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inzerce VŠB - Alumni, 205 x 93280 mm mm - -3.indd celá strana.indd 1 1 11.13. 5. 2016 17:35:0110:21:00 Alumni 1/2016 Magazine for graduates VŠB-TU Ostrava Vice-rector‘s
Published by: VSB - Technical editorial University of Ostrava Department of Vice-Rector for Inter- national Relations and Social Affairs
ALUMNI – care of graduates 17 November 15/2172 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba
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Editor in chief Lucie Holešinská‘09
Editorial staff Lucie Holešinská ‘09 Petra Polesová‘16 Karolína Ondrušková ‘15
Language editing Simon Johnson Dear graduates, dear readers, Having the card means I identify my- Graphic design and production: self more with the university, but even Ivana Kunová hey, I’m going to let you know what I without it I shall always be a patriot have in my wallet. When I went to put of the university and everything con- Printing my new card in it, I was surprised to nected with it. After all, how could I OPTYS, spol. s r.o. find that there were already nine in not be! I am sorry to say that not eve- there. So it must be a premium card. ryone around us working and studying Published in June 2016, As a poet might say, such a card is a here thinks the same way. It’s a shame, 5000 copies printed mighty thing to behold! Why?, you ask. but there’s not much I can do about it. issued 2x a year Well, it’s the card for graduates of the However, I would like to recommend not for sale Technical University, our university. them to be inspired by interesting sto- And it’s worth making room for it in ries in the magazine Alumni, such as Homepage your wallet. Of course, we’ve all got all one about an initiative of our gradu- Photo: Denisa Vlková kinds of cards, which we carry around ates, Patriots of the Region. I really with us in our pockets in special pack- like their activities, I give my support aging and we don’t give them a second and I hope to see more and more pa- thought. They’re just a means of pay- triots in the future and not only from ment, entry, discounts or whatever to our university and that the destiny of us. But to me the Graduate Card seems the region in which we live remains an different, something special. I am important issue. proud as well as happy to have it. Not only because it gives me advantages, I hope you enjoy reading and wish you but also because I had “sacrificed” my a wonderful summer! time to study, do oral and written ex- ams, and that I am a member of the elite club of graduates of the third oldest university in the country. And with me many classmates, professors, and members of my family, people I respect and honor. That’s why I have prof. Ing. Jaromír Gottvald, CSc.‘92 given it a thoroughly deserved place vice-rector for international relations of honor in my wallet. And by the way, and social affairs have you got it too? Foreword 3 Career corner
Content 4 Career Week 34
Legal doping for the region 5 Start your career in shared business 35 Fragments of faculties services! The Elites of Moravia-Silesia talked 6 to students about the future The Mining and Geological Faculty’s 17 Interview: campaign was a big hit Miroslav Šmíd: Songs are an 36 The Faculty of Metallurgy 18 indispensable part of entertainment and Materials Engineering managed and education to sell a patent Invitation card The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 19 showed off the second prototype of VŠB-TUO to have their own stage 38 their student formula at Street Festival as well as Colours of Ostrava HR Academy courses at the Faculty 20 of Economics
FEE’s Extracurricular Activities 21
FAST put on this year’s Míchačka 22
Students of FBI practised crisis 23 management
University campaign:
Doc. Vlákno to attract young 24 people to study technical disciplines
The Moravian-Silesian Region has 7 Interview: a strong base of Patriots Vladimír Skórka: Ostrava needs to 26 Interview: work on selling itself
Tomáš Buchwaldek: Subsidies are like 8 Have fun with Alumni a drug Inter-generational get-together 28 What is happening at the university The Graduate card is full of benefits 30 What is going on behind the scenes 12 at the university? 5
Legal doping for the region
There are activities and initiatives organized by students and Graduates of the Technical University contributing to the region’s development and up-beat mood.
They don’t have to have celebrities, our students and graduates, not in the be spectacular events for thousands of form of spinach, but in the form of edu- visitors or events of enormous propor- cated professionals, full of energy, ideas tions, though these are undoubtedly and enthusiasm. This is the case with good and necessary. But it’s mostly stuff people and projects, which you can read on a small scale, yet significant, the ef- about in the summer issue of our maga- forts of a person or group determined to zine. You may say it’s spitting against change things, to promote and improve the wind, but it‘s often the little things things for themselves and for others. that make the difference and details They don’t do it for fame and fortune, that enhance and complete the whole they do it out of a desire for a better life, picture. We can only wish all enthusi- a new beginning, change or out of love asts every success. or nostalgia.
The Moravian-Silesian region is thus TEXT: Lucie Holešinská‘09 getting regular doses of doping from PHOTO: Denisa Vlková 6 LEGAL DOPING FOR THE REGION 2016
The elite of Moravia-Silesia talked to students about their future
The beloved Student Club Vrtule on the Poruba campus is not only a place for wild parties. These days the club now and again transforms into a place to meet interesting people from vari- ous disciplines. This was definitely the case on Tuesday, March 8 when the major representatives of the Moravi- an-Silesian region got together on a make-shift stage to discuss its future. Moravian-Silesian Regional Council representative Miroslav Novák, Mayor of Ostrava Tomas Macura, the rectors of all three public universities in the re- gion all took the opportunity to discuss the burning issues facing Ostrava today with the young generation. The Rector plans to cooperate with the Chartered added value and thus greater benefits of VSB - Technical University Ostrava City of Ostrava on two projects that aim for the region than a mere assembly Ivo Vondrák‘83, a senior official from the to change the image of Ostrava both plant. Mayor Tomáš Macura also com- University of Ostrava, Jan Lata and Rec- within the Czech Republic and abroad mented on the fact that the heads of tor Silesian University in Opava Pavel from that of an industrial city to a uni- companies in all Fields constantly com- Tuleja all accepted their invitations. versity one, which is much closer to re- plain of the lack of workers. According “sacrificed” ality,” said the rector of the University to the Mayor the real problem of un- The main item on the agenda of the of Ostrava, Jan Lata, who is the only rec- employment is actually the ‘voluntar- discussion ended up being emigration tor that isn’t originally from the Mora- ily unemployed’, i.e. those who are not from the region and how to combat it. via-Silesia region, on the topic. actively looking for work. According to the rector of the largest of the regional universities, Ivo Vondrák, Pavel Tuleja complained of declining The Mayor was also heard to comment, the ‘brain drain’ represents the biggest involvement of students, with his uni- however, on a more positive note. The problem, in other words the exodus of versity’s Business Faculty in Karvina highest representative of the city said people with a degree from one of the even having to deal with a persistent that Ostrava had been announced as the local universities who then proceed lack of interest in membership of the ninth most attractive city throughout to move away from the region. “We’ve once-elite student organizations such Europe for investors. Ivo Vondrák also got to do everything possible to make as AIESEC. The Rector of Opava Univer- mentioned that VŠB-TUO had been de- graduates want to stay in the region sity reminisced on his own student years clared as the best university in the East- after completing their studies and help when, according to him, students went ern Europe region, adding weight to the generate added value,” he added. All to the campus on Sunday afternoon claims of international success. the Rectors agreed on the need to at- and didn’t leave until Friday evening. tract more of the student population to This apparent minor detail significantly Governor Miroslav Novák closed by con- the regional metropolis. Currently this contributed to the overall atmosphere fessing that the transformation from is being met. All three stated that the of the student environment. Today, he mining to modern industry producing number of students in Ostrava is rising thinks, students do their degree in a city added value is a long process, spanning every year. that’s not their home so they only spend generations to come. The conclusion of the time there needed to study and then the debate, however, was clear: That Os- “The change that has occurred in Os- rush back home. trava is much friendlier than its reputa- trava in recent years is huge, but our tion makes people believe. counterparts in Brno and Prague have Another big issue turned out to be un- no idea about it. So the idea persists of employment. On this point all partici- the old Ostrava which discourages pro- pants in the discussion agreed on the TEXT: Michal Benatzky spective students. That’s one reason for need to encourage job creation to give PHOTO: Vrtule Club 2016 LEGAL DOPING FOR THE REGION 7
The Moravia-Silesia region has a strong base of Patriots
One of the problems which our region lem, according to of one the founders, and mayor of the town Kravaře), and Ivo has faced in recent years is people mov- Tomáš Buchwaldek‘13, is that such peo- Gondek (founder chain of confectioners ing away in search of success in other ple are unknown. That is why the project Ollies). Another thing that was new was parts of the country – and not only the arose and in the years of its existence an application for smart phones which younger generation. This is despite Os- has built a base of patriots that has in- the audience could use to put questions trava no longer being a dirty old town creased with every meeting. Among the to the speakers. The list of new things with terrible air pollution. There are in- speakers a number of graduates of the doesn’t end there, as invitations to the teresting events and a lot of interesting Technical University sparkled, including sixth meeting were taken up by a number projects have seen the light of day here. Lukáš Havlásek (Chief Operating Officer of prominent personalities of the Mora- MSK Patriots is one of those projects and Netdevelo), Marta Nováková (director of vian-Silesian region. Among them Mayor in April it met for the sixth time in the U & U Sluno - IT firm), David Sventek (Di- of Ostrava Tomáš Macura and rectors of civic centre Akord in Ostrava. rector of the Office Regional Council), Jan the three universities in our region. Spic- Světlík (Member of the Board and direc- ing up the networking breaks was taken The brains behind the project is a group tor of the Vítkovice Holding Inc.) and the care of by a mini gastronomic festival, of young activists working to improve the current rector of the university Professor where presented gastronomic delights image of Ostrava. It’s no coincidence that Ivo Vondrák. from Moravian-Silesian region were almost all of them graduated from the served up. Ice cream and cakes by Ollies, Technical University of Ostrava. All of Meeting number six offered up a num- a specialist in Indian cuisine Spicebox them have spent some time abroad but ber of innovations. The first and most and Ostrich Farm are just a taste of the insist “The grass is not greener there.” important of which is the creation of rich gourmet selection. So they hold meetings of Patriots MSK a networking registration system, by twice a year, where they present interest- means of which each participant had the Patriots in the Moravian-Silesian region ing and inspiring people, in order to pass opportunity to get to know other enthu- are continually increasing, so the organ- their knowledge on. That Ostrava has siastic patriots in advance. Even though izers are having to order bigger and big- many such personalities is proved by the it was absolutely packed in the foyer dur- ger venues. The next meeting is sched- fact that they have now had six meetings ing the networking break, each partici- uled for autumn, and along with it more and the list hasn’t yet been exhausted. pant received a name tag upon arrival, news. Trends change and we can always which speeded up the process of find- believe that in the future the tables will Patriots MSK got together for the first ing potential partners. Speakers at the turn and Ostrava will become a place time in October 2013 and since then have sixth conference were: Darina Ermisová teeming with business opportunities. met every six months. The inspiration (Businesswoman with handbag company for the project was the fact that a lot of Darabags, which she began to sew during people from the Moravian Region failed a high-risk pregnancy), Marek Kaleta ali- to identify a single local person who as Revolta (rapper fighting against drug TEXT: Karolína Ondrušková‘15 could be taken as an example. The prob- use), Monika Žídková (Miss Europe 1995 PHOTO: Lucie Nohlová‘15 8 UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN 2016 2016 INTERVIEW 9
Subsidies are like a drug
He is young, has a clear vision and is following it. Economics faculty VŠB-TUO graduate Tomáš Buchwaldek’s aim is to improve the image of the Moravian-Silesian region.
Ing. Tomáš Buchwaldek‘13 wants to show While you were a student did you have ing salary in a corporation probably people that there are also good oppor- a clear idea about what you wanted to three times what I make. In my view tunities for starting a career or business do? twenty thousand crowns per month here. He is the instigator of the project AIESEC helped me clarify what I really is sufficient to live on. Anything over Patriots MSK, but also a portal for ac- I want. A three-month internship in twenty thousand is nice but not nec- counting “In the same boat”, the initia- Brazil also helped me a lot. I had the essary. Not many people leave univer- tive “Doing business without subsidies” opportunity to work with corporations sity with a clear idea about their fu- and the company MTB Group, which ad- and I realized that such work is not ture career, they don’t teach you that. vises companies and helps them get out for me. Large companies do every- But I always knew I would rather set of trouble. How he manages to do all thing for their employees, but then up my own business and take the path that and what he thinks about the future they get rid of them and after a couple of independence and being your own of our region, we found out in the fol- of months they don’t even know that boss, and the responsibility that goes lowing interview. that person worked for them. Moreo- with that. ver, I wouldn’t have the chance to cre- You studied at the Faculty of Econom- ate any links. On my desk in the of- Haven’t you ever thought about leav- ics. How has it been useful to you? fice I have a picture of a rocking chair ing for Prague or even abroad? Recruiters in large companies always and I often picture myself telling my A move to Prague is fine if you want to answer this question: “We take gradu- grandchildren that I was involved in work in a specific profession for a big ates because they are visible soft skills the transformation of our region. That company, because our region doesn’t with them. They have been able to is more important to me than earn- provide these things. But if you want choose a goal a university degree, to to be an entrepreneur, then Ostrava achieve it through surmounting ob- and Zlín are the best places to start stacles testing, and, moreover, they up. Thanks to modern technology, to- are able to learn.” From school I was day it does not matter where you are able to remember a lot in subjects that “Twenty based, you can work from anywhere. are usually hated, such as Microeco- And in our region there are much low- nomics and Macroeconomics, because er running costs. I like numbers. Working on my bach- thousand elor degree and thesis also helped You are behind many projects, all of me improve since I chose topics that crowns which you have got off the ground interested me. Studying has also im- without subsidies. How did you know, proved my time management. per month they would make a profit? In this area our education is some- While at university you worked for what skewed. We are programmed so AIESEC (Student organization help- is sufficient that first we think in numbers and fi- ing students to gain work experience). nancial models, how to make a living How did you manage to get everything to live on.” and so on. But I did not think along done? those lines, although I graduated from It’s all about time management. I gave the Faculty of Economics. Our motto one hundred percent to both activi- is that of Guy Kawasaki, who said that ties, study and work. It is not easy, but we should have one of three motiva- you have to learn to do it. tions: Either something is not working 10 INTERVIEW 2016
function without me now, because I’ve dustry a lot of moved here and when “I don‘t got capable people running them. it ends they leave again. Which is per- fectly normal, logical. What’s more, You must be very busy, but you obvi- when we look at the figures, we see think about ously enjoy it ... that this settlement has been very suc- Yes, and that is precisely the differ- cessful. Compared to the number of the hours ence. I take my work as a calling and people who arrive, the amount who do not think about the hours I work or have departed is relatively very low. the rate of pay. But it’s seen in a negative light, so it’s I work or the all a matter of perspective. Wherein, do you think, lies the prob- rate of pay.” lem with emigration from our region? The Patriots project began in 2013, do I think the main reason is the region’s you think that has contributed to the image. I feel that it is elusive and in- regeneration the region? tangible, but everyone says it. Para- I hope so. But we also have tangible doxically, that people move away and results and positive feedback, both in don’t see any future here the oppor- regional and international entrepre- tunity is part of their make-up. There neurship. There is even the case of Mr is also a historical factor. Before coal Buksa investing in drinking water in mining started in the region, it wasn’t Ghana together with someone whom and we want it change it; or some- very densely populated. Thanks to in- he met thanks to the Patriots meetings. thing is working, but threatens to end; or we want to improve the quality life. You must start with one of these three motivations and only then you can start to think about how to sus- tain it financially. Money only comes into the equation at the second stage.
Why do you think it is important to run a business without subsidies? Subsidies are like drugs. Once you start, can’t stop. It‘s nice when money goes into your account basically with- out having to do anything. But then someone decides to cut off or at least reduce the supply and this opens the door for lobbying. Such a project has no value. Its success is not built on people’s urge to change something. The focus is shifted from the customer to clerks who decide whether a grant is approved.
Which projects are you currently di- rectly involved in and can you pin- point one that means the most to you? The project closest to my heart at the moment is definitely Patriots. Right now I’m very busy with the executive committee of Havirov floorball club, who have just been promoted the first division. The club is in financial diffi- culties so we need to get money from somewhere. Another project which we’re looking for finance for is the Pa- triot magazine. We are also develop- ing one HR company and restructuring another company in Ostrava. These are currently my four main projects that I’m working on. Others are able to 2016 INTERVIEW 11
We have gone from eighty guests at the Ing. Tomáš Buchvaldek’13 was born in first meeting to four hundred. We want 1988 in Havířov and after leaving his lo- to move things forward with every get- cal high school, went to Ostrava where “My together. We plan to have the network- he studied management at Faculty of ing site improved by the next session Economics VSB-TUO. Even as a student and we’re already preparing local meet- devoted a lot of his time and effort to mission ings in Nový Jičín and in Třinec. An- working for the student organization other objective is to get a thousand sub- AIESEC and worked his way up to the is to show scribers of the new magazine Patriot. national leadership in Prague, where he lived for one year. The highlight was Where do you get contacts for potential a three-month internship in Brazil. good speakers? After returning to the Czech Republic We get recommendations, references, he conceived the project MSK patriots, examples.” people write to tell us who they would whose aim is to involve and inspire like to see. People said that we hold a young people to improve the image of couple of meetings and that would be the region. He also started an account- it, because there wouldn’t be enough ing business - Portal Nastejnélodi.cz, people. On the contrary, we now have launched the initiative Podnikamebez- a waiting list. dotaci.cz and through the corporation MTB Group restructures companies Will you appear as a speaker? and provides business consultancy. He I do not think so, I would rather leave also serves on the executive committee The project has been covered by Forbes, that to others. It should be someone who of Havirov floorball Club. which is a very good reference for us. I has achieved something. My job is to think we all need someone to look up present figures who are good examples. to. When I was young I had a picture of Jaromír Jágr on my bedroom wall. How do you see the future of the Mora- TEXT: Karolína Ondrušková‘15 via-Silesian region? PHOTO: Lucie Nohlová‘15, How is the project coming along? We’ll turn it into the Czech Bavaria! Archives of Tomáš Buchwaldek‘13 12 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY 2016 What’s happening 2016 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY 13
behind the scenes What‘s at the university?
DEAN IVO HLAVATÝ HAS RETAINED THE ECONOMICS FACULTY HAS A HIS POSITION FOR A SECOND TERM NEW DEAN
The new dean of the Faculty of Mechan- A change in leadership came about at ical Engineering elected in March is the the Economics faculty. Prof. Dr. Ing. old one, doc. Ing. Ivo Hlavatý, Ph.D. As Dana Dluhošová has been replaced he says himself, he doesn’t expect it as the dean by prof. Dr. Ing. Zdeněk such a tough beginning as in 2012,when Zmeškal. The Election took place in he was elected for the first time, but February, but the new dean’s term there are some new issues affecting us, didn’t begin until May. Among his the biggest in the form of the amend- agenda he mentioned that he would ment to the Higher Education Act. His like to keep Professorship and habili- agenda is built on points such as the im- tation, would improve the qualifica- provement of teaching by using larger tion structure of academics, continu- happening scale instrumentation, the introduction ously upgrade the content of each field of courses taught in English, support for as well as give accreditation to new the mobility not just of students, but branches. A part of internationaliza- also of teachers. In the future he would tion he would like to implement full like to set up the option of a double- foreign language teaching for foreign degree program and continue the mar- students and develop an international keting activities of the faculty, which environment at the faculty. Last but significantly contributes to its higher not least, his program includes the profile and also increase the interest of forth-coming and much discussed re- students in courses here. The quality of construction of the Economics faculty teaching is directly proportional to the building, which the new Dean would quality of faculty staff. The dean is also like to bring to a successful conclusion. keen to continue the development and the professional growth of staff. 14 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY 2016
A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE VŠB – TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OSTRAVA
The idea of socially responsible compa- nies was coined by Tomáš Baťa and is very topical. Technical University of Os- trava recognizes the importance of this issue, and therefore won this year in the competition for social responsibility for 2015. The award was presented to the vice-rector Jaromir Gottvald by the Moravian-Silesian Region representa- tive Miroslav Novák on April 5th at the Clarion Congress Hotel in Ostrava.
This year was the eighth and a record 70 candidates from the ranks of pri- vate companies, municipalities and public sector entities. In the very last category, which was further subdivided according to the number of employ- ees, in the section for public sector or- ganizes blood donation at the Faculty atmosphere was absolutely ‘riveting’. ganizations over 50 employees was the of Economics, students went to the Both teams this year included and fe- VSB-TUO. The university was praised University hospital on Monday, May male players from Karviná ice hockey most for business support for students 30. Who will be nominated next? club. Our team starred three Extralíga through the ‘entrepreneur incubator’ players for Vitkovice: Petr Kolouch, and for organizing the largest employ- THANK YOU, BOYS! Lukáš Kovář a Marek Bail. Alongside ment fair in the Moravian-Silesian re- the match there was a host of other gion Careers Plus. The third year of the annual Ostrava ice activities including as the parade from hockey derby was dominated by players the campus to the rink and the sale of THE CHALLENGE IS TAKEN UP: THE from the Technical University of Ostra- T-shirts and sweatshirts of each uni- UNIVERSITY IS GIVING BLOOD va, beating a selection from OSU 4:2. versity, which then divided the sports The match was played on March 23rd in hall into two sets of fans. Thanks go You can never have too much and this is a sold out RT TORAX Arena in Ostrava- to our team for the victory and we are particularly the case with blood. “Take Poruba. The event was opened by the confident that the series will - beex up the challenge and give blood” was rectors of the two universities and the tended next year. launched on April 16 at a party at the club Alexandria Loď and the Economics Faculty of the Technical University of Ostrava was present and accepted the blood donation challenge. The patron of the project is the rector of VŠB-TUO Ivo Vondrák.
The aim of the event is to increase blood supply at the University Hospi- tal Ostrava and the association IFMSA (International Federation of Students Association) took it under its wing. The first mass donation of blood was made on April 28th by students of OSU medical faculty. Then, using shared a photo they nominated the next faculty. The project will work like the famous “bucket” challenge that ran on the In- ternet. The ultimate goal is for all fac- ulties of both universities in Ostrava to donate blood. The Faculty of Eco- nomics is nominated as the first from the VSB-TUO. Conducted by student organization Sokolská33.cz, which or- 2016 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY 15
OUR UNIVERSITY PATICIPATING IN FAMELAB
The name FameLab doesn’t ring a bell? It is an international competition in popularizing science, which is not very well known in Czech waters, but abroad is seen as a kind of Science Superstar. Petr Pavlík‘12 from the Faculty of Me- chanical Engineering managed to reach the top ten in the Czech Republic.
Each competitor has three minutes to present a problem and propose a solu- tion, throughout which they can use props. Petr Pavlík presented research into breaking down waste using pyroly- sis, specifically focusing on tetra-packs university students. They had to prepare 18th when they enjoyed an unusual (beverage containers). After they are a ten-page essay on one of two topics: match against a team from sports club thrown away they end up in the paper the development of new technology and for the deaf SportNES Ostrava. Players mill, which removes the paper, but the the future of the young generation; or from the VŠB league were keen to take rest (plastic, aluminum, a plastic base) the Cybernetic Revolution (Industry 4.0 part in the match was and the eleven was is not used. It is through pyrolysis, as / IoT) and its influence on society. picked from several teams : Nezkušené Peter shows, that aluminum can be holčičky (Inexperienced girls), Světový separated, which can subsequently be Veronika and Jana chose the first topic, Výběr (World XI), Literpool FC, Čelzí recycled. bringing them first and second place, FC, Pobřeží kocoviny (Pobřeží slonoviny whereas Lukáš was placed third with his means the Ivory Coast; kocoviny means MANAGERS OF THE YEAR ARE ONCE work dealing with the Cyber revolution. hangovers), and others. Apart from a AGAIN FROM EKF whistle the match referee had to bring a special flag, which indicates a break in For the third consecutive time students AN UNUSUAL FOOTBALL MATCH ON play. The Baňská league XI eventually from the Economics Faculty of VSB- ACADEMIC SOIL ran out winners, with the score 3-1. TUO were victorious in the Manager of the Year competition. Veronika Rusko- Think of football, and what comes to vá, Jana Běčáková and Lukáš Tomíček mind is a green pitch and a load of men took the first three places, beating off running around after a ball. But it’s not fifty other students from five universi- just about running, but also about com- TEXT: Karolína Ondrušková‘15 ties in the Czech Republic. This year was munication with your teammates. So PHOTO: Archives of VŠB-TUO, the twenty third time that the prestig- how do you play if you’re deaf? Players Petr Pavlík‘12, ious competition has been held and was from the university football league had ice hockey derby, IFMSA a BFL was no different in devoting a section to the chance to find out on Friday, March SOURCE: Press releases of VŠB-TUO 16 WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY 2016
faculty
The state exams are over and done with. What else went on at the faculties? 2016 FRAGMENTS OF FACULTIES 17
The mining and geology faculty’s campaign was a big hit
The oldest faculty VŠB - Technical offered disciplines. The journey starts of waste treatment to attract applicants University of Ostrava faced a daunt- in space, which represents the future of to study environmental subjects. ing task this year- to halt the decline mining industries, and concludes with a in applicants for study. Therefore potential candidate making an applica- The campaign has gone some way to they went to designers from the crea- tion in the Earth’s core. changing the public’s perception of the tive group Actionplease, who came faculty for the better, although, given the up with the original campaign, “The The campaign ‘The future has depth’ is media storm surrounding the closing of Future has depth.” With a website of shown in two clever clips. In the first the OKD, it is not going to be easy. In addi- the same name they were successful, viewer finds himself at an international tion to awards in advertising Competi- not only among potential students, mining site on the moon with the min- tion Nutcracker campaign, HGF boasts but also in the world of advertising ers. The video shows the future of min- feedback from the media, focusing on PR – a panel of expert judges awarded it ing, which is not only speculative, but and marketing, for example, Media Guru silver in the prestigious advertising backed up by a lot of research in space or Mediář. Showing that The mining and competition Nutcracker. and intense preparation by mining com- geology faculty is not just about mining panies. The other video “World of waste” and geology is a long process, but cur- The statuette, which is, to put it simply, takes the viewer to the year 2050, when rently the faculty is receiving favourable the Czech Oscar of advertising, deserv- the world is, as the name suggests, clut- responses from the media, prospective edly decorates the office of the creators. tered by heaps of waste. People spend students and industrial partners alike. The website of the campaign has no their time the same as today, only they www.budoucnostmahloubku.cz equal among university internet sites. It don’t unfold their picnic blanket in the has great depth yet is clear at the same park, but on a landfill site and couples TEXT: Mgr. Kristina Neničková time. The browser moves through four kiss through gas masks. The spot wittily PHOTO: Archives of The mining and worlds, which represent the group of points out the lack of experts in the field geology faculty 18 FRAGMENTS OF FACULTIES 2016
The faculty of metallurgy and material engineering managed to sell a patent
The faculty of Metallurgy and Mate- already used by a commercial entity and combustion engines. The facility is eco- rial Engineering (hereinafter FMME) it is part of the energy of the whole en- logical and technically and structurally can boast the creation and subse- terprise - thus contributing to energy simpler. Microturbines have been used quent sale of a patent and working self-sufficiency and reducing the impact as a cogeneration (Resp. Three-genera- model to a private entity. on the environment. tion) unit particularly for power genera- tion. Because it lacked the water sup- Adéla Macháčková‘01, Zuzana Klečková, Microturbines driving everything ply required for full utilization of waste Radim Kocich from FMME and Milan heat, which would give it good thermal Mihola from the faculty of machinery The Faculty of Metallurgy and Materi- insulating parameters, experts from worked on a heat exchanger which uses als Engineering has had Microturbines FMME and FS designed and built the waste heat produced during fuel com- since 2008 and were the first ever in- heat exchanger. A functional prototype bustion, thus preventing its loss. The stalled on academic premises and the of the heat exchanger is part of the mi- heat exchanger can heat water with the second in the Czech Republic. The first croturbine and it is situated in the labo- waste heat for use in winter months, microturbine has been working without ratory at FMME. Development of the for example. The hot water may also be a hitch for more than 10 years at MTH equipment took two years. used for cooling, using an absorption in Kolín supplying heat to the adjacent unit for keeping down the temperature housing estate. Microturbines have TEXT: Barbora Urbanovská of production space. The exchanger is successfully replaced the traditional PHOTO: Archives of FMME 2016 FRAGMENTS OF FACULTIES 19
The faculty of machinery showed off the second prototype of their Formula Student
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 was the date and the premises of VSB - Technical University Ostrava for the Christening of the second prototype of Formula Student. The demon- stration was the culmination of 12 months work by student on the con- struction of a vehicle. The car will compete in the 2016 racing season in the category of student formulas in Italy and Hungary. It christened in the morning in the new audito- rium of the Technical University of Ostrava.
“With the second prototype of the for- mula the students succeeded in reduc- ing overall vehicle weight and improv- ing dynamic properties thanks to the transition to electronic shifting. Modifi- cations were made to the undercarriage, the power unit and the exhaust system,“ posite developed in the workshop with latest in a series of events promoting said Aleš Slíva‘97, Director of the Insti- carbon components, customized the fields of study at the Technical Univer- tute of Transport and Jakub Šmiraus‘11 engine, redeveloped the exhaust system sity of Ostrava with excellent prospects. from the Institute of Transport at the and reduced the number of gears. We Last year, for example, Day of formulas Faculty of Mechanical Engineering also managed to reduce the overall ve- was put on, aimed at primary and sec- VŠB-TUO. The two are faculty repre- hicle weight, the exact figure, however, ondary school pupils. Formula has also sentatives of the project. remains a secret, because it will change been on display at NATO Days and open again before first races still. The weight days. Children from the Trinec Youth Visitors of the event could see the sec- of the first vehicle was about 290 kg,“ Centre have also been to look at the ond prototype of the formula, which said Jakub Měsíček, captain of the team making of the vehicle,“ said Rector of students managed to construct in just and a student at the Faculty of Mechan- the University Ivo Vondrák, who is the 12 months. It differs from the previous ical Engineering Technical University of patron of the project. version mainly in the chassis which its Ostrava. Formula Student will race in creators particularly wanted to improve the 2016 Formula season with events The official Christening of Formula regarding its properties and reduce its taking place in Italy and Hungary. Al- Student, otherwise known as ‘rollout’, weight, which they achieved through most 50 students have been involved took place on March 23rd at 10 am in the the use of different materials, such as in the development of the vehicle - in- auditorium with representatives of the magnesium alloys and aluminum and cluding one woman - from the faculties university and management of the Fac- by improving the shape of components. spanning the whole university. They are ulty of Mechanical Engineering as well either involved directly in the develop- as nearly 30 partners of the project in “Formula now makes use of an elec- ment and construction of the formulas attendance. tronic gearbox operated from under the or working together to tackle develop- steering wheel, which improves dynam- ment issues in the form of undergradu- ic acceleration of the vehicle. We var- ate and postgraduate theses. nished the seat ourselves, made a new TEXT: Petra Polesová ‘16 chassis wing formula from a new com- “The Christening of the formula is the PHOTO: Archives of FS 20 FRAGMENTS OF FACULTIES 2016
HR Academy Courses at the Faculty of Economics
The Faculty of Economics has got to- experience and local needs in mind. nessed by the companies in question. gether with industry experts to bring Not only students of the Economics courses in the field of management We offer three courses, namely HR faculty, but more and more students of of people. They all come under the Academy I, II and HR Academy Course technical fields have been enrolling on name HR Academy. They are taught in Management of People for line man- the courses. exclusively by specialists in the field agers. Participants of courses are uni- with extensive experience of the in- versity students of all branches and em- On completion of the course students dustry in domestic and foreign com- ployees of companies and institutions. receive a certificate issued by the Fac- panies. Guarantor of the courses is ulty of Economics VŠB-TUO under the Rostya Gordon-Smith, who ranks For students the course HR Academy auspices of the Confederation of In- among the fifty best recruiters in the includes a three-month work experi- dustry of the Czech Republic, which is world. ence programme in a company in the the main partner of the project and is field. The company and student can ar- also the official partner of the faculty. The courses are structured based on a range between themselves eg. whether In June this year the tenth run of HR survey of the needs of people who work the student will attend one, two or Academy draws to a close, while an- in the field HR (eg. They need to develop three days week, or whether they are other is already being preparing for the their teams or themselves in their job) to work on a specific project. Since the next academic year. More information and executives (eg. how to communi- start of the scheme in autumn 2013 can be found at www.ekf.vsb.cz/hra. cate properly with the personnel de- nine students have been taken on by partment). Just looking at who is giving companies thanks to the work of the the lectures you can see that they have above internship and, of course, due to TEXT: Eva Králíková been organised with the idea of global the fact that their work could be wit- PHOTO: Tereza Kulihová‘00 2016 FRAGMENTS OF FACULTIES 21
FEE’s Extracurricular Activities
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (Here- inafter FEE) are making a concerted effort to supplement the education of young people in fields such as ro- botics, cybernetics and alternatives energy resources and other technical disciplines. Extra-curricular activities organized by the faculty, are the only ones of their kind, certainly in the region, possibly in the whole of the Czech Republic.
The idea of focusing on activities related to the concept of what technology is, installed in the software labs includes ning, for young people from more than and what interesting and attractive pos- Robotci, EV3, NXT, LabView, SCRATCH 6 elementary schools and 12 secondary sibilities it covers, is certainly not alien C-SHARP EAGLE, TIA-PORTAL, Con- schools, with more than 200 children our university. For example, the Depart- trolWeb and Visual Studio. The main re- able to participate this year. There was ment of Cybernetics and Biomedical En- quirement for participation in the activi- a similar number of participants the pre- gineering has had competitive activities ties is a desire to get involved, learn and vious year. Teaching methods and topics for young people in the areas of robot- improve your skills in technical areas. are individually chosen to suit the age ics, cybernetics and alternative energy Fees, thanks to the financial FEE contri- and experience of the participants. The sources for a long time now. Of course, bution are only nominal or voluntary, so sessions take place once a fortnight and we can’t all study and follow careers in children from less affluent families can last 180 minutes, so that they manage to technically oriented disciplines. But for also enroll. In addition to university tu- finish what they start by the end of the those who are technically minded there tors, several students of the faculty also lesson. are very few opportunities to develop teach the extracurricular lessons. their knowledge and practical skills in The free-time activities that the FEE im- schools. Indeed, too much theory and Taking into account the experience plements is one of the possible ways for not enough hands-on practical examples gained it can be said that a significant producing a technically-educated popu- are puts pupils and students off techni- number of young people are interested lation. Now as in the future far more cal disciplines. in technology, but that there are only technically-educated professionals are very few opportunities in the education needed. They should delight in inno- The unique concept of learning labora- process and leisure activities where this vation, research and development new tories for free time allows for teaching in potential can be nurtured. Maybe also technologies, which, of course, bring an interactive and fun way, with the pos- because teenagers largely tend eventual- a high added value. The university, or sibility of implementing practical train- ly to move towards non-technical fields. rather the faculty has taken the initiative ing for learners at every level of educa- This year the FEE have begun to organ- in the promotion of regular education of tion. The lab is equipped with individual ize the activities even for children and the young generation, with the promise workstations fitted out with modern young people who suffer from Asperger of arousing interest in all things techni- measuring devices, such as laboratory syndrome. Teaching autistic children cal. sources, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and adolescents is not easy for teach- multimeters, electrical kits for teaching ers, but, despite these difficulties, all Information on activities organized by the basics of electricity and electronics, concerned are putting in a lot of effort VŠB -TUO for the public can visit the a construction kit for learning about pro- and seeking to provide participants with website http: //www.zlepsisitechniku.cz gramming and management, Lego Mind- interesting, entertaining instruction in /. Information directly concerning Cy- storms EV3, a complete set of sensors for technical disciplines. bernetics and young developers can be measuring physical properties, teaching seen on the website http: // krouzkyky- kits with programmable LOGO, SIMATIC Organisation of the activities is demand- bernetiky.vsb.cz/. PLCs 1200 model railway with digital ing not only technically and administra- controls or development tools and sol- tively, but also needs staffing and fund- dering electronics, including develop- ing. At the moment there are around 30 TEXT: Renáta Mostýnová ment software EAGLE. The software ‘Cybernetics and young developers’ run- PHOTO: Archives of FEE 22 FRAGMENTS OF FACULTIES 2016
FAST put on this year’s Míchačka
Thursday, March 3rd, passed off in a ting silverware, enjoying yourself and disciplines. In the first the most impor- spirit of fun and games at the Faculty impressing the judges and colleagues tant thing was speed – a drinking relay; of Civil Engineering Technical Uni- that matters, but also presenting your in the second also height of construc- versity of Ostrava (hereinafter FAST) field of study in the best possible light tion – a house of cards. good competitions. As in previous and inspiring future students to choose years, with the support of the dean your subject. The whole tournament was overseen of FAST the Student Chamber of Aca- and judged by a panel jury, the members demic Senate put on the entertain- As every year, the 2016 event two disci- being the Dean of FAST, prof. Ing. Radim ment event Míchačka. plines that the competitors knew about Čajka, CSc., PhD., Chairman AS FAST, and two that were kept secret. The tra- Ing. Leopold Hudeček, Ph.D., Ph.D.‘04, That Míchačka is very popular with stu- ditional favourites are humorous short President of SK AS Technical University, dents, academics and graduates of FAST sketches, where competitors showcase Ing. Jana Labudková‘14 and deputy SUS was evidenced by the large attendance. their subject to the Míchačka audience. Ostrava, Karolína Skopalová. The high- As usual Míchačka 2016 was held on the Using manual skill, originality and im- est points total was collected by a team premises of the FAST gym. A diverse agination (which has no limits) teams representing the field of study Building afternoon of events awaited visitors, demonstrate, in a further known-about- materials and diagnostics of buildings, who were entertained by teams of four in-advance discipline, models that de- bringing the ‘Mixer Challenge Cup’ to representing different fields of study scribe their individual study disciplines. their trophy cabinet. After the awards taught at FAST competing. ceremony, with prizes going to the top All that the teams had at their dispos- three teams, the entertainment was Every year teams compete in four disci- al were some geotextiles and binding taken care of by GTD band. plines, in which they demonstrate their wire, with every team having the same creativity, manual dexterity and other amount. During proceedings competi- TEXT: Ameir Omar‘08 abilities. It’s not just the winning, get- tors were informed of the two secret PHOTO: Archives of FAST 2016 FRAGMENTS OF FACULTIES 23
Students of FBI practised crisis management
The first international student exer- cise sessions of the Crisis Staff ORP Bo- Polish side requested 5,000 sandbags, a cise in crisis management was held humín. 4th year students of Emergency message was sent about the situation on the premises of VŠB - Technical Planning and Crisis Management be- for the Crisis Staff of the Moravian- University of Ostrava. It was attended came members of the Standing Working Silesian region, there was arequest for by students of the Faculty of Safety Group (SPS) set up by the Crisis Staff. the release of 20 trucks from Poland for Engineering and Institute National transportation of soil for building flood Security Academy Pomorski Słupsk After the initial meeting of the Crisis defenses, an SOS for help in finding 5 (Poland). The joint exercise is one of Staff ORP, the situation in Bohumín people when their raft overturned on the activities in a cooperation agree- was evaluated as critical. The part of the Odra river and preparation of a con- ment made by the universities. More Bohumín called Vrbice was flooded. ference by the ORP Bohumín mayor on specifically, they practiced cross- The runnels of Vrbice had been dam- the situation in administrative district border cooperation in the emergency aged. The water level of Vrbické Lake ORP. case of floods. increased by 1 metre. Vrbice was accessi- ble only via the D1 motorway. There was It should be noted that is was not always The students practiced occupied emer- flooding in further parts of the admin- possible to implement all tasks without gency teams - the crisis staff of the mu- istrative district of ORP Bohumín. The any problems. But that’s what it is like nicipality with extended scope Bohumín, branch of the Czech Hydrometeorologi- in the real world. You learn from experi- (hereinafter “the Crisis Staff ORP”), and cal Institute in Ostrava and water man- ence. the crisis staff of the county Slupsk. agement office Povodí Odry both pre- Passing on information about the flood dicted further deterioration of the river Let’s remember that during the exercise situation and assessing it under local basin. Culmination on the Oder was not the results of the security research pro- conditions for which bilateral assistance expected. ject “Simulation Process Crisis manage- is required and other measures were ment in the system of lifelong education trained. The exercises on both sides of Student SPS had an array of tasks ahead IRS bodies and organs public adminis- the border were attended by 25 students of them. It was necessary to deal with, tration”, were also verified by the inves- and lasted 4 hours. It is essential to men- in particular, the evacuation of 150 pa- tigator of the Civil Protection Depart- tion that the district Słupsk is situated tients, 60 of whom infirm, from the ment. on Baltic Coast at a distance of about hospital in Old Bohumín, maintain the 500 km from Ostrava as the crow flies. supply of electricity to Bohumín – Pud- It required a slight geographic modifica- lov, pass on information from the Czech TEXT: Doc. Ing. Vilém Adamec, Ph.D. tion making it possible create a border Hydrometeorological Institute about and the team of the Department of district Slupsk neighbouring Moravian- the flow 1815 (m3 / s) in Bohumín to the Protection of the population Silesian region. The Oder River was then Flood Crisis Staff of county Slupsk. The PHOTO: Archives of authors able to flow through Slupsk.
The theme of the exercise was the in- tense rainfall in northeast Moravia and the adjacent territories of Poland, af- ter which the basin reached saturation point and the rivers burst their banks. In many places in the Moravian region meetings were held by the flood com- mission. On the Oder River in Bohumín a level III flood was declared. The water level Oder continued to rise. A centen- nial flood was expected. The governor MSR announced a state of emergency in the affected territories. He convened a task force of the region. The mayor of ORP Bohumín declared the start of exer- 24 UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN 2016
Doc. Vlákno to attract young people to study technical disciplines
VŠB – Technical University Ostrava (VŠB-TUO) started campaign 19th January to improve the image and raise awareness of the university beyond the Moravian-Silesian region.
The campaign kicked off with the music the 40th s most powerful supercom- 52% of our freshers think that coal min- video movie “Doc. Vlákno - Hey lamo!” puter in the world, and our campus is ing is still the defining symbol of Os- which uses overstatement to combat one of the largest in Central Europe”, trava. Over 60% have the feeling that the bad name associated with Ostrava explains Rector of VŠB-TUO Ivo Von- Ostrava is not a safe place. These are and the study of technical disciplines. drák. “Apart from mining and geology figures that we have to change,” says offers, for example, nanotechnology, Klára Janoušková, Chancellor of the The aim of the campaign is to increase supercomputing, security engineering University. “We also want to show that, awareness of the university outside and many other programs not avail- although the study of technical subjects the Moravian-Silesian region. “We are able elsewhere in the Czech Republic,” is perceived as challenging, graduates no longer just a regional university. added the Rector. with a degree in this field have a good In the prestigious international rank- chance of finding employment. This ing The Times Higher Education we The campaign is also meant to improve factor is important for more than 80% were rated the best university in the image of the University and of the city of our first years,” Janoušková bring the Czech Republic, we were able to build of Ostrava. “Our research shows that statistics to a close. 2016 UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN 25
“Because we target technical high as someone who did (Ruda dishes out works. school students we wanted a video clip soup in the university canteen). with the potential to spread. Nowadays young people, whom we primarily tar- The campaign We’ll give you the fiber TEXT: Petra Polesová‘16 geting, don’t watch TV or other news for success includes not only the mu- PHOTO: Petr Sznapka madia. Most of their free-time is spent sic video but also a new website www. SOURCE: Press Releases of Technical on social networks, such as Facebook docvlakno.cz, an online game and University of Ostrava or YouTube,” explains Blanka Markova, head of external University Relations. She also elaborates the main claim of the campaign We’ll give you the fiber for success: “We’re saying that Techni- cal University of Ostrava provides its students with the facilities opportu- The figures for the campaign nity to achieve almost anything. While /as of May 10, 2016/ still doing your degree you can take advantage of our business incubator, 6 months of preparation try out the supercomputer, participate 169.069 viewings in student projects such as the devel- 4 days of shooting opment of electric vehicles.” 30 people on the staff The instigators of the campaign are 38000 + 7500 + 31000 = 76500 views spacesuit from NASA Vladimír Skórka and Dimitros Vla- 120 students and staff sakudis. The face of the campaign is associate professor Vlákno (fiber), web www.docvlakno.cz 1 broken fujara played by actor Michal Kavalčík, best 11201 visits the smallest participant – dog Hrášek known to the public as Ruda from Os- trava. “The campaign is very tongue- in-cheek. We worked on the idea that everyone, even Ruda from Ostrava, The clip can be viewed on YouTube at would like to be like Vlákno, who can https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1k-bgj5aNo. build an electric car, plays games on the supercomputer, is applauded by wide-ranging support on social net- the President Obama and can afford to turn down offers from the best compa- nies,” comments director of the clip for the university Vladimír Skórka. “He’s successful because the Technical Uni- versity of Ostrava has provided him with quality education. Of course we have exaggerated, but we also want to show what a wide range of opportuni- ties students of Ostrava Technical Uni- versity have.”
Actor Michal Kavalčík, who created the new character for VŠB-TUO, “Associate Professor Vlákno” is completely differ- ent to his most famous persona Ruda, and was chosen partly because he is linked with Ostrava, but also because he is known in the whole of the Czech Republic. In the clip he is not Ruda from Ostrava but an entirely new crea- tion “Doc. Vlákno”. The controversial figure of Ruda from Ostrava is then used rather in a negative sense, as an example of someone in an unenviable position. He did not study engineering at the Technical University, and there- fore does not have as good prospects 26 INTERVIEW 2016
Ostrava needs to work on selling itself
This sentiment, along with others, was expressed in an interview with Vladimír Skórka BSc.‘02 who is living proof that work outside ones field may also bring success. Although he studied biotechnology, he has worked in the world of advertising and production for several years. The success- ful artist’s name can be found at the top of the credits of a series of advertising cam- paigns, including the one for the Technical University, but he is also the creator of a television programme Pečený Sněhulák. In the interview he told us how studying Biotechnology helped in advertising and why Ostrava needs to improve its image.
You studied biotechnology at the Technical University, but at the moment decide to consider in a completely dif- have become a legend. Czech people you operate in a very different world. ferent way. They devise a theory, though are like Švejk, always against every- How did you go from biotechnology it must also stand up mathemati- thing, we can see it in relation to the into directing and producing in media? cally. The creativity is not just down European Union and politics in gen- After graduating, I was consider- to me, I’ve got a whole team of people eral. On the other hand I love ironic ing where to study, and because I en- around me. During brainstorming we humor, several times its application joyed biology, I chose this particular try to sort out the wheat from the chaff. has cost me friends. Therefore, I de- field. During my studies, I had a band, cided that I would do it professionally I started working in radio and eventu- You mentioned a team of people and then people would hopefully ex- ally also had my own TV program. The and I know that you work closely with cuse me. We forgive surgeons who cut creative world of “Showbiz” grabbed Dimitri Vlasakudise, do you think it is us open because we know that they’re me. But I don’t like to leave anything true that two heads are better than one? doing their job (laughs). Plus I get it out unfinished, so I completed my studies. I like the people around me. Family of my system at work and so I leave my Moreover, a lot of technical know-how and friends are most important to me. friends in peace. I found that this was that I learned has been useful in my In work it‘s not so simple. Two heads can just the type of creation that is close work. Often I have to work out how to be better than one, but sometimes it’s a to my heart. And people are at their make special effects and it’s important case of too many cooks spoil the broth. best when they are doing precisely that. to know the physical nature of the indi- Dimitri and I are friends, partners, but vidual processes, and how certain mate- we can also be frank, say certain things You appear in some of your programs. rials behave, so that in the manipulated on the level and before it’s too late. Is filming as much fun as the finished reality of film things are believable. picture on television? You have penned a number of pro- People often have misconceptions about You say about yourself that you‘re grams: Baked Snowman, Sabotage,The the acting profession. Just the idea that an idea-maker. Where do you get Czech Republic can withstand any- you’re doing what you enjoy is great. inspiration for all your projects? thing. These programs mainly com- What’s more, time spent on the set with Everyone has the ability to be crea- bines satire and irony, do you think people from a similar mould is also en- tive. It’s only a matter of freeing the that is what the Czechs enjoy? joyable. However, none of that is pos- imagination and thinking differently First of all, I would like to emphasize sible without preparation. For example, than normal. Then it is necessary to that all the aforementioned programs for one day playing a part an actor needs look back to see whether the idea can were made together with a team of to spend at least one day learning the be used and in practice. If I returned other creative people, I would certainly lines. When I direct, I need at least three to my field of study, academics, a good not have been able to do it alone. As days rehearsing with cast and crew and example is theoretical physicists, when far as what Czechs enjoy, certainly it’s the production team needs, say, a they are carrying out research they also true, otherwise Česká Soda would never week to prepare for filming. For one 2016 INTERVIEW 27
day of ‘fun’ several days of responsible enjoy more success. view, is really important. Previously each work are necessary, including drawing faculty had promoted only individually. up contracts and adding up columns so One of your most recent assignments The final phase is the application itself. that all finances are in order. Then my was the Campaign for Technical Univer- If it is sent in, how many, and whether schizophrenia also comes into play. Be- sity. Who came up with the idea for As- the subsequent courses offered appeal. cause I only do projects that I think up sociate doc. Vlákno? But that is not our job. and implement myself, it also means Dimitri and I needed to adjust Michael higher overheads, as I want to have the Kavalčík’s public image (Ruda from Os- The trend is for young people to leave job as aesthetically good as possible, so I trava), whom the university had chosen MS Region and go to work in other cities. spend as much money on it as is neces- to appear in the clip. We thought over Yet you have remained here. Why? sary. This in turn means that I earn less, how such a representative of the insti- Hard to say. I left school quite some time so I’m cross with myself for not doing it tute should look and so we turned him ago and at that time it never occurred to differently. into alterego doc. Vlákno. He is a suc- me to leave. For my work there was no cessful graduate, who returned to the need to leave. I do not have the feeling As a creator of entertainment programs university, works with modern technol- that I’ve missed anything, but if an in- and advertising campaigns you must ogy and is a little eccentric. teresting offer came along, I’d certainly thoroughly know your audience. What think about it. There is greater potential do you consider to be a typical Czech Do you know about any results yet? for advertising work in Prague. What’s viewer? Some criticism has been voiced ... more, I’ve got experience of working in I would definitely separate advertising The university itself has a lot of op- the capital. I broadcasted once a week on from original work. In advertising I have ponents, they will always criticize. The Europe Two and I found that things are to select a specific part of the audience, more controversial the campaign, and not so much bigger in Prague, whether it consider a target group and find the best the more unorthodox the figure of Vlák- be radio or something else. Depopula- way to reach that group. The advertising no, the more they will wind up the critics. tion of the region is a big problem, how- industry is evolving rapidly and Ostrava Nowadays this is perfectly normal. Space ever which may backfire on Ostrava. The is a little provincial place, where some where people can express their views is fault lies with the town, in my opinion, trends arrive when they are no longer ef- great and virtually anyone get access to because it’s not cleaning up its image. fective. In contrast, original production it. As far as the evaluation of the suc- Even twenty years after the closure of is different. Either I want to have as many cess is concerned, the key lies in three shafts, Ostrava is still seen as a mining spectators as possible and bend over phases. The first is clip, which was time town, where both the dialect and behav- backwards to please them, or say that consuming and financially demanding ior is short. Since then, no one has come I want to do what pleases me and they and it was only a way of getting people, up with anything new. Representatives can either take it or leave it. The second potential students to visit internet cam- of the city should work on selling Os- approach has probably less chance of paign for the Technical University that trava. Another big problem is financial financial success, but then again, when Dimitri and I had put together. Sixteen remuneration. In lots of professions you someone comes up with something dif- thousand people found out about the receive 30% more in other counties for ferent, it stands out, so there’s the possi- university via the clip and learned that the same work, which, justifiably makes bility of it becoming a phenomenon, and it is doing great projects, which, in my people angry.
Ing. Vladimír Skórka‘02 is a producer, director and idea-maker. In 2002 he graduated from VŠB-TUO with a degree in Biotechnology. He has worked in ad- vertising for more than ten years. He started his career when still at univer- sity, guesting on a radio station Helax (later Europe 2). He also became co-au- thor of a series of programs: Česko snese všecko for iDnes.cz, Pečený Sněhulák and Sabotáž for Czech Television. With a colleague Dimitri Vlasakudisem cre- ated Company Skórka Creatiave, which is behind many successful Campaigns need for Avon, Czech industrial insur- ance and VSB-TUO.
TEXT: Karolína Ondrušková‘15 PHOTO: Petr Sznapka 28 HAVE FUN WITH ALUMNI 2016
Inter-generational get-together 18th June 2016 / Campus of VŠB-TUO
Is there a tradition in your family to go to VŠB? Did your grandad/mum, dad/mum study here, is your son/daughter or maybe grandchildren discovering technology? You’re just the kind of person we want to invite.
Because you are the heart of our history! 2016 HAVE FUN WITH ALUMNI 29
IS THERE A TRADITION IN YOUR FAMILY TO GO TO VŠB?
This year will be the first time that we have organized inter-generational meetings of graduates and their families. The purpose of the event is to show that the VŠB-TUO is also a university with a family tradition of studying there, meet up with graduates who, in the spirit of generations of family, form the heart of the history of the university.
We invite all these graduates to join in the event in order to learn and have a good time. The first generational alum- ni meeting will be held on the 18th June 2016 from 14 pm on campus in Ostrava- u “kruhovky” (Building C) whatever the weather.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
Come and experience the unusual event in the spirit of tradition and enjoy a nice family afternoon with a barbecue, meeting with the heads of the univer- sity and entertainment, which involves all members of your family.
Bartending skills, competitions between family groups, tours of the campus in a horse-drawn carriage, interesting at- tractions and promotions and much more. There will also be delicious food and drink, you can try popcorn, cotton candy and other goodies made by Tech- nical University of Ostrava. Every grad- HOW TO REGISTER: ENTRY FEE uate will be issued with a graduate card Technical University of Ostrava, giving If you are interested in attending the 200CZK per person, children under 15 them full benefits with the University event register on [email protected]. Please years of entry free. The price includes and partners and more than seven hun- provide the following information: food and drink. And this is how it will dred other commercial entities, com- work: On arrival you’ll receive a vouch- pletely free. The number of people who will be at- er, which will entitle you to a delicious tending the event with you, grilled delicacy and a drink of your WHO IS THE EVENT FOR? choice. Graduates will also receive a subscriber identification (name and graduate card completely free of charge. All graduates that have at least one family bond), who are graduates - family member who studied or is study- To obtain the free graduate card, regis- ing at Technical University of Ostrava tration is required on graduate site TEXT: Lucie Holešinská‘09 in a direct and indirect line (that means Alumni Technical University of Ostrava. PHOTO: Denisa Vlková, Ivana Kunová grandparents, parents, children, grand- children, siblings, aunts, uncles, cous- ins, guardians and foster family mem- bers) are invited to the meeting.
Do you have children or grandchildren Registration to the event necessary. who you want to show where you spent More at alumni.vsb.cz your student years and what the univer- sity can offer them? Bring them with you! Your partners are welcome, too! 30 HAVE FUN WITH ALUMNI 2016
The graduate card is full of benefits and waiting for you to pick it up!
As a student you enjoyed a host of benefits and discounts. Why not extend that after graduation?
We bring you graduate card VŠB-TUO doesn’t need to be renewed. APPLY FOR YOUR GRADUATE CARD Full of interesting benefits provided by NOW. the university, its partners, and more PARTNERSHIP than seven hundred other commercial Valid according to supply and no need SIMPLE TO ORDER ONLINE AT entities within the license program to renew. alumni.vsb.cz/cs/karta-absolventa/ alive. ALIVE BENEFITS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT Identify yourself with your university The program ALIVE discounts valid alumni.vsb.cz and enjoy what is available only to you! throughout the country from card is- suance to end calendar year and the YOUR QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED THE GRADUATE CARD PROVIDES following year. After the validity of [email protected] THREE TYPES OF BENEFIT the license alive is possible to extend using a revalidation stamp. License UNIVERSITY renewal is not a condition of the fur- Your graduate status never expires. The ther use of the card for the university validity of the card for the university and partner benefits. This bonus pro- TEXT: Lucie Holešinská‘09 benefits is also unlimited license and gram is provided by GTS Alive, Ltd. PHOTO: Petr Sznapka 2016 HAVE FUN WITH ALUMNI 31
How to get the card in five steps
1) Registration on the graduate website Alumni Technical University of Ostrava 2) Login on your profile 3) Request tab in the My Alumni 4) Simple online payment 5) Pick up in person / by post
Graduate card for free?
We appreciate the excellent academic results. For Red Diploma You get my graduate card as a gift. *
* Valid for graduates from 2016 when submitting the application within six months of graduation. Enjoy the benefits because you are a graduate of Technical University of Ostrava
Enjoy the benefits becauseyou are a graduate of Technical University of Ostrava
FREE VŠB-TUO LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP Do you want to use the services of the University university library after graduation? With the graduate card you have access BENEFITS to information sources free of charge. knihovna.vsb.cz
ONLINE WHEREEVER EDUROAM IS EVEN CLOSER TO THE STARS Be online whenever you are on cam- Visit the Planetarium in Ostrava for a pus. Use Wi-Fi network EDUROAM special price and enjoy an out-of-this- and surf the Internet not only at the world experience gazing at the star-lit Technical University, but also at other sky in a theater dome during perfor- Universities in the Czech Republic and mances and the tour Experimentária. across Europe. www.planetariumostrava.cz 32 HAVE FUN WITH ALUMNI 2016
LIFE-LONG LEARNING AT A LOWER PRICE The Life-long Learning Centre VŠB -TUO offers 10% discount on short- term and requalification courses. kurzy.vsb.cz
USE THE GRADUATE CARD FOR PHOTOCOPYING, PRINTING AND SPORTS TRAINING COURSES SCANNING AT THE UNIVERSITY Department of Physical Education and Use the graduate card. Just make sure it Sport invites graduate card holders has credit and then just have it scanned to come and join in seasonal training by the devices situated throughout the courses that are on offer. university. sportovnikurzy.vsb.cz
STAY IN HOTEL GARNI WITH 5% DISCOUNT Take advantage of a 5% discount on ac- commodation, including breakfast, at the three-star Hotel Garni on the campus. hotelvsb.cz
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN WITH U3V GAIN ACCESS TO MS OFFICE ONLINE Take advantage of 10% discount at fac- Obtain Office 365 license, which gives ulties (HGF, FMME, EKF, FS, FBI) on you online data storage up to 1 TB education as part of the university’s 3rd package Web Apps - the online version Age Technical University of Ostrava. of Office products. www.vsb.cz/cs/uchazeci/u3v
LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT YOU’RE A GRADUATE OF VŠB-TUO There’s a 15% discount on the pur- chase of promotional merchandise of Alumni Technical University of Ostra- va for events put on for graduates.
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REDUCTIONS ON SUMMER HOLIDAY WITH TRAVEL AGENT ČEDOK Take advantage of a wide range of resi- Partnership dential stays and sightseeing tours at a discount of 500CZK on air travel and BENEFITS 300CZK on coach tours. Discounts can be combined with early purchase and last minute. www.cedok.cz
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PUPPET THEATRE FOR ALL AGES WITH CONCESSIONS Ostrava Puppet Theatre offers 20% dis- count on performances for children and adults alike. www.dlo-ostrava.cz
DISCOUNT ON JANÁČEK PHILHAR- RELAX IN MOUNTAIN HOTEL MONIC CONCERTS ČELADENKA Get discounts on concerts by the Janáček Take advantage of accommodation Philharmonic Orchestra of 30%. The packages with your family and enjoy concessions apply to concert cycles A, B, the comfortable accommodation, for- C, D, E and K. The reduction also applies est spa and much more in themed sur- to subscriptions. www.jfo.cz roundings of Čeladenka in Čeladna. www.celadenka.cz
POP IN TO CAFÉ MALEDA AND SHOP ONLINE FOR LESS Enjoy a sit-down and a coffee in the pleasant surroundings of Maleda VSB- TUO and other places or discover the benefits of online shopping. All this with a 10% discount. www.maleda.cz
ALIVE GIVES YOU OVER 700 BENEFITS Alive Discover the benefits for traveling, transportation, culture, education, re- laxation and more with the Alive card. BENEFITS An overview of discounts can be found at www.alive.cz 34 CAREER CORNER 2016
Career week at VŠB-TUO
In the last week of June recent gradu- ing day, June 27th , visitors can prepare company, where a rich itinerary is laid ates and students VŠB-TUO have the for a STRESS-FREE INTERVIEW. They on. Participating companies include unique opportunity to visit Career can try a dummy job interview, both Brose, ČEZ Inc., Grafton, Siemens, OKIN, Week, get a clear idea of your ca- in Czech and in English, have their CV Moneta Money Bank, PwC, NetDirect, reer path and how to follow it and and LinkedIn profile checked, test their MSA and the Bank Česká spořitelna. so make entering the job market a language skills or attend practical work- smoother process. shops with topics: how to put together The main aim of this event is to in- a CV, how to prepare for a job interview, crease the employability of graduates At VSB-TUO there is systematic sup- do not be afraid to be different, practical in the Moravian-Silesian region. There- port for students and graduates in terms advice for an interview. All run by ex- fore, when creating Career Week we of entry on the job market after gradu- perts in the field – e.g. Gabriela Wojacz- approached companies that have head- ation. Career Center VSB-TUO offers ková from the company Kvados. quarters or at least a branch in the re- seminars and workshops, coaching, gion. Our vision links with that of the consultation on CV, personality testing The second day of Career Week is called ABSL association, which is also involved and creating professional-looking pho- WORKSHOP DAY. From 9am to 1pm in the whole event. tographs for your resumé all year round. there are workshop entitled: ACCA It also includes a job fair Career Oppor- Business Challenge, Generation Y and Career Week has much more to offer tunities PLUS, held every year in March, Generation Z: will I like company X?, than what we can mention here, so we which features more than a hundred of Personal Brand - sell your own brand encourage candidates to explore the the most interesting employers. on the labor market, Be a LinkedIn star: website of Career Centre Technical Uni- tips and tricks on how to master this versity of Ostrava and follow us on Fa- network, and Assessment Center. All of cebook Careers PLUS. At the end of All Career Week takes the best of the Ca- these workshops are under the guidance visitors to the Career Week will go into a reer Centre and Opportunity PLUS. of experts from participating compa- draw to win fantastic prizes (MP4, exter- Recent graduates who haven’t yet de- nies, too. nal storage drive and other great prizes). cided where they want to be employed have a unique opportunity to work on The third day of Career Week is the ca- The entire event Career Week is free for their careers from June 27th to July 1st in reer center of Technical University of students and graduates of VŠB - Techni- Building D in Ostrava Poruba and talk Ostrava SERVICES TASTER. On this day cal University of Ostrava, but it is nec- face-to-face with professionals from particular attention is paid to individual essary to register in advance online at companies. consultations about CVs and coaching. www.vsb.cz/kariernicentrum.
Career Week has many interesting On the fourth and fifth day give recent events to choose from. On the open- graduates can go on an excursion to a TEXT: Alice Šustková 2016 CAREER CORNER 35
Start your career in shared business services!
BUSINESS SERVICES: 35 000 NEW JOBS ever, are clients from South American porate services currently operating in IN 4 YEARS and Middle East countries. the Czech Republic. For 2015 their col- lective turnover was 75 billion Czech Under the term center for shared busi- ABOVE STANDARD DEMANDS, ABOVE crowns, which represents approximately ness services, many imagine just a large STANDARD CONDITIONS 1.5% of GDP in the Czech Republic and open space full of telephone operators they currently employ 65,000 people. who sell insurance or investments in For good knowledge of foreign languag- For comparison - similarly large number mutual funds. But the reality is com- es job seekers in this sector can gain of employees, for example, work for the pletely different. The Czech centers formidable benefits in addition to an Home Office or the three largest private for customers worldwide provide ser- interesting salary. According to surveys employers in the Czech Republic, which, vices in the areas of business processes, benefits most valued by employees are according to the CSO, are Kaufland, such as finance, human resources, IT, those in the form of courses, training Skoda Cars and Agrofert. Employers in communications, marketing, customer and opportunities for continuing pro- this sector are based mostly in large cit- support or research and development. fessional education and development. ies like Prague, Brno, and Ostrava. The It is qualified work, for which expert The possibility of partial work from boom, however, can be seen, for example, knowledge and good language skills are home, luncheon vouchers or contribu- in Olomouc, Hradec Králové and Pilsen. important. According to statistics from tions to sport activities are also wel- Because the vast majority of existing ABSL, the association of companies in comed. And what do employees appre- centers are planning to expand in the the field of shared business services, ciate most about their work? The fact near future and preparing to open new up to 73% of employees in the sector that it offers them great professional centers, it is expected that by 2020 up to have higher education. Not experienced development and that it is creative. It 100,000 people will work in this indus- employees, but also university gradu- suits them that they are part of an in- try. So it opens up new career options, ates have a chance of getting a good job ternational team and they love the dy- for which university students could start here. But only those who speak foreign namism that such a multicultural envi- preparing now. By learning another for- languages very well. English is taken ronment often generates. eign language, for example. as standard, it’s an advantage if you have knowledge of other European lan- BUSINESS SERVICES ARE FLOURISH- guages. The reasons are clear: the vast ING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC majority of centers cater clients from TEXT: Petr Podlipný, ABSL Western Europe, the exceptions, how- There over 180 centers of shared cor- PHOTO: Archives of ABSL 36 INTERVIEW 2016
Songs are an indispensible part of entertainment and education
all, Papa.” I then shook hands with the President and he said, “Young man, and you others, just remember this well.” And I remember it to this day. What brought me to Ostrava? Recruit- ers from the Ostrava-Karviná mines, then called the Carboniferous Mines of Count Johann Wilczek, came to our comprehensive school. The headmas- ter knew that education mattered to me and my family, and so he picked me out. The ‘reason’ for me to go to Os- trava, was education, that, according to him, I could get in Ostrava. But it was really just an excuse. The Germans were fighting - and losing - the war, which meant that they needed coal. They recruit mining apprentices from schools. But I had no idea, of course. I just thought I could complete my stud- ies, and so I signed up. Ing. Miroslav Šmíd was born in the vil- my mother fell seriously ill, and be- lage Hrušky, near Slavkov, and at the age cause the school had to be paid for, af- What were your feelings on arriving of fifteen, he came to work and study in ter two years I had to transfer from the in the Moravian-Silesian metropolis? Ostrava. Thanks to his tenaciousness and grammar school to the comprehensive Ostrava at that time was seen as a desire to get an education he completed school. I stood out from the other chil- second only to Prague as a city of vice. his high school diploma and graduated in dren there like a sore thumb. Mom took my departure really hard 1953 from the Mining and Geology Fac- and my dad looked me in the eyes and ulty of Technical University of Ostrava. In What memory do you most associ- advised me not to do anything that I addition to working in the mining indus- ate with to your childhood in Hrušky? would be ashamed of afterwards. Even try he devoted his time to culture and was I met the best president that the when I arrived I still thought that I had present at the foundation of the cultural Czech and Slovak Republics have ever come to be educated. But I started as a ensemble Slezskoostravský Sedmička. The had, in fact the best president in the mining apprentice, which I only found songs, which have been sung not only by whole of Europe, Tomas Garrigue out later. The first year we were taught the seven, can be found in a compilation Masaryk. Even at the time I appreci- only above ground. We also went to the in the Mining archives entitled Songs and ated the encounter, but not as much heap where we learned to use a shovel Stories of Postwar Ostrava. What drove as I appreciate it today. Not until af- - to dig as effectively as possible. Then him and how he remembers his youth, he ter World War II and other events did we were divided up and I went to the pit reveals in the following interview. I realized how important a meeting it Michálek. Once a week we had day re- was. Masaryk was a person that people lease, which was about the level of to- You were born in the time known generally liked, even though he didn’t day’s elementary school. The Germans as the ‘First Republic’. What was your give us any material goods. On one of began teaching mining apprentices in childhood like? his trips to Brno he visited our primary 1941, in Ostrava it started in 1942 and I was born into a poor family in school, it was huge event for the whole I was among the first trainees. Hrušky, where I was also brought up. of Hrušky. I was in the second grade, I My parents were very intelligent and was seven years old. Our teacher en- Eventually, you studied at the Technical I inherited that intelligence from trusted me with reciting a poem for University, what was it like? them. My father realized that I was the President: “Our Papa Masaryk, pic- Even before I started at the Techni- suited aesthetic work and from pri- tured here, us children promise obedi- cal University of Ostrava, I had success- mary school he sent me to the lyceum ence and love. We will never fight, we fully completed my training as a miner in Bučovice. Unfortunately at that time will just play nicely, so you will like us in 1945. Then followed the two-year log 2016 INTERVIEW 37
mining technical college, which was of a very high level. The fees for study- ing were paid by the mining company. Alone and with the help of books I was preparing for the final exams. The gov- ernment introduced a one-year access course in Frenštát and I was one of the few there who passed. Not until a few years later, in 1949, I joined the Techni- cal University, to do a four-year degree. I studied mainly for the sake of education and also for my parents, who I wanted to help out of poverty. While doing higher education I encountered a more progressive culture and I really liked it.
Culture then accompanied you throughout your life. You were present at the birth of the legendary group, Slezskoostravská Sedmička, what led you to establish it? I‘m not directly one of the founders, because I joined two months after its establishment. I had heard their songs a lot and I really liked them. That‘s why I joined. They voted me cultural advisor and then chairman, which I was for 50 years. A few of us still get together oc- better off, but the mentality of the local Ing. Miroslav Šmíd was born in the vil- casionally. people made a big impression on me. lage Hrušky, near Slavkov, and at the age Despite living in poverty, they believed of fifteen, he came to work and study With Slezskoostravská Sedmička you in a better future, and look where they in Ostrava. Thanks to his tenacious- also participated in various competi- are today. ness and a desire to get an education tions, what‘s the biggest success you he completed his high school diploma managed? You put together an antholgy of and graduated in 1953 from the Mining The biggest success was definitely in Sedmička work called Songs and Stories and Geology Faculty of Technical Uni- 1950, when we won the Central Round of Postwar Ostrava. What motivated versity of Ostrava. In addition to work- Creativity competition in three disci- you to apply for permission? ing in the mining industry he devoted plines, and singing, band and choral I asked people around me, what they his time to culture and was present at recitation. Thanks to this success, I had thought of my idea, and I met with vari- the foundation of the cultural ensemble the opportunity to go to to Finland for ous opinions. In the end I finally de- Slezskoostravský Sedmička. As its chief five weeks. During my stay I realized cided to go ahead with the collection, songwriter and president he partici- that in Finland people were not much because my belief that there would be pated in many competitions and won interest won through. I have indeed many awards. Last year he published a been proved right by the fact that you collection mining songs and tales from sometimes hear these songs far beyond postwar Ostrava. In the world of work the Ostrava Region. A further argument Miroslav Smid was also successful. He “Ostrava was my experience from my youth, worked in the Scientific Coal Research when songs were an indispensable part Institute Radvanice, where he dealt was seen as of not only entertainment but also up- with the issue outbursts of coal and bringing. The songs show a true pic- gas in coal mining. He collaborated ture of the period in which they arose with partners from Germany, Belgium, second only to and everyone who reads them will get France and Great Britain. an idea of the history of this part of the Prague as a city country from Liberation until the pre- sent day.
of vice. ” Which of the songs was the biggest hit? Without a doubt Zpívej, Ostravo, slá- va. When it was played by Radio Ostra- va, other stations turned off their own TEXT: Karolína Ondrušková‘15 program and listened to Ostrava. PHOTO: Jakub Čubík‘11 38 INVITATION CARD 2016
VŠB-TUO to have their own stage at Street Festival as well as Colours of Ostrava
ing trip. Pavel is a proud graduate of the Jana Kukutschová‘07 from the Center of Technical University of Ostrava, spe- nanotechnologies, presentation “elek- cifically the Faculty of Electrical Engi- trokrásky” Student-Car, and more. Talk- neering and Computer Science. Alumni ing at the festival Meltingpot will be Network, which keeps our graduates in world famous personalities such as No- touch, will also be represented at the bel Prize winner for chemistry Daniel festival. Don’t forget to come to the Shechtman and writer Robert Fulghum, stand for a free pint! You’ll find the cou- plus a leading economist, whose name pon at the bottom of this page. Student will not yet be revealed. associations and the Business Incuba- tor of the Technical University of Ostra- Colours of Ostrava festival-goers will be va will be presenting their work. Science able to come to take a break in the Uni- and technology popularizers will have versity Zone, which will be linked with stands in front of the building, and pre- the presentation stand of the city of Os- The start of the holidays will be packed pare experiments, puzzles and games trava. Solar chargers for mobile phones, with festivals in Ostrava and VSB - for kids of all ages. We will build a giant a popcorn maker, a giant puzzle, gyro- Technical University is preparing a host jenga tower, produce our own electricity scopes and other technical gadgets and of surprises for visitors. and ride on special bikes. In the Indus- clever toys will be available during the trial Gallery there will be a laser maze, festival. Find us just to the left of the As part of the festival of the streets, creative workshops, music and refresh- main stage at the festival. which will take place in the center of ments. The Vesmír events will run on Ostrava 8th and 9th July, VŠB - Technical Friday from 4:00 until 7:00pm and Sat- But the end of “Colours” does not mean University Ostrava will lay on accom- urday from 10:00am until 6:00pm. the end of summer in Ostrava. In Au- panying schedule of events in the cin- gust, the city center comes alive with ema Vesmír on Zahradní in cooperation The Technical University of Ostrava is an Olympic park built to coincide with with the gallery Industrial. You can look actively participating in the festivals the holding of the Olympic Games in forward to interesting discussions and Meltingpot and Colours of Ostrava, Rio de Janeiro. From August 5 to Au- talks by Erasmus students about their which will take place concurrently in gust 21 the center of Ostrava will be full experiences abroad. Daniel Šácha will the Lower Vitkovice from Tuesday, July of sports activities and live broadcasts tell you about his life in Japan. There 12th to Sunday July 17th. Meltingpot from the Olympics. And we‘ll be there. will also be a look at Ostrava through workshop scene July 12th from 10:00am The Technical University of Ostrava is the eyes of engineering students. Is it will be in the hands of scientists from not just about science and education, is really as black as people claim? Do they the Technical University of Ostrava in also synonymous with entertainment, go to Stodolní or Vrtule? In the foyer of the compressor room of the mine Hlu- culture and sport. the cinema there will also be screenings bina. Enjoy performances by SMOKE- of student films and videos of Pavel Kle- MAN, finalist in the popularization ga‘11 and his‘round the world hitchhik- competition FameLab Petr Pavlík’12, TEXT: Blanka Marková
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