University of Veterinary & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno : Veterinary Studies 6 year program

The Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology (FVHE) was established in 1991. FVHE focuses on education and research in the field of veterinary hygiene and ecology and the safety and quality of food.The courses taught at the Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology are fully accredited and adhere to strict EU standards in animal protection, food safety and drug usage. With the first international evaluation in 1995 by the European Association of Establishment for Veterinary Education (EAEVE), the veterinary education was recognized as one of the best in the field of veterinary hygiene that are offered to students at any European veterinary school. In 2004, the faculty underwent a second international evaluation, which stated that the faculty fulfils the EU requirements for veterinary education and that the program, especially the education for food hygiene represents an application of the “from stable to table“concept. The Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology is enlisted on the prestigious List of positively assessed veterinary faculties of Europe (List of Evaluated and Approved Institutions by EAEVE).A wide variety of scientific research projects are undertaken at the Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology. This helps attract and nurture both the students and teaching staff.FVHE focuses on:• Food safety and quality• Safety of food and animal-origin raw materials as far as health and hygiene• Veterinary ecology, infectious diseases and epizootology connected to food and animal-origin raw materialsThe program also explores both methodical and theoretical principles of possible food dangers (biological, chemical and physical) and their diagnosis and hygienic principles.Graduates acquire more extensive knowledge in the field of food hygiene and technology, and therefore more career options are available for them in managing positions in the food industry and trade activity. Main career options available for graduates of the FVHE:• Private veterinary practitioners• State veterinary administration (supervision of raw materials and food of animal origin during their manufacturing, distribution and retail sale)• Agricultural and food inspection, environmental protection inspection, retail sale supervision• Veterinary institutes, laboratories, research institutes• Positions at Universities and secondary schools