Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Events

• Pre-graduate Preparation of Future Teachers at the Institute of School Pedagogy - From May this year, the Institute of School Pedagogy will run a three-year project submitted in accordance with the call for proposals of the Operational Programme Jan Amos Komenský No. 02_23_19. The project responds to the reform of pre-graduate training in the Czech Republic to prepare future teachers to educate children and pupils according to […]
• Student Scientific and Academic Activities - On Thursday, 9 May 2024, the defence of the projects of the Student Scientific and Academic Activities at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Technology in Zlín in the field of Pedagogy took place. The first prize was awarded to Lucie Machová, a 4th year student of Teaching for the 1st Level of […]
• On the Path to Recovery - Third-year students at the Primary School Teaching programme at the Institute of School Pedagogy attended a lecture on Risk Behaviour Prevention, where they had the opportunity to meet clients from the Centre for Children and Families ADAM. This non-profit organisation, based in Slovakia near the town of Gbely, has been providing comprehensive support to men […]
• Competence Framework for a University Teacher - A new working group has been established at the Faculty of Humanities at Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín, dedicated to developing a competency framework for university lecturers at the faculty. This group builds upon the national CRP 2023 Quality of Teaching project, which produced a Proposed Competency Framework. The framework is the result of a […]
• Initial and Continuing Teacher Education - Involvement of the Institute of School Pedagogy in the Ministry of Education’s Pilot Project on Supporting Mentor Teachers (MSMT-34366/2022-3) As part of this project, workshops were conducted over the past academic year for teachers from participating nursery and primary schools. These workshops aim to help teachers, students, and educators in teacher training programmes develop the […]
• Keep Moving with FHS - In April, the Faculty of Humanities organised a physical activity event called Keep Moving with FHS. The goal was to encourage students and staff at the faculty to engage in physical activities. Participants were tasked with completing at least eight sessions of physical activity, each lasting a minimum of 30 minutes, during the month of […]
• Future Teachers Explore Innovative Approaches - It’s Tuesday, 9 April, and the Faculty of Humanities at Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín is hosting the first of its Project Days. These Project Days are organised by fourth-year students at the Primary School Teaching programme. For this event, the future teachers prepared two project-based programmes for pupils from Mikoláš Aleš Primary School and […]
• Congratulations - PhDr. Beata Horníčková, Ph.D. Congratulations on receiving the Ph.D. degree and the Rector’s Prize for the dissertation The Quality of Early Childhood Education in the Perspectives of its Key Actors. Dr. Horníčková graduated from the Faculty of Humanities, UTB Zlín in 2017 with a degree in Teaching for Kindergartens. In 2019, she graduated from the […]
• Surgeon as a Specific Helping Profession - In the intimate and very pleasant setting of the faculty’s student club, a pre-Christmas gathering was held on 18 December 2023 with a distinguished guest, Professor Vlastimil Švec, PhD. The event was organised by the Institute of School Pedagogy as a discussion forum centred around his recently published book, “The Surgeon as a Specific Helping […]
• System of Support for Mentor Teachers - The Institute of School Pedagogy is involved in a pilot verification project titled System of Support for Mentor Teachers, aimed at improving the quality of teaching practice for future teachers under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The project is overseen by doc. Marcela Janíková, PhD, with organisation and content led […]
• Congratulations - We are pleased to congratulate Mgr. Marie Pavelková, Ph.D., on the successful defence of her dissertation. On 12th July 2023, Mgr. Marie Pavelková, Ph.D., successfully defended her dissertation on Forms of Student Questions in Mathematics Teaching and passed the State Doctoral Examination. We wish her continued success in future research and her professional career. Your […]
• Future Teachers Explore Innovative Approaches - It’s Tuesday, 9 April, and the Faculty of Humanities at Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín is hosting the first of its Project Days. These Project Days are organised by fourth-year students at the Primary School Teaching programme. For this event, the future teachers prepared two project-based programmes for pupils from Mikoláš Aleš Primary School and […]
• SVOČ - As in every year, the Faculty of Humanities (FHS) at Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín organised a Student Scientific and Academic Activities (SVOČ) competition during the 2022/2023 academic year. This initiative supports talented students and plays a crucial role in preparing future candidates for academic work. It helps young researchers establish their profiles, offers opportunities […]
• Junior University® - This year’s jubilee 10th edition of the Junior University for the youngest students began, as usual, with a ceremonial matriculation, marking their formal induction into the academic community. The popular summer event, themed Zlín – My City, was once again organised by the Department of School Pedagogy of the Faculty of Humanities from 10 to […]
• Project Days for Primary Education Students - Fourth-year Primary Education students organised project days for pupils in Years 1 to 5 of primary school during the summer semester as part of the course Teacher’s Presentation Skills, which focuses, among other things, on the creation and implementation of school projects. The project topics were diverse – ranging from history, natural sciences, and arts […]
• Students Helping Schools – Enrolment in 1st Grades of Primary School - In April, second-year students of Primary Education helped with the preparation and implementation of enrolment for Year 1 of primary school. As part of their ongoing teaching practice, they were able to apply their theoretical knowledge in areas such as diagnosing school readiness and a child’s preparedness for primary school, as well as in fostering […]
• A Visit from a Polish University - Thanks to the university’s internal competition “Supporting International Cooperation – Arrivals of Foreign Academic and Scientific Staff or Practitioners at UTB in Zlín,” the Department of School Pedagogy hosted Prof. Anna Odrowaz-Coates, PhD, Vice-Rector for the Development of International Relations at Maria Grzegorzewska University in Poland, from 9 to 11 May 2023. Her primary areas […]
• COIL Project with Spain - The COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) project ran from 28.2.- 4.4.2023 as part of the digital literacy development course. It focused on collaboration and participation in joint projects by students from the Universidad del País Vasco, Spain The projects were carried out by students of teaching for the first grade of primary school. The project […]
• Congratulations - Mgr. Iva Žáková, Ph.D. successfully completed her doctoral studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Education, Department of Special and Inclusive Pedagogy in the field of Special Education – Speech Therapy. Her dissertation dealt with the diagnosis of language abilities in children with developmental dysphasia. In her research activities, she contributed to the standardization […]
• Student at the Institute of School Pedagogy Publishing - Building on her participation in the Student Scientific and Professional Activity initiative, Klára Křivánková, a fifth-year student in the Primary School Teacher Training programme, successfully published an academic article in the latest issue of the journal Komenský, within the section From Students’ Work. The article was published under the title Selected Issues of Teachers’ Beliefs […]
• Student Projects at the Institute of School Pedagogy - As part of project-based learning, students in the 4th year of Primary School Teaching Programme developed project proposals aimed at supporting student adaptation to studies and suggested innovations for teaching.   Its purpose is to provide students in the mentioned programme with various advice and tips that can facilitate their studies and help them gain […]
• University of Ljubljana – Inspiration and Cooperation - As part of the OP VVV Institutional Quality and Development of Science Strategy project at UTB in Zlín, PhDr. Barbora Petrů Puhrová, Ph.D., from the Institute of School Pedagogy, participated in a one-month internship at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education. The aim was to gain experience and new insights in the areas of […]
• FHS Is Represented in the International Organization OMEP - OMEP stands for Organisation Mondiale pour l’Éducation Préscolaire – the World Organisation for Early Childhood Education. It is an international non-governmental organisation focused on the education and care of children from birth to eight years of age. In November, Mgr. Hana Navrátilová, Ph.D., from the Institute of School Pedagogy, was elected to the Czech committee […]
• Junior university® (12.-16. 7. 2021) - In 2021, the young students at Junior University® returned for the ninth time to the FHS campus. The Institute of School Pedagogy once again prepared a rich and engaging programme for children aged 3.5 to 16, which continues to grow in popularity each year. The ninth edition offered, for example, English through play, adventurous reading, […]
• FHS at the 61st Zlín Film Festival (4.–15.9.2020) - The Faculty of Humanities at Tomas Bata University in Zlín has been regularly involved in the accompanying programme of the Zlín Film Festival for several years. The year 2021 was no exception. At the 61st International Festival of Films for Children and Youth, the FHS offered carefully planned fun and educational activities for younger and […]
• 62nd Zlín Film Festival Again with FHS Participation - Entertainment and educational activities and workshops that enriched this year’s festival programme were organised by students from the Institute of School Pedagogy and the Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, in cooperation with lecturers. Students from the Institute of Health Sciences traditionally took care of the health and wellbeing of festival participants. During the first two days […]
• Workshop and Lectures by doc. Sanja Berčnik - As part of the supported project under UTB’s Internal Competition for the Support of Incoming Foreign Academic and Research Staff or Industry Experts at UTB in Zlín, the Institute of School Pedagogy welcomed doc. Dr. Sanja Berčnik from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. During the week-long visit, lectures were delivered on preschool and primary […]
• Student Conferences - Student conferences offer third-year students a unique opportunity to practise defending their final thesis in a low-pressure environment and receive valuable feedback on the overall structure of their work. These events also provide an excellent opportunity for younger students to learn about what awaits them in their final year of studies. On 24th March 2022, […]
• Student at the Institute of School Pedagogy teaches children directly in Paris - She was in Paris five years ago with a choir and fell in love with the city. When she learned about the possibility of coming here for a longer period of time, she did not hesitate. Tereza Vintrová is a 2nd year student of Teaching for the First Grade of Primary School and is in […]
• Students help with tutoring - Students across all disciplines at the Faculty of Humanities are a significant help in the fight against covid-19. They work in a variety of organisations that welcome their help. Students in the Department of Health Sciences are an invaluable help, especially in hospitals and other health care facilities. Representatives of the Institute of Educational Sciences […]
• PhDr. Barbora Petrů-Puhrová, Ph.D. - After studying at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ostrava, specialization in Teaching for the first stage of primary school (specialization in Dramatic Education), she worked for thirteen years as a teacher and principal in primary and kindergarten. In 2019, she completed her doctoral studies in Pedagogy at Tomas Bata University in Zlín, […]
• Faculty and enrolment assistance at Primary Schools - After positive experiences with tutoring children in primary schools, the Institute of School Pedagogy has expanded its offerings to include assistance during school enrolment processes. In April 2021, the Institute offered its services to interested schools in the Zlín region and surrounding areas, providing the help of students specializing in Early Childhood Education. These students […]
• Junior University® (17–21 August 2020) - Projects, experiments, English, trips, a bazaar, creative activities, excursions… not even the pandemic situation in the Czech Republic prevented the Institute of School Pedagogy from organising the popular Junior University® for children. This popular summer event took place later than usual this year, during the week of 17 to 21 August. Participants, both older and […]
• Volunteering During the Pandemic - You may have noticed the “Students Fighting the Pandemic on All Fronts” section on the faculty’s website, which grew significantly during the winter semester. Students from all institutes gradually joined the fight against the pandemic. At the very beginning of the pandemic, it was the Institute of Health Sciences and its students who cared for […]
• FHS at 60th Zlín Film Festival - In 2020, the Zlín Film Festival celebrated its 60th anniversary, and despite hygiene-related challenges and a postponed date, it was successfully held – with the Faculty of Humanities being an essential part of its accompanying programme. This year, the participating institutes focused on the safety of young children and primary school pupils in the online […]