Students:Czech university context

The Czech university environment

Barriers/problems

• Weak cooperation between university & commercial companies
• Little support from the state/government
• Little space for innovation & ideas from grassroots
• Poorly informed students
• No room for PR
• Little activity by staff & students
• University dependence on the state
• Not enough practice – too few jobs for too many students – market malfunction
• Entrance exam system
• Cooperation with “bosses” at university
• Barriers between disciplines
• Lack of money for education for SD
• Badly-educated teachers – no will to education on theme
• Not enough “green” subjects
• Too few practical examples of SD
• Teachers outdated

Opportunities/solutions

• Less theory, more practice
• School fees based on the field of study
• PR strategy – students more active and incentivised
• Interdisciplinary education
• Cooperation with NGOs
• More active involvement (compulsory) by students – field trips, projects
• Partnerships with foreign universities, NGOs, companies, municipalities
• Green procurement implementation
• Improvement of student mobility
• Set up a consultation scheme (a choice of school) based on SD
• Cooperation with schools, the public – consultation workshops