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Archive 2012
Dear Colleagues,
We regret to inform you of the death of Prof. Ing. Jaroslav Balátě, DrSc., our long-time colleague, and, at present, a honorary member of our Scientific Board. Prof. Balátě passed away on 6 December 2012. He is survived by his wife Eva and two children.
The Job Centre will be open during the Christmas period working days, namely on 27 December, 28 December and 31 December 2012.
The U4 Student Refectory is still under repair due to damages caused by the fire that occurred on 3 December 2012. The U4 Student Refectory is supposed to re-open on Thursday 13 December 2012 at the earliest.
You are cordially invited to come to the U4 Refectory on Thursday 13 December 2012 and enjoy the festive atmosphere of the forthcoming Christmas period. A professional gingerbread baker is going to decorate Christmas gingerbreads there, starting at 11am. So come along and get inspired!
TBU Library and the On-Site Computer Room – REC Uherské Hradiště will be closed for the Christmas and New Year period from Saturday 22 December 2012.
The Library will reopen on Wednesday 2 January 2013 with normal opening hours.
On the occasion of the forthcoming Christmas period, the Faculty of Management and Economics is pleased to invite you to attend a farcical comedy entitled ‘Vive Bouchon!’ by two contemporary French authors, Jean Dell and Gérald Sibleyras.
The international exhibition entitled ‘FIGURAMA 2012’ has come back to Zlín after 3 years. The exhibition is displayed in the atrium area of the University Centre (U13) at nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555, Zlín.
In its regular session held on 4 December 2012 the TBU Academic Senate adopted Resolution No. 154/7 to call elections to the TBU AS:
“In compliance with Article 2 Para 1 of the Rules of Procedure and Election Rules of the TBU Academic Senate the TBU AS has called elections to the next term of office (2013 – 2016). The elections will be held between 18 and 23 February 2013. 4 academic employees and 2 students shall be elected as representatives to the TBU Academic Senate for each faculty.”
Students are allowed to take meals from the Staff Refectory in the U4 building for the period the U4 Student Refectory is under repair due to the fire that occurred on 3 December 2012. Students can of course use the Restaurant in the University Centre (U13) and the U5 Refectory at Jižní Svahy as well.
On 3 December 2012 around noon a fire broke out in the Student Refectory of Tomas Bata University in Zlín in Hradská street. The fire was caused by oil overheating in deep fat fryers near the serving line. It was first extinguished by a Refectory employee and a student of the Secondary Vocational School of Food Technology Zlín. They used powder fire extinguisher, and thus, according to firefighters, they prevented major damages to property. However, before being completely put out, the fire got into the air conditioning system and began to spread towards the roof.
In compliance with Rector’s Decree No. 19/2012 an official day off has been announced to take place on 4 December 2012 starting at 4pm, and that on the occasion of the Christmas Tree Lighting Up Ceremony.
The 2nd conference entitled ‘Gumference’ took place in the Academia Centre at Tomas Bata University in Zlín.
Michaela Vašků, a student at the Faculty of Humanities, is a winner of the Philanthropy Award. Her Bachelor's thesis entitled 'A Way out of a Disease' won in the competition seeking the best thesis on philanthropy and organized annually by the Center for Philanthropy, a non-profit organization with its seat in Bratislava. Michaela Vašků will receive the award in Bratislava on Tuesday, 27 November 2012.
Tomas Bata University in cooperation with the Student Union would like to invite all students, employees and their children to attend the traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Up Ceremony, to take place in front of the U2 building (FaME) in Mostní Street at 4pm on Tuesday, 4 December 2012.
The Department of English and American Studies would like to invite you to attend a workshop intended for teachers of English and entitled "Late Autumn Workshop on British and American Studies 2012", to be held in the U2 building (Mostní 5139, Zlín) at 09:00 on 23 November 2012.
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On behalf of the Faculty of Humanities and of the Transfusion Ward of Tomas Bata Regional Hospital, I would like to thank all students and employees of TBU and their relatives who participated in the third edition of the event entitled “Donate Blood with the Faculty of Humanities!”. The total number of blood donors was 29.
Mgr. Lenka Drábková, Ph.D.
Vice-Dean for External Affairs at FHS
The Open Day will be held at the TBU Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management in Uherské Hradiště on Friday, 23 November 2012. Presentations offering information on degree courses, admissions and conditions for study will be given at 10:00, 12:00, and14:00.
On the occasion of the 'Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day', the TBU Student Union has organized events to be held on 13 November 2012:
Dear students, dear employees,
we have organized the event entitled 'Presentation of St. Martin’s Wine', to be held in the Refectory in the U4 building at 11:11:11 on 12 November 2012.
You can also taste the St. Martin’s Wine in the restaurant U13 and in the cafeteria in the U2 building from 12 to 16 November 2012.
An official time off has been announced by the Rector on the occasion of the “Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day” and related events held in Zlín. The official time off will start at 16:00 on 13 November 2012.
The TBU ice hockey team will face opponents from Finland in their third international match. The ice hockey players representing the University of Jyväskylä are, just like the TBU team, the academic champions of their country. The match has been organized as a part of the celebrations of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and will be played at “Luděk Čajka” Ice-Hockey Stadium in Zlín at 19:00 on Wednesday, 21 November 2012.
Between 30 October and 2 November 2012, Tomas Bata University in Zlín will present its exhibition stand at the 19th edition of the Central European Study Abroad Fair Gaudeamus ® 2012 held in Brno. The event is focused on tertiary education and on Lifelong Learning. Many tertiary technical schools and higher education institutions from the Czech Republic and from abroad participate in the exhibition. Every year more than 30,000 third and fourth-year students at secondary schools, people interested in further education, career counsellors and experts from the teaching and education sector attend the Fair.
The Department of Physical Training has organized the following competitions on the occasion of the anniversary of 17 November:
On Friday, 9 November 2012 the Open Day will take place at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications (only for applicants to degree programmes in Visual Arts and to Theory and Practice of Audiovisual Arts). Presentations in the relevant studios will be held at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. Presentations will be held in the U16 building (Fashion Design, Shoe Design, Visual Communications, 3D Design, Product Design, Glass Design, Spatial Design), and in the U4 building (Graphic Design, Advertising Photography, Animation, Audiovisual Arts, Film Production).
Students at FMC (Shoe Design Studio, Glass Design Studio, Product Design Studio) and Mr Petr Stanický, a teacher at FMC (Glass Design Studio), presented their works at Blickfang, an international design exhibition for interior, fashion and jewellery held in the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna.
The IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) at TBU in Zlín has organized another Job Fair in cooperation with Tomas Bata University in Zlín and the Job Centre. The event will take place in the lobby of the U5 building (Faculty of Applied Informatics) from 09:00 to 15:00 on Wednesday, 31 October 2012.
The new Technology Park focusing on information and communication technologies was officially opened on 24 October 2012. The Technology Park has been built as a part of the University campus U5 on Jižní Svahy, in close proximity to the Faculty of Applied Informatics. “The new Park will offer employment prospects right in Zlín to the Faculty graduates and will thus encourage them to stay in the region after completing their studies,” Prof. Petr Sáha, TBU Rector, points out.
The exhibition of works by students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow will be held at FMC (U4 building) from 25 October to 15 November 2012.
The exhibition of projects by students and teachers at FMC, Department of Spatial and Product Design, will be held at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow from 23 October to 15 November 2012.
The Faculty of Humanities of TBU in Zlín has organized another edition of the voluntary event entitled “Donate Blood with the Faculty of Humanities!”. We would like to invite all students and employees at TBU in Zlín to participate in the event.
An unusual exhibition is on view in the gallery on the second floor of the Town Hall in Zlín between 3 and 30 October 2012. The pictures on display were created by Ing. Roman Žák, a PhD student at the Faculty of Applied Informatics. This handicapped student, who is confined to a wheelchair, combines two seemingly incompatible specializations in his works: Visual arts and information technology. The result is a specific graphic design technique using a computer and entitled 'Ascii Art'.
A spot dealing with a social issue, entitled 'Little Fairy' and created by MgA. Veronika Mikalová, a graduate from the Faculty of Multimedia Communications, has won the first place in the category 'Advertising' at the film festival 'Dobromysl' held in Dvůr Králové.
The Faculty of Humanities in cooperation with the Charity Shop and the "Dotek" counselling centre have organized the second edition of a charity sale, to be held in the U13 building from 13 to 15 November 2012.
Due to a water outage in the U13 building (University Centre, address: nám. T. G. Masaryka 5555) all classes scheduled to be held in the U13 building on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 are cancelled.
The fifth edition of the Researchers’ Night will be held at TBU in the U5 building (Faculty of Applied Informatics - Jižní Svahy) from 16:00 on 28 September 2012. The event is organized by Tomas Bata University in Zlín (TBU) in cooperation with the Sailors’ Union. The Techmania Science Centre is the national coordinator of the event held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, with the Representation of the European Commission in the CR and the Europe Direct network as partners.
A concert to honour the life and work of Tomas Bata and to mark the 80th anniversary of his tragic death will be held in the Congress Centre in Zlín at 19:00 on Wednesday, 26 September 2012. The concert (attendance by invitation only) has been organized by the Thomas Bata Foundation. 200 seats in the hall of the Congress Centre are reserved for the University. Those colleagues who have received an invitation are expected to confirm their attendance before 17 September 2012 to: sekretariat@batova-vila.cz, Tel. 577 219 083.
Tickets are available at: brazdilova@rektorat.utb.cz, Tel. 576 032 214.
The University League – the biggest amateur league in the Czech Republic - starts a new squash and badminton season in October!
The WSEAS conference will be held at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Tomas Bata University in Zlín from 20 to 22 September 2012.
The winter semester of the academic year 2012/13 will start on 17 September 2012.
Which research units are the best in their field of expertise in the Czech Republic? According to an independent overview compiled by Štěpán Jurajda and Daniel Münich from the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and published on 9 August of this year, Tomas Bata University in Zlín ranks among the top research units in chemistry, material, information and food technology.
The Department of English and American Studies at Tomas Bata University in Zlín has organized the fourth edition of the international conference on Anglophone studies entitled "From Theory to Practice", to be held in the U13 building from 5 to 6 September 2012. More information on http://conference.uaa.utb.cz/.
We are pleased to invite you to attend a concert performed by a notable Italian orchestra SALVADEI BRASS. The ensemble is going to perform works by Verdi, Bizet, Gershwin and other world authors.
Date and time: 20 September 2012 at 19:30
Venue: TBU Assembly Hall, Mostní Street, Zlín
The 1st Virtual International Conference on Advanced Research in Scientific Fields (ARSA-2012) will be held from 3 to 7 December, 2012.
www.arsa-conf.com.
The opening ceremony of the international visual arts symposium ‘panta rhei’ will take place in Bílovice on Thursday, 6 September 2012. The event is organized for the fourth time already by the Department of Visual Arts of the Faculty of Multimedia Communications of TBU in Zlín.
Tomas Bata University in Zlín invests money into the repair and redevelopment of its buildings.
Tomas Bata University in Zlín prepares to launch a new website at the start of the new academic year. Currently, the migration of data from the old to the new website takes place.
After the successful collaboration of last year, Tomas Bata University in Zlín will become a partner of the prestigious international motor racing competition Barum Czech Rally Zlín for the second year in a row.
Films by Ms. Veronika Szemlová and Mr. Martin Živocký, students at FMC, attracted the audience at the Annecy Film Festival 2012.
Please note that the main Cash Office in the U13 building will be closed due to the cashier’s holiday from 17 to 24 August 2012. During the mentioned period no cash transactions can be carried out.
Thank you for your understanding.
At present, graduation ceremonies at TBU take place in the TBU Assembly Hall. More than 3,000 Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates have completed their studies at six faculties of TBU.
We would like to invite you to attend an exhibition of works by FMC students which will be held in the Gallery/CZD, Vojtěšská Street, Prague 1 from 11 July to 16 September 2012.
For more information in Czech please refer to: www.newintage.cz.
Please note that the Refectory in the U4 building will be closed on 9 July 2012 due to a power cut. Meals will be available in the Refectory in the U5 building, in the Cafeteria (U2) and in the Restaurant (U13).
Please note that the Staff Refectory in the U4 building will be closed from 1 July to 17 August 2012.
| Facility |
Closing dates |
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U2 Canteen |
23.07. - 17.08.2012 | |
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U4 Refectory |
23.07. - 17.08.2012 | |
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U4 Staff Refectory |
01.07. - 31.08.2012 | |
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U5 Refectory |
23.07. - 24.08.2012 | |
| U13 Restaurant | 23.07. - 17.08.2012 | |
No catering will be provided during the mentioned period.
On Thursday, 28 June 2012 the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management elected Prof. PhDr. Ivo Barteček, CSc. as the candidate to be appointed the new Dean of the Faculty.
The graduation ceremonies (Master’s programmes) at TBU will take place on the following dates:
FT - 10 July (8:30, 10:30, 13:00, 15:00), Assembly Hall, Mostní Street, Zlín
FaME – 29 and 30 June, Assembly Hall, Mostní Street, Zlín
FMC – 17 July (10:00, 11:30, 13:00), Assembly Hall, Mostní Street, Zlín
FAI – 4 July (10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30), Assembly Hall, Mostní Street, Zlín
FHS – 8 July (10:00, 12:30), Assembly Hall, Mostní Street, Zlín
The graduation ceremonies at FLCM took place in Uherské Hradiště on 25 June and in Prostějov on 27 June 2012.
We would like to invite you to attend the exhibition entitled ‘Interchange/Terminal’ and featuring Bachelor’s and Master’s projects by students in Visual Arts at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications. Opening ceremonies of the exhibitions will take place in Zlín on Thursday, 21 June 2012.
Students and teachers from four universities in France (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand), Italy (Universit`a degli Studi di Salerno), Slovakia (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava) and the Czech Republic (TBU) will have an opportunity to study polymers intensively during two weeks in summer. A two-week summer school entitled Polymer Processing and Functionalization will take place at the TBU Faculty of Technology.
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to attend a lecture by Ing. Václav Suchý, CSc. (Technology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the CR, Prague) on international collaboration in research and development. The lecture will be held in English and is entitled: "Supporting international collaboration in research and development: an overview of the programmes available to Czech companies and academia".
Venue and time: Room 419/U11, 10:00, Thursday, 7 June 2012
Entry is free, refreshments will be available!
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The workshop entitled ‘Become a Scientist!’ attracted strong interest from children – visitors to the 52nd edition of the Zlín Film Festival. The event was held in the atrium in the University Centre on Thursday, 31 May 2012. The children had an opportunity to carry out entertaining experiments under the supervision of PhD students from the Faculty of Technology and from the Faculty of Applied Informatics.
Young visitors to the Zlín Film Festival showed great interest in the Children’s TV Studio workshop organized by the Faculty of Multimedia Communications on Friday, 1 June 2012.
Leading Czech experts on TV and film marketing will give lectures at the Zlín Film Festival on 30 and 31 May 2012, during the tenth edition of the Rainbow Marble project.
The main speaker, who worked as a journalist for international magazines (Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Business Daily, Forbes,…) and authored the book Marketing to Moviegoers, is Mr. Robert Marich, who will come from New York in order to give his lecture. His lecture will be simultaneously interpreted.
Just like in previous years, Tomas Bata University in Zlín is one of the co-organizers of the Zlín Film Festival.
The exhibition entitled “History of Filmmaking in Zlín” will be on display in the University Centre building. On the ground floor the “Internet Café” will be available to all visitors to the festival. The Rainbow Marble workshop and the festival closing party will take place in the same building.
We would like to inform you that, due to the 52nd Film Festival for Children and Youth, the Restaurant and the Cafeteria in the U13 building will be closed on Friday, 1 June 2012. On the same day the opening hours of the TBU Library will be restricted – the Library will be open until 16:00.
In September 2012 Tomas Bata University will launch a new Chinese course.
Universalia, the magazine published by Tomas Bata University in Zlín, received two awards in the 10th edition of the ‘Golden Semicolon’ contest featuring promotional materials.
The Schaeffler FAG Foundation promotes science, research and teaching in the field of scientific engineering related to bearing technology.
From 16 to 20 April 2012 the second edition of the International Week organized by the TBU International Office took place. During the event, almost 40 teachers from partner universities abroad, e.g. from Slovakia, Poland, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Norway, etc. visited TBU. The event featured lectures by the teachers from abroad and presentations about foreign universities given at TBU faculties. During the International Day held on 16 April, TBU students presented their experience with study periods and traineeships abroad.
Please note that the main Cash Office will be closed due to the due to the cashier’s holiday on 7 May 2012. During the mentioned period no cash transactions can be carried out.
Thank you for your understanding.
Mrs. Sonja Bata became the next holder of the TBU honorary degree, conferred upon her by Tomas Bata University in Zlín on 26 April 2012. “We decided to award the TBU honorary degree to Mrs. Sonja Bata in recognition of her long-term support of TBU – from its establishment to the present time, in recognition of her promotion of the University abroad and of her personal contribution to the development of international relations of TBU,” said Prof. Petr Sáha, Rector of TBU.
The Product Design Studio at FMC achieved another notable success, this time at the MOBITEX - the International Fair for Furniture and Interior Design 2012 held in Brno. Ms. Anna Štěpánková, a third-year student, took the first place in the student section of the international GRAND PRIX MOBITEX 2012 competition for her dining armchair Tamashi.
Ms. Anna Minxová, a third-year student (Glass Design Studio), took 3rd place in the international contest ‘Junior Glass Match’ held in Carlsbad.
We would like to invite you to attend a contest featuring presentations prepared by students and held in English or in German. The event entitled “Show-off / Zeig dich 2012” will take place in the room 549/U13 at 10:00 on Wednesday, 2 May 2012.
The tenth edition of the Rag Day will take place in Zlín on 30 April 2012. The traditional student spring festival will begin with a fancy dress parade passing through the centre of the town, followed by afternoon and evening concerts, the election of the Rag Day King and other events held in the Peace Square. Detailed information in Czech is available on: www.majales.utb.cz.
Mrs. Sonja Bata will be the next holder of the honorary degree of Tomas Bata University in Zlín. The TBU Scientific Board approved the proposal submitted by Prof. Petr Sáha, TBU Rector, to confer the honorary degree of doctor honoris causa on Mrs. Sonja Bata in recognition of her long-term support of TBU – from its establishment to the present time, in recognition of her promotion of the University abroad and of her personal contribution to the development of international relations of TBU.
In compliance with Rector’s Decision No. 5/2012 an official time off has been announced by the Rector, to take place from 12:00 on 26 April 2012 on the occasion of a special session of the TBU Scientific Board, to be held in the University Centre building (U13) at 13:00 on the same day. The official time off applies to TBU students and staff who have been invited to attend the event.
In compliance with Rector’s Decision No. 7/2012 an official time off has been announced by the Rector, and that from 12:30 on 30 April 2012 on the occasion of the Rag Day. During the time announced, no classes will be held at the TBU faculties and the examination sessions and consultation hours of academic staff shall be cancelled.
The Rector’s Sports Day organized by the Department of Physical Training will take place on 3 May 2012. All employees and students are cordially invited to actively participate in the event.
The Sailor’s Union & Študák have organized an exhibition football match between TBU teachers and students, to take place within the Rector’s Sports Day on the Vršava sports premises at 12:00 on 3 May 2012 (weather-permitting) . The entry is free, the event is open to the public.
The Sailor’s Union has organized the fourth edition of the “Apráles” festival featuring student bands at TBU in Zlín. The event is scheduled to take place at 12:00 on 25 April 2012.
On Monday, 16 April 2012 the election of the new President of the Student Union took place as the mandate of the former President, Mr. Jiří Budinský, had ended (he will complete his studies at TBU in the near future).
On Wednesday, 18 April 2012, a celebration will be held to mark the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty of Multimedia Communications (FMC). The buildings of the Faculty will be open to the public all day long.
Programme:
11:00 — Festive gathering of the academic community and invited guests (Assembly Hall, U2 building)
14:00 — Exhibition opening ceremony (U13 building)
14:30 — Official opening of the programme for students and guests (in front of the U4 building)
19:00 — Premiere of films by students (U13 building — No. 131)
20:15 — Fashion show (in front of the U13 building)
21:00 — Screening of films by students (atrium near the U4 building)
On Monday, 23 April 2012 the MISS ACADEMIA 2012 contest will take place in the Congress Centre in Zlín. The topic of this year’s event is interaction. Passive spectators may become co-creators of the programme during the Gala Night. Tickets are available at the address: www.missacademia.cz.
The Plastko conference is scheduled to take place in the Academia Centre at TBU in Zlín from 11 to 12 April 2012. Detailed information in Czech is available on the website: www.plastko.utb.cz.
From 16 to 20 April 2012 the second edition of the International Week is scheduled to be held, organized by the TBU International Office. During the event, almost 40 teachers from abroad, e.g. from Slovakia, Poland, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Norway, etc. will visit TBU. The event is aimed to show the visitors the University, its study and research facilities and the surroundings of the town of Zlín.
This year’s PhD graduation ceremony will take place in the Assembly Hall (Mostní Street) at 10:00 on Thursday, 29 March 2012. During the academic ceremony, letters of appointment will be handed over to newly appointed Associate Professors. Prof. Petr Sáha, TBU Rector, will give the Rector’s Award to Prof. Pavel Škarka, Head of the Product Design Studio at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications, in recognition of his life’s work, and to Doc. Jaroslav Prokop for establishing the successful Studio of Advertising Photography at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications.
The new Job Centre will be opened at TBU at 10:00 on Monday, 2 April 2012. The Centre will provide career counselling and job search assistance to TBU students and graduates after completion of their studies.
The Job Centre office is located in the University Centre in Zlín, nám T. G. Masaryka 5555 (U13).
The Department of English and American Studies has organized a lecture by Prof. Anthony Harkins entitled “The Hillbilly in American Imagination”, to be held on 5 April 2012.
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Two calendars published in cooperation with the company Antalis were successful in the twelfth edition of the contest CALENDAR OF THE YEAR 2012 Czech Republic. Ms. Veronika Nováková, a student of the Graphic Design Studio at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications, took the second place in recognition of her desk calendar. Mr. Petr Belák is the winner of the category ‘Promotional Effect and Main Idea’; at the same time he became the absolute winner and received the GRAND PRIX award. Congratulations to both of them!
On Tuesday, 3 April 2012, the third edition of the student music festival entitled ‘BusFest’ will take place in Zlín. It is an original event featuring bands performing in trolleybuses. The main part of the event will be followed by an evening afterparty held in the Golem club. The bands featured include Smola a hrušky from Slovakia and Genius Mess Poets from Šumperk.
The 3rd annual international conference entitled “Education, Research and Development” will be held on 7-11 September 2012 (Sunny Beach Resort, Bulgaria).
Please note that the opening hours of the restaurant in the U13 building have been extended, it will be open from 08:00 to 17:00. Subsidized chilled meals are available in the restaurant.
The 6th edition of the Gala Night organized by TBU students in cooperation with the Student Union will be held in the Assembly Hall (U2-Academia Centre) at 19:00 on Tuesday, 20 March 2012. The event is open to the public, the entry is free.
The ice hockey match between TBU and the University of Manchester which took place on 7 March 2012 was a big success. The match was attended by about 1,500 fans; the final score was 8:2 to the Zlín team!
The construction of the Laboratory Centre of the Faculty of Technology has been started; it is planned to be completed before the end of November 2013. The modern building situated next to the current building of the Faculty of Technology will house teaching and special laboratories equipped with modern devices.
TBU students took part in the protest march organized by students of higher education institutions and held in Prague on 29 February 2012 during the so-called “Restless Week”.
The TBU ice hockey team, the current Czech academic champions, will play an international match against Manchester Metros, the team of the University of Manchester. The match will take place at "Luděk Čajka" Ice-Hockey Stadium in Zlín at 20:00 on Wednesday, 7 March 2012.
The gala night of the Percipio Art project will take place in the University Centre (U13 building) at 19:00 on Wednesday, 7 March 2012. This charitable project organized by students at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications is aimed at supporting the Children's Ward at Tomas Bata Regional Hospital in Zlín.
Students of Tomas Bata University in Zlín will hold an event entitled “Universities’ Night”, thus joining the so-called “Restless Week” organized by students of higher education institutions in the Czech Republic. The “Universities’ Night” will take place in the University Centre in Zlín at 18:00 on Tuesday, 28 February 2012.
The “Restless Week” will culminate on Wednesday, 29 February 2012, when the representatives of TBU students will take part in a protest march held in Prague.
The second Sailors’ Ball will take place at the Faculty of Applied Informatics at 19:00 on Saturday, 25 February 2012.
The twelfth edition of the Gala Ball of Tomas Bata University in Zlín will take place in the Congress Centre on Friday, 2 March 2012. Tickets will be on sale in the University Centre (U13), later on also at the TBU faculties. The ticket price is CZK 190 (standing ticket) and CZK 340 (seating ticket including banquet). For detailed information in Czech please visit our Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/xgIEHh. You are cordially invited by the students at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications.
Prof. Ing. Petr Sáha, CSc., Rector of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, invites all students and employees to attend the upcoming gathering of the TBU academic community. The event will focus on the subject matter of the law on higher education institutions and of the law on financial support for students.
Venue: Assembly Hall at 5139 Mostní Street in Zlín
Time and date: 13:00, Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Proposed programme:
- Opening speech – Prof. Ing. Petr Sáha, CSc., TBU Rector
- Information about the proposed subject matter of the law on higher education institutions and of the law on financial support for students – Ing. Alena Macháčková, CSc., Chairperson of the TBU Academic Senate
- Debate
On the occasion of this event an official time off has been announced by the Rector, and that between 12:00 and 15:00 on 15 February 2012.
An official time off has been announced by the Rector on the occasion of the gathering of the TBU academic community, and that for the period between 12:00 and 15:00 on 15 February 2012.
During the time announced, no classes will be held at the TBU faculties and the examination sessions and consultation hours of academic staff shall be cancelled.
We would like to inform you that the TBU Counselling Centre has changed its opening hours in the summer semester 2011/2012.
Opening hours: 09:00 - 13:00 (Tuesday + Wednesday)
Due to operational and economical reasons, the Counselling Centre will not continue to provide legal consultancy services.
Thank you for your understanding.
Counselling Centre team
The Open Day at the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management in Uherské Hradiště will take place on 17 February 2012.
Dear colleagues, dear students,
We would like to inform you that the TBU Counselling Centre will be reopened on Tuesday, 7 February 2012.
Opening hours: 09:00 - 13:00 (Tuesday + Thursday)
Location: 9A building, Room No. 124
Counselling Centre team
Another major international award went to a designer from Zlín. A tractor design by MgA. David Polášek, a graduate from the Product Design Studio at the Faculty of Multimedia Communications of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, was successful in the competition Red Dot Design Award - Design Concept 2011.
The lecture by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, which is held within the Thomas J. Bata Lecture Series on Responsible Capitalism, will be streamed live on-line on the Keynote website: http://keynote.cz/en/current-events/responsible-capitalism/live-video
The Bata Shoe Foundation established the Thomas J. Bata Lecture Series on Responsible Capitalism in honour of the late Thomas J. Bata. This Lecture Series is inspired by the belief of Mr. Bata and the Bata family that business is a public trust which should contribute to the well-being of the communities in which it operates.
The squash and badminton season of the University League – the biggest amateur league in the Czech Republic - starts in February! 21 squash players and 23 badminton players participated in the autumn season’s events held in Zlín. The upcoming spring season will take place from February to May, both beginners and experienced players are welcome to join the League.
Please note that the main Cash Office will be closed due to the due to the cashier’s holiday on 2 and 3 February 2012. During the mentioned period no cash transactions can be carried out.
Thank you for your understanding.
The Open Day at Tomas Bata University in Zlín will take place on Friday, 20 January 2012, and that at all TBU faculties (Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Management and Economics, Faculty of Multimedia Communications - degree programmes in Media and Communication Studies only, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management (with its seat in Uherské Hradiště). The respective faculties will give presentations at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. The visitors will be shown around the buildings and enabled to see the equipment.
Please note:
The Open Day at the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management in Uherské Hradiště will take place on 20 January 2012 and on 17 February 2012 .
The second lecture held within the Thomas J. Bata Lecture Series on Responsible Capitalism will take place in Prague on Monday, 30 January 2012. The main speaker of the event organized by the Bata Shoe Foundation in cooperation with Tomas Bata University in Zlín (TBU) is Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh.
In this month, the Faculty of Humanities (FHS) of Tomas Bata University in Zlín (TBU) commemorates the fifth anniversary of its establishment. A festive gathering of students and staff of the Faculty will take place in the TBU Assembly Hall in Mostní Street at 10:00 on Wednesday, 18 January 2012. During the event, Doc. Anežka Lengálová, Dean of FHS, will make awards in recognition of outstanding contribution to the foundation and development of the Faculty.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering (Brno University of Technology) has organized the 21st edition of the international conference entitled BIOSIGNAL 2012, to be held in Brno between 28 and 30 June 2012.
The 12th edition of the INDC 2012 will be held in Prague between 27 and 30 August 2012. Please refer to the official website for detailed information: www.indc.cz.
TBU students have an opportunity to join the English course "Exploring England - Business English and British Culture Course". The course will run in Devon (GBR) from 27 January to 3 February 2012. The course fee is CZK 8,900 plus the return flight ticket (approx. CZK 1,400). The course fee includes: Full-board accommodation in host families, transport (incl. transport to the airport, excursions, etc.), all materials required on the course and an end of course certificate.
The Science and Education Foundation and its partners kindly invite you to take part in the scientific symposia and conferences that we are holding in Bulgaria in 2012.