Students:Czech university context

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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  • Teachers outdated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