignments, may be submitted electronically by secure means or in hard copy in person if the teacher wishes.

Contact person for international students and academics

Radka Růžičková

E-mail address: rruzickova@jcu.cz

Telephone number: +420 739 557 119