Head:
Dr. Jan Beran
Komenského
nám. 2, 662 43 Brno
Phone: ++420-5-42126442, fax: ++420-5-42126579
The activities of the Centre (CFE) were concentrated on
the organisation and realisation of accredited educational courses, grant
projects, counselling and publication activities. The centre co-operated with MU
faculties, external professionals, the Czech School Inspection Board, School
Authorities and foreign institutions.
Following the agreement signed between Masaryk University
and the Institute for Local Administration, Prague, which serves as a centre of
the Ministry of the Interior for the training of state administration employees,
courses focusing on special professional qualifications were opened.
In 2000, the centre was relocated to the Faculty of
Medicine building at Komenského
náměstí, where additional new classrooms enabled an increase in the number of
educational courses provided.
Renovation of the main building of the Šlapanice training
facility was launched, significantly limiting the number of external courses
provided there.
The total number of courses accredited for schools reached
36, offered to schools in a catalogue developed for the purpose. They are mainly
special professional qualification and career enhancement courses of a short-term
character. A total of 146 courses were organised for 2762 participants.
New courses were opened for state administration employees.
In 36 one-week professional skills courses, 1062 participants were trained. This
particular area developed very well and a further increase in the number of
courses for this group of clients may be expected in 2001.
During the summer holiday, the centre held a course of
Czech for Austrian teachers.
The centre provided support and information to teachers
interested in study stays abroad.
The centre also provided organizational services at
regional student competitions, disseminated informational materials on topical
teaching issues and mediated offers of training activities of other pedagogical
or educational centres.
The LEONARDO project NL/98/1/74058/PI/III.1a/IVT in German
for Special Purpose continued
From the "Support for the Development of Educational
Programmes for Teachers and Other Training Activities" of the Ministry of
Education of the CR, the Centre obtained funds for its "Internet
Studio" project and 20 computers.
Furthermore, the "Preparation of Unqualified
Elementary School Teachers of German for a Two-year Training in German at the
Faculty of Education in Brno and for Teaching Starting at Fourth Year and Higher
at Elementary School" project was implemented.
The Centre was involved in the "Support of Teacher's
Work" project (RV-PPU/LS200006) headed by the ÚVRŠ of the FE of Charles
University Prague.
The centre had intensive cooperation with foreign partner
institutions focusing on the methodology of teaching foreign languages, school
management and the preparation of schools for the admission of the Czech
Republic into the EU. In co-operation with Austrian and German counterparts, the
centre organised the participation of 102 Czech teachers in various two- or
three-day educational courses abroad. A total of 48 teachers took part in
courses lasting 5-14 days. Five employees of the MU CFE took part in
international projects, study stays and an international conference.
Together with the Austrian Ministry of Education and
Culture and the KulturKontakt Institute, Vienna, the Centre prepared 11 seminars
lasting several days each and 2 one-year study projects led by prominent
Austrian lecturers, and 3 seminars and a one-year conversation course led by
German lecturers. Co-operation with the foreign partners culminated in an
international symposium and two conferences with international participation.
Our German and Austrian partners took part in the organisation and sponsoring of
a newly launched 4-semester course for „multipliers“ of secondary schools in
German. Co-operation with British and American partners was reflected in 2
cycles for secondary school teachers and one seminar. Previous co-operation with
a number of foreign institutions and universities continued to develop and new
contacts were established with the management of all educational centres in
Austria.
Together with KulturKontakt in Vienna, the Centre
published 5 methodological brochures for participants in courses led by foreign
lecturers.
With a print run of 3000 copies, the centre published Legal
Science for School and Practice written by Schelle, Novotný and Tomancová.
The centre also published 9 brochures of supporting
methodology for participants in its special professional qualifications courses
(1000 copies each).
The Education Centre in Šlapanice was involved in the
organisation of the activities described above. The facility was used for
educational courses and important conferences organized not only by the Centre
for Further Education of Teachers, but also by MU faculties.