Microcredentials at BUT. Get a practical and internationally recognized education

Want to quickly acquire new skills, improve your CV, and increase your value on the job market? Microcredentials at Brno University of Technology offer an ideal opportunity. They are available to the general public – professionals looking to expand their knowledge, entrepreneurs seeking new abilities, and anyone eager to keep learning and developing. So far, graduates have earned 137 microcredentials through various educational modules at BUT.

The Faculty of Business and Management at BUT offers a range of certified modules in the form of micro-credentials. These include, for example, the Brand Development and Business Data Analysis for Practice modules (illustrative photo). | Author: Václav Koníček

What is a microcredential?

It is an internationally recognized certificate confirming the completion of a specific educational module as part of continuing education. These are flexible and practical modules focused on skills that can be immediately applied in practice. They offer a quick and effective path to education aligned with current labor market trends.


Benefits of microcredentials

  • Competitive advantage – completing a module or program and earning a micro-credential strengthens your CV and boosts your job market appeal,
  • Flexible learning – modules and programs are designed for busy individuals and can be combined with work or business,
  • Practical knowledge – gain skills that can be applied immediately,
  • Accessibility – education is open to the general public,
  • Internationally recognized certification – your new skills will carry weight abroad as well.

FEEC BUT offers a module Design and Installation of Photovoltaic Systems. | Author: Václav Koníček

What educational modules are available?


The Design and Installation of Photovoltaic Systems module will conclude with a practical exam at the photovoltaic training facility. | Author: FEEC BUT archive

Further Information

Interested applicants can choose from the full range of educational modules on the Study at University website (start by selecting the institution, ed. note). More information about micro-credentials is also available on the BUT website.

Applications are also open until April 30, 2025, for two educational programs of the Master of Science type at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, BUT (website in Czech language). Graduates will receive a microcredential for each module within these programs. Applications are open until 30 June 2025 for ProCyber, another Master of Science type programme, this time at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication BUT. It offers microcredentials for completing 2 modules.

FCE BUT offers two professional programmes MSc. | Author: Shutterstock

In addition to short-term educational modules (known as Micro Credential – MC modules), BUT is also preparing and will soon introduce more extensive Micro Degree (MD) programs under the NPO Green Deal project, focused on sustainability and environmental engineering.

Author Ing. Pavel Maxera, Ph.D.
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Link https://www.vut.cz/en/but/f19528/d288392
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Institute of Forensic Engineering Faculty of Business and Management Faculty of Civil Engineering