Cooperation in 2006
University Open House
The biggest event organized by Masaryk University within the frame of the project was the Open House for partner secondary schools. It took place on Friday, November 10, 2006 as a part of ‘Science in Brno, Week of Science and Technology 2006’. The students were introduced to the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Social Sciences. Amongst the visitors there were over 700 students.
Workshop on career counselling for student counsellors in Telč
Eleven counsellors from different parts of Bohemia and Moravia took part at the workshop which took place on November 15-16, 2006 at the University centre in Telč. The aim of the workshop was to provide the educators with information and stimuli for improvement and streamlining of their work. An additional aim was to provide space for a discussion about problems related to their work and enable them to exchange professional experiences. The premises of the university centre in Telč were chosen to match the requirements of the workshop.
Success statistics of secondary school graduates
Masaryk University sent information about the success statistics of the secondary school graduates to the particular partner schools based on the students’ results of an entrance examination at the Masaryk University for the academic year 2006/2007.
For a fair comparison the partner schools also received the statistics of the entrance examination results of all university candidates. The second part of the feedback contained the total number of graduates of the partner school who are currently studying at the Masaryk University. This also served as a basis for comparison and information related to the total number of current university students (divided according to the faculties). The data provided was greatly appreciated by the secondary schools.
The Presentations of Masaryk University Students at Secondary Schools
Masaryk University students presented information in pairs about their university studies to the partner schools. They talked about the structure of the university as well as the academic fields. The students chosen for these presentations were graduates of the particular secondary school. As they knew the environment well they were able to react aptly to the questions raised by the secondary school students. Every university student represented a different faculty of the university, enabling them to provide the secondary school students with information about more faculties at the same time.
Masaryk University teachers lecturing at secondary schools
The partner schools were offered lectures dealing with 170 topics presented by university teachers. The schools were given the opportunity to choose the topics that suited them best. The range of lectures was very wide, consisting of a large number of topics related to research and study fields of the whole university.
Electronic newsletter
An electronic newsletter was sent to the partner schools in December. It was addressed to students and contained information about university studies, the latest news at Masaryk University, terms of the Open House at the faculties and important contacts. The design of the newsletter was based on the website for communication with the partner secondary schools.
Special insert of Muni.cz magazine
A special insert of the monthly magazine of Masaryk University was issued in December 2006 in a total number of 6000 copies. It was devoted to the project Partnership in Education, including the list of partner secondary schools. Every school received thirty copies of the insert of Muni.cz magazine. The magazine was also sent to the Masaryk University and other Czech universities, government institutions, local governments and partner universities.
Annual conference of directors of partner secondary schools and Masaryk University management
On December 11, 2006 the project Partnership in Education held their first year’s annual conference together with the partner secondary school directors and the management of Masaryk University. The aim of the conference was to summarize the development of cooperation and discuss further options for the future. Moreover, the secondary school deputies were introduced to the policies of Masaryk University related to entrance examinations and access to studies. The university was represented at the meeting by rector Petr Fiala, vice-rector for strategy and external relations, Mikuláš Bek, vice-rector for studies, Zuzana Brázdová, executive assistant to the rector Jiří Nantl as well as the project manager and coordinator of the project.
