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University of Zilina UNIVERSITY of ŽILINA AIR TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT Dr. Benedikt BADÁNIK WE ARE HERE NOT TO TRAIN “BUS DRIVERS” What we do to meet the industry needs AVIATION EDUCATION WORKSHOP, Brussels September, 23 2015
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University of Zilina
UNIVERSITY of ŽILINA
AIR TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
Dr. Benedikt BADÁNIK
WE ARE HERE NOT TO
TRAIN “BUS DRIVERS”
What we do to meet the
industry needs
AVIATION EDUCATION
WORKSHOP, Brussels
September, 23 2015
IS THERE ANY CORRELATION
BETWEEN PILOTS AND BUS
DRIVERS?
GOOGLE says pilots are:
Overpaid "Bus Drivers" Of
The Sky
Glorified Bus Drivers
So where do we start
meeting the industry
needs?
University of Zilina
What you learn when you´re
young...
AIRMANSHIP
+
MOTIVATION
+
TRUE PASSION FOR
AVIATION
University of Zilina
1961 Air Transport
MSc. Course
Operation and Economics
of Air Transport
Flying experience PPL +
30 h
Students entrance
examination- strong
competition 1:10
15% of students - flying
experience
1974 Professional
Pilot MSc. Course
Academic part - identical
ICAO CPL course –
free of charge
1989 VELVET REVOLUTION
CPL – paid course
Air transport – no PPL
1993 split of the
Czechoslovakia
Loss of 2/3 of market
BOLOGNA DECLARATION
1999
Transformation
of educational
system
University of Zilina
UNIVERSITY AIR
TRAINING CENTRE
FTO
Established in 2002
JAR – FCL 1 courses
University of Zilina
IN THE 60-ties
CIVIL AVIATION
FLOURISHED ...
PILOTS vs. MANAGERS with
CPL
qualification
LICENSED AIRCRAFT
TECHNICIAN EASA PART
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from September 2016
University of Zilina
TECHNICIANS ARE NEEDED!
Air Transport → 3 years, Bc.
Air Transport Eng. (MSc.) →
+ 2 years, Ing.
Professional pilot → 3 years, Bc.
Technician + 2 Bc. + 3 years MSc.
PhD. courses → 3-5 years
COURSES OFFERED
University of Zilina
Our alumni work all over the
world: Emirates, UAE
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norway
Qatar Airways, Qatar
Eurocontrol Experimental Centre, France
ABS Jets, Czech Republic
Charlotte Douglas Intl. Airport, US
Air Navigational Services of the SR
Amac Aerospace, Switzerland17
University of Zilina
We keep in touch with
them to get to know
whether we meet industry
needs.
Daniela – Qatar
airways B787 FO
Radko – Emirates
B777 FO
Eva – Flight dispatch AMAC
Aerospace
Milan – data analyst,
Hamad Intl. Airport
Vlasta – CPT. B737 Travel
Service
What the Air Transport
Department/Flight
Training Organisation (of
the University of Zilina)
does (right) to meet
commercial airline needs?
University of Zilina
• we organize guest lectures by
professionals from aviation industry
• subjects are taught in English
• we offer „hands-on“experience“ education
directly at the local airport-authentic
environment with direct access to the
airport facilities and operation (ATC,
hangars, terminal, maintenance...)
This is what we do right to
meet...
Our benefits...
cooperation with aviation companies
and organisations and provide our
students with opportunity for future
employment
international internships opportunities
University of Zilina
What are the benefits of
flight training offered as an
integral part of university
education?
Elite companies prefer pilots with degree.
In case you want to/have to stop flying,
you can easier transfer to different job.
Airline can use the University skills and
may easier provide more career options.
Flight instructor and lecturer of theoretical
subjects is one person
Benefits of flight training as an
integral part of uni education
University of Zilina
What should we be
doing/should we prevent
doing to meet aviation
industry needs?
Perfect imperfections...
We should enhance a stress on computer
literacy.
We should enhance a stress on
information gathering and validation.
Make better marketing to attract more people
- aviation is attractive!!!
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